Cat Eyes to Fish Tails.

Eye makeup trends are inspired from cat's eyes to fish tails… here’s some examples of how you can have fun with your normally basic eyeliner. Black eyeliner is a key item to have in your make up collection. Grunge to glam -- it really sexifies your look. Dramatic, sophisticated, or used just for a little UMPH, eyeliner is an impotant element to looking polished and setting yourself apart. A clean face, and some black eyeliner can change your look from daytime to evening in a snap.


On the runways of Prada and Louis Vuitton.

On the covers of Vogue Italia & Korea.

Amy Winehouse’s very eccentric style made her standout.

Looks really good on Chinese models — Hye Park & Du Juan, when they have those exotic single eyelid sparkles.

Backstage at a Prada show.

Coco Rocha Editorial with the fishtail shape.

Chanel runway show.


1) Begin with flawless foundation, precisely apply concealer under eyes, and shading and highlighting to bring out temples, cheekbones and define jaw.
2) Start to define your eyes with a light shadow all over your mobile lid- blend this color from your lids softly up to your browbone, as your base shadow.
3) Work a deeper shade into your contour to create a defined socket, and blend this shadow along your crease, - the trick here is to continue blending this shade upwards and outwards -this shadow creates a guide for your eyeliner.
4) Finish your eyeshadow with a touch of subtle shimmer as a highlight under the arch of your eyebrow.
5) The dramatic eyeliner is the essential part of the look - trace a black liquid eyeliner right along your lashline - the line tapers away to nothing on the innermost corner and goes straight along your lashline to the outer corner. Keep the line smooth and strong. At the outer corner, flick your eyeliner brush (very carefully) upwards and outwards - aim the line toward the middle of your temple, tapering the outer edge of the eyeliner to a fine end (not a thick square end - this looks too heavy).
6) To really emphasize your cats eyes, add false lashes to the outer 1/3 of your lashes, and this will really bring out your extended liner (snip off 1/3 of a strip lash or use a few fanned individual lashes), and apply 2-3 coats of mascara on top lashes only.

[Stole this from the Rock the Trend blog.]