How to paint blue-gray eyes. For round eyes. Emphasize the look with mascara.

Black shadows are a universal make-up tool that should be in every girl's makeup bag. They can be used solo, for example, to create rocky smokey eyes, or combined with cobalt or gold. Black shadows can emphasize any shade of the eyes, make the look more expressive. We offer several ideas for interesting and unusual makeup with black shadows.

How to make makeup with black shadows - application technique

Whether you're using just black or mixing it with lighter shades, remember the main rule. The color should not be completely uniform, otherwise you risk getting round little panda eyes. Blend or dilute with other tones, play with semitones and vary them. The classic scheme for applying dark shadows is shown in the diagram below.

We leave the inner corner as the lightest, this allows you to visually enlarge and “open” the eye. We make the outer corner the darkest - we add depth to the look. The tone on the movable eyelid - smoothly transitions from light to dark. We emphasize the fold with a certain intermediate shade, do not darken it too much, otherwise the eyes will “fail”.

smoky eyes

We associate classic black smokey eyes with images of rock divas, with mysterious and inaccessible beauties. Unfortunately, such a make-up is hardly suitable for everyday use, but for going to a club or a concert it is just right. Let's get started.

We will need: a black pencil (it is better to take a semi-soft one to make it easier to blend), an asphalt shade of shadow, a brush for shading, as well as a small flat brush with a beveled edge for eyeliner of the lower eyelid, mascara.

Step-by-step instruction

1. First, apply a primer to the eyelid. It allows the shadows to be better shaded, and the color to remain bright and saturated.
2. Draw a pencil line along the upper lashes.
3. Cover the upper eyelid with a dense layer of black shadows.
4. "Pull" the color towards the crease of the eyelid, then blend. Movements should be fast and sharp.
5. With a wide, clean brush, carefully soften the borders. In no case should they be clear.
6. Take Special attention inner corner of the eye. Blend the shadows in the direction of the eyebrow. Add colors to the outer corner.
7. Line the lower eyelid with a beveled brush. Make the line more voluminous.
8. Fine-tune your eyelashes. If the event is very solemn, then it is permissible to add a few artificial beams to the outer corner.

"Smoky" by makeup artist Liz Eldridge, video

Eye makeup black and white shadows

The classic combination of black and white in makeup looks elegant and expensive, besides this is a great solution for owners of small eyes. The next make-up is more of an evening version, it will be in perfect harmony with red lipstick, smooth hair and massive diamond earrings.

You will need a minimum of tools and materials: white matte shadows (you can use a special pencil), soft black or graphite pencil, black matte shadows, liquid or gel eyeliner, mascara, flat brush, fluffy shading brush, small with a beveled edge.

Step-by-step instruction

1. We always start by applying the base. If you use a white pencil, then it will serve as an excellent base.
2. "Whiten" the movable eyelid.
3. Draw a fold with a pencil. We start from the outer corner.
4. We collect shadows on a flat brush and with soft “investing” movements we wear them along the fold line.
5. With quick movements, blend the shadows towards the eyebrows. Note that we are only "capturing" the outer border of the color.
6. We bring the lower eyelid. Soften the line.
7. We draw an arrow. It should be as thin as possible at the inner corner and gradually thicken towards the outer.

Light makeup with black shadows

Makeup looks softer and more natural using black and beige shadows. It can be done in pencil technique, for which we need to prepare a dark brown pencil, black eyeliner, cream shadows a tone darker than the skin, black matte shadows, light mother-of-pearl, mascara.

Step-by-step instruction

1. We apply the base.
2. We bring the upper eyelid with a pencil, draw an inverted V in the outer corner. The line continues in the crease of the eyelid.
3. Fill the outer corner with color (for now, use only a pencil).
4. Duplicate the pencil line with black shadows. A small brush will do the job best.
5. We take a fluffy brush and gently extinguish the color border. Under the eyebrow we apply mother-of-pearl. Please note that you should not have a clear border between the tones, mix them.
6. Bring the lower eyelid.
7. We apply beige shadows on the moving eyelid.
8. Draw an arrow with black eyeliner.
9. We paint eyelashes. Let's reveal a little secret. If you want to get bright fluffy and long eyelashes, then first apply voluminous mascara (4 layers), then add lengthening (2-3 layers).

