The Light in Your Eyes

In middle school, my then-bestie and I wore metallic liquid liner from Hard Candy in an array of colors from simple silver to cracked-out red, electric blue and more. Despite being barely old enough to technically refer to ourselves as teenagers, we were loud and proud and seriously into makeup. This was the beginning of a love affair that will never end. Today, I like to think I'm starting to get it closer to "right."



Metallic liquid liner memories aside, it's always fun to try something shimmering, and summer is a great time to take the plunge. Flipping through the latest issue of Glamour, I found a photo and little blurb about the funky, shimmering new "lash tinsel" by Hard Candy. I became immediately, sight-un-seen, obsessed. The tinsel is a gel-based mascara that glitters gloriously in three shades (gold, silver, and a lovely blue). I'm picturing it with thick black liner and a pale pink lip for evening, or softly standing alone in silver, pool-side with a great tan and an otherwise bare face. Nab yours here.

Some more glittery summer beauty inspiration below. After all, it's time to sparkle... and have some fun!

For those who dare, a dramatic dusting of multi-tonal glittering shadow is divine.

Quieter girls, fear not. You can get a shimmer-y effect with the simple addition
of gold metallic pencil smudged into the corners of your eyes.

Silver liner on top and gold on bottom is ethereal and cool.
Photo borrowed from: Bellasugar.com