Every girl wants to have a beautiful, expressive, open look. Owners of narrow or small eyes can visually enlarge them with makeup. To achieve the desired effect, various techniques are used. At observance of all rules and recommendations the contour of eyes will increase, and the look will become more effective.
Basic makeup techniques for enlarging eyes
Enlarge eyes and make them more visually possible, if you know some of the secrets of makeup. Professionals are advised to adhere to certain rules.
Making a more open look will help eyebrow shape correction. Eyebrows are recommended to do the average thickness. You can correct the contour, pulling out the extra lower hairs. Another effective technique is to apply light shadows under your eyebrows. As a result, the eyes will appear larger.
Owners of small eyes worth get rid of dark circles. Bags under the eyes do not color anyone and make the eyes look tired. The application of concealer on the problem area will help to cope with the problem. The cosmetic should choose a yellow or pink-apricot shade. A special brush concealer is superimposed on the skin under the eyes with a thin layer and shaded.
Color shadows plays an important role in the visual magnification of the eyes. Light shades are applied on the area under the eyebrows, on the mobile eyelid and on the inner corner of the eye. Dark shades of shadow colored outer corner of the eye. Borders transition color should be well shaded.
Make the eyes more help the image on the eyelidscorrect form of arrows. Arrows are recommended to be applied with a thin line from the middle of the century, slightly extending to the outer corner of the eye. The tail of the arrow should be short and curved slightly upwards.
Highlighting the lower eyelid mucosaalso visually increase the size of the eyes. The line should draw a pencil in a light shade - pink or beige. It is better not to use a white pencil, since it will look unnatural on the mucous membrane.
You can open your eyes withapplying mascara on eyelashes. A special brush should send the eyelashes up to give them the length and volume.
You can enlarge your eyes using various makeup techniques. Consider further in the article the most popular and effective.
"Horizontal"
Horizontal makeup technique is suitable only for girls with small deep-set or round eyes. As a result, they will become wider and visually enlarged. For narrow eyes, such a technique is unacceptable.Operating principle make-up techniques - applying and blending shadows horizontally.
The inner corner of the eye is lightened with a light shade of shadow or concealer. The eyelid is divided mentally into three horizontal sections. The lower zone, located on the mobile eyelid, is painted in the medium color of the shadow. A dark color is applied to the fold of the century, and the lightest shade is applied to the area under the eyebrows. Borders of color transitions are carefully shaded with a brush. Make-up can be added with thin, short arrows.
"Vertical"
Vertical make-up technique is perfect for visual correction of narrow or deep-set eyes. As a result, the eye section will become much wider and more round. Unlike the previous make-up technique, here the shadows are applied and shaded vertically.
Initially, the inner corner of the eye needs to be lightened with a highlighter or shades of white. The eyelid is mentally divided into 5 vertical sections. Starting from the inner corner of the eye, shadows are applied from the lightest hues to the darkest. Complete the makeup should be shading the entire applied palette of colors.
"Diagonal"
This make-up technique has a similar principle of application, as vertical. Suitable for increasing deep-set eyes. Shadows overlap and shade with a slight slope, diagonally.
The eyelid is divided into 5 diagonal zones in a similar pattern. Start drawing shadows should be from the inner corner of the eye, smoothly moving to the outside. Shades of shadows range from the lightest to the darkest, respectively. For a larger increase in the eyes, the lower mucosa is colored with a light pencil, and the inner corner of the eyelid is lightened with a primer.
The result is an excellent visual magnification of the eyes. Applying shadows at an angle also contributes to raising the outer corner of the eye.
"Pencil"
This makeup technique is unique in that eyes can be made in any shape. You can both reduce and increase them. The work is done not by shadows, but by pencil.
The eyelids should initially be applied with a base or concealer to impart persistence to the makeup. All mobile eyelid stained shades of white hue. Carefully do the feathering color. With the help of a pencil draw the future shape for makeup. Pencil lines are shaded with mother of pearl powder. For proper shading, you need a special flat brush with a hard pile.
"Banana"
Makeup, made by the technique of "Banana", is suitable, as well as possible, for girls with small eyes. The unusual form of make-up will visually enlarge the contours of the eyes and make them more round.
