Eye Shadow Basics

I have been doing a bit of travelling recently and I have been sitting down at airports just looking at women moving to and fro, going about their business.  What I have discovered is that many women, surprisingly, don’t wear any makeup. So, when I have the time and the opportunity I always ask why.  The top two reasons that most women give for not wearing makeup are that they are (1) being unable the find the right colour of foundation or powder and (2), many admit to being clueless about how to actually put it on. Most women often tell me they are not sure what colours to combine, so I often tell them to begin by using one colour of eye shadow.  I often use this technique myself because it is so easy to do once you get the right colours. It is also an easy and quick way of wearing eye shadow and by mastering the one colour, you will gain the confidence to move onto multiple colours in no time at all.

 

Two Colour 

Eye Shadow Technique 

 

 

Step 1.  

Select your colours. Most cosmetic companies will sell a duo with two colours that have been matched to colour-coordinate and complement each other.  As with the one colour technique, you may want to use more natural colours in the day and the more bold colours at night.

 

Step 2. 

Using a large eye shadow brush, dust the lighter eye shadow over the entire lid (from the lash line straight up to the brow bone).  

 

Step 3. 

Take the darker colour and brush the darker colour into your crease (i.e. the sunken area in your eye) in a rounded shape (follow the natural sink). Note: If you have a little more experience you may also want to extend the darker colour toward the lash line so that you create a ‘v’ shape on your outer eye.

 

Step 4.

Finish the look with eye liner (smudged into lash line) and mascara.