Eye makeup or how to properly highlight the beauty of your eyes

Features of daytime makeup for brown eyes

A distinctive feature of daytime makeup is naturalness. It is designed to emphasize the natural beauty of the face, hide imperfections and errors, and should not be catchy or flashy. Eyeliner for daytime make-up can be done either with a pencil or with shadows, which provide a more natural line. The eyeliner color can be black, but gray and brown are considered more suitable. For daytime makeup, women with dark or black eyes should use pink, cream, lavender, chestnut shadows; women with light brown eyes should use honey, peach, beige, brown, golden, light lilac. You can complete your makeup with brown or deep black mascara. To make the daytime look more delicate and natural, it is better not to tint the lower eyelashes. If your daytime makeup is in rich colors, you can correct the excess color using your lips. Instead of lipstick, you should apply gloss on them.

Features of evening makeup for brown eyes

Visiting the theater or any evening event implies the presence of bright, saturated colors in makeup. After all, the event will take place under artificial lighting, which is more subdued than natural. Therefore, evening makeup should be catchy and noticeable. But you shouldn’t overdo it either. If you decide to make a bright accent on your eyes, then the lipstick color should be chosen in calm tones. For evening makeup, it is better to choose long-lasting cosmetics so as not to worry about crumbling eye shadow or running mascara. After all, if you are carried away by the fun, you may not notice such unpleasant moments. For evening or holiday makeup for brown eyes, you can use colored mascara - purple or blue, the main thing is that it is in harmony with the color of the shadows and eyeliner. Blue mascara looks almost like black, but gives the eyes a special shine. For shadows, you can also choose brighter colors - turquoise, emerald, lilac, rich chestnut. The use of shadows with glitter or shimmer effect is encouraged.

How to beautifully paint your eyes with pencil and eyeliner

To create a clear, rich line, it is not recommended to choose shadows. You should draw carefully, using only the right pencil.

• If the pencil lead is too soft, the line will turn out thick, it will smear during the shading process or at the moment of blinking. In addition, such a pencil breaks too easily.
• A pencil with a hard lead will not be able to draw a straight line, and when lining your eyes, it may even cause pain.
• The pencil is easy to use and has medium softness. They can create a line of the required width and intensity.

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When you line your eyes, try to keep the line solid, without gaps. If you need to correct it somehow, draw a pencil along the line again.

It is recommended to shade the pencil slightly, this will make the border less sharp. However, you should not smear it too much. This way the paint will adhere better, more densely, and your eyes will be neatly lined throughout the day.

For daytime makeup, use a pencil and light shadows. Thanks to such cosmetics, it is easy to highlight the eyelash growth line and visually make them thicker. The pencil allows you to highlight the shape of the eyes and create perfect arrows. There are two varieties of this cosmetic product. In one version there is a retractable stylus, in the other - a stationary one. The first is distinguished by the fact that it is quite soft, economical in terms of consumption, and easy to shade. As for a pencil with a stationary lead, it is much harder, and it also needs to be sharpened regularly.

Let's reveal the secrets of how to beautifully paint eyes with a pencil step by step for beginners:

1. Carefully highlight the growth area of ​​the upper eyelashes with a straight line, thus trying to fill the space between the hairs. It is optimal to use a black or dark brown shade.
2. The same pencil should be used to highlight the lower eyelid, moving from the middle.
3. Use white to line the inner edge and outer corner.

Liquid eyeliner looks completely different on the eyelids. Creating accurate makeup with it will take time, because the skill of correct application does not appear immediately. There are many benefits you can get from using eyeliner:

• It allows you to create clear boundaries and always looks great.
• Does not require shading, just one neatly drawn line is enough.
• It becomes the main accent in makeup and looks very bright.
• Very durable.
• Looks neat.
• Eyeliner can serve as an element of makeup, but at the same time and separately, complemented by only one mascara, it will look advantageous.

