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I have read over the last few weeks or so different thoughts expressed on how to paint your Eldar armies.
Some have complained or cheered the colorful aspect schemes being used in said armies, while others seemed to be going for a more army wide uniform color scheme regardless of aspect warriors fielded.
So what I'd like to ask the community is which way are you headed with painting up your Eldar armies?

I picked colours for the army, not using different schemes for different aspects.

Black for the main, with each unit having a colour theme:

Guardians Black, Blue armour etc, Silver jewels/trim.

Avengers, Black, Red armour etc, Silver Jewels/trim.

Farseer &W arlocks, Black & Bone.

Rangers, Camo cloaks over Black, silver trim.

Falcon, Black, Blue, Silver.

Old school here I guess. All my aspect warriors are in their aspect colours ie, Bone for Banshees, Blue for Dire Avengers. My non-aspect stuff are classic craftworld Ulthwe. It gives me a bit of variety in painting. There is no really right or wrong way. I painted my stuff the way the studio did back in 2nd edition. It just looks right to me.

I picked a set of colors to use for the army. I am matching those colors closer to the schemes of each aspect warrior. For instance my Banshee's are a very light grey instead of bone with read hair.

I go for the uniform style, but try and incorporate some of the traditional elements if they compliment the scheme. I use a Biel-Tan style alternating colour scheme between the infantry and vehicles so it gives a fair amount of scope for the different units.

My aspects are all aspect coloured with small alterations in places to tie them in with the craftworld.

The non-aspect troops are all craftworld colours.

what silver said, all my aspects have a hint or two of the base colour of the rest of my army.