Have you ever wondered how celebrities get such beautifully defined eyes? Of course they have the very best makeup artists that money can buy which certainly doesn’t hurt. The good news is you don’t need a highly paid makeup consult to get beautifully defined eyes when you can benefit from the tips and secrets the makeup artists use to keep celebrities eyes looking their best. Here are celebrity eyeliner tips that can help to give your own eyes new definition:
Celebrity eyeliner tip: Choose the best type of eyeliner for your eyes.
Eyeliner comes in a variety of forms including liquid eyeliner, cake eyeliner, and eyeliner pencils. The simplest to apply is the eyeliner pencil which generally gives the most natural look for daytime. Liquid eyeliners tend to be more of a challenge to apply without producing a harsh line that can look unnatural. Cake eyeliners, which are the choice of many celebrities for evening wear, are great for evening wear, but may be too dramatic for the day. They are usually applied with a damp, eyeliner brush.
Celebrity eyeliner tip: Choose the right color.
When choosing an eyeliner color, consider your hair color, your eye color, and the eye shadow color you’ve chosen. Your eyeliner should be similar in shade to your eye shadow or one to two shades darker at most. If you’re hair is blonde and you have light eyebrows, you’ll want to select a lighter shade of eyeliner such as a light taupe to avoid overpowering your eyes and making them look smaller.
Celebrities also know how to select an eyeliner shade that compliments eye color. If you have brown eyes, a deep brown or rich plum shade can really play up their color. Deep brown eyeliner shades can also enhance the color of blue eyes. Green eyes can be enhanced with shades of olive, khaki, and light brown. Experiment a bit and see what works for you. It’s best to avoid using brightly colored eyeliner shades as they tend to be too garish and unnatural.
Celebrity eyeliner tip: Use eyeliner to subtly change the shape of your eyes.
Celebrities know that eyeliner can give the illusion of a larger, more dramatic eye by applying eyeliner correctly. To get the popular cat’s eye look, extend your eyeliner just beyond the outer corner of the lower lashes in an upward direction. This gives a lift to tired eyes and makes close set eyes appear further apart. Eyes can be made to appear wider and more open by tracing the inner rims of the lashes with a white eyeliner pencil. If you have small eyes, avoid applying dark, heavy eyeliner with a heavy hand. Open up your eyes by using a lighter eyeliner shade applied with a thin line.
Celebrity eyeliner tip: Check for smears.
Celebrities know that nothing detracts from their appearance more than smeared eyeliner. Check your lids frequently for smears and spots of color that shouldn’t be there. Use a q-tip with a bit of eye make up remover to quickly remove these mistakes.
Even if you’re not a celebrity, your eyes can still have depth and beauty. Why not give these eyeliner tips a try?
