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"Look Now: Black Eye Shadow\\nBlack never goes out of style in fashion&amp;#8212;or beauty. This season, the sexy shade was used in a variety of ways that ranged from soft and sexy to smudgy and cool. Here are the hottest ways to wear it this fall.\\nOne of the sexiest looks from the fall shows was at Lanvin: Black shadow was winged out from the outer corners, and lashes looked doll-like and purposefully clumpy. Using [CoverGirl Smoky ShadowBlast in Onyx Smoke,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2010/covergirl-smoky-shadowblast-onyx-smoke) makeup artist Pat McGrath drew black cream shadow from the center of the lash line, smudging and then squaring off the edges so it looked \\\"imperfect, like the models did their makeup themselves,\\\" she said. Substituting shadow for liner in this case created eyes worthy of Brigitte Bardot, especially after brushing on several coats of mascara and dabbing on a pale pink lipsticks.\\nFor the eye makeup at Moschino, makeup artist Tom Pecheux mimicked the shape of the sunglasses in the collection, creating an exaggerated cat-eye. To create the perfect shape, Pecheux drew the outline with black pencil and filled it in with matte black shadow, up to and over the crease. Next, he added a shimmery black shade just on the lids that caught the light, evoking the effect of lenses in the sun. \\\"This is a more friendly, less aggressive way to wear black shadow, because it's not so heavy or overdone,\\\" he said.\\nRimming your eyes with black shadow can result in a raccoon-like effect, but when it's kept just on the outer corners, the look becomes glamorous, not grungy\u2014like at Diane Von Furstenberg. Makeup artist James Kaliardos kept the models' lids bare, drawing a thin V just on the outer corners with metallic black pigment (at home, a regular pressed shadow with some shimmer will do; try [Revlon Luxurious Color Perle Eye Shadow in Black Galaxy)](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/revlon-perle-eye-shadow-black-galaxy). The skin was a little dewy, prepped with moisturizer and concealer to cover any imperfections. Kaliardos completed the face with a rich red lip, lining them first with [M.A.C. Lip Pencil in Cherry](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2010/mac-lip-liner-cherry) and swipe of __Lipstick in Runaway Red.__\\nBlack cream shadow is always going to evoke an element of edginess, but mix it with a softer color and you end up with something that's tough and pretty at the same time. At Narciso Rodgriguez, makeup artist Dick Page mixed black and purple cream shadows together to re-create \\\"the strange lavender shade in the collection.\\\" He applied [Shiseido Makeup Shimmering Cream Eye Color in VI 305](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/shiseido-shimmering-cream-eye-color-vi-305) with a small fluffy brush all over the lids and along the bottom lash lines, diffusing the edges. Then he spread [Shiseido Makeup Shimmering Cream Eye Color in BK 912](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/shiseido-shimmering-cream-eye-color-bk-912) along the top and bottom lash lines, blending the two colors together with the brush. Lips were topped with a pink-y nude lipstick.\\nAt Altuzarra, Pecheux painted on \\\"punk-rock eyes,\\\" using a smoky black-gray eye shadow. \\\"This girl is Kate Moss at the time of Johnny Depp,\\\" Pecheux said backstage. \\\"She's cool, grungy, but couture.\\\" First, platinum-colored pigment went in the inner corners of the eyes, giving the effect of a metallic tear duct. Then Pecheux applied a smoky black-gray shadow with a hint of shimmer over the eyelid and upward through the crease, stretching the wing shape out to the temples. Finally, he blended a soft gray shade starting from the crease and up to the brow bone. In real life, substitute pigment with a silvery white highlighter, like [Smashbox Eye Beam Double-Ended Brightener.](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/smashbox-eye-beam-highlighter)\\nWhite shadow highlights the inner corners of your eyes, brightening the area so you look awake. Black, on the other hand, has the exact opposite effect\u2014like it did at Prabal Gurung. \\\"We put dark black eye shadow in the inner corners and pulled it across to make the models look mean,\\\" said Pecheux, trying to transform them into a modern-day version of Miss Havisham from *Great Expectations.* It looked striking on the runway, what with the disheveled finger waves, romantic dresses, and Florence + the Machine thumping in the background, but it's a little too fierce for every day.\\nBlack liner that's smudged and smeared can take on a shadowy effect, like it did at Alexander Wang. Makeup artist Diane Kendal lined top and bottom lashes with black pencil (we suggest [NYX Slide On Eye Liner in Jet Black](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/nyx-slide-on-pencil-jet-black)) and then removed some of it with a cotton swab dipped in a little moisturizer, \\\"so it's more like a residue and shiny,\\\" Kendal said. \\\"There's a little bit of rock in the look, but mostly it's about evoking the Alexander Wang girl, who is cool and gorgeous.\\\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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