CHOOSING MAKE-UP TO COMPLIMENT BROWN EYES

CHOOSING MAKE-UP TO COMPLIMENT BROWN EYES:the best tip is to choose make-up that will draw attention to your eyes. if you have brown eyes- your lucky as you can use pretty much any colour make-up. your daytime look can be dramatic or simple- its up to you as you can pull it off. this guide will talk you through different looks and explain how to create them and i'll also discuss what works best for you. enjoy!you lucky girls with brown eyes have lots of make-up options. you can choose to wear eyeliner or not. a lot of looks that would be too harsh for lighter eyes will look great on you. whn you are creating a dramatic eye, or emphasising the eye, remember to leave the rest of your make-up subtle.if you have light brown eyes, this is such an unusual colour it would be a shame not to highlight them so definately try the smoky look and experiment with lots of different colours. use lots of muted shaddows, liners and crayons.SMOKEY EYES:you cant go wrong with dark matted colours. the smokey eye look is great and so easy to achieve when you know how.youll need: eye primer (you dont NEED it but its best for keeping your eyeshaddow put), two shaddows (one light, one dark), eyeliner, eyeshaddow brush and mascara.firstly youll need to prep the lid, this is the key to keeping your eyeshaddow put all day long. this will also stop your shaddow melting into your eyelid crease after a few hours. to do this, start wil an eyeshaddow base/primer. try MAC's prep and prime eye or fresh freshface perfecting eye primer.then youll need to apply eyeliner. if your going for a typical black, brown or grey smoky eye, apply liner in one of those colours above your lash line, making the line thicker in the middle of the eye. if you want to go for something a little different ie a jewel-toned colour, then violet makes a gorgeous smoky eye, so line the eyes with a purple, blue, or deep green liner. again, mac make great eyeliners but i also like ones by tigi, maybelline and loreal, so experiment untill you find something you like using.then blend in the colour on the bottom of your lashes. for colour on the bottom (a key smoky eye look) youll need a lighter eyeliner. the key is to smudge it slightly. you can also apply a bit of shaddow to get a full smudge effect. personally, i find rimmel eyeshaddows great and theyre reasonably priced too!next, apply a light base colour. again, the key to the smoky eye is pairing a lighter base with a darker hue. i prefer nice cream shades for my base which are very readily available. sweep a light, shimmery shaddow over your lids to your brow bone. try stilla's whipped eye shaddows. they are of a kind of mousse consistency and really do seem to stay on forever. taupe and pearl are must-have colours.now blend in the darker colour, but keep the colour below the crease or youll risk looking like you have two black eyes. now that you have the base and eyeliner on, its time to get the smokey effect. you need a darker shade of eyeshaddow for this. using an eyeshaddow brush, blend in colour starting at your lash line and blending up. make sure to blend colour into the lash line so the eyeliner dissapears. stop the deep colour at the crease. then just double check your work to check that your eyes match and you can even blend the colour with a cotton bud if you want.almost done. finish with several coats of volumising mascara like dior's show mascara or loreal paris volume shocking mascara....one more thing, remember to keep your lips to a nude colour otherwise you may end up looking a bit like a drag queen lol.PRETTY EYES:pretty, springtime eyes can be created using some of the new pastel, frosted eyeshaddow colours. try some of the new offbeat colours like pink or yellow. use them to line all the way around your eyes.again, firstly youll need to prep the lid, this is the key to keeping youreyeshaddow put all day long. this will also stop your shaddow meltinginto your eyelid crease after a few hours. to do this, start wil aneyeshaddow base/primer. try MAC's prep and prime eye or fresh freshfaceperfecting eye primer. then the rest is simple, just apply your colour, if you want two seperate colours then remember to blend, blend, blend. finish off with some brown or black mascara and there you have it, another great look.this look is great for eyes that are close set, use lighter coloured eyeshaddow on the inner portion of the lid towards the nose and darker eyeshaddow on the outer edge of the lid. (reverse technique should be used to apply eyeshaddow for widely spaced eyes).NEUTRAL COLOURS:the best make-up colours for brown eyes are actually neutrals. try colours in the brown family like taupes and peaches. l'oreal do some lovely neautral shades. try to somewhat coordinate your look. i dont mean your shaddow should be beige, your blush should be beige, and your lipstick should be beige. i dont mean a monotone colour, just a coordinated one.apply primer as described previously. apply eyeliner under the eyes (above eyelashes) and a thin lineabove the eyes close to the eyelashes. grab your eyeshadow brush that is thinnest and dab it in the eyeshadow. raise your eyebrows, find the crease of your upper eyelid(where you might feel the bone for the top of your eye socket), andthen take the brush and line it with the eyeshadow. do it as ifyou're holding a pencil and you're using it to draw on your eyes. do this to make a half circle above your eyes. (don't go too farout to the side of your face when doing this step).to do the bottom part of the eyeshadow, take out your thinbrushed eyeshadow brush again and dab it in your black eyeshadow.(tap it on the rim to get rid of excess eyeshadow that could falloff the brush and leave unattractive black spots of eyeshadow underyour eyes or on your cheeks!) with one easy motion, start by putting the brush under yourbottom lashes and sweeping it from side to side in a straightmotion to create the point under the eye on both sides.touch up by making sure no excess eyeshadow fell onto unwantedplaces on your face and adding a little concealer to seal thedeal. and you're done!COORDINATE YOUR COLOURS:if you are wearing shaddows from the brown family, try a peach blush. if you are wearing a more colourful shaddow like violet or blue, use a berry or rose coloured blush. keep like colours together: muted with muted. bright with bright.make-up for brown eyes really has no rules. when selecting an eyeliner, you can go with dark browns for a natural look and black for a more intense look. you can frame your eyes with tons of mascara and not end up looking all panda eyed. play it up and emphasize it all you want.CHOOSING A SHADDOW:here are some of the best eyeshaddows i have found:PERSCRIPTIVES- these individual shadows will set you back at about

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