The sparkle makes it suitable if you like shimmer, and works well for evenings and specially with Indian wear during festivities. For evenings, one can add neutral gold, copper, rose gold eye shadows on the eye lid and add eyeliner shades like teal, blue, to the bottom rim. Coloured eyeliner with nude, taupe, beige eye shadow works best for the day time. It quickly lifts them and brightens up the entire look of the face. Aakriti Kochar, make-up and beauty expert, Oriflame says, “A colour pop eyeliner on the lower lid works well for small eyes, and even for tired eyes. Bare and slight sheen on the eyelid is complemented with a pop of colour or glitter on the lower lid. This trend is popular for spring/summer when one opts for minimalistic looks. Colour-blocking with liners is a good option,” adds Clint. Prep by using an eye cream first, followed by a primer and then a concealer if needed. With the heat and humidity in India, this trend can be tricky to ace. “The undereye area needs to be matt as it could cause bleeding of the make-up. Also, this look will emphasise any undereye bags or wrinkles. The make-up can smudge easily and won’t stay in place. Avoid copying the upside down eye trend if you have droopy or deep set eyes. There are a few points one needs to keep in mind before trying out this trend. One can also do a reverse cat eye with the pointed end in the inner corner of the eye and extending outwards as well, this looks great on almond shaped eyes,” he says. This looks really nice if you play with different coloured pencils on the lower lash line, use a black liner for the waterline and oodles of mascara. Even surma used by Muslim men and women is applied in a similar way to the lower lid only. “Indian women particularly have been known to use kajal pencils. He says it’s just caught the attention of the masses recently through social media.
These looks take a little bit of practice and, of course, the right tools, so we’ve got you covered on which kind of eyeliner to use to achieve each of these trends.The upside down eye make-up trend is not new, and has been done by make-up artists since a long time, explains Clint Fernandes, make-up expert. From extreme cat eyes to smudged raccoon eyes to disconnected liner, we’re absolutely inspired by these runway looks to run to the beauty supply store after work.
The best part of the trend is that even though the looks are dramatic, they’re completely wearable by those of us who can be a little makeup-shy. They’ve featured our favorite must-have beauty product on the runway in ways we’ve never seen, and in some ways we’ve never even imagined. This season, designers have brought eyeliner into an entirely new light. Somehow, eyeliner always makes us look a little more human on the days we’ve only had three hours of sleep, and way more dramatic on the nights we need to be at the top of our game at some event. When asked, “If you could only have three beauty products to use the rest of your life, which would you choose?” most women answer with the same three items: mascara, concealer, and eyeliner.