Makeup for brown eyes - black and glitter

Black shadows are ideally combined with gold, silver, as well as with all kinds of sparkles and sequins. The make-up turns out to be festive, but at the same time seasoned, it does not look cheap or too youthful. Such a bright luxurious make-up reminds us of the bewitching east, so it is ideal for brown-eyed beauties with an almond-shaped cut.

We will use creamy shadows of two varieties of gold (yellow and brownish) and black shades, gel eyeliner. Don't forget to stock up on lush false eyelashes.

Step-by-step instruction

1. Apply light gold to the inner corner of the eye with soft inserting movements. The layer should be dense. You can climb a little on the lower eyelid.
2. Next, apply a darker tone. Closer to the outer corner, we put it in several layers.
3. The outer corner itself is highlighted in black. The border between the colors does not need to be shaded.
4. We draw an arrow, we will have it wide enough along the entire length, and glue the cilia. Now you are a real Scheherazade and will be able to win the heart of the Sultan.

Makeup for blue eyes with black shadows

Owners of blue eyes should pay attention to this makeup.

We perform it in the classic smoky eye technique, but gold sparkles applied along the lower eyelid line add zest to the image. You can add some glitter to upper part eyes, but don't get carried away.

Makeup for green eyes with black shadows

With silver shades, you should always be very careful, because you can get an overly futuristic look. Black is able to balance the metallic sheen, make it deeper and nobler.

To create a two-tone makeup, you will need a gel eyeliner with a good thin brush, black matte shadows, and silver mother-of-pearl. You can add glitter if you like.

Step-by-step instruction

1. We draw an arrow. It should be even and clear. We make a gradual thickening closer to the outer corner of the eye. Please note that the corner itself is clearly outlined.
2. Fill the "tail" of the arrow with color.
3. Carefully duplicate the lines with shadows. Don't go beyond their limits.
4. Apply silver shadows to the central part of the moving eyelid and to the corner. Mix with black.
5. Add some silver glitter to the center.
6. Bring the lower eyelid, slightly blend the line.
7. Color your eyelashes.
8. Attention: this makeup should remain clear and graphic, so shading is not needed.

Make-up with black and silver shadows, video

It should be started after the skin tone is evened out and the eyebrows are summed up. And first they apply shadows, and only then they paint the eyelashes, and not vice versa. How to paint eyes with shadows? An important aspect is the choice of shadows.

Types of shadows

• Dry shadows. This is a classic type of shadow, familiar to many. They have a long shelf life due to the absence of moisture in the composition.
• Liquid shadows. Their main component is vegetable wax, which gives makeup increased durability. Because of the instant drying, they should be applied quickly.
• Shadow pencil. Use them for a beautiful glossy glow on the eyelids. True, they are difficult to shade, and they quickly roll down.

• Shadow mousse. This is a kind of cosmetic know-how. Easy to apply, but their amount should be accurately dosed, since excess is difficult to remove.

To make the shadows on the eyelids look brighter and more saturated and at the same time hold firmly, do not crumble or roll down, you need to apply a base on the eyelid. If you don’t have such a product, then a light moisturizer will replace it: apply a little on the upper eyelid, blot the excess with a paper towel. Then start applying shadows. Apply lighter shadows to the inner corners of the eyes, and darker ones to the outer ones.

What Not to Do

• Apply matte shadows with a damp sponge, otherwise the whole tone effect will be ruined. This technique is relevant only for shadows with mother of pearl.

How to choose a color

When choosing the color of the shadows, consider the lighting: it can change the shade. It is optimal if you pick up shadows under a fluorescent lamp directed at your face.

If you decide to make up your eyes using the smokey eye technique (“smoky eyes”), then you should know: this is not necessarily a combination of black and gray. On green and brown eyes, a combination of khaki and dark brown looks good. Dangerous colors for this technique are lilac and blue, they can look like bruises on the face. For the rest - do not be afraid of color and experiment.

Smokey eye makeup

This makeup can be both evening and daytime. The quality of smokey eyes depends on the beautiful and correct shading of the shadows.

• The slapping technique works well for this makeup. Pick up a large amount of shadow on the brush, then shake it off, removing all the excess, and apply the shadows first on the moving eyelid.