In order to learn how to apply eyeliner correctly, you need to practice in the mirror for some time. However, to get started, try to follow these rules:

• Create a comfortable area with fairly good lighting and elbow support, because you are unlikely to be able to draw with eyeliner while hanging.
• Start drawing a line from the very roots of the eyelashes, painting over the space between the eyelashes.
• You should not immediately draw the entire line; it is better to use small strokes and dots to create the optimal shape by connecting the resulting dotted line.
• You don’t need to limit yourself to just black eyeliner; experiment with other not too bright shades.
• Wait for the product to dry before opening your eyes wide.
• First, apply shadow to your eyes, then highlight them with liquid eyeliner.

This cosmetic product is needed to create clear lines that do not require shading. For this reason, eyeliner is used when it is necessary to create graphic arrows. There are several types of eyeliner, the choice depends on the individual preferences of each woman:

• gel;
• cream;
• liquid eyeliner;
• felt-tip pen.

Considering the features of this tool, its use is mainly associated with the creation of arrows. In the photo below you can clearly see how beautiful it is to paint eyeliner on your eyes:

1. In one motion, draw a straight line along the eyelashes.
2. Closer to the outer corner of the eye, lift the line up.
3. Draw a line that connects the lower eyelid and the outer side. Then connect it to the top one.
4. Fill the empty space that was created when drawing the arrow.

A successfully and correctly drawn arrow can change the shape of the eye.

There are a total of 5 most common and universal types of arrows:

• Classic.

This most famous variant of arrows is also commonly called “cat’s eye”. It suits all girls without exception.

• Pinup.

Also a very popular option is arrows, which can create a playful image.

• Narrow.

Most often, these arrows are connected as an addition to the smokey eye. Their principle is simple: it is necessary to draw a thin line along the growth of the eyelashes, hiding the transition going from shadows to mascara.

• Dramatic.

Features clear graphic lines. Typically, such arrows are drawn when it is necessary to create an evening look on the occasion of attending a special event.

• Egyptian arrows.

They are rich arrows that are drawn on the lower and upper eyelids. This option is a classic for Eastern countries. With the help of this kind of arrows it is easy to create an unusual and bright look.

Creating a beautiful line right away is not so easy. It is quite difficult to achieve symmetry when drawing. Here are some tips that may be quite useful:

• It will be possible to draw a beautiful arrow if the elbow is on a hard, stable surface. You need to start from the outer corner of the eye, trying to draw a line at the top, and then outline the upper eyelashes. Then the outline is connected to the tail. Finally, you need to draw the area of ​​the inner corner of the eye.
• The thickness of the arrows can be different - thin, medium, large. Also, the arrows can be double, one or two colors, emphasizing the contours of the eyelid. Thanks to the pencil, you can only line the lower eyelid.
• If you still have little experience in creating arrows, it is recommended to start drawing them using a special felt-tip pen. It is easy and simple for them to make the necessary line of the required thickness. Many similar eyeliners have one significant drawback - they run out quickly, and often they tend to dry out quite quickly.
• Girls who already have experience in creating makeup prefer to use cream or gel based eyeliner. Eyeliners of this type are produced in the form of small jars with a special brush with a thin or beveled tip.

Pay attention to the expiration date of cosmetics. If it is already old, it may contain many microorganisms that lead to conjunctivitis and a number of other diseases of the organs of vision.

With three ways that tell you how to beautifully paint your eyes with eyeliner:

Look at the upper eyelid

If there is no noticeable crease where it meets the skin under your eyebrows, you have monolid eyes.

Monolid eyes above, non-monolid eyes below. Photo: BLACKDAY/Shutterstock

This form often indicates belonging to the Mongoloid race. There is no need to take the test further, you have already determined your type of eye shape.

Look at the outer corners of your eyes

Imagine that a horizontal line is drawn through the centers of your pupils. If the outer corners of the eyes are slightly above it, as if aiming upward, you have “raised” eyes.

"Raised" eyes. Photo: Irina Bg / Shutterstock

If lower, as if descending to the cheekbones, it’s “drooped.”

"Downcast" eyes. Photo: Pixel-Shot / Shutterstock

Have you decided? So the test is over. If the outer corners of the eyes are approximately at the same level as the pupils, and it is difficult for you to tell whether they are up or down, move on to the next point.

