How to Apply Eye Shadow Like a Pro
Whether you're pulling off the sexy smoky eye look or just want your eye makeup to last longer, the secret is all in your technique. You don't need to spend a lot of money to replicate a celebrity-inspired look, but you do need to apply powder to eyelids using certain color combinations and blend colors in just the right areas.Get that runway-inspired look you crave with these essential tips for applying eye shadow from the country's top makeup artists:
1. Apply eye shadow wet. Dab a layer of alcohol-free toner onto your lids before sweeping on your favorite shadow to increase the shadow's staying power. The "trick is to mist the eye shadow, not drench it", says celebrity makeup artist Elke Von Freudenberg.
2. Use shimmer powder to enhance the smoky eye look. Combine your dark brown or pewter shadow with gold or silver shimmer for the ultimate celebrity-inspired look. Celebrity makeup artist www.christopherdrummond.com/Christopher Drummond points out that the key to achieving beautiful and sexy, smoky eyes is to "keep the darker shades toward the outer crease and the shimmer highlights toward the inner crease of the eye".
3. Blend eye shadow out to the top of the cheekbones. Mario Dedivanovic, makeup artist for Kim and Khloe Kardashian and other celebs, recommends applying eye shadow down to the cheek bones to enhance a lighter color. Mario suggests blending a light shimmery shadow all the way down to the cheek bones and also sweeping some onto the brow bone to create a bolder look.
4. Wear the opposite color eye shadow to make your natural eye color pop. Cool colors have a blue undertone, while warm colors have a red or orange undertone, says Karen Cecilia, a makeup artist from NYC. If you have brown or hazel eyes, stick with the greens, blues and darker shades. If you have blue or green eyes, choose peaches, corals, pinkish gold and purple eye shadow.
5. Highlight the brow bone with super-light colored eye shadow. Sue Devitt, celebrity makeup artist, says she uses a "sheer ivory or white under the brow bone as a highlighter." For a romantic look, soften the eyes with a light pink or lilac eye shadow as the base. For a bolder look, try a brown or cappuccino and layer on the shimmer.
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4. Wear the opposite color eye shadow to make your natural eye color pop. Cool colors have a blue undertone, while warm colors have a red or orange undertone, says Karen Cecilia, a makeup artist from NYC. If you have brown or hazel eyes, stick with the greens, blues and darker shades. If you have blue or green eyes, choose peaches, corals, pinkish gold and purple eye shadow.
5. Highlight the brow bone with super-light colored eye shadow. Sue Devitt, celebrity makeup artist, says she uses a "sheer ivory or white under the brow bone as a highlighter." For a romantic look, soften the eyes with a light pink or lilac eye shadow as the base. For a bolder look, try a brown or cappuccino and layer on the shimmer.
This post was contributed via Seed.com, AOL's new platform for freelance writers.
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