Shockingly, I love me a smoky eye. BUT and this is a big but (haha! big "butt"... ok, sorry for that), I think it can tend to look kind of harsh and overdone, particularly if it's something you're not used to seeing on yourself. Which is why I have such mad love for a softer smoky eye in shades of grey, taupe, lilac, you name it. So much prettier and with the extra touch of colour you can seriously play up the colour of your eyes.
Rule of thumb: to play up your eye colour select from the opposite end of the colour wheel: blue eyes + brown shadow and vice versa, green eyes with lilac shadow, black eyes with silvers, etc. The other key to keeping it soft, and more wedding/bride friendly is to keep the rest of the look soft as well, no hard lines, sparkles, major tans, etc. Keep brows natural, slick on some lipbalm, and dust pretty pink or peachy blush and voila! Major bridal fox! Images from: Freida Pinto in Glamour, from the Erin Fetherston show in Glamour, from the Versace show in Allure, Mila Kunis from BellaSugar, Natalie Portman from Squidoo, from the Bottega Veneta show in Allure
Rule of thumb: to play up your eye colour select from the opposite end of the colour wheel: blue eyes + brown shadow and vice versa, green eyes with lilac shadow, black eyes with silvers, etc. The other key to keeping it soft, and more wedding/bride friendly is to keep the rest of the look soft as well, no hard lines, sparkles, major tans, etc. Keep brows natural, slick on some lipbalm, and dust pretty pink or peachy blush and voila! Major bridal fox! Images from: Freida Pinto in Glamour, from the Erin Fetherston show in Glamour, from the Versace show in Allure, Mila Kunis from BellaSugar, Natalie Portman from Squidoo, from the Bottega Veneta show in Allure
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