• If you applied the shadows carefully, it will not be difficult for you to blend them quickly and competently. Take a round and elastic brush and with light pressure blend the shadows on the fixed eyelid from the outer to the inner corner of the eyes.

Remember: the success of makeup largely depends on whether you made up your eyes correctly.

Usually for everyday "use" we do discreet soft makeup. But such a discreet natural option would be absolutely inappropriate for an evening trip to a restaurant or a party, when a more saturated color of the shadows and a bright accent on the eyes are vital. And if you need to emphasize facial features that usually merge in the evening twilight, then you will be rescued.

For an evening out, you always want to look like a queen. Black shadows will help with this.

Makeup with black shadows

Yes, for evening events, we can afford to experiment with makeup, boldly applying dark shadows. Moreover, the main rule of coloring the eyes with black shadows is not to violate the framework of reason. Also, do not neglect the basic law of any eye makeup: dark shades are applied exclusively to the eyelid, but not to the crease, which can simply ruin the entire make-up. And in order to learn the correct execution from the master, you can watch his work on the video.

So, when applying evening makeup, we quite naturally strive to emphasize our eyes more. dark color shadows, including black and . They need to be applied to the upper eyelids and shaded towards the crease. The rest of the upper eyelids under the eyebrows are complemented by shades of pastel shades. Such rich dark shadows are most often used by dark-eyed girls. However, the owners of blue and green eyes are also not forbidden to use black shadows. It's just that there are some little secrets of that, and not to disturb the color harmony.

Undoubtedly, dark shadows are most suitable for brunettes.

But with proper use, it looks gorgeous on light types.

Everyone knows that black shadows in color contrast do not look very advantageous in light-colored eye makeup: the combination comes out too sharp. But such shadows look great on the upper contour of the eye, when combined with shadows of any other shades. Lighter shadows (blue, pink, gray, greenish shades) are often used in the inner corner of the eye, gradually turning into black in the outer corner. Thanks to this transition, you can visually make your eyes more open, and give your face more freshness, which will make it rested. It is very important at the same time to apply black shadows only along the contour of the eye itself and not to shade them over the entire upper eyelid. Above the natural crease are applied only beige colors, because this is already more of a base for eye makeup, in the role of which any of the tones, as close as possible to the natural skin tone, can successfully cope.

Everyone knows what gives the look additional expressiveness and extraordinary depth, and makes the female image extremely mysterious and even sexy. And to create such a fatal makeup, you will need:

• black mascara with extra volume effect,
• liquid eyeliner,
• soft black liner
• shades of black and dark gray.

Black shadows create shocking vivid image, so they are often used by modern film actresses and show stars. These shadows perfectly emphasize brown eyes. But even with the strongest desire to create such a bold image, it is better to use them with care and even caution. It is also important to take into account that sunlight greatly enhances the colors of any makeup, so in the daytime version of makeup it is better to avoid black shadows in large quantities. Better yet, leave black shadows for an evening or even a gala event. That's when the exaggerated eye contour does not seem predatory.

Black and white version

Most of us are accustomed to using the same makeup in all life situations. Although we know that this is not entirely correct. In different cases (at work, a party, a trip out of town), a woman must have an appropriate make-up.

A - this is just that classic sophisticated version of the make-up, which is suitable for use both during the day and at night. In addition, it is perfect for any wardrobe and style. Not only that: a beautiful black and white range of eye makeup can work wonders. In such a contrast, a woman seems mysterious and languid, her look is full of depth and charm, and the charm of her emphasized eyes is a hundred times brighter.

A black and white eye shadow make-up option can be worn during the day

It is quite natural that when performing black and white makeup, there are generally accepted rules that will be followed when following these tips:

• white shadows tend to visually enlarge the eyes, and black ones tend to decrease. In addition, light lines make the contour of the eyes blurry, and black ones add emphasis and distinctness to the lines;
• to get the effect of shining sparkling eyes, you just need to apply white or light pearl shadows to the inner corners of the eye;
• for a daytime make-up version, it is better not to draw arrows, but only try to emphasize the natural beauty of the eyes.

This make-up looks very gentle and emphasizes the natural beauty of the eyes.

