What is the best way to apply eyeshadow???

Question

do u contour with a darker colour??? 3 colours draker to light iv heard

i have small, green eyes, freakles and blonde hair.

no matter how i apply eyeshadow i never get it right and im like 20 now

any tips or ideas will be great

Thank you x*x

Answer 1

It depends on whether you want an evening or day look. I like light blue for day as it is a nice contrast, and gold and copper or smokey grey for evenings. See the website below for a color guide.

When applying, the best trick ever is to use a wet eye shadow brush. It makes the color stick better and makes it brighter.

Where your palette has 3 different colors from light to dark, apply the medium one all over movable lid, then the dark one as a line in the crease, and the lightest shade underneath the highest point of your eyebrow. Just a small dot or streak is enough.

Good luck!

PS: L'Oreal sells "made for me" make up where you can choose the right eye shadow palette for your eye colour plus matching  lipstick, and they explain how to apply it too. Available in boots and superdrug!

Answer 2

I say choose the best one for you.

Answer 3

use a size 1 paintbrush - it really evens out the colour and puts it exactly where you want due to its small size.

put a dark line right next to your eyelashes (instead of eyeliner) and use that same colour getting paler as you go up. Stop at the crease of the eyelid.

Answer 4

I've green eyes like u, and i think that black eyeshadow is really gorgeus..i love it!

xoxox

Answer 5

I have learned that I only look good applying eyeshadow 2 ways - a light, shiny color on the lid only (no crease or brow bone) or using the outside V effect. Basically for the V, you take the medium color of eyeshadow you will be using and apply it all over the top lid. Then you take the darker color and make a sideways V where the point is the outside corner of your eye. Make it go halfway across the lash line on the bottom of your top lid and make it go all the way across the eyelid in the crease, gradually getting lighter as you go towards the center corner. This is the best illustration I can find, but I just use 2 colors as I described:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/te...

The illustration shows a light color on the lid, medium in the crease and a dark V. I simply do medium color on the lid and the dark V and do not use a light color.

Answer 6

green eyes :O you're lucky.

for green eyes, greens are your best eye shadow colour. to really brighten your eyes try a deep khaki or forest green. brown, apricot, purple, and plum eye shadow will also enhance your eye colour.

for eyes that stand out more, eye shadow colour for green eyes are gold, lime-green, really light green, and bright purple.

firstly apply some concealer onto your eyelids, for this will hold the eyeshadow longer. then sweep the eyeshadow over the entire lid from lashes to browbone lightly. start at the bottom of your eyelid and work your way up. repeat this until you have the amount and shade you feel looks good on you. put mascara on last.

hope this has helped.

Answer 7

lightest color as a highlight (brow bone)

next color on lid (up to crease)

next darkest color in crease

darkest color outer v

: )

Answer 8

I don't know what you're after so your best bet is to go for a neutral brown as it will work in any situation and suits most people (I find No7 trio in Good Earth perfect, alternatively try Urban Decay in Hazmat). Take a good eyeshadow brush and dust the lightest, neutral beige over the lid up to under the brow. Then, with the brush, dust the medium colour like a taupe over just the lid up to the socket. Take an eyeliner (black or brown) and line the rims of your eyes. Take a sponge applicator or a cotton swab and apply the darkest shade (chocolate) over the liner to blend it and take away any harsh lines. Finally, take a good black mascara (Maxfactor 6000 calorie, Lancome and Clinique all do wonderful mascaras) and apply two coats to the top layer and one very thin layer to the bottom.

Hope this helped=)  

Answer 9

it all depends on your eyes... i personally apply a lighter color to right under my eye brows, as well as right along the lash line... then i use a darker color in the crease and blend evenly, then i use like a black right at the outside corner of my lash line on the top and bottom... really thinly. then finish with mascara. i also know people who use a lighter base color all over then use a darker color on the outside corner of the eye and blend inwards (as opposed to the crease)

i would say just take a day where you arent going anywhere and just play with it. try something, then take it off, then try something else! have fun with it. its like art! thats how i learned how to do it. i just expiramented on myself. =)

Answer 10

Go on Youtube and search makeup beauty tutorials. You will find plenty of help there x