Small Eyes Makeup Tips
Making the eyes come alive is a real art and like any good artist you will have to first leam the exacting techniques of accurate Brush work and careful .colour-blending. Almond shaped eyes are considered to be the ideal. So when making-up eyes, one tries with the help of light and dark eye make-up to inake the necessary changes to give the eyes an almond appearance.
To Enlarge Small Eyes
Start at the outer corner of the eye with medium tone eye color . Set shape by angling slightly upward. Apply eye color on entire eyelid as far as crease, blending outward. Softly blend darkest color in crease and at outer corner of eye. Line upper lid at lash line from inner corner to outer corner. Line lower lid under lashes on outer corner only. about one third of eye from outer corner then apply your mascara.
Use your best judgement for placement of highlighting w/ lighter colors, to make your eyes more open; and also utilising darker colors to contour and even your eyes out – always remember that darker colors used as shading will recede and minimise, and lighter colors will bring out and make larger. Check out model A + model C for makeup application tips for small eyes ideas and adjust colors to suit your look, and use your dark and light shades to balance your eyes as much as possible.
Try using an eyeshadow which contrasts with the colour of your eyes (the opposite on the color wheel). For example, if you have green eyes, use burnt orange shades to draw attention to the area. Be careful to apply it to the edges of your eye, and not the entire eyelid. Blend well with a lighter colo.
Follow with an application of dark eyeshadows to your lids. Conversely, make small eyes appear bigger like this: 1b. Line inner lids with a nude-colored or white eye pencil. 2b. Follow with light, luminous shades of eyeshadow on your lids. *Be sure to use a soft eye pencil, never a liquid liner when lining your inner lids.
Pay attention to the lash line to add definition to the eye area. Lift your eyelid gently to apply eye pencil right into the lash line on the upper lid. Dot the pencil along the lower lashes and smudge carefully with swab to enlarge the eye area.
Eyeliner: application of liner needs to be as close to your lashes as possible, so start with a sharp pencil! Use a very fine line when using eyeliner (liquid or pencil), especially with your small eyes, and keep the liner even on both top and bottom. Smudge to soften and avoid a harsh line. As you want to make your eyes look bigger, start your eyeliner above your iris and extend just past the outer corner of your eye, making sure the line is straight across or slightly upward - blend upward and outward.
