How to Apply Eye Shadow Color

The right eye shadow color can bring out the beauty of your eyes and highlight the shape of your face. Follow these tips to select the perfect finish, style and shade of eye shadow for you and learn how to apply it like a professional.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eye shadow brush

Choosing Colors and Finishes

1. Select a neutral color palette of browns, tans or grays. These shades are flattering to most skin tones and will give you the versatility to add more colors as you find which shades work for you.

2. Stick with matte finish powder eye shadow. These shadows have a sheer finish and little to no shine. Matte finish shadows provide rich color and can be worn during both day and evening.

3. Decide on two complementary shades from your color palette; one should be lighter than the other.

Applying Eye Shadow

4. Sweep a thin, even coat of the darker shade over your entire lower eyelid using the brush. This helps give a natural look.

5. Tap the brush on the edge of the sink or another surface to remove excess shadow.

6. Follow with a coat of the lighter shade, from the lower lid all the way up to the eyebrow. This coat should also be thin.

7. Blend both colors with your finger so no line exists between them; you should not be able to tell where one color ends and the other begins.

Tips & Warnings

• For an evening look, using your finger, smudge a complementary dark color along the lash line and in the crease of the eye.
• Clean up any extra shadow on the skin by dipping a cotton swap into makeup remover or by dusting the area with a clean brush.