Smokey Eye is not just black anymore!

I personally cannot wear a smokey eye.  I have a hooded lid and dark eyes and the smokey eye look just doesn't work well for me.  But, I do think I could do a degree of a purple smokey eye (seen above) and I think it's something anyone could do.  It's beautiful and not overdone and using the proper depth of colors, could work with any eye shape and skin tone.  I especially love the purple for this dark brown eye because it brings out the gold tones in the eye, but I also love that that smokey eye doesn't over take her whole eye.  Can you picture this with golds and browns or teals and greys?  Or even an olive shadow with a darker brown anchor shadow?  You could even use a red shadow with brown...Would be beautiful and dramatic yet not as overpowering as the traditional black smokey eye.  Beauty is about constantly evolving and finding ways to make trends work for you.  Don't ever count a specific trend out, just try to be creative and think outside the box!