These eye makeup tips will give you beautiful daytime eyes in about five minutes. Yes, you do have time to create gorgeous looks with eye makeup that last all day. I’ve perfected these eye makeup tips over many years with my long love affair with makeup. These are the basic eye makeup tips and steps needed to get that perfect sexy daytime look in minutes.
Tools Needed:
– Eye makeup brush(es)
– Neutral base powder eye shadow powder (or face powder)
– Brown powder eye shadow
– Black eyeliner pencil
– Highlighter powder in white or light gold
– Black mascara
– Liquid under eye concealer (one shade lighter than your face)
Eye Makeup Tips #1: Prep your Palette for All Day Color
Swirl the eye makeup brush in the base eye shadow. Tap brush to remove excess powder. Sweep the neutral base color across your entire eyelid area. A base powder will prepare your skin to readily accept the pigment of the next eye shadow. This step will make application easier, the eye shadow color will be brighter, and it will stay put longer with less creasing.
Eye Makeup Tips #2: How to Apply Eye Shadow for the Daytime
Using the same technique in step one, apply a brown eye shadow, starting from the corner (crease) of your eye. Brush back and forth at the crease only to concentrate more color in the corner of your eyelids. Then, lightly blend the line of color across the lower eyelid to get rid of any harsh lines.
Repeat with your other eye. Take a step back and check it out in the mirror. If the color is not symmetrical, then adjust the color as needed to make it match. I find that using one brown eyeshadow works well for the day and it’s the best color for most complexions. I use two or three shades only for when I have a little more time for more dramatic evening looks.
Eye Makeup Tips #3: How to Apply Eyeliner
Use a sharp, soft black pencil eyeliner for a quick way to define your eyes, and to give yourself full-looking lashes. Starting at the outer corner of the eyelash lid, working gently, stroke on a fine line as close as possible to your lash line. The line should get thinner as you go towards the middle to inner corner of each eye.
I find it easier to first apply it to the outer corners by stroking the eyeliner pencil in one direction at a time (like painting). Then I work towards the inner corners, applying it in light back and forth strokes — working the color into the eyelashes and lash line.
Eye Makeup Tips #4: Polish the Look and Highlight Those Eyes
Apply a white or gold highlighter powder with a brush to the area right under your eyebrow arch. This step draws attention to the top part of your eyes, and is key to polishing the look in my opinion. Finally, if you’d like, you can sweep black mascara across the upper eyelashes to extend and darken your lashes (and erase any powder).
Eye Makeup Tips #5: Erase Your Mistakes and Brighten Your Eyes
Dab on some liquid concealer under your eyes, and gently blend it in with the side of your finger. Reserve this step for the end so you can erase any remnant eye shadow powder or mistakes you may have made.
Eye Makeup Tips Safety: Be Clean
Never share your eye makeup or brushes (or any of your makeup). Clean your brushes regularly, and keep your makeup closed tightly in a cool dry spot.
Eye Makeup Tips Can Be Mixed and Matched to Suit Your Time and Needs
Try one or all of these eye makeup tips for natural, beautiful eye makeup that will last you all day. Whether you have five or ten minutes, you can quickly give yourself sexy eyes every time with these simple eye makeup tips.
