Eye Makeup for Deep Set Eyes

If you have deep set eyes, choose light and nacreous tints of eyeshadows, it would help to make your eyes appear visually bigger. Apply light eyeshadows on your eyelid from the inner corner of your eye to the outer and a bit further. Light colors should be applied in the middle of the lid, and darker colors – on and just above the socket line. Blend the darker shade up and out.

Eye Makeup for Wide Set Eyes

You can visually reduce the range between your eyes if you apply a darker tint of eyeshadows from the outer corner of your eye to the middle of the eyelid. Apply a lighter eye shadow from the middle of your eyelid to the inner corner of your eye. Blend in different shades in the middle of the eyelid.

Eye Makeup for Close Set Eyes

Close set eyes are those narrower than one eye width. Apply some corrector on the inner corners of both eyes. Using an eyeliner draw a very thin line with along the upper eyelashes so that it becomes thicker near the outer corner of your eyes. Apply a very thin layer of light eye-shadows from the inner corner of your eyes to the middle of your eyelid. Then apply eyeshadows of darker tints starting from the middle of your eyelid to the outer corner. Blend the colors in the middle of the eyelids. Use more mascara on the outer corners.

Eye Makeup for Down Turned Eyes

If you want to make down turned eyes more beautiful, it’s important to shade eye shadow up and out. Apply eyeliner close to the upper lash line and then blend in the shadow along the socket line in the outer two thirds of the eyes. In order to visually lift the eyes, apply dense mascara.

Eye Makeup for Asian Eyes

If you have Asian eyes, apply light eyeshadows on your eyelids. Use a pencil to make a thick smoky line along upper eyelashes (the line should be thick enough to be seen well when your eyes are open). Under the lower eyelashes draw a thinner line. In order to make your eyes visually wider apply brown eyeshadow on your eyebrows. Cover your eyelashes with two or three layers of dense mascara.

Eye Makeup for Those Wearing Spectacles

If the frame of your spectacles is bright, it is not necessary to add color with eyeshadows. It is better to pay attention to your eyelashes and put the accent on them. If you usually prefer brown mascara, try a black one. To give you eyelashes more volume and make them fluffy, use a dense mascara and apply it from the roots to the tips. Those wearing tortoise or horn-rimmed spectacles should find time and correct the shape of eyebrows and color them if it is necessary. It’s important that your eyebrows and eyes determine your face, but not the spectacles.

The Eyes Have It

Try colored mascara on its own with no shadow or liner,

and just a dusting of pearly powder on the eyelid. If you’re stuck on shadow, use earth tones and avoid elaborate shading. Don’t make yourself up like you’re going to the office.

You should choose your eyeshadow color to complement your eyes and your skin tone. You should never ever apply a bright color all over the lids up to the brow. ( remind you of Barbara Cartland the novelist.)

Well, she could get away with outrageous blue eyeshadow because she was a delightful eccentric)

However, most people are not eccentrics and just need to enhance their natural coloring.

Don’t forget that during daylight hours bright colors can look garish. You want to make your eyes look bigger not smaller.

So now we’ve got that out of the way, let’s get on with choosing the right type of shadow and the right shade.

Eyeshadow Colors

For most people, brown/beige rarely goes wrong. It is the one color that’s always in fashion, although blues, greens and violets are very appealing and have their say in the fashion stakes.

You should try to emphasize your natural eye color.

Right, you’ve chosen your color which, if powder, often comes in 3 - 4 toning shades and now you’re ready to begin.

Make sure that your eyelids are prepared. If using a foundation crème, apply to eyelids, then dust with either a loose or compact powder. This will provide a good base and will prevent creasing of the shadow. I use mineral powder.

Then with a good eyeshadow brush, sweep the pale shade across your lids.

I, personally, never take the shadow up to the brow because I think that unless its very pale it will show too much and I prefer a more natural look. But that’s me, perhaps I’m dated.

In the crease

Here is where you want definition. If you prefer, use a smaller brush, but I use one brush for the whole lot.  Apply a darker shade to the crease. Blend gently with the brush into the base color. Do not use  your finger or you will smudge everything.

I still make mistakes when applying eyeshadow but all you have to do is clean it off and start again.

