Last year, tangerine was the hottest color and was spotted all over the runway and red carpet, and this year emerald is taking over. Rich, vivid and full of life, emerald sets the stage for spring perfectly and can be worn all year long. Emerald looks best on Winter’s with their darker hair, medium to fair complexion, and dark eyes, but anyone can add emerald to their style for a touch of elegant sophistication. Try subtly adding it as an accent. Look for emerald in nail polishes and jewelry. You can even try adding it to your eye shadow. Just follow these steps to get the emerald smoky eye look:
- Use a light, neutral eye shadow, like bone, over the entire lid.
- Use a light shimmery shade of green on the lid and blend up toward the crease.
- Blend a deep shade of emerald from the outside corner into the crease about two-thirds of the way in to build intensity.
- Use the neutral eye shadow again to highlight and blend at the inner corners and brow bones.
- Apply black eye liner to the upper lash line and smudge along the lower lash line.
- Apply black eye liner to the inner rims of your eyes, along the waterlines.
- Finish the look with a couple coats of black mascara.
Emerald makes for such a gorgeous eye shadow and works with all eye colors. With this bold eye look, it’s best to keep the rest of your makeup neutral and wear a nude or peach lip gloss. A cobalt blue or purple blouse will also compliment your emerald eyes beautifully, making them pop even more.