Sea of Blue

  Over the course of LG Fashion Week (and events prior), and also through my browsing of current magazines, I noticed that an upcoming trend in the beauty world is BLUE - on eyes, and even lips! 
  At the Philip Sparks S/S '11 show, models were made up with luminescent, glowing skin, neutral eyes, and a thick stripe of light teal liner on the lower lashline.  At Amanda Lew Kee's amazing show during LG Fashion Week, models wore minimal makeup aside from a strong, opaque, sky blue lip.  Attention grabbing? Definitely.  Wearable?  Maybe not.
  I've always been a huge fan of dark blue - indigo, navy, cobalt - eyeshadow and liner, which I think allows for an unexpected, yet classy twist to a smoky eye, or acts as a jolt of colour (when using cobalt) to a neutral palette.  But sky blue?  Not sure if I'd be able to bring myself to applying a light blue shadow/liner, it is simply too reminiscent of pre-teen dances and opaque, powder blue shadow laden with glitter.  What are your thoughts?  Would you wear an icy or light blue on your eyes?  What about lips?!



Amanda Lew Kee

Philip Sparks