With all of the luxurious, lovely-hued choices this season, there's lots of room to play with eye color. How can you incorporate this trend into your makeup routine? For the most part, if you play up your eyes with color it's best to leave your lips and cheeks neutral and subtle. The easiest way to add just the right touch of surprise color is with eyeliner. But you can also use shadow close to the lash line or on the lid up to the crease over neutral beige shadow that covers the entire lid. Here are some of my favorite hot eye colors to use this season.

-Melissa

The New Blue
All sorts of bad 70's images of blue shadow come to mind when you think of putting anything blue near your peepers. But blue has truly changed. In rich, jewel-toned, sheer, and color variations such as azure, teal, and more...blue has become a hot accent color for eyes. A smudge of one of the new blues can make your eyes pop.

Some options to try: New M.A.C. Technakohl Liner in Auto-de-Blue and Smooth Blue, Smashbox Color Wash Eye Pencil in Azure, Nars Duo Shadow in Demon Lover (yes, it sounds scary, but the colors look gorgeous), Maybelline Roller Color Loose Powder Shadow in On the Ball Blue, and the New Laura Mercier Mineral Eye Powder in Asteroid.



Green Gaze
When used in moderation along the lash line, green can add a gorgeous "something special" to your eyes. Especially the dark, rich, gold-flecked or irridescent greens paired with a neutral brown or beige on the lid. If you've got a more adventurous side, try the brighter emerald greens as liner.

Some options to try: theBalm Shady Lady Shadow/Liner in Jealous Jordana, Clinique Colour Surge Eye Shadow Duo in Spruced Up, New Smashbox Jet Set Waterproof Eye Liner in Illume, Maybelline Line Stylist in Jade Flash, and Pout Eye Pencil in Eye Miss You.



All Shades of Purple
Long my personal favorite all-time eye enhancer, purple always adds a lush, rich quality to your eyes. It's also very versatile. While you can go dark and smoky on your entire lid or just along the lash line, you can also be more subtle with lighter purples, even venturing into lilac, for a brighter look. In all its shades, this is a color you can feel free to experiment with.

Some options to try: Clinique Quickliner for Eyes in Violet and Grape, Broujois Liquid Liner in Prune Stylist 24 (plum), Smashbox Eye Shadow in Camera or Venus, Tarte Eyeshadow Compact in Electric Slide or West Egg, and Revlon Colorstay 12-Hour Eye Shadow Quad in Blushed Wines.