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The Blues: Smoky Eyes Get a Colorful Makeover

We love dark, super-smoky eyes as much as the next glamour girl, but this summer, the look gets a colorful update with bold blues and vampy violets. We're obsessed! A touch of color on your eyes--whether it's a wash of aquamarine shadow on lids or a stripe of plum liner along the bottom lashline--seems so much more modern than the usual black or gray. From Rihanna to Ashanti, here our are favorite celebs rocking the new, colorful smoky eye...
The Blues: Smoky Eyes Get a Colorful Makeover
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By Tia Williams · Updated October 29, 2020
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We love dark, super-smoky eyes as much as the next glamour girl, but this summer, the look gets a colorful update with bold blues and vampy violets. We’re obsessed! A touch of color on your eyes–whether it’s a wash of aquamarine shadow on lids or a stripe of plum liner along the bottom lashline–seems so much more modern than the usual black or gray. From Rihanna to Ashanti, here our are favorite celebs rocking the new, colorful smoky eye.