Eye make-up for small eyes can be a challenging task. Too much or too little amount of eye make-up can make your small eyes insignificant or small. Hence you need to be careful while selecting the colors and the amount of make-up you apply. Below are few make-up tips which will re-define your small eyes and make them pop.
- First and foremost thing you need to do is to prepare your small eyes for the make-up. It is important that you remove under-eye swelling and tiredness before applying make-up. For this you can use cold compresses. Make sure that you get rid of under-eye fluid retention. You can even use package of frozen vegetables to give your eyes a fresh look.
- It is advisable to start your eye make-up with an under-eye concealer. Presence of dark circles makes your eyes look even smaller. As compared to your natural skin tone the shade of your under-eye concealer should be at least one shade lighter. Lighter shade of under-eye concealer gives a good base for eye make-up as well as provides an illusion of large eyes.
- Selection of eye shadow should be done carefully. It is better to select a contrasting eye shadow shade as compared to your eye color. Contrasting eye shadow shade makes your eyes significant and looks larger. Avoid using similar or dark eye shadow shades.
- Before applying the contrasting eye shadow shade first apply lighter shade which will serve as base. Start applying the select eye shadow shade to the crease of your eyes. The lighter base will make your eyes open up as well as it will enhance your eye shadow shade.
- To make your eye look large your eye liner should be thin. Lining the entire eye with uniform thickness of liner will make your eyes look smaller. Hence avoid uniformity of liner thickness. On the outer third of your eye the liner thickness should be more and make sure that it extends a bit your eye corner. Avoid dark and intense liner shade.
- Lastly curl your eye lashes this will make your eyes look larger. Make sure that you apply loose powder before applying second light coat of mascara to your eye lashes. Mascara should be applied only to upper lashes.
- In case of evening party you can even go for light shimmering eye shadow shades. Remember that the light shimmering eye shadow shade should be confided to the inner corner of your eyes.
These were some simple eye make-up tips to give your small eyes a larger look. These make-up tips will not only open up your small eyes but it will add a sparkle to your overall beauty.
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