With eyeshadow, you can enhance your eyes in many different ways, from making them more shapely to adding dashes of appropriate color and accent. You can find a variety of shades and types of eyeshadow, even bright red eyeshadow. It can get to the point where you might not know what to go with.
A good way to apply eyeshadow is to not just use one shade but three. By applying a lighter shade just under the brow you can make a highlight. The medium shade should be what you apply to the eyelid and then a darker shade still for the crease of the eyelid. This alone can really bring out your eyes and add depth to their look.
A tiny bit of face powder can really help you as you apply your eyeshadow; just use a puff to apply it before you put the eye color on. The powder can absorb the oils on your skin and smooth it out, allowing your eyeshadow to go on more smoothly and blend it much more easily than you would before.
Many people prefer to use neutral colors of eyeshadow, colors such as charcoal, smoky gray, browns, and beige colors with darker colors such as green, blue or mauve and then a light color for highlighting the eyes under the brow line. You can use all of the shades and colors above in both simple and light daytime makeup styles as well as more dark and dramatic makeup styles for nighttime outings.
When choosing which form of eyeshadow to purchase, keep in mind that cream eyeshadow in matte shades are often thought to be the easiest types of eyeshadow products to apply. In addition, the powder type of eyeshadow are also popular, and can be applied using either a special eyeshadow brush or applicator. Some of the other types of eyeshadow products that are available include mineral eyeshadow, and those that come in a crayon or with a sponge-tip wand applicator.
Consider your overall complexion when deciding which eyeshadow colors to buy. Many times women with pale skin will choose darker colors, while women with darker skin choose lighter colors with a frosty hue.
Unless it’s the look you’re going for you’re only going to end up with an unnatural look. By choosing colors that go well with your complexion the makeup can enhance what’s already there rather than being a statement in of itself, don’t be afraid to really experiment with different colors, shades and techniques!
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