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Applying Eyeshadow - How to apply eyeshadow?

Applying Eyeshadow is the most important part of the your eye makeup, because it can help to recontour the eyes and add emphasis to them. Eyes is the most important point of the face, the eye makeup techniques and choice of colours for eyeshadow should suit the shape and colour of your eyes.

Types of Eye Shadows

Dark - This is applied only to the eyelids from the lashline to the crease in the eyelid.

Medium - This is applied from just below the eyelid crease to the browbone. You can, and some techniques do, shade the entire lid with this medium shade first.

Highlight - This is the lightest of the three and is applied to the browbone and extends a little past the outer end of the eyebrow. This usually gives a pearly finish.

Different Forms of Eye Shadows

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

Step By Step Guide on How to Apply Eyeshadow

Step 1 First of all prime your eyelids by dusting them with a small amount of loose powder.

Step 2 choose a prime colour and use short stocks to cover your whole eyelid.

Step 3 The colours should get progressively lighter as they are stacked above your eyes.

Step 4 Apply just enough pressure to lay the colour down without caking it onto your lids. Be especially careful not get too close to the crease or your eyebrows.

Step 5 Sparingly apply a lighter eye shadow colour above your primary colour and below your eyebrow. You should be able to cover the entire area in one sweep.

Step 6 To give a smoky look to your eyes, prefer using dark colors, like blue, gray or black. Brush them at the outer corners and blend them well. Don't move further more than quarter inch away from your eye.

Step 7 Apply the dark shade to the eye lid area. It is best to start in the middle of the eye lid and work out towards the outside, cover the entire lid. Blend the crease area in well. If you have a thin eye shadow brush you might want to try darkening the crease area with a little more dark shadow, just along the crease though......gives a different type of effect.