5 Ways To Re-Work Your Noughties Pastel Eyeshadow, According To The A-List

George Driver

23 July 2018 at 7:32 am

<p>Ridiculously sticky pink glitter lip gloss, Rachel Green-style feathered layers and black kohl eyeliner - they've all got one thing in common. Yup, for better or worse each one of these iconic noughties beauty trends is having a resurgence. </p><p>The latest retro addition? Shimmery pastel eyeshadow. Once relegated to the crumbling eyeshadow quad we picked up in Superdrug for worryingly less than we spent on our school lunches, rainbow pastel eyeshadow is back. And the A-listers are into it. </p><p>From Bella Hadid's canary yellow eyes, to Priyanka Chopra's matchy matchy lilac shadow and skirt suit for the royal wedding, pastel brights have officially worked their way back onto the beauty agenda. </p><p>No longer just for school discos, this is how to work multi-coloured eyeshadow the 2018 way. R.I.P. nude smokey eye.</p>

<p><strong>How to keep the noughties at bay... </strong>If you're worried that sweeping shimmery green eyeshadow onto your lids is a little close to your secondary school disco days then do as Philip Plein SS18 does and opt for a softer wash in a blue-toned hue. Less lime, more fashwun. And you can keep the Elle Fanning cat eye too.</p><p><strong>Try...</strong> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/product/553008/Burberry_Beauty/wet-dry-silk-eye-shadow-aqua-green-no-309" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Burberry Wet & Dry Silk Eyeshadow in Aqua Green no.39 - £23;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Burberry Wet & Dry Silk Eyeshadow in Aqua Green no.39 - £23</a></p>

<p><strong>How to keep the noughties at bay...</strong> Immediately easier to pull off thanks to the warm tone, make your orange a matte and go the opposite of green aka bold and bright paint swatch style.</p><p><strong>Try... <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.asos.com/crayola/crayola-lip-cheek-crayon-mango-tango/prd/9173532?" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Crayola Lip & Cheek Crayon in Mango Tango - £9;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Crayola Lip & Cheek Crayon in Mango Tango - £9</a></strong></p>

<p><strong>How to keep the noughties at bay...</strong> Stick to one rule - up or down. Yup, it's all about either applying pastel blue eyeshadow in a clean dome shape on your upper eyelid, <em>or</em> drawn along your lower lash line with a smudgy finish. But bring the two together and be warned, you're in pastel noughties-ville and just a handkerchief top away from a make-up faux pas.</p><p><strong>Try...</strong><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/product/490176/RMS_Beauty/cream-eye-polish-inspire" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:RMS Beauty Cream Eye Polish in Inspire - £26;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">RMS Beauty Cream Eye Polish in Inspire - £26</a></p>

<p><strong>How to keep the noughties at bay...</strong> Bear with us on this one, because purple<em> can </em>be pretty. Leave the colour co-ordination to the A-list and go for a pop of purple on your lids (rather than an entire outfit). A super sheer wash of blue-toned eyeshadow or a hint of plum mascara on your lashes will make eyes pop with little to no effort.</p><p><strong>Try... <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/product/1046895/TOM_FORD_BEAUTY/private-shadow-violet-vinyl-03-" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Tom Ford Private Shadow in Violet Vinyl 03 - £29;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Tom Ford Private Shadow in Violet Vinyl 03 - £29</a></strong></p>

<p><strong>How to keep the noughties at bay...</strong> Embrace your inner new romantic by swapping your go-to taupe eyeshadow for a muted yellow shade to define your eye socket and lightly line your lower lids. For those wanting more of a Margot-esque pop of colour, dab a dot of bright yellow in the inner corner of your eye in place of highlighter. Think less Lichtenstein comic book girl, more high fashion heroine.</p><p><strong>Try... </strong><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://3ina.com/uk_en/the-shadow-paint" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:3INA The Shadow Paint in 701, £4.95;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">3INA The Shadow Paint in 701, £4.95</a></p>

Ridiculously sticky pink glitter lip gloss, Rachel Green-style feathered layers and black kohl eyeliner - they've all got one thing in common. Yup, for better or worse each one of these iconic noughties beauty trends is having a resurgence.

The latest retro addition? Shimmery pastel eyeshadow. Once relegated to the crumbling eyeshadow quad we picked up in Superdrug for worryingly less than we spent on our school lunches, rainbow pastel eyeshadow is back. And the A-listers are into it.

From Bella Hadid's canary yellow eyes, to Priyanka Chopra's matchy matchy lilac shadow and skirt suit for the royal wedding, pastel brights have officially worked their way back onto the beauty agenda.

No longer just for school discos, this is how to work multi-coloured eyeshadow the 2018 way. R.I.P. nude smokey eye.

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