Styles of Eye Makeup

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Styles of eye makeup run the gamut from daytime professional to smoky, sexy evening eyes. For most women, the intensity, colors, and design of her eye makeup depends on a variety of factors, including her own beautiful and unique eye color and shape!

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Professional Daytime Eye Makeup

For women who work in a professional environment, looking great is essential. A polished, pulled-together is an external reflection of how intelligent, capable, and driven she is. In general, the best eye makeup style for professional offices and work environments follows the less-is-more rule. Too much makeup, dramatic designs, and too much flash or color can detract from a professional look.

For a great polished eye makeup style for the office:

  • Use upper liner on the top lid and use two coats of mascara to add depth to your eyes with looking overdone. Use a high-quality pencil or liquid liner for a crisp line that is closely edged along the top lash bed.
  • For women with large or dark eyes, liner may be overkill. Use an eye shadow color a shade or two away from your natural skin color, and use a slightly darker neutral shade to contour the eyes up or towards the outward corners, depending on your eye shape. Finish with a coat or two of mascara.
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Nude-Look and Natural Eye Makeup

Perfect for teens and on-the-go women, natural styles of eye makeup emphasize the natural beauty of a woman's eyes without drawing attention to the makeup itself. Since this style typically emphasizes a light touch, one trick to really make the eyes pop while still maintaining that natural appeal is to utilize strategic color to draw attention to the eyes. This means using shadows and liners that naturally make the eyes appear more intense. For green eyes, plum, burnt shades, and muted greens can create appeal even when applied lightly. For blue-eyed women, experiment with cool grays and warm browns. Brown eyes can look natural but beautifully accented in brown and gold shades.

For nude-looking eyes, skip the liner and use eye shadow duos and trios to accent the eyes to create a softer look. Finish with a clear mascara or natural looking mascara, like Neutrogena Weightless Volume Mascara.

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Evening Eye Makeup Styles

Go dark and dramatic for evening.
Go dark and dramatic for evening.

Evening is the perfect time to experiment with more dramatic eye makeup and fun, sexy looks! You can have fun with color, sparkle, and unique eye makeup designs that are not as appropriate for daytime. Eye makeup styles for evening include:

For super sexy evening eyes, use a small mascara wand, and turn the wand vertically to apply on the lower lashes to grab each lash and draw attention to your lashes. A smaller wand helps grab even the tiniest lashes and make your eyes stand out. Remember to prime your eyelids with a good eye cream and an eye base or concealer. This will protect your eyes and allow the heavier evening eye makeup to stay put without smudging or fading.

Also - remember heavier eye makeup and more dramatic eye looks work best with a more subtle lip and face.

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Styles of Eye Makeup: Hot Trends

Green eye makeup is a hot trend.
Green eye makeup is a hot trend.

Trendy styles of eye makeup are a fun way to experiment with new and different looks. Hot trends in eye makeup styles include:

  • Green and gold shadow and liner shades
  • Intense blue and purple shades
  • Colored shadows ensconcing the eye
  • Dark liner on upper and lower lids, finished with neutral shadows
  • Bronze shadows
  • Smokey eyes with a light lip
  • Rose and pink shades for nude eye looks

Whatever styles you choose to highlight your eyes, always start with a well-defined brow and quality products. Experiment with color, length and intensity of liner, and applying highlight and contour shades to different parts of the lid and brow. Try styles of eye makeup to accentuate what is naturally unique about your eyes, whether it's exceptional lashes, smashing color, or a lovely shape – and you'll always be your beautiful best!

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