The lightest hue of the shadows in the shape of a circle is applied to the central part of the moving eyelid with a brush. The area on the left and right side of the center of the resulting circle is colored shadows a tone darker. The darkest shadows are applied on the inner and outer corner of the eye, as well as on the crease of the eyelid. Borders of transition of flowers are carefully shaded. The corners of the upper and lower eyelids are brushed to give a round shape.
Do all actions should be phased. Makeup will look spectacular due to good shading and unusual technique of applying shadows.
Classic eye enlargement with makeup: step by step
You can enlarge the eyes without using complicated makeup techniques. Even a beginner will be able to cope with the task, if all the instructions are exactly followed. Below are step-by-step photos of classic makeup that will help make the look more open.
Step 1: applying the foundation on the eyelid. Before applying the shadows should prepare the skin to ensure the stability of the makeup for the whole day. The primer is applied to the movable eyelid, the inner and outer corner of the eye with a special brush or fingers. The tool should be shaded closer to the eyebrows. At the end, you can walk along the primer-treated areas of the skin with a fluffy brush with powder or body shadows to reduce the stickiness of the base.
Step 2: applying dark shadows on the outer corner of the eye.Apply dark matte shadows on the outer corner of the eye with a round barrel-brush. Touch the crease of the upper eyelid slightly. Make the color of the temples in the direction of the temples in the form of a beautiful smoke. Matte shadows of dark shade are also applied to the lower eyelid and paint it on. It should start similarly with the outer corner of the eye.
Step 3: applying a different shade of eye shadow and feathering the borders. With a fluffy, natural bristle brush, we apply a different shade of shadows to blend the color that was originally applied. Choose matte shadows that will be darker in color but lighter than the previous shade. We shade the borders of dark shadows on the mobile eyelid, the orbital line and set aside the temples. Apply these shadows also on the entire lower eyelid. Enlarge eyes work out if you do a wide feathering.
Step 4: staining of the mobile eyelid. Visually increase the eyes will help drawing on the mobile eyelid shining shadows. For maximum effect, it is recommended to use different shades. The lightest we put on the inner corner of the eye. The center of the century is painted with dark shadows with a shimmer. The darkest shining shades of shadow are superimposed and shaded in the outer corner of the eye.
Step 5: Staining the lower mucosa of the eye. For painting the mucous pencil suitable pink or beige. Carefully draw a pencil across the bottom line of the eye. This also allows to visually enlarge the eyes.
Step 6: applying mascara on the eyelashes.Special brush with mascara spend the entire length of the eyelashes, starting from the roots. We make twisting movements with a brush in order to maximize and lengthen eyelashes. The eyes will appear larger and more expressive. Before applying mascara, you can use the curler. The tool will pull and tighten eyelashes.
Step 7: compare the result before and after applying makeup. After completing all the steps, the eyes are visually enlarged. Makeup is applied gradually, layer by layer. Such a make-up can be done not only by a professional, but also by a beginner.
Major mistakes
Visually increase the eyes with the help of makeup can each of the fair sex. Beginners, due to inexperience, may often make mistakes at first. As a result, small eyes become even smaller and there is no positive effect. The main thing is to be patient and practice often.
Common mistakes in makeup:
- Coloring of the mucous of the lower eyelid with a pencil of a dark shade;
- The use of shadows exclusively dark colors;
- Underline the contour of the lower eyelid black eyeliner;
- Applying iridescent, silvery-pink shadows on the entire surface of the century. To achieve the desired effect, you should use them only on the central part of the mobile eyelid and on the area under the eyebrows;
- Lack of shading borders of drawing shadows;
- Abundant use in make-up shimmer;
- Applying too much mascara to the eyelashes (for example, 4-5 layers);
- The creation of the face is very thin or, conversely, wide eyebrows;
- Use in makeup too bright shadows or color mascara;
- Creation on the eyelid is very thick or with a long end of the arrow;
- Refusing to use a highlighter or light shades in makeup for better contouring of the face.
You can visually enlarge your eyes if you avoid common mistakes in makeup. Thin arrows, twisted eyelashes and the use of a light pencil will make the look open and expressive.
