It has become apparent to me lately that I am OBSESSED with make-up. Not just in a casual everyday way, in a 'I have to know what she did to look that good' kind of way. So I have done a little research and figured out a good basic way of achieving a simple, pretty eye. All you have to do is pick the colours!
This is a picture of your eye. This comes from Temptalia.com so be sure to check the site out for further information. Also, the writing on this copy of the photo is quite fuzzy so their website might have a better version.
Okay, so as you can see there are many different parts. These different parts are important as utilising them can make you eyes appear wider, brighter and all-together nicer.
The main objective is to emphisise your natural beauty- so the look I'm showing you is quite neutral. I personally have green eyes, so my most used colour palette is mostly purple.
You can google what colours suite your eye colour best. I suggest trying the more subtle options first and then test out other looks as your skills improve.
Now, the first thing to do is apply primer to the eye area. I use Urban Decay Primer Potion, but, living in Australia, it is a massive pain to get. A good option for Australian buyers is visine eye drops- strange, I know, but you can also use it as a fixer to turn eyeshadowinto liquid eyeliner.
Once you eye is nice and prepped, reach for your highlight colour. This can be any pearly white or beige or just any light colour. Lightly dust over the whole lid using a reasonably fluffy brush.
Next, cover the whole lid area with your base colour- a colour that you have in three shades. This would be the lightest one. Use a flat eyeshadow brush- you can pick these up at priceline or even coles for a very reasonable price. Press the shadow into your lid.
When finished with that, grab your small fluffy brush and place the next darkest version of the colour into your crease. Then, taking that same brush, grab the darkest colour and put in on the outer corner of your lid. slowly start blending it up into your outer crease.
At this point, you eye might look a little bit sill with the harsh lines cast by the brushes. To fix this, grab a clean fluffy blending brush, or just clean the one you had, and blend, blend, BLEND!
To really brighten you eyes, get that highlight colour again and highlight just under your brow and also the inner corner of your lid. If you think your up to it, load up an angled brush with the colour used on your outer corner and line your lower lash line.
Finish by lining your lashes, waterline and tightline in black, brown or any colour that you feel compliments the look. Don't forget to apply mascara.
And that's it. Feel free to e-mail hannahyep@live.com.au with pictures and stories about how you went.
xx
Hannah
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