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"  Not long ago, blue eye shadow was considered a bigger faux pas than a muffin top, reserved for vilified television characters and moms in need of makeovers. &amp;quot;We got so much of it from the &amp;#039;60s to the &amp;#039;80s that it just became comical,&amp;quot; says Est\u00E9e Lauder Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux. But perhaps we should take a hint from those past perpetrators of excess: &amp;quot;Blue eye shadow is flattering on nearly everyone\u2014every skin tone, eye color, hair shade,&amp;quot; Pecheux says. The hue has a rather magical ability to brighten bloodshot eyes, perk up sallow-looking skin, and neutralize undereye circles, thus performing an impressive age-rewinding hat trick.  The power of blue is no modern revelation. During his British invasion, Julius Caesar wrote about the bizarre, blue-stained Briton warriors, whose body paint was made from the unfortunately named herb woad. After the advent of synthetic dyes in the mid-nineteenth century, cosmetics companies began rolling out mass-produced shades of shadow (no more woad, thank you), and by the 1950s, eye shadows in myriad colors, including pigment-rich blues, were everywhere. Even some of the first Barbie dolls, introduced in 1959, wore a pop of blue eye shadow along with a black-and-white-striped maillot. In the &amp;#039;60s, Andy Warhol produced prints of a bevy of beauties, including Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy, with exaggerated, acid blue lids. &amp;quot;In the &amp;#039;70s, we&amp;#039;d take blue eye shadow and sweep it all the way up to the temples. We wanted the shape to be catlike,&amp;quot; says Lanc\u00F4me makeup artist Sandy Linter. &amp;quot;It was a very wow look!&amp;quot;  So, why\u2014and how\u2014does a hue once more or less shunned make a comeback? &amp;quot;Blue is a very optimistic color, and I think that&amp;#039;s what everyone wants to feel right now,&amp;quot; Linter says. &amp;quot;You put it on, and it instantly changes your mood for the better.&amp;quot; The trend-forecasting firm Pantone Color Institute named a brilliant, blue-green turquoise 2010&amp;#039;s color of the year. And now Pecheux\u2014who can make anything sexy (see the black lips on YSL&amp;#039;s fall 2008 runway)\u2014is predicting blue&amp;#039;s renaissance. Those sapphire-smoked eyes at Derek Lam&amp;#039;s fall 2010 runway show were courtesy of Pecheux&amp;#039;s Blue Dahlia palette, part of his first color collection for Lauder.  Pulling off the look, however, requires some consideration\u2014darker skin tones tend to look best with gold-flecked hues, such as aquamarine; paler complexions make a perfect canvas for cooler colors, such as cobalt and periwinkle. As for placement, anything goes\u2014almost. At Balenciaga&amp;#039;s spring 2010 show, makeup artist Pat McGrath dabbed electric blue in the inner corners of models&amp;#039; eyes for an alluringly futuristic effect. Another \u00FCber-hip way to wear it: Ever-stylish actress Kate Bosworth brought her blue crush to life when she sported elongated teal streaks on her lids. Makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff, who keeps Alicia Keys&amp;#039; eyes popping with a rainbow of shades, recommends that the color-shy start with a hint of liner to &amp;quot;experiment with different blues.&amp;quot; As for Pecheux, he prefers to concentrate the color in the center of the lid for a &amp;quot;flash of brightness&amp;quot; when you blink. &amp;quot;I love a surprise, don&amp;#039;t you?&amp;quot; Yes\u2014but only the ones that make us look better. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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