Arrows are probably the most popular and versatile form of eye makeup. There are an incredible number of arrow options - clear lines drawn with a pencil or eyeliner, shaded, shadow arrows or drawn with a liner, thin or thick, long or short, cat's eye or laconic - the choice is so wide that any girl will be able to choose the perfect shape and length.
There is an opinion that it is difficult to draw good arrows, they say, and the thickness needs to be somehow adjusted, and the length, and the cat's eye is just awful, it is impossible to draw in the same way. But you can confidently refute these stories. The arrows are nothing complicated.
The most popular now is makeup with a feathery arrow. You will learn how to draw it by going through a small workshop in this article.
Essential Brushes
One of the key points of good makeup is the right choice of brushes. To make up with a feathery arrow, you will need these brushes:
- beveled;
- flat;
- thin from natural pile;
- large brush for blending;
- small brush for blending.
It’s good if you have a miniature brush with a pointed tip, because this is the most convenient option in this case. In addition, you will need a brush for applying concealer and powder.
Shaded arrow
As a rule, gel makeup is used for eye makeup at home when decorating arrows. After application, it is recommended to shade it with a thin flat beveled brush. However, beginners getting to know makeup often face a problem: eyeliner is not the most versatile makeup tool, making a smooth transition can be very difficult. Therefore, for starters, try a simple option - the arrow with shadows.
The friable shadows are light, just shade, hold perfectly, subject to a number of rules for makeup, and also look very nice and not as sharp as a saturated black liner or gel eyeliner. A look with arrows made by shadows is soft, velvet, open.
Eye preparation
So, let's learn together how to blend the arrows in front of our eyes. Eye makeup starts just like regular makeup. Apply a foundation on the eyes, fix the layer with powder. Add concealer if necessary. Next, do eyebrow shaping.
After that, apply a primer to the moving eyelid, so that the shadow will last longer and look brighter. Instead, you can use basic body shadows. You can simply apply them with your finger. Fix the layer with cream or beige shadows.
Arrow
Next, to get the arrows even, take tape. Cut a small even piece, attach it several times to your hand so that it attaches well to the skin and also acts easily.
Stick the tape as a stencil in the direction of the future arrow. Next, take a beveled flat brush and apply matte shadows of a dark shade on it, a universal black color is best. Starting from the inner corner of the eye, draw the arrow, leaning on the stencil. Duplicate the arrow again for a better color, then work on the upper mucosa with a black soft pencil.
Feathering
Next, let's make a smooth transition to the shadows. On a small brush, type a few brown shades of a warm shade and use them to blend the borders of the arrow. Be careful not to shade the arrow itself, but only its border, otherwise you will get dirt.
A warm matte shade of brown shades allows you to make a beautiful border. The arrow with shading can reach half a century, its width already depends on your preferences and the structure of the eye.
Next, on the same brush, take dark brown shadows and apply to the middle of the century with trampling non-extinguishing movements. You only need to supplement the arrow with dark pigment. So the arrow will turn out as neat and aesthetically attractive as possible.
Now take a large brush to blend the shadows and draw light taupe shadows on it and work out the crease of the upper eyelid. It is extremely important at this stage not to touch the feathery arrow, so be careful. With light beige shades, clean the shading to make it look more neat.
Now remove the adhesive tape, which played the role of a stencil and protected against shattering of shadows, walk around the arrow with a concealer, following a straight line of the arrow. Fix everything with powder. If desired, makeup with a feathery arrow can be supplemented by highlighting the lower eyelid with dark shadows. With a fine feather brush, bring it up. Then thoroughly paint the eyelashes with mascara from the ends, having worked out the outer corner of the eye. Eyelashes can be supplemented with bunches or glued false.
Eye makeup is ready. It remains only to pick up lipstick and fix everything with a spray-fixative.
Makeup Tips
Creating a quality image is pretty hard the first time if you are a beginner. Feathering the shadows right away may not work. Do not despair, just try again. By the way, to make the makeup really good, here are some tips from professionals:
- If you use a pencil for eye makeup, it is best to apply it to the shadows, and they will not crumble.
- When shading the pigment, dust particles of shadows fall on the cheeks. To prevent this from happening, put a napkin on and boldly grasp the eye makeup.
- Internal eyeliner is best done at the very end, especially if you have sensitive eyes.
- Before you start makeup, try the product on your hand to make sure the right product. As we already said, how well the product will be distributed on the surface of the skin depends on the consistency.
Lipstick
Makeup with a shaded arrow can be supplemented with absolutely any lipstick. Nude shades are perfectly combined with such eyes, neutral ones look nice. Lip glosses are suitable for everyday makeup, persistent matte lipsticks and metallic ones look relevant. Bright lips of provocative shades will be appropriate. We can say that makeup with a feathery arrow is universal and suitable for events and for everyday look.
Since you can shade the arrow from black to any other, the lip care is selected based on the selected shade of the shadows.
By the way, if you like such arrows, you can always do permanent makeup arrows with shading. This will save you a lot of time in the morning to restore beauty.