Eye Makeup Tips and Tricks

You can use eye makeup up tips and tricks quickly and easily when you know what to do. Make up application for your eyes is not nearly as hard as it might seem. Once you learn a few simple methods, mistakes can be avoided and eye make up can be applied quickly and easily. The eyes have it!

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Quick Tips for Eye Makeup

Step One

Apply a thin layer of foundation or primer on the eyelids to correct imperfections and create the perfect color canvas. Remember, you are painting a picture and you are the artist. Primer simply sets the mood for makeup application.

Set lids with a light translucent powder if you are using powder eye shadow. If you’re using a cream shadow or pencil shadows as they apply more easily over primer/foundation only.

Step Two

Choose your color palate. To make the eyes look lush, use eye colors that blend well with your hair color. If you have auburn or red hair, use copper, peach, or reddish brown tones. You an also use pinks or lavender colors to enhance the red tones in your hair. If you have brown hair, use dark brown, chocolate, or gold colors. Those with blonde hair should wear ice blue, taupe, white, or cream colors. If you’ve got gorgeous gray hair, use a gray color or baby blue or light purple color.

Step Three

Apply one shadow color to the entire lid. Neutral tones work best.

Step Four

Apply a darker color in the crease of the eye. To make eyes pop, extend the line slightly beyond the crease of the outer eye. This makes your eyes look larger. If you want deep set eyes, extend the line slightly beyond the crease again, but move the line up to the brow bone. If this isn’t enough yet, add a dark colored pencil or shadow line to the top of the eyelid along the lashes. Carry the line out to the corner of the eye, or slightly beyond.

To increase the intensity even more, use an angled shadow brush and brush a darker shadow color under the eyes using short downward strokes below the lower lashes. Don’t draw a line though, as that detracts from the look.

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Step Five

Apply a highlighting color to the brow bone. Use light colors, such as white or cream.

Step Six For added definition, dust your entire eyelid with a light to medium neutral tone. Using a larger shadow brush, apply loose translucent powder to the entire eyelid to help set and blend. When your eye color is complete you shouldn't be able to see where any of the colors begin or ends. Add mascara and brow pencil, as needed.

Eye Makeup Tricks for Different Eye Shapes

Small Eyes

Use shimmery tones to add light to the eyes. Avoid black as black confines the eyes and doesn't add dimension. Use blue, brown, gray or green liners and mascaras instead.

Large Eyes

Use deep, warm tones. Use warm mascaras and liners like dark brown or black colors.

Deep Set Eyes

Dust entire eyelid with a light, pale, tone to draw the eyes forward. You can intensify color along the upper lash line with a medium tone. Do not to darken the crease of the eye, as this will make them look even more deep set.

Narrow Set Eyes

Apply stronger colored shadows on the outer portion of the eyes, extending them slightly beyond the outer corners.

Wide Set Eyes

Enhance the inner corners of the eyes by applying stronger colors or lines to the inner corners. Don't extend makeup beyond the outer corners though, as this makes eyes look even more wider set.

Protruding Eyes

Choose warm or deep colors which make the eyes appear to recede. Dust a medium tone over the entire lid. Add a deeper tone in the eyelid crease or just above the lash line.

So there you have it! Use these handy eye makeup tips and tricks and you'll always have beautiful eyes!

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