Makeup with black shadows step by step

There are many options for how to do it. True, they are all very similar and differ only in details. So:

1. First, you need to apply a primer under the shadows with a special gel or cream: subsequently, it will not allow the shadows to roll and crumble.
2. In black and white makeup, it is better to use creamy texture shadows with a helium base. With fingertips, you need to apply black shadows on the upper eyelid to its natural crease. Using a brush, you need to smooth the edges and make all the lines as smooth as possible.
3. Using a black pencil, you need to carefully draw the line of the lower eyelashes.
4. Under the eyebrow line on the upper eyelids, you need to apply mother-of-pearl shades of white. They should also be applied overlapping on the line of dark shadows under the lower lash line so that the black shadows do not appear.
5. At the end, it remains to make up the upper and lower eyelashes with black mascara. You can also twist them with tongs, and then apply the next coat of paint, which will give the impression of theatrical eyes. You can also attach tufts of false eyelashes. To avoid the effect of sticky eyelashes, you need to comb them with a special brush.

The most daring girls can do it in the daytime version. And although usually “for every day” we perform a natural make-up look, there is still a way to brightly highlight the eyes and not seem vulgar. Here is the procedure for applying such a compromise makeup option:

• For a quality result, it is important to apply the foundation on the eyelids.
• Lines are drawn with white shadows on the upper eyelid, and a strip is drawn with shining light shadows in the inner corner of the eye.
• Black shadows are applied to the outer corner of the eye. Later, this area will be shaded with a brush until it completely merges with white shadows. It is important not to overdo it in such a make-up, so that it turns out to be soft, and not catchy.
• Further, the eyes can be summed up with a black contour pencil, or you can not let them down.
• In conclusion, eyelashes are tinted with black mascara. After that, the black and white daytime makeup option can be considered complete.

Here it is - eye makeup in black and white shadows. Of course, you should not abuse them. But a sense of proportion will help to keep the line.

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Often dark shadows are combined with bright lips.

Makeup with dark shadows is often used to create retro looks.

Celebrities love makeup too dark colors Story by: Nicole Scherzinger

"Twilight" Kristen Stewart

Also often done in dark colors.

This makeup is very popular to use on the catwalks.

Stylists often complement dark eye makeup with “wine” lips.

Black and brown shadows

Video

Makeup helps girls emphasize all the advantages of facial beauty and hide certain flaws. If you know how to paint your eyes correctly, you can highlight their depth and brightness, make the look more languid or dramatic.

The first thing to remember is that you need to use high-quality cosmetics. Any cheap shadows (regardless of whether they are liquid or pressed) tend to roll in the folds of the eyelid. It looks extremely sloppy and spoils the overall image. The second thing to focus on is the base. Without a tonal and powder coating, the colors of the shadows will be inexpressive.

When the eyelids hang down, the eyes immediately become visually smaller, this gives extra age and creates the effect of “chronic” fatigue. Gently darkening the problem area, you can not only immediately become younger and refresh the image.

Master class on how to make up eyes with a lowered eyelid:

1. The base is applied to the upper eyelid, the lower one is applied with a light pencil or highlighter. The skin fold at the outer corner is carefully shaded with brown shadows or a liner;
2. The brown shade is stretched to a third of the lower eyelid, a ponytail is made at the corner to create a small arrow. Professionals blend shadows or a pencil with a brush, but at home you can use a sponge;
3. To beautifully darken the overhanging part of the eyelid, a dark shade of shadows is applied over it, as close as possible to the natural palette. It blends very well. Beige light shadows are applied to the outer part and also stewed;
4. To make it as natural as possible, the shadows of the two shades gently blend together. This will provide a transition from the light part to the dark;
5. Only after that an arrow is drawn on the outer corner. To do this, it is best to use a dark shade of shadows: brown, graphite gray or another of your choice;
6. If the eyelids hang a lot, but you also need to create a reflective accent on top of the darkened crease. To do this, under the eyebrows and before the beginning of the darkened zone, pearl-colored shadows or a shimmer are applied;
7. A thin line of black eyeliner is drawn along the lash line. The lower eyelid can be tinted with a bright liner. It is selected depending on the color of the eyes;
8. The corners are brightened with a highlighter. They also tint the area under the lower eyelid.

