Large, expressive eyes attract attention. In every season, new trends in makeup appear, but often the focus on the eyes remains in vogue. Change only the techniques by which they are allocated.
If nature does not reward you with expressive big eyes, it does not matter. To date, there are many ways to increase your eyes with makeup, it remains only to choose one that suits your case. In this case, there are techniques that can be used for everyday make-up, which is done for work.
If you are lucky enough to have big and expressive eyes, you do not need to try to allocate them in addition, you can overdo it.
It is wrong to think that only the dark shadows increase the eyes. This can be achieved both with the help of dark, and with the help of light shadows and pencil, as well as a combination of light and dark tones.
Let's start with the most difficult: how to increase the eyes with make-up from the light and dark colors of cosmetics. This is a professional technique that will help everyone who has natural eyes really is not very big.
First you need to emphasize the shape of the eyes. Using a black pencil, you need to draw a thin line near the base of the growth of the eyelashes. The line is drawn in the upper and lower eyelids, it needs to be prolonged slightly at the outer corners of the eyes.
Using the applicator, we apply and slightly shade the dark shadows over the fold of the upper eyelid. Take gray or dark brown shadows, but not black.
Shimmering shades of pink, beige, peach color are applied to the movable upper eyelid, below the dark shadows that we applied to the crease. Also a few shadows are applied under the outer corner of the eyebrow and at the inner corners of the eyes, near the bridge of the nose.
Now it's time for a light pencil. White or solid color emphasizes the lower eyelid, slightly receding from the dark line that you held with a pencil before. The line is held not lower than the dark pencil, but above it, i.e. almost on the mucosa of the lower eyelid.
The colors of the shadows are combined in this way: gray plus pink, dark brown plus beige, brown plus peach. If the color of the shadows is in harmony with the color of the eyes, the effect of their application is enhanced.
Additionally, you can enlarge your eyes with long eyelashes. Curl eyelashes with special tweezers and color them with a twisting or extending ink. An even greater effect can be achieved by gluing in the outer corners of the eye a few overhead cilia.
Now about make-up using light colors. It is more appropriate in the daytime. The upper eyelid and the inner corner of the eyes are stained with dark shadows. Under the eyebrow is applied a few light shimmering shadows, and the line of growth of eyelashes is surrounded by a light pencil. In this make-up it is better to take a solid or silver color of a pencil. This pencil is combined with almost any shade of shadows. To correct the shape of the eyes, the pencil is applied in different ways:
- only on the outer corner of the eye and up to the middle of the inner corner of the upper eyelid;
- only on the lower eyelid;
- on the upper and lower eyelids next to the line of eyelash growth, on the inner corner of the eye and slightly extending the line at the outer corner of it.
The last method of applying a pencil can be used for evening make-up. Very beautiful and original is a combination of shades of chocolate color and a gold pencil.
Smoky eyes or "smoky eyes" do not go out of fashion for several seasons. You can make this make-up not only with the help of a black and dark gray palette of shadows, but also with the addition of brown, green, blue shades. For a solemn exit this makeup is simply irreplaceable. Recall how to do it. You will need two or three shades of dark shadows, a black or dark gray pencil. We begin with light shadows. They are applied to the inner corner of the eye and under the eyebrow, above the fold line of the upper eyelid. In half of the mobile upper eyelid, which is closer to the bridge of the nose, we apply more dark shadows. The darkest color (usually black) is applied to the upper and lower eyelids from the middle to the outer corner and slightly towards the temples. Shadows are carefully shaded to give smooth color transitions. Then the contours of the eyes are traditionally surrounded by a black pencil.
To use make-up to achieve large and expressive eyes, you need to take into account that the shadows are matte and shiny. Matte and dark shadows impose on the cavities: the fold of the upper eyelid and the outer corner of the eye. Light shiny shadows overlap the protruding parts of the eyelids and under the eyebrows. Matte and shiny textures enhance the game of color. If the dark shadows have a pronounced luster, they may not fit our goal.
Eye-enlargement is possible with the help of eyebrow correction. For this, the eyebrows are plucked so that their outer corners are slightly raised. We achieve this also when shiny shadows are superimposed under the eyebrows.
To make your eyes look not too dense, try to avoid using funds with different textures, as well as shadows and a pencil based on oils. Such cosmetics are usually not designed for feathering. Friable or compact shades will suit us.
When the emphasis is on the eyes, it is not customary to paint lips with bright lipstick. Suitable natural shades, transparent shine, as well as light lipstick - beige or golden. This season in the fashion of chubby lips, which can be obtained with lipstick, increasing the volume of the lips.
You can enlarge your eyes simply with a good lengthening mascara, or with the help of false eyelashes. If the problem is not expressed strongly, and you just want to focus on the eyes, you can use a pencil to correct the cut of the eyelids. We use the dark pencil for the outer side of the eyes, and the light one for the inner side.