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The mermaid eye seems to be a makeup look taking over the red carpet, and blue eyeshadow (in all shades of blue) is a massive trend right now.
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We loved Emily Ratajkowski Emmy's red carpet eye, which is why we wanted to steal the look for our own facial gain.
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How to get the look:
1. Prep the eyes with an eyeshadow primer, I love Smashbox, MAC or Urban Decay.
2. Apply a teal eyeshadow from the center of the eyes to the inner corner making sure the shadow joins for the top and the bottom. Apply with a flat brush and then a pencil brush to apply into the inner corners. Try Inglot Pure Pigment eyeshadow in no. 71.
3. Take a navy eyeshadow and apply with a blending brush from the center of the eye on the top and bottom and wing out to create a cat eye shape. If you struggle with a blending brush take an angle brow brush and create you shape and then fill in with a flat brush. Try Bobbi Brown eyeshadow in Rich Navy.
4. Line the top lash line and water line with a navy liner and then finish off with mascara on the top and bottom lashes. Try smudge navy liner from Clicks.
I also love the more subtle mermaid eye as seen at a recent Diane Von Furstenberg show is a combination of a subtle green and light blue, which is definitely a more wearable daytime look:
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