Purple Pride: A Post HoCo Guide (Pt. 1)

Purple short-shorts, cocktails, pancakes, eyeshadow, body paint, hair dye: this Homecoming weekend, the colour purple was definitely used and abused. This majestic hue can be worn well after homecoming without having to dip your entire body into purple dye (Sorry, engineers there is a time and a place for that kind of thing). In this series I'm going to share my picks for keeping purple pride alive...the Locks&Lashes way.

Purple Gaze - Eyes

Purple makeup isn't just for writing UWO across your forehead at the football game, brown-eyed girls can make their their chocolate peepers pop by using a swipe of purple eyeliner. Though pastel lilacs are safe and pretty, deep eggplant and royal violets rule this fall. Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Liner Shadow in Amethyst or Legit.  Apply it dry for a soft look and for a deeper,  more intense aubergine apply it with a damp brush. Going out? Add black eyeliner over top the purple for a subtle smolder.

(Photo: shop.bareescentuals.com)