Zendaya Is Making Metallic Blue Eyeshadow Cool Again
The drama is, indeed, here.
I don't wear eyeshadow very much anymore these days (I used to live for a smokey eye during my college dance team days), and when I do, I try to stick to warm, neutral tones. But then I saw Zendaya's makeup at the most recent premiere of The Drama, and now I think she's fully convinced me to start wearing blue eyeshadow.
We've finally reached the "something blue" phase of Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's press tour for their A24 wedding film. It officially hits theaters today, but ahead of its release, both actors attended one final premiere event for it in New York City on April 2—and once again, Zendaya, the method dresser that she is, really leaned into the drama of it all on the red carpet.
For the premiere, Zendaya wore a strapless Schiaparelli gown with a mermaid silhouette. It featured black tulle that collected around the waistline and bright blue feathers on the corset and the bottom of the skirt. To match the high drama energy of her gown's electric blue feathers, she wore smokey eye makeup with blue eyeshadow, black eyeliner on her upper lid and waterline, and a touch of metallic blue eyeshadow that dragged across her waterline and the inner corners of her eyes. To ensure her eye makeup really popped for the night, she threw on some brown contact lenses.
Zendaya wears a metallic blue smokey eye at the NYC premiere of "The Drama."
While Zendaya and her longtime stylist, Law Roach, expertly managed to save the most dramatic look of the press tour for last, this marks the third time this month that she's stepped out wearing an over-the-top eye makeup look. For the French premiere on March 24, she brought the "siren" eye makeup trend to the red carpet, characterized by dark winged eyeliner and long, voluminous lashes. Almost immediately after that, she attended the Rome premiere event wearing more smokey eye makeup, only this time the look was created using warm red eyeshadow and was rounded out with red eyeliner on her waterline.
Nothing could've prepared me for all of the stunning looks Zendaya has pulled out during this press tour, and if this is what we have to look forward to when she hits the red carpet to promote Dune: Part Three and Spider-Man: Brand New Day later this year, I'm already sat.
Read ahead to get her blue smokey eye look at home.
Start off with a primer that'll ensure your eyeshadow stays in place and maintains its vibrancy.
This palette comes with a handful of blue shades to help you give your smokey eye some dimension.
Use a gel pencil to line your upper lids and waterline.
Add some length to your lashes with a volumizing mascara.
Finish off with a soft, nude lip color.
