07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Smokey, graphic, or minimal? Eye makeup trends that took center stage
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With beauty ever-changing, eye makeup has been one of the most expressive parts for anyone. This year, an unpredictable array of eye makeup trends were in the limelight, varying from smokey and dramatic eyes to simple, clean looks. Let's see the prominent trends and how they are shaping eye makeup trends for the future. Smokey eyes have been around for centuries. Earlier, smoky eyes used to mean mixing darker shades like charcoal or dark brown into a smudged effect. However, this season, smoky eye involved pops of color as well as innovative blues, and purples are dominant, providing rich, whimsical alternatives to the looks. Artists loved how the colors produced soft, airy, and dramatic, show-stopping was a strong trend, especially in dramatic, deep blacks. Black eyeliner is used to shape the eyes in bold ways, be it smudged around the eyes for a lived-in, grungy effect or defined into sharp, graphic points. Makeup enthusiasts aligned everything from gentle, smudged lines to more formal, detailed designs, so there was room to the other hand, minimalist eye makeup also made a strong presence, with sheer, effortless beauty in pale neutral colors and delicate sweeps of eyeliner. Natural Eye was all about making them look beautiful without loading them up with heavy products or dramatic style adopted the elegance of minimalism, with models sporting nearly bare faces that were highlighted to bring out their natural beauty. A thin layer of mascara, well-defined brows, and soft matte eyeshadow were applied to outline the facial contours, bringing attention to the natural beauty of the makeup was all about accentuating the physical attributes with a light, elegant touch. Minimalist make-up for eyes epitomized the need for simple beauty; the focus was on barely touching up one's features and not altering the dramatic smokey eyes were complemented with bold colors or the graphic liners were applied with precision, painting-like strokes, it was clear that eye makeup is quickly becoming an important means of self-expression in the future, it's evident that eye makeup is not so much about a single trend but about numerous trends that allow one to enjoy their look.: Mr. Bikash Goyal, Co-Founder Glam21