| Eye Makeup | | | | aspect of applying eyeshadow, and makeup in |
| | | | general, is blending well. An eye shadow |
| Never use your fingers to apply makeup, it is | | | | primer or base can be applied to prevent the |
| totally unsanitary even if you did wash your | | | | shadow from fading or migrating to the |
| hands, I don't think you are aware of the | | | | crease. |
| bacteria that harbors on your fingers. If you | | | | |
| insist on using your fingers, be careful with | | | | Follow with eyeliner Dark eye shadows work |
| how hard you are pressing and pulling on the | | | | great as eyeliners. Wet a slanted brush, then |
| skin around the eyes. You are really yanking | | | | dip in a dark eye shadow. Line eyes as close |
| and pulling on your client's skin. The skin | | | | to the upper lashes as possible from the |
| around your eyes is so delicate and can tear | | | | inner corner to the outer corner. Follow with |
| easily. The best finger to use is your ring | | | | liner on bottom eyes, but only line from the |
| finger because it puts the least pressure on | | | | middle of the eye out. |
| the skin than any of your other fingers. | | | | |
| | | | Applying eye mascara- Select a suitable |
| Prep your eyes with concealer Concealer can | | | | color. If you have blond or red lashes then |
| be used to cover up undereye circles or just | | | | go for brown mascara. Darker-lashed women can |
| the bluish discoloration just under your | | | | consider brown for a casual look, and black |
| inner eye. To cover dark undereye circles, | | | | or brown-black for more pronounced or |
| apply three dots of concealer under each eye. | | | | dramatic lashes. Before applying mascara curl |
| Start at the inner corner where skin tends to | | | | the lashes to widen the eyes. Prior to your |
| be darkest, then under the pupil and the | | | | mascara, Curl your lashes with an eyelash |
| third on the outer edge. Pat, never rub with | | | | curler and apply all other eye makeup. Before |
| your ring finger (this finger tends to have | | | | you add mascara, add loose powder to the tips |
| the softest pad) until it disappears. | | | | of the lashes. Doing this will allow the |
| | | | mascara to cling to it when applied for |
| Eye Shadow-Women with small eyes should go | | | | fuller, thicker and blacker lashes with lots |
| easy on the eye shadow, as too much will make | | | | of va-voom appeal! |
| the eyes appear even smaller. To make the | | | | |
| eyes appear larger, keep the color on the | | | | Have nice eyebrows-If you have decided to |
| eyelid itself light but put a darker shade on | | | | tweeze, make sure you know what you are |
| the crease of the eyelid. Then, highlight | | | | doing. Get a tweezers and carefully pinch the |
| under the brow. A woman with large eyes would | | | | hair (close to the skin) you are trying to |
| want to wear dark colors on the eyelid, | | | | take out. Pull the hair up, or straight out. |
| including the crease. The highlight should be | | | | Never pull the hair down. You will just break |
| a flat color under the brow. Eye shadow can | | | | the hair. Try not to tweeze on top of your |
| be applied in a variety of ways depending | | | | eyebrow. Use an old toothbrush or an eyebrow |
| upon the desired look and formulation. | | | | brush together with a fixing fluid such as |
| Typically application is done using sponges, | | | | hair gel, Vaseline (great for shine) or aloe |
| fingers, and/or brushes. The most important | | | | Vera, to comb the brows into shape. |