Apply Eye Shadow

The eyeshadow you choose should flatter and enhance your eye colour and the shape of your eyes, as well as your whole appearance. The skin colour, the eye colour, and your life styleneed to be considered when choosingand using eyeshadow. Although there .are no hard and fast rules for choosing the colour of your eyeshadow it is best to find out by experiment-ing with colours.

But always hannonise the colour of the eyeshadow with that of your skin and your eyes. Whatever the colour, it should be blended in well, so that there are no harsh lines. Aim always for a natural look.

How to Apply Eyeshadow

Put the very light medium toned shade on the space beneath the brows up to the crease of the eye lid.

Contour the crease of your eyelid with a dark shade, using a smaller eye shadow brush. This color can also work as an eyeliner.

Only use cream eye shadows that do not cause creasing upon application and should be coordinated with powder shadows that are to be used on top of them. They should be applied using fingertips.

Blend shadow by stroking the lid gently with an eye shadow brush. Don't use your finger 'you could wipe off the shadow entirely.

Apply a little shadow beneath the eyes, along the lower lash line. Smudge it lightly to give your eyes a subtle, glamorous look.

Unless you're using just one eye shadow color, use at least two eye shadow brushes for application.

Pearly shades are great for highlighting the brow bone and opening up the eye area.

Tap off any excess eye shadow from your brush before applying-this will prevent over application as well as flaking eye shadow.

Different Forms of Eye Shadows

• Pressed Powders
• Loose Powder
• Creams
• Sticks
• Liquids

Eye Shadow Applying Tips and Tricks

Your eye shadow kit may contain 3 shadows-a very light shade(vanilla, very pale pink, beige, silver grey etc) which is the high lighter and which gives a light shimmer on the brow bone and highlights it. The box has two more shades of the same color.

1. Put the very light shade (high lighter) on the space beneath the brows up to the crease of the eye lid (leaving the eye lid)

2. Apply the medium shade on the upper eyelid only.

3. And the darkest shade on the crease of the eyelid that is the place almost in the middle of the total eye area-above the lashes and beneath the brows. Blend both the colors well.

4. With the tip of a fine brush, apply a little shadow beneath the eyes, along the lower lash line. Smudge it lightly to give your eyes a subtle, glamorous look.