Remember LESS IS BEST

How to Apply Eye shadow, Easy steps for Applying Eyeshadows and Application Tips.

Eyeshadows are certainly eye catching on the entire face. It is like fun to experiment with eye shadows, eye liners, pencils, paints,and powders but most women just want to know what is right for them. Always choose neutral colours for eyeshadow to subtly enhance your looks, or play with kaleidoscope of different shades to contrast with and dramatize your colouring. For those wishing to make their eyes the focal point of attention, eye shadows, eyebrow gels, eyeliners in the right style can do the trick. Follow below given steps on how to apply eye shadow. If you have brown eyes have a look at the selection of Eye Shadow for Brown Eyes.

How to Apply Eyeshadow

1. The first rule when applying eye shadow is to blend it well so there are no harsh edges. Put the very light shade (high lighter) on the space beneath the brows up to the crease of the eye lid.

2. Apply the medium shade on the upper eyelid only. Use a lighter shade under the browbone to highlight the eyes.

3. And the darkest shade on the crease of the eyelid that is the place almost in the middle of the total eye area-above the lashes and beneath the brows. Blend both the colors well.

4. With the tip of a fine brush, apply a little shadow beneath the eyes, along the lower lash line. Smudge it lightly to give your eyes a subtle, glamorous look.

Applying Eyeshadow Tip submitted by Pav

Purple eyeshadows tend to look stunning on brown eyes as does green on hazel eyes, gold on green eyes, and for blue eyes use a blue eyeshadow in a lighter shade than your eye colour.

Eye Shadow Kit and Colour Choice

Your eye shadow kit may contain 3 shadows-a very light shade (vanilla, very pale pink, beige, silver grey etc) which is the high lighter and which gives a light shimmer on the brow bone and highlights it. The box has two more shades of the same color. Light base shadows in pale pink, yellow, cream or beige look good on small eyes; spread over the entire lid with a touch of dark shadow in the outer corners, these accent the eyes.

Apart from colour, there is a choice of forms of the eye shadows. You can choose from pressed powders, pencils, sticks, gels, crayons and creams. Pressed powders are still the most popular form of shadows, because they are the easiest to apply and control. These are available in pearly and matt textures. The effect is not long lasting, but if you apply them with a wet brush, you can get a deeper effect and increase the staying qualities of the colour.

Powder and Cream Eyeshadows

Powder Eyeshadow: This is the most popular type. These come in pressed cakes of powder either with a small brush or a sponge applicator. You can build up their density from barely there to dramatic. Apply using a damp brush or sponge if you want a deep colour for an evening look.

Cream Shadows: These are oil based and come in little pots or compacts. They are applied either with a brush or your fingertips. They are a good choice for dry skins that need extra moisturizing.

Stick Shadows and Liquid Eye Shadow

Wax based, you smooth these onto your eyelids from the stick. Ensure they have a creamy texture before you buy them, so they would not drag at your skin. Usually Liquid eyeshadow come in a slim bottle with a sponge applicator. Look for the cream-to-powder ones that smooth on as a liquid and blend to a velvety powder finish.

Picking Your Eye shadow Colors

• Eye shadow colors matched with skin tone, eye color and hair color is what makeup experts recommend and neutral looks good on everyone.
• The first step towards applying any eye makeup is to pat some powder onto the eyelids to matte them and keep the powder eye shadow from creasing. If using cream eye shadow, this can be skipped as creams will clump and clog with the dry powder.
• Eye shadows need to coordinate with eyes and hair, not than clothes. Browns, lavenders are best for blue-eyed, blonde haired women as well as light brown eyed-ladies. Smoky grays, bronzed pinks and silver toned peaches look good on women with green or black eyes.

Eyeshadows Makeup Tip Suggested by Visitors

Try applying an eyeshadow that matches your skin tone. Apply to the lid all the way up to the eyebrow. Then apply a walnut colored eyeliner on the top lid, then smudge. Put on a dark brown mascara.  You will look sophisticated, but very natural.

NEVER wear red eyeshadow if you are a blue-eyed blonde. It seriously makes you look like da devil. Or the American flag which is worse. By Edward