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Shapes of eyes and how to enhance them with make up
There is a great amount of potential for enhancing what is unique about your
eyes. It helps to identify the specific shape and setting of your eyes and
to use special make up techniques to bring out their beauty. The skillful
application of eye makeup is an art. It's a way to express your feeling,
your mood and your sense of style.
Wide-apart eyes :
It tends to give your face an open, youthful appearance. This look can be
intensified by applying the strongest eye makeup effects near the outer
corner of the eye. Keep shadow uniform and within outer corners. Brush
lashes straight up.
To make the eyes appear closer together,
> Use more intense eye shadow colours near the inner corner of the
eyes.
> Line eyes completely – top and bottom – from inner to outer
corners.
> Apply a medium-toned shadow to lids and creases, concentrating the
colour on the inner corners.
> Use mascara generously, on both upper and lower lashes.
Close-set eyes :
This eye have a dramatic, sultry look.
It can be enhanced by concentrating colour near the eye's inner corners.
Extend smoky shadow beyond outer corners to exaggerate them. Brush lashes
out.
To make the eyes seem farther apart,
> Apply the most intense colour near the outer corners of the eyes.
> Line top and bottom of eyes in any colour, but begin drawing a quarter of
the way out from the inner eye.
> Smudge lines.
> Dust a highlighter (or light-coloured eyeshadow) just below the outer
corners of lower lashes to call attention to the outsides of eyes.
> Brush mascara on to upper and lower lashes.
Evenly spaced eyes :
These are about an eye's distance apart. They can be made to look special
with many eye makeup looks.
Almond eyes :
These are the most common eye shape with their upswept lift at the outer
corner. These eyes calls for creativity. These eyes can be made to look
deeper and more intense.
Small eyes :
They are proportionately smaller in comparison to the rest of the facial
features. To enhance small eyes line upper and lower (never inside). Use
pale, shimmery, eye shadow. Curl lashes.
To enlarge small eyes
> Apply a medium-toned shadow (such as soft grey or blue) to the crease.
> Use a soft-coloured liner (try taupe) on the top and bottom lash lines,
extending the top line across the entire lash line and the bottom line from
just under the iris to the outer corner.
> Sweep black mascara on upper lashes.
> Apply light shadow on the eyelids.
> Apply more intense shades in the creases.
> Add lift to the outer corners.
Prominent eyes :
These eyes which set far forward in the face tend to dominate the facial
features. The eyelids are too pronounced. Medium to deep shades of shadow on
the lids help to minimize their appearance. Liners applied to the lash bases
from corner to corner gives prominent eyes a smoldering and mysterious look.
Hooded eyes :
These eyes are set so the natural crease in the eyelid is not readily seen.
Highlighting the brow bone and lining the lash base gives hooded eyes an
alluring shape.
To enhance hooded eyes
> Apply a medium to dark shadow on the crease and hooded area.
> Sweep a lighter shadow on the brow bone and on the inside corner of the
eye.
> Draw a very thin line along the top lash line (to keep the eye looking
open) and smudge
with a cotton swab.
> Apply black mascara to upper lashes.
> Line upper lash-line only. Gradually soften shadow as you approach the
brow.
Deep-set eyes :
This seem to recede, need to be brought forward. The eyelid crease is set
back so the area from the base of lashes to brow bone seems hidden. To
enhance the deep-set eyes line upper and lower lids (never just upper).
Choose light shadows -pale pink, peach or beige- of eye shadow. More intense
shading on the brow bone also gives the eyes prominence.
Oriental eyes :
These eyes have a distinctive lift at the corner and have very little lid.
The depth of the eyes can increase by deep shades of eye shadow and the
dimension can be increased by applying eyeliner as close as possible to the
lash base.
To Enhance Bulging eyes :
1. Draw a fairly thick line all the way across the top lash line with a
brown or black pencil.
2. Apply a medium to dark shadow on the lid and in the crease. (As on the
body, dark colour makes the features recede.)
3. Finish with a coat of black mascara on both upper and lower lashes.
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