Bulging and large eyes

If almond-shaped eyes do not cause any problems to their owners, then girls with bulging and overly large eye sockets have to visually narrow them all the time.

How to make up bulging round eyes:

1. A clear black outline is applied to the cream base. The easiest way to create it is with eyeliner. The line of the liner is shaded with a beveled hard sponge or brush to create a spectacular tip;
2. The moving part of the eyelid is covered with a matte calm shade of shadows. Additionally, the crease under the eyebrow is clarified;
3. After over light color quite a bit of dark is applied. You should not completely divert your eyes into darkening - this will give an extra emphasis on the convex part;
4. Only after that the classic arrow is drawn with a dark liner. Some makeup artists use black shadows for this purpose, which they apply with a very small and thin dampened brush;
5. With the help of a brush, small strokes are made upwards, the shadows seem to stretch towards the middle of the eye. This will darken the moving eyelid and make it as accurate as possible;
6. Highlighter or shadows with a shimmer are applied to the corners;
7. Now, from the middle of the lower eyelid, a light natural eyelash shadow is created. It is most convenient to do this with the same shadows that were used for the base on the top. Be sure to emphasize the lower stroke of the eye. To do this, you need to bring it with a gray or dark beige pencil. It is unacceptable to use light shades.

We paint narrow and small eyes

Slanted or narrow eyes most often have a small shape. But despite this, with the right makeup, they look incredibly impressive and beautiful.

Makeup for narrow eyes

How to properly make up oriental eyes at home:

1. The entire moving eyelid is worked out with the lightest shade. Ideally, it should be close to porcelain or white;
2. After that, the skin is covered with mother-of-pearl or shimmeror;
3. A thin line is applied to the inner corner of the eye and the outer part with a liner. Next, a cold shade of brown is selected and applied to the upper crease at the eyebrow;
4. Now the most interesting point. The scheme for painting narrow eyes is fundamentally different from all those described above. In particular, the fact that the crease between the movable eyelid and the eyebrow is emphasized by a thin line of dark color. It needs to be created with open eye, so the first time will have to work out a little;
5. From this "bird" the tail is stretched, it remains open. After that, from the middle of the eye to the outer corner, the second arrow is stretched, here its tail will close the upper eyelid. Naturally, the lines are shaded according to the growth of eyelashes;
6. After the eyes are brought in a classic way (cat-like) with liquid eyeliner. It remains to add a little mascara and gloss under the lower eyelid.

Evening smokey ice is made according to the same scheme, but brighter colors are selected for it.

The main problem of deep-set eyes is extra volume above the upper crease. If the eyelids are sunken, then the eye socket is "lost" under them. Here it is important to darken not the fold itself, but the space above it.

Instructions on how to do daytime makeup for deep-set eyes:

1. For this type, the optimal beige-brown gamma with a slight splash of red. This will create the most natural shadow;
2. A dark shadow is applied over the problematic fold. It is shaded at a slight angle, as if stretching the eye. The same shade in a very small amount is applied under the lower eyelid;
3. To prevent the eyes from looking tired, a thin classic arrow is painted over the eyelashes. This subtle outline will also help lift the outer corner, making it slightly stretched;
4. For the arrow on the upper eyelid, it is best to work with liquid eyeliner, but do not remove the tip. This will only accentuate the weakness. Leave it open as it were. Underline the lower lash line from the middle to the edge with a dark feathered line;
5. A small amount of gloss is applied to the inner corner. We recommend that with deep-set eyes, work exclusively with matte shadows in natural colors - this will allow you to look much more natural than when using catchy shades;
6. Then mascara is applied and eyebrows are brought up. Note that the area around the eyebrows should also not be highlighted. Leave it almost untouched (with the exception of foundation).

By all the laws of color, if you use the “correct” shades in the shadows, you can achieve an incredible effect: the color will become bright, expressive, deep.

Brown eyes

Brunettes are very dark cold shades. These are purple, lilac and the whole gamut of blue. For daytime makeup, we recommend paying attention to delicate purple tones and matte beige (they are natural and suit everyone).

Greens

Girls with such a unique color are suitable for shades with a reddish pigment. These are brown, red, peach and other "warm" shades. Red and pinkish palettes look especially cool.

Gray and gray blue

These are almost perfect colors. Almost all shades are suitable for their owners, including black and dark gray.

