Popping Eyeshadows

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN CREATE THE ULTIMATE SULTRY EYE LOOK:

PRIME YOUR EYELIDS

PREP YOUR LIDS BY DABBING ON AN EYE PRIMER WITH YOUR RING FINGER TO CREATE AN EVEN BASE. THE PRIMER WILL ENSURE YOUR EYE SHADOW GOES ON SMOOTHLY AND WEARS EVENLY.

WHAT TO PUT WHERE

USE THE LIGHTEST SHADES WHEN HIGHLIGHTING. GO UNDER THE BROW BONE AND CORNER OF THE EYE WITH LIGHT WHITES, CHAMPAGNES OR REFLECTIVE SHADES BECAUSE THEY BRIGHTEN YOUR ENTIRE EYE. MEDIUM SHADES BLEND THE COLOURS TOGETHER AND MAP OUT THE SHAPE YOU WANT. SWEEP A WARM OR COOLTONED SHADE INTO THE PART OF YOUR LID THAT SINKS IN THE MOST. DARKER SHADES ARE USED FOR DEPTH, IN THE CREASE AND AROUND THE LASH LINES. THE CREASE IS THE SWEET SPOT FOR EVERY KIND OF SMOKY EYE.

APPLICATION

A BIG, TAPERED FLUFFY BRUSH IS IDEAL FOR BLENDING AND HARMONISING THE COLOUR COMBINATIONS AND BUFFING OUT HARD LINES.

SHAPING

IF YOU’D LIKE TO ALTER THE APPEARANCE OF CLOSE-SET EYES, THEN DRAW ATTENTION TO THE OUTER HALF OF YOUR LID WITH A DARKER SHADOW. FOR DEEP-SET EYES, BLEND A MEDIUM COLOUR ON MOST OF YOUR LID, LEAVING YOUR DARKEST HUE ONLY ON THE OUTER CREASES. THIS WILL DRAW MORE LIGHT TO YOUR LID AND OPEN UP YOUR EYES.