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Eyeshadow

Eyes express your thoughts in the best possible manner. So, you could try out ways to make your eyes more attractive and expressive – if your are lacking that extra shine factor. Helping you in this regard is an eyeshadow. It is a cosmetic that should be applied on the eye lids and under the eyebrows. This gives that extra shine to your eyes and makes it more attractive.

The another function that eye shadows perform is adding depth and proper dimension to the wearer's eyes, complementing the eye color and makes the person opposite to you turn back at you with gazing eyes. Eye shadows are available in a variety of colors and textures. Any color that use intend to use, should match the skin tone and type. Choose a product not only by looking at its reputation in the market, but also weighing the factor that it suits you. Eye shadow is generally made from a powder and mica, but also available in liquid form, pencil or mousse form.

How to choose an eye shadow?

See that it isn't crooked (mismatched eyes!)
It isn't too dark

Eye shadow tips

Blend it well

Start off with a lighter tinge and then go on to the darker phase. Brush on on base color, then apply the eyelid color and then lastly use the highlighter. You won't get it right at the preliminary stage, practice it for quite some time and slowly you will learn the rules of the game.

Choose a color to outshine the color of your eyes

Beauty experts nowadays wouldn't advice you against a blue eye shadow. If you can use a similar colored eyeshadow matching with that of the color of your eyes, it brings out the brightness more vividly. You could also go bit innovative and try using contrasting colors for example, a deep jeweled blue shadow on dark brown eyes.

Avoid covering brow bone with dark colors

Only if you are going for a photo shoot can you try running an exception to this rule. Apply eye shadow till the brow bone but do not try applying it over the bone unless it is a neutral color or a highlighter.

Use a good highlighter

Remember that using a good highlighter can actually make or break your appearance. The tip that you should keep in mind is that while applying a darker eye shadow to the edges of your eyes, make sure that you blend it only on the outside edge.

Use the shadow with a good base

The recent trend in the market is to use primers such that the makeup stays on for a longer time. The best primers are avaialble under the MAC brand name.

Use a shimmer

Shimmers do help in eyes popping up, it highlights the eye lids appropriately and covers up winkles and lines. Shimmers usually help in giving a nude look to your eyes, which you can augment using a bit of gold shimmer as well. You will look gorgeous! Smokey look for the lids keep the smokey look limited to your eye lids. Do not extend color above the crease.