Do you know how to wear eyeshadow?
By Petit Elefant | Leave A Comment
By Petit Elefant | Leave A Comment
I didn’t always know how to wear eyeshadow. Okay, that’s not true. I’ve known how to wear eyeshadow since about the 2nd grade, but I’m a cosmetic freak so it doesn’t count. I’m not gifted in many other areas, so I consider makeup to be my true calling.
I’ve been surprised by the number of my girlfriends who’ve recently confided in me that they have no idea how to wear makeup. Honestly? This is like telling me you don’t know how to breathe. Shocking.
Here’s my how to, for those of you who weren’t slipping a People Magazine in between the pages of your Biology 101 textbook in college.
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no matter how hard I try my eyes have this sunken in look when I try to do anything aside from one color that is very neutral on my eyes.
My eyes are very deep set and the older I get, the more the tiny purple veins on my eyelids show. Therefore, when I wear eyeshadow, my goal is to lighten the area, rather than shade it.
I cover my eyelid with a light yellowy-beige concealer, then add a coat of pale yellow shadow (Jane’s Dream Cream is amazing.)
Then I add a dark shade of olive green or brown shadow along my lashline, like Petit Elefant, more as eyeliner than shadow.
If you’re in a similar situation, try wearing the lightest shade you have on the area you want to bring out–in my case it’s the eyelid, not my brow bone. Remember, dark shades make things recede–and my eyelids are already receded enough!
HTH!
Thanks for your detailed description and photos. I have never done it before.I think most friend will enjoy much from your article.