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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Eva Wiseman

Create your own feline eyes

Pale fire: copy the clever use of white shadow at Armani
Pale fire: copy the clever use of white shadow at Armani. Photograph: Jason lloyd-Evans

Think of white eyeshadow as a tiny spotlight. It illuminates everything it touches, meaning that if you wear eyeliner on top, the effect is heightened. Brightened. At the couture shows, the autumn/winter looks relied on a series of variations on the feline eye, with Armani Privé’s coiffed models making their smoky swooshes of liner even more dramatic with bold gradations of white and pale grey shadow, lighting it from beneath.

Get the look

Urban Decay in Zephyr £14 urbandecay.co.uk
Korres Shimmering shadow £12 feelunique.com
Topshop Eyeshadow Mono £7 topshop.com
Clinique Chubby Stick £17.50 boots.com
RMK Ingenious Shadow Eyes £15 selfridges.com
Elizabeth Arden duo in Black Tie £23 escentual.com
Glo & Ray in Ice Lake £5.90 glo-ray.co.uk

Email Eva at e.wiseman@observer.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @EvaWiseman

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