Applying Eye Makeup

Eyes constitute an important part in the body. They are important in more ways than one. Eyes express what words fail to convey. Women want their eyes to be appealing and they have been using make up to accentuate the beauty of their eyes. It has been an age old practice. Here are some tips for eye makeup.

Before applying eye makeup, it is recommended that you use a concealer to screen the dark circles and wrinkles around your eyes. Ensure that the shade of the concealer is a bit lighter than your natural skin tone. Do not use it in excessive amounts. Apply the eye shadow in many thin layers.

Eye shadows are meant to highlight the beauty of the eyes. They are used to create depth to the eyes. If you use dark colors, your eyes may look smaller, while a lighter color will make them appear larger. If possible, use an eye brush to brush the shadow up. To highlight the eyes, add a lighter shade of the same color as the eye make up to your brow bone.

Too much of a shadow or liner will also make the eyes look smaller. While using a lighter color on the eyelid, use a darker color in the crease and a highlighter under the brow. This helps in creating illusions with eye shadows. If the eyes are small, don't use too much shadow or liner � it will make your eyes look even smaller.

For large eyes, wear darker shadow on the lid and extend it to the crease. Use a flat color to highlight under the brow. If the eyes are deep-set, use light colors under the skin and the brow and a medium color under the crease. Accentuate the outer corners of the eye with shadow. For wide-set eyes, use darker colors on the inner corners with shadow.

Take an eyeliner pencil and outline the top and bottom of your eyelids. Instead of a straight line, make short, small sized close dots with the eyeliner. Smudge the dots or the line lightly from the inner corners to the outer corners, for softer line. For the eyelashes, first use the eyelash separator comb. Then apply thin mascara. If you don't have many lashes, apply the mascara individually and re-comb your lashes. Allow the lashes to dry and repeat the process.

Remove the eye makeup with a cotton ball or swab soaked in makeup remover. Otherwise, you may use makeup remover pads, which are also good. Be gentle and don't rush. Be careful especially while removing mascara. You can gently rub the underside of the lashes until they come off completely.

Useful eye makeup tips:

• If your eyes are set too close to each other, put a dark shade like triangle acroos outer corners of the upper eyelid.
• If your eyes are placed too wide apart, add a blend of eye shadow across the inner halves of the upper eye lid towards the brow line. Add a slanting shadow on outer corners of the lower eyelid.
• Take a piece of cotton wool, dip it in solution of witch-hazel and use it as eye pads.
• To give a fresh look to your eyes, use a ball of cotton wool immersed in milk on top of your eyes each time you go to bed at night for 2-5 minutes.