Gone are the days of—dare I say it—the classic black eyeliner looks. Well, at least for this season. Enter the era of the playful, colourful and bold eyeliner looks, where more is definitely more. Whether it’s down to the mask wearing from the past couple of years, or the hyper-focus on Euphoria eye makeup, which really put bold eye looks on the map or the summer vibes, we’re all about it. Just this year Google UK received half a million searches per month for eyeliner alone, an increase of +14% vs last year.
The good thing is, you’ve already got the skills down. Apply the same techniques you would for your classic liner, to create an array of flicks and lines, let your creativity bloom. While the classic black liner is all about the technique and precision, the colour eyeliner looks gives away to be a lot less precise and playful with your look and in this realm of eyeliner looks there is no such thing as a mistake, it’s all part of the end result. Though Rebecca Moore, Nars senior artist suggests prepping the eyelid first. ”Use an eyeshadow base (my favourite is the Nars Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base) to prevent eyeliner from moving or smudging throughout the day”.
Using colour on the eyes is an easy way to inject some colour and fun into your makeup look, and really play around with makeup. As well as refreshing and adding an electric twist to your look, it’s been proven that colour boosts mood, and science doesn’t lie. The trend has been embraced by the beauty industry from high end to high street delivering the goods, think an entire rainbow of bright liners for you to play around with.
Before you exist, faster than I can say colourful eyeliner, hold on, while daring and eccentric creative looks are part of the fun, there is something for everyone. As spring blooms into summer, there is no better time to experiment with colour. From delicately lining the inner corner of your eyes to elaborate triple toned eyeliner looks, we’ve found the 11 most delightfully striking eyeliner looks you’ll want to recreate this summer, so good, you’ll never look back.
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