Last Fall, purple was the ‘IT’ color for pretty much everything, including eyeshadow. This Spring, take that purple shadow a shade lighter with the season’s most trendy eyeshadow color–lavender.
Read more for Celebrity Inspiration, two lavender shadow styles and product recommendations.

Celebrities Wearing Lavender Eyeshadow

Katie Holmes wore lavender shadow earlier this year for the premiere of her hubby’s movie, Valkyrie. She chose to wear the shadow on her upper lid only, paired with heavy eyeliner and thick mascara.


January Jones applied lavender shadow all the way around her eyes for the Producer’s Guild Awards.

How To Wear Lavender Eyeshadow

Simple

Using a quality shadow brush, apply lavender shadow to the lid and into the crease. Apply the shadow evenly. For a slight shadow, use a crease brush to apply just a touch more shadow in the crease at the outside corner of the eye. Follow with heavy eyeliner or no eyeliner, depending on your look and finish with mascara.

Glam

Using a shadow brush, apply lavender shadow to the lid and into the crease. Apply the shadow evenly. Take a crease brush and apply shadow under the eye, connecting the shadow line at both corners of the eye. Follow with heavy eyeliner to the outside corner of the top lid and heavy mascara.

Lavender Eyeshadow Recommendations

Shown: Smashbox Spellbound (worn by the model shown above), MAC Idol Eyes, MAC Beautiful Iris


Also check out Bobbi Brown’s long wear gel eyeliner in Violet Ink.


Any of these quality shadows will work well to help you achieve the look. If you choose another shadow, make sure it has a bit of shimmer and is a nice, bright lavender.

Do you like the lavender eyeshadow trend?