DO'S & DONT'S
THE TRICKS TO FLAWLESS EYESHADOW
Eyeshadow is my favourite part when it comes to doing my make up, however it can be very easily ruined in such silly ways, so I have listed some simple eyeshadow do's and dont's when it comes to applying you shadow. We all want flawlessly blended eyeshadow, with no harsh lines, so here is just how to achieve that.
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My first tip is, DON'T neglect your eyes when it comes to priming before your shadow, a good base will make sure your eye shadow lasts all day, the product will blend more smoothly on a good base, and also you will see a better colour pay off from your shadow. This brings us to our first DO which would be to use a good eyeshadow primer, I like the Urban Decay Primer Potion, but my all time fave would be my Mac Soft Ocre Paint Pot. Concealers also work as good bases too and a good base is going to also cover any discolouration on your eyelids.
Next, once you've applied your base, DON'T go in with any old colour in your crease, the base at this moment is sticky, therefore product is going to clingy at first and become hard to blend. This may cause patchiness, which may become hard to blend. This brings me to my second DO which would be to apply a light matte eyeshadow all over the lid, so the colour your about to blend into your crease will blend more flawlessly.
Also, if you have't already guessed, another DO would be to always begin your eyeshadow working shadow into the crease, DON'T start on your lid colour, as eyeshadow is lighter on the lid, compared to the crease, and you don't want to be blending your lid colour into your crease, especially if it is a shimmer, you want to keep your crease matte.
So we've started to blend colour into our crease, after applying a matte lid colour eyeshadow on top of our base, now what? Let's work some colour into our crease! I would most definitely say DON'T start with a dark crease colour, this will become hard to blend, and will look very harsh. Please DO build up your colour, so start with lighter, matte neutrals and work your way up to the darkest colour you would like to use in your crease.
When it comes to using dark colours in your crease, DON'T use a dark colour along the whole of your crease, DO try and focus the darkest colour on the outer corner, if you blend a black or dark shadoww along your whole crease, in the inner part of your eye, it is going to look like a swollen, black eye, which isn't the look we are going for, I would recommend a smaller blending brush when it comes to dealing with dark colours, and using small amounts of product, as we can always add more, but we can't take product away once we have applied it!
So let's pack some product onto our lid, DON'T use a fluffy blending brush of any sort to apply lid shadow, you will ruin everything you have just achieved in your crease, and a fluffy brush is for blending eyeshadow, therefore you are not going to get the colour pay off you are expecting on your lid, especially when it comes to shimmer. So DO pick up a synthetic eyeshadow brush, which is made for packing on product to the lid, such as a Sigma E55 or any brush similar shaped. When applying your lid colour DO try to push the product low, you don't want it getting into your crease, you've got the right brush, but you must use the right technique. I always wet my lid brush with MAC Fix + to achieve amazing colour pay off for my lid colour, making most shimmers metallic, which looks lovely on the lid with a nicely blended, gradient like crease!
A massive DON'T is to never ever neglect the lower lash line, we have packed so much product onto the top of our eyes, to leave the under eyes bare would look to top heavy, and uncompleted. I always like to take my crease colour, and just blend it smoothly on my lower lash line with any pencil brush. This will finish the look, but DO make sure it is blended flawlessly. When doing this, like your crease, DON'T blend that dark colour along the whole lower lash line, because again we are not going for the black eye look, like the crease just blend it nicely, lighter as we go in and DO try and finish with a little shimmer in your tear duct, this will awaken the eyes! I would also apply that same shade on my brow bone to complete the look!
When doing a heavy eye make up look, you are going to get a lot of fall out, this is where product can fall down onto your face, DON'T assume this can be covered with concealer, it can't it will ruin your make up. I always start with my eyes when it comes to heavy eyeshadow looks, or I find myself doing just my foundation and eyebrows, then eyes, then completing the rest of my face! DO dust away your fall out, or use shadow shields, just make sure it doesn't stay on your face!
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I hope you have enjoyed today's post, in no way am I saying these are the rules to eyeshadow, there are no rules in make up, this is just what works for me and I see as good tips!
aimeeroseXO
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