Blue

All blondes are suitable for light gray shades of shadows, yellowish, beige and mother-of-pearl. As an eyeliner, black and dark gray liners are ideal. But brown and bright colors are best avoided.

Many women are interested in how to make up beautifully at home. Most beauties have a good command of technique, but often they cannot understand the huge variety of colors and tools used to perform eye makeup. At the same time, beautifully accentuated with decorative cosmetics, the eyes can favorably highlight the beauty of form and color, make a woman much more attractive, and her appearance more expressive.

There are some enough simple rules make-up, which can be quickly mastered and put into practice by every woman. The eyes are the window to the soul, but they need the right frame. This role is played by high-quality decorative cosmetics for the eyes.

How to make up - the subtleties of makeup

Beautifully made-up eyes make a woman visually younger, highlight the beautiful color of the iris. Subject to a certain technique, you can visually enlarge the eyes or adjust their shape, make them much more expressive. Simple eye makeup rules will tell you the sequence of actions and will be a guide on how to learn how to paint from scratch.

In order to perform high-quality makeup, every woman must have a certain minimum of decorative cosmetics, which is used to work with the eyes:

1. Base for shadows.
2. Shadows in individual packages or in palettes of suitable shades.
3. A dark and light pencil for eyeliner (a special type of pencil is needed for the mucous membrane - kajal).
4. A convenient type of eyeliner - cream, gel, liquid, "felt pen".
5. Mascara of the desired shade.

This is the minimum set that every woman complements with those products that suit her and that she prefers to use.

Selection of the shade of shadows depending on the color of the eyes

For most beautiful ladies, the main difficulty in makeup is how to paint the eyes with shadows. There are a few easy-to-remember rules here:

It is best to select shadows for the eyes according to the principle of contrast. Such shadows highlight the shade of the eyes and make it much brighter and juicier. For example, blue eyes beautifully emphasize brown shades of shadows, grey eyes beautiful with blue, blue, greenish tones, green eyes become just emerald when next to purple and plum flowers, and brown eyes are good with a lot of colors, the main thing is to choose them according to color temperature.

Warm shades will “ask” for softer warm shades of shadows, and cold brown color will be good with gray, blue, cold green and purple colors.

Some colors are neutral and work well with different eye colors. These are all shades of gray and black, a cool taupe that is often referred to as "taup" or "top".

Fashionable red shadows can turn a woman into a tearful or sick woman with sore eyes, but it’s worth making red darker at the outer corner of the eye and drawing a thin line with a dark pencil or eyeliner at the lash line, as makeup becomes very stylish and effective.

It is believed that matte shadows or those with a soft, unobtrusive satin sheen are best suited for daytime.

Shimmery, high-shine, frosty and glitter shadows are suitable for an evening out, and colored pigments are often used to create stage or carnival makeup.

You can make eye makeup with several specially designed products or use one or two products. For large expressive eyes, it is enough to use only separating and lengthening mascara, diligently highlighting the eyelashes. Enlarging the eyes and changing their shape will require more cosmetics and effort, but the result is worth it.

Important! When choosing cosmetics for the eyes, focus on hypoallergenic products. If any of the types of cosmetics provokes an allergy, mercilessly part with it.

Correction of the shape of the eyes with the right makeup

Happy owners of large eyes can just use mascara - and their eyes sparkle precious stones. Those women who have small eyes do not have this advantage, but cosmetics will allow them to quickly make their eyes larger.

The easiest way to quickly enlarge the eyes is to emphasize the water line of the lower eyelid with a light kayal pencil. White color looks a little unnatural, so it is best to stay on a beige or pinkish kayal. Paired with it, you can use a thin line of dark eyeliner along the lash line on the upper eyelid, slightly stepping back from the contour, and then thickly make up the upper lashes with dark mascara. This technique allows you to visually enlarge the eyes and make the look “wide open”. During the day, the pencil on the water line needs to be updated periodically, so it should always be present in every woman's cosmetic bag.

With the help of shadows, pencil or eyeliner, you can also change the shape of the eye.

