Today's Trend: Layered Eyeliner

Have you girls heard of this latest trend? Layered eyeliner is making waves and I've found one particular look that I am enjoying lately.

Using bright eyeliner as a pop of color became a trend a few years ago, like this:

Then it morphed into using a bright liner on top paired with either a muted liner on the lower lash line OR a lighter version of that same color on the lower lash line. (People also did this the opposite way - bright color on bottom and lighter on top.  The basic principle was only bright on top or bottom - not both.) Like this:

Currently, bright eyeshadow is trending as a double layered look meaning that it is layered on top of a darker liner (brown or black etc). Like this:

I am loving this trend because you still get the fun pop of color while having that dark definition around the eyes.  Sometimes colored liner can look to 80's style or too teen-age appropriate for grown women (if not done correctly) but having some layered over a darker line eliminates both of those problems.  

Tips for acheiving this look:

1.  Keep your eyeshadows neutral as the focus is on the liner and having bright eyeshadow with bright liner will not only compete with each other but will definitely make you look like an 80's hot mess.

2.  If you are going for a 2 line look (like above), only do your top line.  If you are going to layer directly over the line, then you can do both bottom and top if you choose.

XOXO

Joy