A Guide To Getting a Glamorous Makeup Look: Eyes

Hey Guys! For this blog I'm going to be talking about the eyes in this makeup look. The eyes are usually the center focus for the makeup look. When starting your eye look, there are many this you need to take into consideration. According do Gary Cockerill, a professional makeup artist, "Skin tone, hair, and eye color should all be taken into account when you're choosing a color for your eyes"(Cockerill 119). Not only do you have to know your skin type for foundation, but its important to know it for the eye makeup. For different eye colors, come different shades to correspond with that color. For example, if you have blue eyes, the best shades to go with that would peaches, purples, golds, and pink tones. If you have really fair skin, the best shades to go with that are taupe's, browns, golds, and soft tones. However, that's not all. For hair color, blondes usually go with golds, pinks, and grays. While brunettes work well with browns, greens, and purples. Getting the look you want with eye shadow takes time and practice. Eye looks can vary from very neutral to a intense smokey eye. Cockerill says, "From a sheer colorwash or a natural and nude eye for daytime or to compliment a strong lip, to a glamorous contoured eye or a statement flick, there are almost endless ways to make up the eyes"(Cockerill 162). For a neutral look, you want to use soft tones and matte shades. However, for a smokey eye, you want to use dark, sometimes shimmery shades. There are many different palettes that are good for different eye looks. Here are a few that I like to use.

Now that you have read this blog and all the tips I have left for you, what will be your next eye look? A calm neutral look, or an intense smokey eye?

Cockerill, Gary, et al. Simply Glamorous: Make-up Transformations to Make You Look & Feel Fabolous. Jacqui Small, 2015.

The importance of eye makeup

A bold eye look is a nice touch to a complete makeup look. I have dark brown eyes, so I love doing bold eye shadow looks with bright colors. As I read the Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual, she states that deep-set eyes need to be brought out with light and medium shades of shadow (96). I have found this to be true, since doing smokey eyes on my brown eyes does looks good, but it's more for important situations, like homecoming, etc.

In Chapter 6 of the Makeup Manual, Brown has a page with 5 steps to reaching an even eye shadow look with bright colors. I chose to use my Take Me Back to Brazil palette because it has a wide variety of colors.

The first step is to chose a shade that I like. I decided to start with a pink shade because pink suits my eyes best.

The second step states, "Cover the entire lid three-quarters of the way to the brow bone, blending as you go" (Brown 97). I followed this step with my best effort, but this was a bit out of the ordinary for me because usually when I am doing bright eye shadow looks, I do either a cut crease or a halo eye. But for the sake of this, I wanted to learn how to do a simple eye shadow look and still use bright shades.

Third, is to layer the bold color so that it is more pigmented and blend in any other colors into the crease.

Fourth is to just blend the color out more so that the line isn't so harsh.

Fifth is to add any other colors wanted to reach the desired look.

After completing the eye shadow, the outcome was a bright pink blend with orange and purple hues added just for more of a pop. Using Brown's steps made me achieve this easily since I had guidelines to follow. If you struggle with eye shadow, this blog could provide you with tips and tricks on how to reach a bright eye shadow look.

A question for you guys is do you guys prefer bright eye shadow or more neutral shadows?

Brown, Bobbi, et al. Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: for Everyone from Beginner to Pro. Springboard Press, 2011.