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Safety Tips - 02/22/07
Eyeshadow
is certainly eye catching. It is fun
to experiment with eye shadows, eye
liners, pencils, paints,and powders
but most women just want to know what
is right for them. Too much added
color distracts from your eyes, even
if it matches your eye color. Choosing
your eye shadows to match your lifestyle
is a smart idea. There are so many
makeup tips and warnings as to how
to use your eye shadows.
Be
careful with your colors, although
you may think blue eye shadow will
bring out the blue in your eyes, many
shades of blue will actually have
the opposite effect. Using eye liner
and eye pencils can highlight the
sparkle in your eyes. Neutral eye
shadows are the best and by neutral
I mean soft colors found in skin,
browns, vanillas, mauves, beiges or
in the subtle undertones of the skin,
golds, olives, pale purples, blues,
and grays. Neutral eyeshadow is easy
to work with because it melds well
with one another and naturally compliments
your skin tone.
A
few simple techniques using paints,
powders, or an eye pencil can affect
the look and shape of your eyes. To
make your eyes look closer together
apply a light or medium neutral shade
of eye shadow on the inner corner
of your eyelids. Use eyeliner to draw
the line a bit thicker on the inner
corner of the eye and stop the line
where the outer corner of the eye
stops. Applying eye shadows to make
your eyes look farther apart is a
bit tricker. Tip application begins
with a matte shadow in a darker shade
stroking it outward and upward on
the outer corners of the top and bottom
lids. Make it slightly thicker toward
the outer edge and extend it in a
slightly upward curve.
Applying eye
shadow!
Use
3 colors of eyeshadow. You can use more
but it is not going to make any big
improvement.
Dark:
This is applied only to the eyelids
from the lashline to the crease in
the eyelid.
Medium:
This is applied from just below the
eyelid crease to the browbone. You
can, and some techniques do, shade
the entire lid with this medium shade
first.
Highlight:
This is the lightest of the three
and is applied to the browbone and
extends a little past the outer end
of the eyebrow. This usually gives
a pearly finish.
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Step-1.
Apply the medium shadow
first. Refer to medium described
above. Note: When applying
any makeup, make sure all
edges are feathered so the
colors just fade away gradually.
You do not want any distinct
lines showing where a color
starts or stops. Blend,
Blend, Blend...This is real
important! We also recommend
using brushes for all the
powdery makeup applications.
Those little foam things
that come with most make
up just don't seem to give
the feel and control that
a good brush does.
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Step-2.
Apply the dark shade to
the eye lid area. It is
best to start in the middle
of the eye lid and work
out towards the outside,
cover the entire lid. Blend
the crease area in well.
If you have a thin eye shadow
brush you might want to
try darkening the crease
area with a little more
dark shadow, just along
the crease though......gives
a different type of effect.
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Step-3.
Apply first coat of highlighter
to brow bone. There are
many other techniques of
applying eyeshadow. You
may want to research other
techniques, as some techniques
are better suited for certain
facial characteristics.
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Eyeshadow
comes in creams, powders, and pencils.
Creams are the hardest to control,
they can look beautiful but tend to
slip into the creases on your lids.
Powder is great because you can use
it either wet or dry and often make
the eyes look softer, more natural.
Take care of your beautiful eyes,
try out different shades of eye shadows
and practice some of the techniques.
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