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Eyeshadow Application for a Dramatic Effect



There are a wide variety of eyeshadows on the market today. Shadows have come a long way baby! Speaking of having come a long way! Have you seen these great new POP Eyecakes? They are way cool! You can choose from dark and dramatic to shimmery and light. The possibilities are endless!



Whatever colors and brands you use, be sure to apply foundation to the entire face first, then apply your eye makeup. It's also good advice to use a foundation or primer on your lids too. Use these products before shadow application to give it more staying power without the creases.



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Use

brushes

or sponge

applicators

to apply.




Having a foundation or base on your lids make it easier to blend and apply shadows. Apply foundations and primers to the entire lid. If they're in liquid form then allow to dry before shadow application.

Use brushes or sponge applicators for shadow application. Brushes however are easier to control and it's advised to have two sizes. A medium brush and a small pointed brush will work well.

Dramatic Eyes

  • For a dramatic effect, use a base color in a neutral tone, a second color that is your main color, a darker shade for dramatic emphasis, and a lighter shade for highlighting.

    (If you don't have 4 colors, you can use 3 colors instead. Just use the base color as your main color also. For a dramatic effect, you will need at least 3 colors~) Highlighters are versatile, so you can use any highlighter you have that blends well with your other color shades.

    Choose base, main, and darker shades in the same color family. All blues, all greens, all browns, etc.

    Highlighters are usually lighter colors that blend well with the other shades but don’t necessarily fall into the same color shade category. Highlighting colors are used to light up the eyes and are generally applied near the brow bone. They are usually a lighter shimmery or pearl color.

  • Apply neutral color to the entire lid.

    Blend the neutral color from the eyelashes to the brow and from corner to corner. Blend slightly beyond the outside corner.

  • Apply the main shadow color to the base lid. (Up to the socket line)

    Avoid build up on the inside corner by blending outward.

  • Use a small pointed shadow brush and apply the dark shade to the eyelid.

    The dark shade will run along the crease of the eye or socket line. Apply the entire length of the lid, from the inner corner to the outer corner.

    For a dramatic effect, leave the line along the socket. For a softer effect, blend or smudge the line upwards and/or downwards using your medium brush or a q-tip.

  • Use the small pointed brush and apply a shadow line under the bottom lashes.

    The line should start about half way across the eye out to the outer corner.

  • Wipe the small brush clean on a tissue.

    Apply the lighter color shadow just under the brow on the BROW BONE in a wide sweeping line. Be sure not to get any lighter color in your brow. If you accidentally do this, just use a q-tip or brow brush to remove it.

    Use an eyebrow pencil on brows to fill in unevenness and mascara on lashes to finish and enhance the effect.

    You will achieve kudos for your dramatic eyes with the correct use of eyeshadow!~

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    Suggestions for eyeshadow combinations would be products like Vincent Longo Sun Moon Stars Trio Eyeshadow, Seduction and Fresh Eye Shadow Trio, Myriad of Stars and POP Beauty Eye Cake, Naked Brown Eyes. I love these products cause they last a really long time and are very dependable each time I use them. Of course you can always make your own blends by buying individual shadows too. Just use blends of colors that you know look good together.




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