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Applying makeup?

What is the best way to apply eyeshadow that has 3 colors, light, medium and dark? I have blue eyes and I want them to pop when I meet people? Any other Makeup Tips will be good too.

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How do I blend, Are there special brushes that I need?

It is kind of hard to tell you how to apply your eye shadow without actually seeing your eyes. The shape of your eye and the amount of eyelid exposed are most important when applying your eye shadow.

But… this is a typical application for most people.

First… If you are using a powder eye shadow, be sure you have set a nice base on your lids to ensure proper blending.

To set a base: Using a damp (NOT wet) sponge (Sponges ensure an even coverage), apply a small amount of foundation on your lid, preferably a shade lighter than your normal foundation. Next, using a “powder brush,” brush on some loose powder, preferably translucent, to set the foundation. I like to use a “powder puff” to gently swipe away any excess powder.

There, now you have a nice canvas for your eyes…

Now, a really NEAT trick… have you ever noticed how your eye shadow all of a sudden POPS after you apply Lipstick? WELL, apply the color of lipstick you are going to use FIRST and then you will notice your shadow application becomes easier to gauge! 

Okay, here we go… be sure you have an eye shadow Brush. Some people have to use two or three different sized brushes, but the same desired results can be accomplished with using only one brush. (Those little sponge applicators that come with the eye shadow lack the ability to have color CONTROL and can be painful to an arthritic hand.)

First, cover your whole lid with the lightest color, from the eyelashes to the eyebrow! Do not go past the imaginary line that connects the corner of your eyelid to the end of your eyebrow. (If you feel your eyebrow is too short due to over tweezed eyebrows, then take the handle of your eye shadow brush and place it on the tip of your nose and connect it to the outer corner of your eye. The handle should extend out past the corner of your eye and where it sets is the farthest your eyebrow should go.)

Okay, second, apply the medium color to the brow bone out to the end of your eyebrow and angle back in to the corner of your eye. BLEND gently. As the old saying goes, “Blend, blend till there ain’t no end!” I believe that an eye shadow brush will give you the best blending when it comes to powder eye shadows.

Third, apply the dark color to the natural crease of your eyelid starting from the outer corner of your eyelid dragging the color with a PULLING motion (ONLY ON THE CREASE) toward the center of your eyelid with a back and forth natural motion. For a more open look to your eye, go no farther than an imaginary line from your pupil going straight up. To give a more closed look to the eye, follow the crease to the inner corner of your eyelid. Be sure that the darkest part of your eye shadow is near the OUTER corner and fades toward the center of your crease.

When applying MORE DARK color, always start from the outer corner and pull the shadow gently with your brush to the center of your crease and further if need be. (Adding color from the center of your eye can cause blotchiness or lines of demarcation in your color which can result in an undesirable finish.

Once you have your crease just right, slightly blend some color toward the lashes and then slightly upward toward the brow. Be sure NOT to over power the other colors when blending. Add the darker color in stages… you can always add but you can’t take away without having to start all over!!

Finally, take a small amount of the lighter colored shadow and slightly dust it over the top portion of the lid again blending gently into the darkest. Eventually, you will get use to this technique and go back and forth between all the colors until you feel it is perfected.

Compliment your shadowed look with a liner created from water (or moisturizer) and your darkest shadow color blended to a paste…

Also, mix the darkest shadow with the medium shadow and smudge under the eye for a smoky softer look. Again, for an open look, the line should go no farther than the center of the lid (where the pupil is), for a more closed look, line the whole lower lid to the inside corner of the eye.

Of course… Mascara will make those eyes POP!! Choose a color that compliments the shadow… Slate tends to be a favorite regardless…

Sorry for the book… but I hope this helps out…

How to Apply Makeup : Tips for Applying Eyeshadow

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