The Eyes

    Fashion also goes hand-in-hand with makeup. Ladies you know what I mean! It’s not enough just to worry about what your clothes look like, but also your makeup. One part of makeup that I’m going to focus on is eye shadow. Eye shadow can help make or break your outfit. Most women like to wear eye shadow at night because it can help turn a casual look to a fancier look. But there is nothing wrong with eye shadow during the day.

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Eye shadow  [2] is makeup used to shadow, enhance, lighten and define the eyes. Eye shadow comes in many forms, colors, and sizes. So, you have a wide range for choosing. If you name a color there is a shadow for that color. The different forms for shadow are (but not limited to) powder, frost, pencil, matte, sparkle, and cream. Today there are even stick-on (hyperlink:  eye shadows. You just peel the back off, stick the color on your eye, and peel away the paper. You can get really neat designs for these shadows. When applying eye shadow, you can be as creative as you want with the color and designs. Also, the more you practice the better it will look.

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To create designs, smokey eyes, or just great looking eyes, you need to understand the technique or simply how to do it. First there are a few rules which are mainly tips: eye gloss can add shine to the lids but use sparingly, wet powder shadows for a better use… things every girl should know. To check them out click here  [4]. The most basic way to apply shadow is to sweep color from the lash line to the crease or all the way to brow bone. To take it a step further, add one color from the lash line to the crease, and take another color from the crease to the brow bone. If you check out the link for the picture below, it gives great steps at applying eye makeup, not just shadow. 

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A great idea for applying shadow is to match shades and colors with your skin tone and eye color, not just with your clothes. If a color looks great with your eyes and skin tone, and also matches your outfit, then totally go for it. Just don’t choose a color because it matches your shirt. A site that explains it really good is make-upusa  [6].

 

When you are shopping for eye shadow keep in mind you can buy shadow in one color all the way up to a pallet of colors. Prices in shadow also vary. Not many of the cheap ($0.50-$2.00) work really well. You might have to spend about 3 bucks for an alright shadow. But just because an eye shadow cost more doesn’t mean it will be better. If you have the right color, brushes, and also know how to put on shadow, then it will look great.

If you’re not sure about if a color will look good with your skin tone apply a little to your arm or the back of your hand and compare different colors. This comes in handy if you want to test a lot of colors but don’t want to keep whipping eye shadow off your eyes every time.

Additional links.

Eye shadow alley [7]: has information from the blog and stuff that’s not in this blog and takes it into further detail. There are also several links that you can search through to learn more about a product or product brand.

Natural-HomeRemedies [8]:Also goes into further detail about what I have stated in my blog. This site just has fewer links than the one above. I also think the information in this site is presented better and is easier to understand.

Resources

1.1.  Looking for the perfect eye shadow. (2009, June 21). Retrieved from http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://labloggergal.com/wp-content/uploads/eye_shadow-294x300.jpg&imgrefurl=http://labloggergal.com/2009/06/21/looking-for-the-perfect-eye-shadow/&usg=__G3hN-zooRDvXOoshRUAQZQEb2YQ=&h=300&w=294&sz=27&hl=en&start=19&zoom=1&tbnid=zNC3ABr1dJoUvM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3Deye%2Bshadow%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4DIUS_enUS311US243%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1

2.2.  Holetzky, S.H. (2010, September 08). What is eye shadow?. Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-eyeshadow.htm

3.3.  Southers, L.H. . (2009, March 6). Stick-on eyeshadow: how does it work?. Retrieved from http://www.piercemattiepublicrelations.com/beautydivision/2009/03/stickon_eyeshadow_how_does_it.html

4. 4. (2010). The cardinal rules of eye colour. Retrieved from http://www.ivillage.co.uk/beauty/makeup/eyes/articles/0,,548142_183241,00.html

5. 5. Claire, . (2009, March 22). Eye shadow application for deep set eyes. Retrieved from http://clairesbasicmakeup.blogspot.com/2009/03/eye-shadow-application-for-deep-set.html

6.6.  VanDoran, K.D. (2010). Frequently asked questions about make-up. Retrieved from http://www.make-upusa.com/faq/eyeshadow.htm

7.7. eyeshadowalley.com, Initials. (2010). Welcome to eye shadow alley. Retrieved from http://www.eyeshadowalley.com/index.php?gcp=11

8.8. (n.d.). Applying eyeshadow. Retrieved from http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/make-up/applying-eyeshadow.htm