• If you apply light shadows on deep-set eyes, they will seem more convex and large.
• Bulging eyes can be corrected with dark shadows on the upper eyelid and mascara without using a contour.
• You can give a beautiful almond-shaped eye by extending the line of the lower eyelid with eyeliner towards the outer corner of the eyebrow. An arrow made in this direction along the entire upper eyelid will give the eye a spectacular "cat" shape.
• Close-set eyes can be visually "broke" by darkening the outer corner of the eye and highlighting the inner one. With too widely spaced eyes, they do exactly the opposite.

How to quickly and accurately draw arrows with a pencil or eyeliner

Some women do not know how to use eyeliner, thus depriving themselves of a very practical and effective remedy makeup. The fact is that eyeliners can be different type. Soft and plastic, they are intended for shading, they do not hold the line and are not suitable for making a clear contour. Dense and less greasy are used for neat thin lines and can replace eyeliner, draw arrows with them. different kind and magnitude.

In addition, you can make up your eyes with a pencil as shadows and use it as a “substrate” to create a smokey eye.

A beautiful line of the arrow does not work out for anyone right away. It is especially difficult to make them symmetrical, that is, to draw arrows of the same length and width on each eye.

• To draw a beautiful arrow, you need to place the elbow of the working hand on a hard, stable surface, start drawing from the outer corner of the eye, drawing a line upwards, then draw the outline of the upper eyelashes, connecting it to the tail, and lastly drawing the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe inner corner of the eye.
• The arrows can be thin, medium thickness, large, double, one-color and two-color, emphasizing the contours of only the upper eyelid or both eyelids. Using a pencil, you can make the original eyeliner only on the lower eyelid.
• Beginning craftswomen can try to draw arrows using a special felt-tip pen. Usually it allows you to quickly and easily draw the desired line, and with it you can adjust the thickness of the arrow without problems. To do this, you only need to increase or decrease the intensity of pressing the felt-tip pen. But most eyeliners of this type have a significant drawback - they either end quickly or dry out too quickly.
• Experienced young ladies prefer to use gel or cream eyeliner. It is produced by numerous cosmetic companies in cute little jars, applied with a special brush - with a thin tip or beveled. With this tool, you can draw the thinnest arrows or depict wide ones, in the style of the 60s, which is also in fashion now.

Important! Observe the expiration dates of eye cosmetics. Old cosmetics contain a lot of microorganisms that can cause conjunctivitis and many other eye diseases.

How to use mascara correctly

Most women are firmly convinced that they know very well how to apply mascara correctly, because. most often this is the first means of decorative cosmetics that a girl begins to use in her life.

However, most of us unknowingly ruin our mascara by making piston-like movements back and forth, trying to get mascara onto the brush. This is a fundamentally wrong action, accelerating the spoilage of the product. With such movements, air is injected into the tube, which contributes to the oxidation of the carcass and the ingress of harmful microorganisms into it. The product can deteriorate, and eyes with such mascara can become very inflamed.

In order to make the look more expressive and the eyelashes longer, we color the eyes with zigzag movements, bringing the brush to the very base of the eyelashes. Thus, we paint them over the entire length, separate them and lengthen them, covering them with a thin and even layer of mascara without lumps and gluing.

Mascara is a perishable product, its life usually does not exceed 3 months, so you should not try in vain to “reanimate” dried or thickened mascara. It still will not go well and evenly, or it will begin to crumble under the eyes a couple of hours after application. This mascara should be thrown away and purchased fresh. You need to buy only the copy that is "sealed" in cellophane and has a sticker indicating the date of manufacture. Expired mascara is a collection of bacteria and fungus that can lead to serious eye problems.

Step by Step Makeup Tutorials

Simple step-by-step instruction will help women learn the basics of eye makeup, so that they can use their knowledge to perform more complex options. This method will clearly show how you can paint your eyes in stages and help you easily remember the sequence of actions.

On our site you can find many step-by-step photos of creating eye makeup or watch special videos. These lessons will help you learn the procedure and accurately repeat them in your makeup.

Many makeup gurus recommend eye makeup first. This is due to the fact that during the application process, shadows and other decorative cosmetics products can crumble, staining the area under the eyes. If foundation and powder are applied to the face, removing traces of shadows and mascara can smear the layer of cosmetics and spoil the whole work. If the eyes are made up before applying the tone and powder, it will be possible to carefully remove traces of paint, apply foundation or BB cream, powder and mask the traces of bruises and swelling under the eyes with a concealer. As a result of this technique, you can get a perfect, perfectly executed and very neat eye makeup.

