Every woman knows that correctly placed accents in her appearance can distinguish her especially brightly from her surroundings. And as you know, nothing attracts the eyes of the interlocutor or another person like eyes. In order to emphasize them, women do a lot. That is, they increase eyelashes, color them and even resort to a particularly persistent permanent makeup. However, the most affordable method is still eye shadow.
Their diversity can impress everyone. Colors, textures, volumes also differ. There are shadows for professionals and for home use. None of the manufacturers remains aloof from the market for the sale of decorative eye makeup products. To achieve an ideal result, shadows are offered the basics and a huge variety of brushes and applicators from various materials, that is, options are presented from artificial fibers and natural, which differ in purpose and size. In a word, we can say that there is plenty to choose from.
Dry shadows
Modern manufacturers bring to the market a huge variety of types of shadows, which makes it possible for every woman to choose the most convenient option for daily use. There are dry shadows that come in a compact form. Such can be purchased in a palette or each shade individually. Dry shadows are suitable for girls with oily skin, their consumption is minimal, and the palette is very rich and rich. Such a tool is convenient to carry in a purse, especially if you have to correct makeup from time to time.
Liquid shadows
The second form is liquid shadows. They are good for those who need to be in excellent shape all day, and there is simply no time for makeup correction. Thanks to the oils that make up these shadows, the skin of the eyelids receives additional care. True, before you start using them, it is important to learn how to do it. Liquid shadows, due to the wax included in the composition, dry very quickly, plus it is a very resistant product, which will be difficult to adjust if the color or its depth is not comfortable.
Cream shadows
The compromise shape of the shadows will be cream, which have both high durability and brightness. Small flaws of the product, which can be observed during the day, can be easily eliminated by preliminary preparation for applying makeup.
It is very important to know that when applying shadows (wet and dry, it does not matter), you should choose the right shade. The fact is that any makeup is designed to emphasize natural beauty. And you need to approach the selection of shades, armed with the recommendations of specialists.
How to choose the tone of the shadows?
When choosing shadows, you must pay attention to the expiration date and composition. They should not contain aggressive chemical compounds. Saving on cosmetics for the skin around the eyes can result in serious consequences. At the same time, allergies are not the worst of them. As for the shades and colors, you need to choose, focusing on the color of the eyes, to emphasize their beauty and depth:
- For brown-eyed girls, shades of dark colors, namely brown and black, will be most preferable. Also purple, violet, gray-blue and blue colors will look good.
- For eyes of blue shades, lilac, beige, brown, sand, gold and orange shades are an excellent choice. Cold eye color is well accentuated by shadows with a steel effect.
- For owners of green eyes, the best choice will be in favor of lilac, golden, brown, pale pink flowers. Highlight the eye color eyeliner olive color of the lower eyelid.
It is important, choosing shadows, to ensure that they are combined not only with the shade of the eyes, but also with the color of the skin. So, before you stop finally on some option, you should try everything. Another rule is the choice of actual makeup. Since the daytime and evening are completely different in appearance and in the technique of creation, and in the colors used.
Preparation for eye makeup. What needs to be done before applying shadows?
Having decided on the shades of shadows, before you begin to create makeup, you must first prepare the skin around the eyes. High-quality training will guarantee the durability of the final result. Particular attention should be paid to this not only for those who have painted for a long time, but also for those who are just starting to take their first steps. The following stages of preparation are determined:
- First of all, you need to put your eyebrows in order. As you know, it is they who make the look special. Their shape should be adjusted if necessary.
- Before applying, you need to cover the skin around the eyes with a special base for shadows. After you should powder it. Such actions will facilitate the easy application and distribution of shadows on the surface of the skin. In addition, the base will not allow them to slide into the folds of the eyelids, ensuring the persistence of makeup.
- It is necessary to prepare all the makeup tools, namely, eye shadow brushes and applicators. They must be cleaned of makeup residues.
Classic makeup. How is it done?
After the necessary preparation, you can go directly to makeup. However, difficulties may arise here. Indeed, today there are a huge number of options and ways of how to properly apply shadow on the eyelids. In order not to get confused, you need to stop your choice on the option that is best suited. Next, we will consider different techniques for applying cosmetics. We will also give the necessary recommendations.
Today, there are different options for applying shadows. They differ in name, end result, brush movement technique and the number of shades used in one make-up. What are the known methods of applying shadows? For example, classic.