Examine the crease on the upper eyelid

To do this, open your eyes wide and determine whether the fold is visible along its entire length or is partially hidden under the upper part of the eyelid or the skin under the eyebrow.

"Closed eyes. Photo: Victoria Shapiro / Shutterstock

If the crease is hidden, you have “closed” or “hooded” eyes. If not, take the test further.

Look in the mirror with your eyes wide open

Look straight ahead. If you see a stripe of white under or above your iris, you have round eyes.

Round eyes. Photo: Africa Studio / Shutterstock

If there is no white stripe, that is, the upper and lower segments of the pupils are hidden under the eyelids, your eyes are almond-shaped.

Almond-shaped eyes. Photo: Irina Bg / Shutterstock

For wide-set eyes

The main task is to visually narrow the distance between the eyes, so we paint the inner corner with brown or gray shadows, and apply light ones to the outer corners.

Wide-set eyes are perhaps the only case when the eyeliner needs to be drawn more strongly from the inner corner to the middle of the eyelid, and then thinned and shaded.

We do not recommend: painting the inner corner of the eyes with a white pencil, drawing a long tail of the arrow, using white or silver shadows.

For almond-shaped eyes

Mila Kunis

For this type, makeup with an arrow is suitable - you need clear lines, strict graphics. When drawing out “tails” with eyeliner, try to make them long.

For the substrate, you can choose a light matte color: from white to sand. Highlight the inner corners of the eyes with a light shade - this will make the look more open. When applying mascara, tilt your eyelashes slightly to the side, towards the outer corner of your eyes.

We do not recommend: lining the lower eyelid, heavily painting the lower eyelashes, making short ponytails at the wings.

For deep-set eyes

Cameron Diaz

For those with this eye shape, it is important to smooth out the eyebrow line and make the eyes more open. The relief technique will help with this - makeup gives a multi-layered effect, and thus the emphasis is on both the crease of the eyelid and the corners of the eyes.

The easiest way to make deep-set eyes appear more prominent is to distribute one light shade of eyeshadow across the entire upper eyelid, covering both parts of it - both the moving and the stationary. Or simply add some shadow with a subtle shimmer to the inner corners of the eyes: this simple trick will help draw attention away from the shape of the eye and draw it to their color.

Mascara is your best friend. You can paint your eyelashes thickly in several layers, but you should pay more attention to the outer corners of your eyes rather than the inner ones.

We do not recommend: drawing arrows from the inner corner of the eyes (start from the middle of the eyelid), using dark shadows.

Light makeup

The rules for applying shadows must be followed for any makeup - everyday or festive. The following recommendations will help you make your makeup look holistic and effective:

• Apply eyeliner to the upper eyelid along the lash line with a pencil or liquid eyeliner; the line should be thin and extend from the outer edge to the middle of the eye;
• the lash line of the lower eyelid is emphasized with a thin brush with a suitable shade of shadow;

Double arrows for blue eyes

• a black eyeliner is completely unsuitable for ; depending on the color of your skin and hair, choose a golden, gray or brown shade of eyeliner or pencil;
• A simple technique will help to open your eyes and make them more expressive: first apply gray eyeliner, and on top of it silver;

Silver eyeliner and glitter makeup

• purple eyeliner is acceptable , but without using purple shadows;
• mascara according to your skin tone: for fair skin – dark gray or brown, for tanned – dark brown or black.

For blue eyes, brown mascara is preferable.
For blue eyes, you can even do green makeup , which will look easy and impressive:

For drooping eyes

Lily-Rose Depp

With a drooping eyelid, the movable eyelid is either partially or completely covered by a fold. Therefore, the main task is to visually lift the upper eyelid. Makeup using the cut crease technique would be ideal. To do this, choose any nude shade and apply it to the entire eyelid. Then we darken and shade the crease of the eyelid with a shade 2-3 shades darker than the original one. Highlight the area under the eyebrow with highlighter. For a more expressive look, you can add a thin liner, but be sure to mix it with a haze of shadows on the moving eyelid.

We do not recommend: applying shimmering shadows to the upper eyelid, drawing arrows with the tail down, painting the lines clearly and not shading them.