Makeup Tips For Eyes
Proper eye makeup can change the
entire look of a person. It can make a
simple and plain looking woman...
- Prep your
eyes with concealer
Concealer can be
used to cover up
under-eye circles
or just the bluish
discoloration just
under your inner
eye. To cover dark
undereye circles,
apply three dots of
concealer under each
eye. Start at the
inner corner where
skin tends to be
darkest, then under
the pupil and the
third on the outer
edge. Pat, never rub
with your ring
finger (this finger
tends to have the
softest pad) until
it disappears.
- Apply eye
base to your lid
Eye base is the
secret to keeping
your shadow in place
for hours. Without
properly priming
your lid first, your
eyeshadow will
likely end up a
greasy line in your
crease.
- Follow with
eyeliner
Dark eyeshadows work
great as eyeliners.
Wet a slanted brush,
then dip in a dark
eyeshadow. Line eyes
as close to the
upper lashes as
possible from the
inner corner to the
outer corner. Follow
with liner on bottom
eyes, but only line
from the middle of
the eye out. Smudge
the bottom line with
a Q-tip or your
finger. You don't
want a prominent
line. For a
smokey eye, use
a brush to pat in a
dark eyeshadow along
the upper lid and
below the lid. You
don't want a stark
line, instead you
want to blend it so
it's "smudge-y."
- Apply
eyeshadow.
It's great to use a
three-toned shadow
and build from lids
to brow.
Allowing them to
blend into each
other like a rainbow
is gorgeous,
according to
celebrity makeup
artist Mally Roncal.
Start with a light
color that almost
matches your lid.
Sweep the color
across the lid and
up to your browbone.
Follow with a medium
color across your
lid only. Build on
this with a darker
color in the crease.
Blend the colors
well.
- Brighten your
eyes with a
highlighter This
step involves only
the inside part of
the eye. Putting a
bit of your lightest
eyeshadow in the
inner corner of your
eye will brighten it
significantly (this
is the makeup
artist's secret and
I use this trick all
the time). I usually
dab a finger into my
lightest eyeshadow
and then I press it
into the inner
corner of my eye
where the upper lid
meets the bottom
lid. This totally
makes eyes "pop."
- Highlight
your brow Take
the same light
eyeshadow and dab it
on your browbone,
concentrating on
your mid-brow
outward. Blend with
your finger. I like
to use
Yves Saint Laurent's
Touche Eclat
just below my brow
and just above it,
but a super light
shadow will do you.
- Curl lashes
An eyelash curler
will make even long
lashes look more
gorgeous. For added
effect, you can heat
the curler under a
blowdryer for a
couple seconds. Test
curler before
applying to lashes
because you could
burn yourself.
- Apply
mascara
Place the wand of
your mascara brush
at the bottom of
lashes and wiggle
back and forth.
Follow with another
few sweeps of the
wand. Apply to
bottom lashes as
well.
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