The Trend: Splashy Eye Color
The Breakdown: The woman who loves to make a bold statement — and has zero qualms about color on her face — is going to seriously embrace this Fall 2017 makeup trend. Like a true Mondrian painting, this graphic look is all about finding the appropriate balance of color. Dick Page, lead makeup artist at Zadig & Voltaire, referred to this splashy eye as "little interventions of color" that appear like "little accents . . . the same way as you would accessorize with something bright." Because the bright eye is paired with a neutral face, lips, and brows, it all works together without feeling like too much.
Get the Look: Before you even think about touching that colored eye shadow, repeat after us: it's all about that base. And that base? It's supersheer. In other words, load up on moisturizers, but don't "overdo it with concealer or foundation," said Page. Groom the brows and fill them in lightly if needed, skip the highlighter, and wear a lip color that's one or two shades darker than your own. As for the painted-on lid, select a cream eye shadow in a splashy color, and use a brush to paint it on at the center of your lid and above the crease. There's no method to this, except to not worry about making it look perfect or exactly symmetrical.