A distinctive feature of the classic is its relevance in any situation and to any outfit. To create it, you need to use a combination of several shades. In this case, the main color, as a rule, is average in the palette, applied to the entire moving eyelid. A lighter shade is applied to the corner of the eye and the areas under the eyebrows. This raises the eyebrow, makes it sharper, and the eye opens. The darkest shade is applied to the crease of the eyelid and ciliary contour, starting from the middle to the outer border. The color around the contour of the eyelashes as they move to the outer edge should thicken to connect with the line drawn on the crease of the eyelid. An additional accent and the most suitable for the evening can be created by applying the darkest shade throughout the ciliary edge, with the lower eyelid closing. To create a soft and natural make-up, the correct application and shading of the shadows is necessary . With such a make-up, you can go to work, and for a walk, or even to a party.
Wing makeup
To correct the shape of the eye, the wing-shaped makeup technique is very common. How to apply shadows in this case? Now let's figure it out. The technique is in the manner of applying shadows, it is very similar to the previous version. That is, the main color is applied to the entire moving eyelid. The lightest shades are applied to the area under the eyebrows and the outer edge of the eyelid, and the crease and the edge according to the growth of eyelashes are drawn in darker shades, with the contour raised to the top, that is, stretched. Attention should be paid to drawing a contour for eyelash growth.
Wave
How to apply shadow on the eyelids using the wave technique? This method is also a classic. In this case, the brush is moved circularly, creating a kind of loop. As with the classics, a combination of colors is used, which is characterized by additional lightening of the outer corner. This make-up is especially good for eyes with an overhanging eyelid or a narrow incision.
Smokey-eyes. How to do it right?
For modern girls, Smokey-eyes has remained the most popular type of eye makeup for many years. And all because precisely this technique makes them as expressive as possible, however, only if it is correctly created. So how to apply Smokey-eyes makeup shadows? A lot of attention in this technique is given to a thick, greasy eyeliner. In this case, the shadows are applied in two ways: from the inner corner of the eyes to the outer with a transition from the lightest shade to the darkest. And the second option is a transition from the edge of the growth of eyelashes to the folds of the eyelids, with a transition to a darker shade in the folds. In this case, all colors should be well shaded. Since this is exactly what gives the effect of haze.
Makeup with highlights. Application Features
Very fashionable is makeup with highlights that are placed on specific sections of the eyelid with the help of special tools or shades of suitable shades. For emphasis, the corners of the eyes, the area under the eyebrows and the moving eyelid directly above the pupil are selected. As the main color, lighter shades are chosen.
Fake make-up. How to do?
What other shading techniques are known? For example, cat-style makeup, or cat-eye, is created exactly like classic. However, dark shadows underline all the corners of the eyes, with the inner pulled down and the outer up. The finishing touch will be the arrows. Such makeup is very expressive and most appropriate for an evening out.
Whichever option is chosen, it is impossible to achieve maximum results right away. It is important to learn how to work at an acceptable level with different types of brushes for applying shadows and applicators. Some of these tools are intended for application and only others for eyeliner, and still others for shading. Especially you should not count on those who are just learning to use shadows. Before you get a good result, you need training and, as a result, experience. It is also interesting to know that if you want to create the most natural make-up, it will require even more effort and money. After all, natural beauty is quite difficult to reproduce. And here you constantly have to adjust the color to hide its transitions. So, before you learn naturalness, you will have to master the skills of bright and artificial makeup.
What is important to know for beginners?
When a girl is just starting to use makeup for her eyes, she must take care of how to apply shadows. Since the wrong approach can eventually make her an object of ridicule. It is important not only to choose the right colors and shades, you also need to learn the makeup techniques and choose the one that will be most acceptable for permanent use. If you have the time, money and desire, you can simply go to paid or free lessons in applying shadows. Sometimes such lessons can be given by well-known cosmetologists and stylists both in courses and in free workshops and webinars.
The correct application of shadows for beginner makeup artists is a very important skill. It is necessary to use all possible means for training. For example, various video tutorials can come to the rescue. Moreover, following the step-by-step instructions from the video, which can be viewed repeatedly, can speed up the process of gaining experience. It is also important to study the necessary literature in order to become familiar with the basic techniques of applying shadows, makeup, and current trends in theory.
Little conclusion
Modern life puts forward certain requirements for female beauty. To maintain it, the beautiful half of humanity goes to various tricks and tricks. In achieving the desired results, all world manufacturers of funds are ready to come to their aid. And in fact, one can note the fact that the use of decorative cosmetics is the most harmless thing that is done to preserve the beauty of a woman.
For this reason, the quality of the proposed product becomes very important. You need to understand that saving on decorative eye makeup is the wrong approach. Since the eyes are a very sensitive organ. And the consequences of poor-quality cosmetics can lead to the most sad result. If the allergic reaction to makeup products is a familiar situation, then it is best to give preference to hypoallergenic products or to completely abandon its use. In any case, the choice always remains with the consumer, in this case women.