4 Ways To Do the Pink Eye Makeup Trend

Pink eyes are set to be the biggest makeup trend for spring/summer 2016. Not the been-crying-all-night type, the rose gold smoky shadow or grabby graphic liner type. While the likes of Gigi Hadid and Kylie Jenner have it nailed, it can be a tricky trend to pull off IRL. So we got a lesson from International Makeup Artist for bareMinerals, Sarah-Jane Froom on four ways to wear pink eyes – using your whole makeup bag.

Look 1: Fuchsia flicks using lip liner​

Forget lining your lips, use your lip liner on your eyes, instead.

1. Using a sharpened bright pink liner like the bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lip Liner in Jazzed, draw a tight line all the way along the upper lashes, extending at the outer corner to create a feline flick. A small eyeliner brush can be used to smooth out the line.

Top tip: Keep the eyelids free of colour so that the bright pink of the lip liner remains the focus. To make it stand out further apply a black eyeliner to the upper waterline and a full coat of black mascara. We balanced the look with a soft pink lip combination (try Moxie lipstick in Fly High).

Look 2: Glossy lids using lipstick

This look can be created in seconds, using one lipstick for your eyes, cheeks and lips.

1. Prep the eyelids with a primer that will help the lipstick last longer, then use your ring finger to apply lipstick (we used Pop of Passion Lip Oil Balm in Pink Passion) across the eyelids from the lash line to the crease, blending until you are happy with the strength of colour.​

2. You can also use your finger to apply and blend the same lippy to the apples of the cheeks and cheekbones, and then apply it straight from the bullet to the lips for a truly polished look.​

Look 3: Rose crease contours using blusher

Pink blusher can easily double as an eye shadow, use it in a different way in the creases and lash lines.

1.First prep the eyes by using foundation to completely conceal any redness and unevenness on the lids. Then take a small blending brush and softly apply your blusher (we used Ready Blush in The One) just into the crease line of the eyelids. Work the brush backwards and forwards in a windscreen washer motion until the edges have blended evenly.​

2. Using an angled liner brush, apply the blusher along your upper and lower lash lines, for a subtly graphic effect.​

Tip: Apply the same blusher to the high areas of the cheeks and contrast the texture with a soft pink gloss on the lips.

Look 4: Pink smoky using eye shadow

Update your classic eye shadow look by going pretty in pink. One palette can grant you multiple looks.

1. Start with a generous wash of a pink shimmery shade (we used Anticipation from The Instant Attraction Ready Eyeshadow 4.0) all over the eyelids from lash line to crease. Also take it underneath the eye close to the lower lash line using a liner brush.​

2. Use a gold shimmer, (Whirlwind from the palette) to highlight the centre and inner corners of the eyes by applying to these areas with a small brush.​

3. Add depth by buffing a small amount of a subtle brown shimmer (Meant To Be from the palette), just into and slightly above the crease of the eyes, blending well enough to soften the transition between the colours.​