The humble eyeshadow. Smashed, abandoned and all over our carpet, forever, is usually the fate of our eyeshadow collection. Which is rather silly when you consider how impactful a smudge of shadow can be. Far less complicated than a liquid eyeliner flick, and half the time of a mascara application, we'd like to put forward a case for the lids.
If shade and shimmer are selected correctly, you're looking at a fast and easy way to bring out the colour of your eyes and add some serious power to your look. Naturally, we've looked to the girls doing it best on the 'gram, and selected those trying some rather unexpected shades. From parma violet pastels to forest greens, here's how to update your make-up and give your eyes the spring awakening they're craving. Over to the 'gram.
Makeup artist Anne Sophie Costa chalking the eyebrows pink to match the candy-floss eyeliner and sparkly shadow. Perfect baby blue and baby pink synergy.
Vintage buyer at Beacon's Closet, model, and our Instagram crush, here's Ceilidh Joy updating the liquid liner flick with a fired up top line of burnt red shadow.
L'Oréal ambassador and Beyoncé's Glam Squad leader, Sir John, creating the ultimate pastel eye for Refinery29. Notice a darker shade has been used in the lower part of the eye, and a paler purple bleeds up towards the brow for a wide-awake finish.
Swedish makeup artist Linda Gradin using MAC cosmetics to create a Bowie eye. This is proof that scruffy application looks way, way, cooler. (A bonus!)
Lucy Joan Pearson inspired by Spice World and Clueless has gone for a cosmic blue to black on her beautiful lids. We're getting Kate Bush vibes here, too.
Jesse Jo Stark's brassy shadow is ideal on olive skin, and a nice twist on a natural brown.
Canadian makeup artist Kelseyanna Fitzpatrick created this post-modern eye with Pat McGrath's gold eye shadow that practically sold out before it hit the shelves.
Carlotta Kohl proving glitter shouldn't have been resigned to 2006; just go easy on the mascara.
Atlanta De Cadenet doing full glamour rock with silver sparkles and heaps of kohl. More is more.
Elizabeth De La Piedra's sea-blue shadow works with her otherwise pared down face. Coat-envy, too.
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