Eye Makeup Tips

A few good eye makeup tips can help you create sensational eyes.

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Your eye makeup can really define your "look". Use it sparingly to create modest, yet beautiful eyes for the work day, and apply it heavier for dramatic, sexy eyes that are perfect for an evening out on the town.

Whether you're preparing for day or night, it's a good idea to begin by applying an eye shadow primer base to your lids to help your eye makeup look fresh longer.

The skillful use of eye shadow can certainly compliment the natural beauty of your eyes, accentuating your iris color and overall eye shape. The following eye makeup tips can also help enhance Mother Nature's original handy work or if you feel the need for a change.

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To accentuate wide set eyes or to give the illusion of more distance between close set eyes, try following these eye makeup tips:

• Apply a light to medium shade of eye shadow to your entire lid area.
• Then, using a darker, complimentary color, apply this shade to the outer third of your main lid area, extending slightly beyond the outer corner of your eye.
• Use your finger tip to blend the darker color and soften the edges
• Add pencil liner, slightly widening the line at the outer edges of the eyes.
• Brush mascara onto the tips of the lashes near the inner corners, and on the full length of the lashes near the outer edges.

If you feel your eyes are set a bit too wide apart, you can give them the illusion of being closer.

• Use a light to medium shade of eye shadow on your main lid area.
• Apply a slightly darker, but complimentary shade of shadow just in the inner corner of your lids, and then draw it out in a fine line along your lid crease, just to the outer corners of your eyes and blend slightly. The darker shade adds a bit of depth, and tends to draw focus, creating the illusion that your eyes are closer than they actually are.
• Add liner and mascara if you wish.

To really make your eyes "pop", try these eye makeup tips:

• Apply a light shade of shadow just below your brow line for a highlight effect.
• Apply a medium shade of shadow to your main lid.
• Apply a line of darker shadow along the crease of your lid to the outer edge, then soften and blend it with your fingertip.
• Apply eye liner along the length of your upper lid, just above your lash line. Then repeat just beneath the lash line on your lower lid, meeting the upper line at the outer corners of your eyes. If you use a liner pencil, you may want to use your finger to gently smudge the liner for a smokier look.

If you feel your eyes are too prominent, you can darken the lids to create the illusion of deeper set eyes.

• Apply a medium shade of shadow to the lids and skip highlighting the brow line.
• Use a darker shade of shadow or pencil liner to draw a line along the lash line of your top lids, then apply mascara to your lashes.

The technique you use to apply your liner will depend on the type of liner you choose.

Liquid liner is applied with a very fine tip brush and requires a very steady hand to create a smooth line. Here are two eye makeup tips to help your liner look its best:

• Provide support for your elbow while you are drawing your lines. This will help keep your hand steadier, resulting in a better line that doesn't wobble unevenly.
• You can also apply a thin line of a similar shade of eye shadow along your lash lines, and then glide a thin line of liquid liner over the top of it. This can help define your eyes, while at the same time provide a little camouflage in case your lines aren't perfect.

This type of liner is generally easier to apply, and you can use different techniques to vary the look.

• For very defined lines, sharpen your eye liner pencil before you apply.
• For softer lines, use your fingers to gently smudge the lines after application.

The most important part of applying mascara is selecting a high quality brand in the first place. You'll spend a little more, but it's worth it for mascara that doesn't clump, flake or run when wet.

• For the most natural look, brush mascara on just the outer tips of your lashes. This still helps to define and deepen your lashes, but it will barely look like you're wearing it.
• For a full, bold look, brush mascara on the entire length of your lashes, and use an eyelash curler to curl your lashes away from your eyes. The dramatic effect is especially great for evening looks.

Soap and water is a bit too harsh for cleansing your delicate eye area. To remove your eye makeup, use a cotton ball and an eye makeup cleanser that is specially formulated to dissolve shadows, liner and mascara. Use repeated gentle strokes rather than scrubbing your makeup away, or you may damage your skin and lashes.

Applying eye makeup can be fun, but it also takes practice, so take time to experiment with it at home until you find the colors and techniques that make your eyes look their very best..

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