As I said yesterday, statement shadow has been the look of the season at Paris Fashion Week. Miu Miu served up this fun and funky take on the trend earlier this week and I, for one, happen to love it. You'll need a truckload of orange shadow beneath your lower lash line; try MAC Eye Shadow in Orange ($32); and then a violet pencil to line the top of your eye socket. Clarins Waterproof Eye Pencil in Violet ($34) is a good colour match. To keep all the focus on the eyes, hair was slicked back and secured in a high pony. Now I know you might be thinking that the look is more runway than reality, but try breaking it up a bit—do just the orange shadow or the violet liner. Trust me, you'll look hot. Do you love it like me? Or not so much?
Hot on the heels of Christian Dior's gorgeous orange and pink eyes, YSL and Givenchy cemented the statement eyeshadow trend that is sweeping Paris Fashion Week. YSL sent models down the runway with pink extended up to the brow bone, while over at Givenchy, makeup extraordinaire Pat McGrath matched the eyes to the red lip. The no-brow brow look was back, leaving all the attention on the coral-red eye. Which means ladies, that it's time to bust out your red, orange and pinks and create a little eye-catching attention of your own, no?
Bonjoir! We're back! Well, we never really left. But we did take a quick trip over to Oscarville so your Français side of life is no doubt feeling a tad neglected. Not to worry, we'll get you back up to speed on all things PFW before you can say "un pain au chocolat, s'il vous plait." (That's the only bit of French I can remember. Well the only non-rude bit.) It's one of my favourite looks so far. Orange eyeshadow (and plenty of it) skilfully applied by Pat McGrath and her army of artists, coupled with high-volume curls. It's fun and fresh, what's not to love?
