Um...yeah

I know this whole "rocker chick" look is hot right now, and I can certainly appreciate that because I will not lie, I used to wear dark eye makeup back in my own teen years. I just wish someone (other than my mom) had told me how to wear it without looking like I just hadn't washed any of my makeup off in about a week. Taylor Momsen actually is in a rock band, so she KIND OF has an excuse for this raccoon eye look, but unless you are about to step on stage, this is really a little too much drama around the eyes - and in all honesty, it makes you look more like you haven't slept in a while than a rock star when you load it on like this. So. Let's talk about how to fix it. For starters, I would do away with the under eye shadow - it's a really heavy liner for her, and because she is so blonde and so fair-skinned, she really just ends up looking like a set of eyes and nothing else. If I could take a cotton pad loaded up with makeup remover to the bottom of her eyes, I would. Instant improvement. I would also probably tell her that gossip girl is my favorite show ever (which is a big fat lie, I've never even seen it) just so she would smile and wipe that ridiculous pouty look off her face. If you insist, a light line could be applied to the lower water line (which is that sort of ridge just above your lower lashes that butts right up against your eyeball - so that means be careful with that sharp pencil you're about to stick in your eye), and take it to about the center of your eye. But the heavy ring of shadow under her eyes? Not needed. She's a cute girl, and I feel like she's using her makeup to hide her eyes, rather than show off how pretty they are. And since her bangs are so heavy, I really can't even see what's going on on her eyelids, but something tells me we could tone that down, too. Dark shadows are great for creating sultry evening looks, but in this case, there IS too much of a good thing. Anyway, she's what, like 16 years old? She has plenty of time to be sultry after she is of a legal age! But believe me, I used to do the same thing, heavy heavy eyes and very light everything else. Lighten the eye makeup and add a touch of color to the cheeks and on the lips, and we'd be in business. I'm not sure what kind of business, but one that would at least require wearing heels to work, for sure.