Eye Make-Up: Basic Rules to Follow

Hate rules? Like eye make-up? So, be ready to like eye make-up rules! Easy to follow and effective, eye make-up rules are among other important secrets that pretty women should keep.

1. Eye Make-Up – Highlight. Use eye shadow under eyebrows. This is the lightest shadow you use. For evening make-up, highlight can be shining (gold or silver, ivory yellow); for day make-up use buff or light rosy shadows. Shadows should be just under the eyebrows, they reflect light, visually increasing the distance between eye and eyebrow. Sometimes a combination of three different highlights is used. They are applied on different zones of eyebrow arch: one is put on the inner zone, another is put on the central zone and the third one is put on the tail of the eye. This combination creates an extra effect, color play.

2. Eye Make-Up – Superior Eyelid Shadows. Shadows that you put on superior eyelids should be the brightest. The color you use should match your clothes. It is preferable to use some fancy colors. Shadows are applied in the following way: the lightest are used on the inner third of eyelid, the darkest are used on the outer third of eyelid, and the brightest ones are put on the central part of eyelid. Still, any other combinations are welcome. It’s up to you to decide on the way you put shadows, but, please, do not forget that striking is not always exquisite.

3. Eye Make-Up Contour. This is the darkest shadow that is used for giving an extra volume to your eyes and highlighting it. It is applied by means of linear or eyeliner. Contour line starts with superior eyelid fold and widens upwards – to be seen even when eyes are open and look straightforward. Contour can be slightly shaded breadthways near the tails of the eyes. Possible colors to use are grey, cacao, terra cotta, green, smoky and different tints of brown.

4. Eye Make-Up – Inferior Eyelid Shadows. The same tints are used here as those put on superior eyelids. Shadows are applied in the line of the tail of the eyes. But they should be hardly noticed and carefully shaded. Thus, the eye line is highlighted and rounded.

So, 1,2,3,4 and your eye make-up is ready! Remember that the rules above are rather general. You are welcome to incorporate your unique understanding of eye make-up. Combined with universal rules, your personal approach to make-up will help you to work out an individual style that will make everyone admire.