The Smoky Eye Is Dead
Fundamentally, there’s nothing wrong with the smoky eye. In fashion, however, any trend that lasts as long as the smoky eye is bound to get on my nerves. When was the last time eyes weren’t smoky?
To that end, I’ve decided to conduct a survey. What would you rather see?
The Smokier Eye: Why play with smoke when you can play with fire? This style looked red-hot on Dr. Frankenfurter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, especially when it was doused with water in the film’s final scenes.
The Stripy Eye: A more colorful, more contrasting look without the requisite blending. Inspired by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and the French flag. Très chic!
The Minimalist Eye: Why just go for no eye makeup when you can shave off your eyebrows and pluck your eyelashes? Fierce!
The Upside-Down Eye: Instead of using concealer to cover up those dark circles, why not use color? Kill two birds with one stone by applying Robin’s Egg Blue shadow underneath your lower lid.
So, what do you think?
Aw, I posted this a year ago when it seemed like all the collections in Toronto had a smokey eye and there were no smoky eyes at all in NYC for the FW08 collections. Agree 100%, lets let the smoky eye rest for a few seasons.
Danielle
February 2, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Maybe you posted it first, but I probably mentioned it to you after your fifth strawberry margarita while we were on one of our benders. You know that every good idea in the universe is germinated in my fertile imagination, right?
auntiefashion
February 3, 2009 at 1:37 am
So that’s why sometimes I feel like a figment.
Danielle
February 4, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hm, l’Oreal is totally embracing the smoky eye this season. Totally contradicts everything, but then again maybe they don’t want their eyeshadow sales to sink.
- Johanne
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February 6, 2009 at 4:26 am