Go Grey!

Forget about grey being a dull and dreary colour, grey is THE shade to wear right now!

Think metallic and creamy greys, shimmering silvers, and mysterious carbons and charcoal.

A great alternative to black, grey is the soulmate of the smoky eye. You can mix grey with any other colour and use the grey shadow to 'smoke out' the eye instead of black. For high impact and on-trend make up, use metallic and pearlised greys over the lid and smoke out with a darker matt grey.

Your eyes are guaranteed to ‘pop’, no matter what colour as all eye colours work against the gorgeous grey. If you feel you do need some extra colour, use a coloured eye pencil to rim the eyes or rim them with a dark silver, grey or black.

Loving this look!

Muse Pick: Too Faced or Stila Smoky Eye Palette

Muse Pick of Academy Awards - Natalie Portman

Recreate Natalie Portmans look:

Face
Flawless skin with a luminous liquid foundation and brightening concealer
Eyes
Use a pink or lilac shadow base with a darker lilac shadow to smoke out the eye. Use the same darker shade of lilac on the lower lash line. Rim the inside of the eyes with a black eye pencil.
Curl lashes and add lashings of mascara
Go over the brows with a stiff angle brush with a dark shadow or eyebrow wax
Cheeks
Use a pink that compliments the lilac in the eyes, keeping it bright and adding just a little on the cheekbones blending it out
Lips
Line the lips with a nude pencil and use a pink/lilac gloss