Rock Stars on Your Eyes

Spring time is usually associated with pastels, rosy cheeks, and fresh faces. Imagine my surprise when my December issue of Allure informed me that fashion shows for spring 2008 were showcasing intense and glittering eyes that dazzled the runway. When done right you can look like a superstar ready to rock Madison Square Garden, when done wrong you can look like you got punched by a pixie. To avoid achieving the latter, I'll try and break down proper glitter usage for you:

• ONLY apply it to the eyes, don't go crazy sprinkling it all over yourself.
• Try applying glitter to just the lids of the eyes, or the outer corner of the eyes.
• With glitter, any color works.
• Don't do glitter on the lips. Shimmer is fine, but glitter is just awkward.
  

In Allure, they have a picture of one model wearing an especially lovely version of the look. Her face is clean and fresh, which allows the eye to be more dramatic and attention grabbing. The eye is lined all around in a deep brown-blue color, then just the outer corners of the eye are heavily coated with a deep navy colored glitter. I absolutely love this! It's dramatic but not overpowering.

Where can you find it?
Try MAC (they come out with some amazing glitter eyeliner at this time of the year, they go on with ease, but don't rub off or flake glitter all over your face), Urban Decay, L'Oreal Paris HIP High Intensity Pigments