The Proper Shadow Application for Your Eye Shape
Almond Eyes:
Almond shaped eyes are, you guessed it, shaped like an almond. Proportionally even, they can wear most styles of eyeshadow with ease. Bravo! You're one of the lucky ones who doesn't have to fuss too much with your shadow. Try applying your eyeshadow in a sideways V, with the pigment being darker along the crease and down to the lashline.
Eye liner tip:A thin line, from inner to outer corners of the eye, works best to highlight the symmetrical nature of your eyes. Coloured eyeshadow on the top lid will also help to open up the eyes even more.
Celebrities with almond eyes:
Beyonce Knowles, Eva Longoria, Angelina JolieThese eyes have the perfect proportions, so any makeup technique will work on them and also look good.
NARROW SHAPED EYES:
Narrow eye shapes, very common among peeps with Asian ancestry, but are also seen in every ethnicity. These shapes are commonly hooded or have a mono-lid like appearance. To add definition when you have a small eyelids, use the shadow above the eye crease - slightly below the brow bone - from the inner corner to the outer corner. To make eyes appear rounder, apply a dab of light eyeshadow to the middle of the eyelid.
Eyeliner tip:Narrow eyes look great when lined along the inner lower lashline, but can look equally great with a thicker coat of liner along the upper lashes from the middle to the outer corner of the eye.
Celebrities with almond eyes:
Lucy Liu, Rihanna, Renee Zelweger
HOODED EYES:
You have hooded eyes if the crease in your eyelid is rarely seen because the skin below the brow bone conceals it. Apply the shadow just above the crease along the lower part of the brow bone so that it can be seen when you open your eyes and connect it to a line along the the top of the lashes.
Eyeliner tip:Apply your liner along the whole upper lash line as well as the the outer third of your lower lashes for a more defined look.
Celebrities with hooded eyes:
Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Drew Barrymore and Yours Truly (What? I'm a celebrity!)
WIDE SET EYES:
Wide set eyes generally seem large, but not always. You have wide set eyes if the distance between your eyes is bigger than the width of one of your eyes. When applying eye makeup with wide set eyes you want to give the impression that they are closer together. This is achieved by darkening the inner corners of the eyes to bring them visually closer. Try to avoid taking the colour too far past the outer corner as this will make them appear further apart.
Eyeliner tip: Wide set eyes look great with liner along the inner corners of the eyes to add to the sultry appeal of a cat eye.
Celebrities with wide set eyes:
Miranda Kerr, Gemma Ward, Brandy
CLOSE SET EYES:
If the distance between your eyes is an equal or smaller distance than the width of one eye then you have close set eyes. The opposite to wide set eyes, you want to lighten the inner corners and bring your shadow further out towards the end of your eyebrow to give the illusion that the eyes are further apart.
Eyeliner tip:Line only from the middle of your eye to the outer corner of your eye with liner to draw your eyes further away from the bridge of your nose.
Eyeliner tip: Staying close to the lashes, line the top half and lower third with eyeliner, making the line thicker above the outer corner.
Celebrities with close set eyes:
Anna Paquin, Jennifer Aniston, Kristen Bell
Almond shaped eyes are, you guessed it, shaped like an almond. Proportionally even, they can wear most styles of eyeshadow with ease. Bravo! You're one of the lucky ones who doesn't have to fuss too much with your shadow. Try applying your eyeshadow in a sideways V, with the pigment being darker along the crease and down to the lashline.
Eye liner tip:A thin line, from inner to outer corners of the eye, works best to highlight the symmetrical nature of your eyes. Coloured eyeshadow on the top lid will also help to open up the eyes even more.
Celebrities with almond eyes:
Beyonce Knowles, Eva Longoria, Angelina JolieThese eyes have the perfect proportions, so any makeup technique will work on them and also look good.
NARROW SHAPED EYES:
Narrow eye shapes, very common among peeps with Asian ancestry, but are also seen in every ethnicity. These shapes are commonly hooded or have a mono-lid like appearance. To add definition when you have a small eyelids, use the shadow above the eye crease - slightly below the brow bone - from the inner corner to the outer corner. To make eyes appear rounder, apply a dab of light eyeshadow to the middle of the eyelid.
Eyeliner tip:Narrow eyes look great when lined along the inner lower lashline, but can look equally great with a thicker coat of liner along the upper lashes from the middle to the outer corner of the eye.
Celebrities with almond eyes:
Lucy Liu, Rihanna, Renee Zelweger
HOODED EYES:
You have hooded eyes if the crease in your eyelid is rarely seen because the skin below the brow bone conceals it. Apply the shadow just above the crease along the lower part of the brow bone so that it can be seen when you open your eyes and connect it to a line along the the top of the lashes.
Eyeliner tip:Apply your liner along the whole upper lash line as well as the the outer third of your lower lashes for a more defined look.
Celebrities with hooded eyes:
Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Drew Barrymore and Yours Truly (What? I'm a celebrity!)
WIDE SET EYES:
Wide set eyes generally seem large, but not always. You have wide set eyes if the distance between your eyes is bigger than the width of one of your eyes. When applying eye makeup with wide set eyes you want to give the impression that they are closer together. This is achieved by darkening the inner corners of the eyes to bring them visually closer. Try to avoid taking the colour too far past the outer corner as this will make them appear further apart.
Eyeliner tip: Wide set eyes look great with liner along the inner corners of the eyes to add to the sultry appeal of a cat eye.
Celebrities with wide set eyes:
Miranda Kerr, Gemma Ward, Brandy
CLOSE SET EYES:
If the distance between your eyes is an equal or smaller distance than the width of one eye then you have close set eyes. The opposite to wide set eyes, you want to lighten the inner corners and bring your shadow further out towards the end of your eyebrow to give the illusion that the eyes are further apart.
Eyeliner tip:Line only from the middle of your eye to the outer corner of your eye with liner to draw your eyes further away from the bridge of your nose.
Eyeliner tip: Staying close to the lashes, line the top half and lower third with eyeliner, making the line thicker above the outer corner.
Celebrities with close set eyes:
Anna Paquin, Jennifer Aniston, Kristen Bell
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