Eyes
Magnification and good light help allot when doing the eyes. Try Conair's Illumina
Lighted Makeup Mirror . First we apply the shadow. Choose shades that
compliment your eyes. Generally shades that match your eye color DO NOT work
well. For instance my eyes are blue and earth tones seem to work. I can also use
plums. Department store beauty counters and manufacturer websites will help you
here. Let's be easy on ourselves and use just two shades for the basic eye
shading. I like to do the shading first. Like I said, liner is difficult for me
and sometimes I don't use it at all. First, using a small
brush (preferred over the foam thingies you get with eye shadows), with the darker color form a
"C" shape along and into the crease of the lid starting at mid-eye to the
outside corner and back along the lash line to mid-eye again. Fill in the
outside corner in a "V" and sweep lightly out and up toward the temple
from the corner if you want to lengthen the eye. Don't go beyond the end of the
brow line. This is only one way
You should now have an open center extending to the inside
corner. Blend in the lighter color from the edges of the "C", filling
in the open area on the lid to the inside corner. Sweep lightly over above the
crease along the brow bone.
Yick, now the liner. I use a brown liner felt tip by
Cover Girl
or most recently, I have used
an angle tipped brush and black brown powder. The powder is the easiest to use
and mistakes are easier to correct. Simply moisten the brush and lightly pull
across the edge of your powder pot. A pencil is also good, but I find liquids
are difficult to use and sometimes too harsh looking. I've never used a cream,
but I understand they work very well. First apply liner to the upper lid along
the lash line starting at the inside corner (thin line) to the outside corner
getting about 3 times as wide at the end. One method of doing this is to make
small dots or dashes in the desired line and then fill them in (yes, connect the
dots). When using a pencil, moisten the pencil tip first and a few times in
between to help it glide across the lash line more easily. Once your line is
done blend in slightly toward the lashes. A small narrow brush, felt-tipped
applicator or a Q-tip works well for, this.
For the lower lash line, I also start at mid-eye, again along
the lash line, working from thin to thick. Finish by blending toward the lashes
as before. If you want to make yours eyes appear more narrow, start your line at
the inside edge instead of the center as I do. If you do not want to use liner,
try the darker color shadow. Apply with a thin brush and blend downward fading
to nothing. Just be careful not to make it look like a black eye.
Women develop a natural puffiness or pouchiness on the lower lid, just
under the lash. Brown shadow will help disguise swollen eyes: the darker colors
makes them appear to recede. Using a fine brush, lightly feather the powder
along the puffy area just under the lash ... and viola! You have thicker lashes.
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