Color Me Bad

I know I've mentioned before that I love to wear color on my face, my eyes especially. The right color can really make your eyes pop, and complement or enhance your natural eye color. I have brown eyes, so I love to wear purples and greens on my lids, but there is a fine line between getting color right during the day and getting it very very wrong. First of all, make sure that you are applying your makeup in a well-lit space. Obviously if your bathroom or bedroom is on the darker side, you'll tend to go heavier on the makeup because you can't really see it. And then you go outside and people stare because you look like you have clown makeup on. And we don't want that to happen to you. So, always be sure that you can clearly see what you are doing. Back to wearing color during the day, I left the house today wearing a bright blue shadow with charcoal gray in the outer corners of my lids. Consider toning down how much color you're wearing when you are going out in the day time - I lightly applied the blue and the gray was just a touch of color to set off my eyes. I also skipped the eyeliner on my top lid because I didn't want my look to be overly dramatic for the day time. Instead, take a gray or black pencil and just line the bottom lash line, to emphasize the shape of your eye, without adding too much weight to your look. Finish it off with a great black mascara and you're all set. If I step out tonight, I might do a black liquid liner to dress up the look, but it's really a bit much for middle of the day, summer time makeup on top of the color I'm already wearing. So remember to keep it simple - but fun - during the day and kick it up when the sun goes down.