Heavy Metals

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When you're taking your look from daytime to evening glam, a good way to do it this season is to go with metal eyelids. The smoky look of last year is taking a back-seat to the shimmer and shine of metallic eye-shadow.
The shiny look is easier to achieve than you would think, and if you're shy about going all out, there are several ways to wear the look.

* A simple way to ease into the look is to start using silver eye-shadow as a base to your usual make up. Sweep from lash line to brow ridge, and then layer and blend your regular colours on top, for added depth and definition.

* When you're ready to let some metal show, add a streak of copper, bronze, or gold across your crease, and slightly above it, to add some pop to your regular colours.

* For a quick pick-me-up that's hot day or night, just use a shiny metallic eyeliner. Silver works well with cooler colours like green or blue, gold is perfect for warmer shades of purple and red. Draw a shiny line above your regular dark liner, and you're ready to rock it.

* If you're going for the smoky winged eyeliner, you can use metallic shadow as an accent. There are two ways to do this. You could sandwich a thin shiny line in silver or gold between the parallel 'wings' (the top one taking a leap from the edge of the upper lid, the bottom one following suit like this). Or, if you're sporting thicker, more Amy Winehouse-esque wings, draw a metallic V around the inner corner of your eye.

* Some people are too attached to their smoky eye look to part with it just yet. For them, we suggest updating the look by layering on some purple or bronze shades to create a sexy, colourful look.

* When the latest installment of the Twilight series hits the theatres, you can be sure that all things vampire will make a resurgence. You can incorporate the shadowed-eyes look into your metal eyes in some easy steps. Start with a darker cream shadow base of black or dark brown (we prefer the latter) and then lighten by layering with a lighter shade of blue or grey that goes in a lightening gradient towards the brow, and along the lower lashes. Can we say Rrawrr?

* Our favourite metallic eye look however, can be achieved in three steps. Start with a dark liner - we recommend dark brown or plum - smudge, and then sweep bronze shadow over the the lids. Finish by dotting your inner eye corner with a splash of gold.

Products to look for
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- Dior 5-colour Designer All-in-one palette in Smoky Design
- Buxom Waterproof Smoky Eye Stick in Ice Pick
- Make-up Forever Smoky Lash in Smoky Lash