Some women avoid wearing green, fearing that it won’t go well with their skin tone, or thinking that perhaps it is too bold a shade. Shiseido artistic creative director Dick Page puts all that to rest by using the same glittering green Shiseido eye shadow on four models with different skin tones. Eye Makeup FirstAccording to page, when using bold eye shadow shades, apply eye makeup first. “Bright color against a fully finished face can look overwhelming. You might find that after you do your ey…

Normally we try to trace as neat a line as possible when putting on eyeliner. That practice was thrown out the window at the Zero + Maria Cornejo fall 2009 runway show. Makeup guru Dick Page drew several black lines onto models’ eyes using soft brush strokes. “The eye look is based on one of the prints in the collection,” says Page. “The cream liner gives a dense black finish and the Shiseido Hydro-Powder Eye Shadow in Violet Visions provides traces of color. There’s no contoured, detailed shad…

At the Versace Fall 2009 fashion show, models sported enigmatic, dark blue peepers. Blue was also the color of choice at Nicole Miller, Rebecca Taylor, and Tibi. When something pops up at multiple fashion shows, it is practically an emerging trend. But if you are a little apprehensive about strutting out in such a hard-to-pull of color, top makeup artist and global creative design director for P&G Beauty, Pat McGrath shares a few tips with Elle on how to wear blue eye.”When you go out at night …

When you put on eye makeup it is important that the shades and styles you use complement the shape and color of your peepers. Noted makeup artists share their secrets to Elle to help you find out which colors and techniques best suit your eyes. Eye shapeAsian eyesAccording to celebrity makeup artist Mally Roncal, “Asian eyes tend to be a little flatter and have less of a crease.” She notes that her Eyelift Shadow Duo is perfectly suited for this eye type. She shares this eye Makeup technique: “A…

 Makeup artist Pat McGrath upped the ante At Gucci’s tropics-inspired collection by painting the models’ eyes in sultry, exotic hues. The sought-after makeup artist created a shimmery, blue-green shade that elle.com described as “dreamy and slightly disco.” Pat McGrath used Make Up For Ever Professional Turquoise and Cover Girl Turquoise Tempest hues on the lid, and then used Bobbi Brown Metallic Eye Shadow in Mint from crease to brow. Bringing the lighter color up to the brow “makes the eyes lo…