#TheLIST: Electric Eyes
Put down the taupe eyeshadow. Summer's biggest beauty trend is color.
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Eyeshadow comes in just about every color and texture under the sun—so why is it what we only use taupe, brown, and sometimes black? Get out of your comfort zone with the help of these 10 killer and colorful eye makeup looks from some of our favorite celebrities and makeup artists, plus a few essentials you need to shop the looks.
Golden Green
If you gravitate toward shades of slate gray and metallic silver, try a golden green instead. The color adds more dimension to a smoky eye, and a cream formula will ensure you get the most pay-off.
A coppery green eyeshadow in a plush formula that won't budge once you swipe it on.
Blitz Blue
Take a cue from Yara Shahidi and her makeup artist Emily Cheng: layer an eyeshadow over an eyeliner to get the most pigment and staying power.
PAT McGRATH LABS Mothership I Eyeshadow Palette - Subliminal Get the Look
Makeup artist Emily Cheng used the blue shade in this Pat McGrath palette, called Blue Blitz, to create the look on Shahidi.
Rainbow Haze
Makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes makes wearing a rainbow eye look so effortless (though we all know it's not). If you're looking for makeup inspiration, sometimes all you need to do is pull out one eyeshadow palette and use every color if offers.
Hughes mixed and blended every shade from this Bodyography palette to get her hazy rainbow eye look.
'60s Blue
A pastel, cornflower blue eyeshadow has a retro,' 60s quality to it, so we love how Lily Collins leaned in and paired the look with spidery lashes, nude lips, and perfectly coiffed hair.
Hot Orange
If Kylie Jenner says red-hot shades of terracotta and orange are in for summer 2018—then guess what? You're about to see it everywhere.
Kylie Cosmetics By Kylie Jenner The Summer Palette | Kyshadow Get the Look
The new Kylie Cosmetics Summer palette has every warm-toned eyeshadow shade you could ever need.
Cobalt Queen
Makeup artist Hung Vanngo created this jaw-dropping cobalt eye look on model Jasmine Sanders for last month's CFDA Awards.
Marc Jacobs Beauty Eye-Conic Multi-Finish Eyeshadow Palette Get the Look
Vanngo, who often works with Marc Jacobs Beauty, reached for the blue eyeshadows in this palette.
Yas, Yellow
Yellow eyeshadow is hard to wear but easy to love. We're a fan of how Bella Hadid and her makeup artist Patrick Ta made the look monochromatic—it makes the eyes seem more intentional.
You won't find a more pigmented or blendable yellow eyeshadow for less than $5 anywhere else.
Smoky Berry
We wish every celebrity was as adventurous with their makeup as Pom Klementieff. She never shies away from a statement-making eye, and it makes all her red carpet looks even cooler.
An eyeshadow stick is impossible to mess up: just scribble it on like a Crayola, then smudge it with your finger.
Metallic Jewels
It takes a true artist to mirror the exact metallic shades of Priyanka Chopra's sequin outfit as an eyeshadow moment, and that artist's name is Pati Dubroff.
Shimmery Pastels
Not all colors have to read with the intensity of a permanent marker. We love how Amandla Stenberg's BET Awards eye look was a mix of fuchsia and lilac, but applied like a watercolor for the softest, prettiest impact.
To get that same watercolor effect, reach for a liquid eyeshadow that can be lightly tapped on with your ring finger.
Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper's BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.
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