It was a toss-up between "California girls" Katy Perry and Gwen Stefani, but ultimately, Katy Perry seemed to rock some of the craziest versions of this extreme cat eye as her standby look. Here, she's offset a wide, uber-extended line of black liquid liner on top with a metallic gold liner on the lower lash line (try Urban Decay Liquid Liners in Ink and Honey, $18). Add a pair of jumbo false lashes (like Revlon Fantasy Lengths Maximum Wear Eyelashes, $5.99) to make the look really purr.
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Neon Fuchsia Lips
"Xtina" (Christina Augilera) always looks like a MAC Cosmetics ad -- which might be a shock in person, but hey, at least she looks pretty flawless on camera. And while we miss her fresh face (does anyone even remember what that looks like?), we think this look is one of the few times we actually like heavy eye makeup paired with bold lips (but shhh, you didn't hear us just say that). To get bright, "look-at-me" lips that rival hers, try MAC Lipstick in Girl About Town, $14.
From full brows to bright eyeliner, there are a ton of makeup looks seen on the runways that might seem too "out there" for daily wear. I mean, really, who's going to use stencils to apply her eyeshadow, then glue a giant piece of lace to her face? (Oh wait, is that Lady Gaga with her hand raised?)
While researching "crazy makeup looks," we found everything from a missing member of the Blue Man Group to Ziggy Stardust reincarnated, all fit for the next great Halloween makeup idea. But when it comes to daring makeup styles that you can actually wear without looking like you've really escaped from the loony bin, well, that was a challenge. Rather than trawl the runways for over-the-top avant garde looks, we decided to look to our favorite sources of inspiration -- celebrities. Skip to see the crazy looks now.
A few names came to mind immediately, of course. We already said Lady Gaga, who could go head-to-head with Grace Jones with her outrageous appeal. But plenty of other celebs, from "Xtina" (Christina Aguilera -- for those of you less caught up in all the celeb hoopla) to California Girl Katy Perry, know how to take risks too, and occasionally pull them off. After seeing them rock their versions of some of the crazier makeup styles we've seen (before loads of paparazzi, no less), we're almost embarrassed not to have tried the looks ourselves. Curious? Well, take a gander, bust out your makeup kit, and get going! After all, makeup is fun -- so add these looks to your bucket list. See the crazy makeup looks you should try.
