![]() Almond, round, hooded, monolid, and downturned are a few of the prevalent eye forms. Knowing your eye shape and using the appropriate makeup can help to draw attention to your eyes and produce a great appearance. The same cosmetic look might not be appropriate for everyone, though, as various eye shapes call for various methods and supplies. If you'd like to be kept up to date with enhancing your natural beauty, or special promotions.Your natural features can be brought out more with makeup, and your eyes can look more attractive. The flick only goes just slightly beyond the last lash and is great for anyone that has eyelid space. Basically it's great for those that have a lot of eyelid space.Ī basic flick liner is not as thick and not as long. This type of style is great for Prominent, Close Set, Descending, some Deep Set Crease, and of course an Almond eye shape. It will not necessarily make the eye appear longer, but it will give the appearance that the outer lashes are lifted.Ī thick flick liner will cover eyelid space, make the eye look longer, and lift the outer corners. Flick liner can give a more lifted and longer eye look.Ī thin flick eyeliner sits just above the lashes and extends to the length of the last eyelash. In order for a flick liner to make the eyes appear balanced, there are certain 'rules' to follow for the different types. There are thin, thick, and basic versions. There are a lot of different types of flick liner. With the image on the left, the eye doesn't appear smaller because there is still a little eyelid showing, but as you can see with the addition of eye shadow with the image on the right, it makes them look longer and lifted. Below is an example of what I mean on a Monolid eye. If there was some eye shadow applied just to the outer corner, it would recede the skin that is hooding the eye and make the eyes look more open. There's nothing wrong with the above eyeliner, but it does make her eyes look more 'hooded'. These particular eye shapes will most likely need the addition of eye shadow to balance everything out and add dimension whereas the other eye shapes won't necessarily need the addition of eye shadow because the liner won't make the eyes look smaller (just more balanced). The reason why is because these 2 shapes tend to have very little or no eyelid space whatsoever so if it's not placed strategically, could potentially make the eyes look smaller. The Hooded and Monolid eye will need more strategic placing. This technique is great for most eye shapes. It follows the lash line and does not go beyond. Here are a few:Ī basic eyeliner is applied just above the lash line so when you close your eyes, you can see a line. There are several different eye shape styles. Once you know what eye shape you have and what you'd either like to balance, emphasise, or correct it will be a lot easier. A lot of people have a combination of eye shapes. Most people don't have one type of shape. Determining your eye shape can be a little tricky. This will make your lashes look fuller and darker. If you're happy with your current eye shape and don't want/need to balance or emphasise anything, then I would just line the lashes. There are a couple of factors you should take into consideration first. ![]() So how do you do your eyeliner if your eyes are not balanced? Hopefully that will provide some comfort as pretty much most of us don't have a perfectly balanced face. Just check out this little article from Buzzfeed, it is so interesting and interactive! It shows you what celebrities would look like if each side of their face was mirrored. ![]() In fact, there are very few people in this world that have perfectly symmetrical face shapes. It can change the shape, enhance the shape, provide balance and symmetry. When you understand how to wear eyeliner, it can do the most amazing things to your eyes. ![]() The downside to that is that is takes a long time to do it. I've learned everything from trial and error, which to me is the best way to learn. I have come across thousands of different eye shapes, challenges, and client expectations. Having worked for one of the most influential makeup brands in the world as a Trainer, really taught me a lot. ![]()
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