How to Color the Eye

Practice makeup techniques often to achieve your desired result.

Coloring the eyes can be accomplished easily with the use of cosmetics and savvy application tips. Eye shadow, eyeliner, eye pencil, mascara and eye base are products traditionally used to create smoky or cat-like eyes desired by women everywhere. Coloring the eyes requires choosing products that compliment your natural features which allow you to create looks that are uniquely yours whether soft or bold.

Things You'll Need

• Base eye shadow color
• Highlight eye shadow color
• Brush
• Mascara
• Eyeliner

Instructions

1. Choose a color scheme that compliments your eye color. Some cosmetologists use color theory to determine contracting colors that help accentuate the eyes. Brown color allows blue eyes to emerge. Green color looks good with brown eyes. Purple hues are striking with green eyes. You are ultimately the best judge of which colors look good on you. Experiment and choose colors that fit your fashion style.

2. Cover the eyes entirely with a light base, to prevent your eye shadow from crusting in the crease of your eyes.

3. Use a brush and cover the upper eyelids with a highlight or neutral color.

4. Choose a deep color eye shadow such as bronze or green and spread it over your eye lids from the center extending towards the outer crease of your eyes. Blend this color with your highlight color in an upward angle.

5. Use a dark or charcoal eyeliner and lightly run it along the outer crease of your upper eyelids in an upward angle for a cat-like effect.

6. Apply a lighter brown color on your bottom eyelids.

7. Finish coloring your eyes by applying mascara to lengthen and thicken your lashes.

Tips & Warnings

• Use eye makeup remover to clean the makeup off your face before going to bed at night. This will help to prevent skin problems.

References

• Hollywood Makeup Secrets: Eye Makeup: How To Apply Eye Makeup
• Eye Makeup Tips: How to do Cat Eyes: 5 Tips
• Eyebrowz: What Colors Make Your Eyes Stand Out?