Everyday option

For everyday eye makeup, women with large eyes simply line the lash line with eyeliner or a pencil, and cover the eyelashes with mascara.

If you want to make up more expressively, you can use this scheme:

• Apply basic light shadows on the eyes - on the entire upper eyelid.
• With a shade slightly darker, use a soft fluffy brush to highlight the crease of the upper eyelid, bringing the color closer to the outer corner of the eye.
• Bring the upper eyelid as close as possible to the lash line, and even better - between them. This will make the eyes look bigger and more expressive.
• Cover the upper eyelashes with dark mascara (black for brunettes and brown-haired women, brown for blondes and redheads).
• To top off this simple make-up, it’s good to slightly lighten the inner corner of the eye with light satin shadows, as well as lighten the area under the eyebrow.

Important! Store eye makeup in closed boxes away from sun rays, in a cool place. Wash your brushes and applicators frequently, wipe down packaging, and wash makeup bags. This will help not only maintain a presentable appearance of cosmetics, but also protect against the reproduction of pathogenic microflora.

Universal "smoky eyes"

Smoky eye makeup never goes out of style, only the shades of shadows and the degree of color intensity change. Most often, classic smokey eyes are made on a substrate of shadows to give the desired density to the color. Good way how to make shadows from a pencil - take a pencil with a soft plastic texture, apply it on the upper eyelid, then gently blend with a soft brush.

You can use a pencil, creamy eyeshadow instead of eyeshadow, or apply regular dry eyeshadow on top of a pencil or cream eyeshadow to give the shade depth and velvety. To do this, with a fluffy brush, the shadows are superimposed in layers on the upper eyelid, outlining its shape and contours.

To get a beautiful haze around the eyes, the shadows need to be shaded well. For these purposes, a lush brush is used with neutral light shadows typed on it, which is carefully passed along the contour of dark shadows.

You can simply complete the makeup with mascara on the eyelashes or apply eyeliner, make an arrow, and for a "big exit" sticking artificial eyelashes for greater expressiveness.

evening make-up

It is easy to turn everyday makeup or smokey eyes into an evening one with the help of shiny and sparkling shadows and “metallic” eyeliner. You can apply them on the entire eyelid or use them fragmentarily, for example, apply shiny shadows or glitter only on the center of the upper eyelid. This technique will make the eyes more convex and expressive.

The line of shiny eyeliner looks impressive and at the same time more modest than too sparkling shadows. It can be combined with regular black eyeliner by making very expressive double arrows.

First, an arrow is carefully drawn with black eyeliner or a pencil. Then, when she “grabs”, just above her, a line is drawn along her upper contour with bright colored or shiny metallic eyeliner. This makeup is perfectly complemented by lush false eyelashes.

Creating a permanent make-up

A significant part of women have “fatty” eyelids, on which no, even the most expensive and high-quality cosmetics rest. After several hours of wearing makeup, it "floats" and loses its clear outline. To prevent this from happening, you need to use a special base for eyelid makeup.

This tool is simply applied in a thin layer on the skin of the upper eyelid and allowed to gain a foothold. Against such a background, any shadows look brighter and juicier, perfectly blended and worn up to two times longer than without a base.

In the absence of a base, you can use non-greasy cream shadows that need to be lightly powdered, or a soft eyeliner that needs to be blended well. For light shadows, it is good to use a white pencil, and for bright and dark shadows, a black pencil is suitable. It will make the shadows more saturated and expressive, give them depth and richness.

The correct use of decorative cosmetics for the eyes can make a woman's face more expressive and brighter, emphasizing its originality and beauty. When performing bright eye makeup, you need to remember that in order not to look vulgar, you need to focus on only one accent. If these are eyes, then lips should either not be highlighted at all, or a neutral gloss or lipstick should be used.

Eye makeup helps to give the appearance a certain chic and sophistication, but this will only happen if the makeup is done flawlessly neat. Careless shading, smeared shadows, uneven eyeliner and mascara, lying in lumps on the eyelids and crumbling under the eyes, will quickly nullify all efforts and make even a naturally beautiful woman sloppy.

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