Makeup for narrow eyes has its own characteristics of execution. Makeup artists know the intricacies of how to make the look more “open”. Not only Asian girls have such a cut of eyes, therefore the following make-up examples are suitable for girls with any type of appearance.
Selection of shades for eye color
The main rule - regardless of color, you need to exclude black from cosmetics. Also, do not apply a large amount of mascara to the eyelashes. Because too thick and long eyelashes will cover part of the eye, and the dark outline will make them even narrower.
Almost all colors are suitable for brown-eyed girls. They should look at pink, green, brown and metallic shades. Shimmering shades from bright to pale pink will look interesting. But you need to be careful with the use of pink and blue, so that the look does not seem tired.
Green-eyed beauties will suit gray, lilac, blue and brown colors. Eyeliner is better to choose any other shades except black. Owners of gray eyes will use the same palette as for blue-eyed girls. The look will be more expressive if you use brown, gray, blue and lilac shades. You need to be careful in using blue and pink colors.
Narrow eye arrows
A correctly drawn outline will make your look more expressive. Therefore, in the makeup for narrow eyes, it is very important to draw arrows correctly. No need to lower the lower eyelid. The arrows on the upper eyelid need to be drawn thin and neat.
It is worth using a pencil or liquid eyeliner gray or brown, you can purple. There are several arrow options for narrow eyes.
- Draw a contour on the upper eyelid and carefully blend it.
- With a pencil, you need to carefully draw a line on the upper eyelid, highlighting the outer corner of the eye more clearly.
- Toward the outer edge of the eye, the width of the contour should become wider and richer. In the area of the inner corner, shade the line.
- The arrow is drawn from the middle of the upper eyelid towards the outer corner, carefully shaded.
- The contour is drawn from the inner corner, not reaching the outer part. This option "opens" the eyes and makes their shape rounded.
- Slightly lower the lower eyelid and blend the contour. This variety is only suitable for Smoky Ice.
Correctly drawn arrows will add zest to your image, make it more feminine and elegant.
Basic principles of applying makeup
Thanks to these recommendations, you will create a make-up that can effectively emphasize the advantages of appearance, regardless of the color of the iris. How to color narrow eyes correctly?
- Any makeup starts with the skin. Therefore, it must be cleaned of impurities and apply a concealer, which should be evenly distributed.
- Apply concealer over the concealer. Make sure that the foundation evenly lies on the skin of the face.
- The final stage is the corrector, which needs to mask small defects.
- The application procedure is as follows: first you need to apply light shades that make the look “open”, and dark ones need to be applied on top of them.
These simple tips will help you create the perfect makeup for narrow eyes that will look good on girls with any type of appearance.
Daily option
For makeup with a narrow section of the eye, you need to choose shades of similar shades. To "open" the eyes and raise the outer corner, the upper eyelid and its middle emphasize a light shade of shadows with a flicker effect. And the crease and the outer corner are distinguished by darker shades.
For daytime make-up, use mascara of brown or blue colors, and to make the eyes appear visually larger, slightly twist the tips of the eyelashes with tweezers. You need to pay attention to the shape of the eyebrows. It should not be too wide, otherwise the eyes will visually become narrower.
For daytime makeup, all shades of beige are perfect. Under the eyebrow line, apply eye shadow with a pearlescent effect or highlighter. Using a brown pencil, draw the upper eyelid so that the line is just above the edge of the eyelid. Using light shadows, blend the line.
Draw the inner corner with a highlighter. Color your eyelashes with brown mascara, focusing on the outside. To make the look more expressive, twist your eyelashes with tweezers.
evening make-up
Of course, it is important to know not only the intricacies of everyday make-up, but also how to color your eyes for special occasions. Light shadows with a flicker effect are applied to the entire upper eyelid. In this case, the inner corner of the eye is stained with a dark saturated shade, and the outer part is highlighted.
For evening makeup, you can use brighter shades of eyeshadow. Draw a contour with a pencil matching the color of the shadows, blend it. The main thing is that the arrow should not be drawn too high from the eyelash line, so that the makeup looks more natural.
Mascara is applied in a single layer. And be sure to tighten the ends of the eyelashes with tweezers.
Step by step smoky makeup
This make-up will make visually small narrow eyes large and expressive.
- To keep the shadows for a long time, you need to lightly powder the surface of the eyelid with talcum powder.
- Draw an arrow with a brown or dark gray pencil. If you want to make the makeup more natural, do not draw the line outside the outer corner of the eye. And if you want to create the image of a fatal beauty, then draw a thin arrow with a pointed end that extends beyond the outer edge.
- Blend the eyeliner thoroughly.
- Apply a light shade from the inner corner to the eyebrows.
- Mark the crease with a darker shade that needs to be saturated at the outer edge of the eye.
- Using a fluffy brush, blend the shadows.
- Underline the lower eyelid with shades of medium saturation and connect with the arrow.
- Blend the contour with a fine brush. To add more expressiveness to the look, emphasize the outer corner with a dark color and blend.
- Light shadows highlight the brow section and the inner corner of the eye.
- Ink mascara.
Smoky makeup for narrow eyes looks very impressive and visually makes them larger. Knowing the basic techniques of makeup artists, you can make any make-up beautiful and spectacular.