Asian Makeup

Many Asian women would like to create the appearance of bigger, more expressive eyes, so here are some Asian eye makeup tips to play up your best features.

When trying to make eyes appear larger with makeup, one of the best makeup tips is to consider one of the easiest tricks make up artists use, plucking or waxing the eyebrows. Shaping your eyebrows into a nicely curved arch yourself is a fairly simple task but if you are not confidant enough to do them yourself then visit a beautician. Beauticians are trained to know the best way to shape your eyebrows to suit your face. Once professionally shaped it is just a matter of you plucking away stray hairs as they grow back.

Now your eyebrows are done your eyes should already appear wider. Start by dabbing a small amount of concealer along the top of your eyelid and below your eyes and smooth in gently taking care to not drag the skin too much. Skin around the eyes is thinner than elsewhere on your face and you do not want to risk damaging it. Your concealer should give your skin an even tone all over and will be the perfect base for applying your eye shadow.

A simple rule to remember when choosing eye shadow is light colors open the eyes and dark colors close them. You should ideally have a eye makeup color palette of three shades. Brown is a color that suits all eye colors so in this instance we will use brown. You will need a dark chocolate brown, a lighter medium brown and finally a pale cream.

Start by covering the whole top lid, up to just below your eyebrow with the light cream shadow, and be sure to blend it in well. Next, add the medium brown along the crease of your eyelid from the inner corner outwards, again, it is important to spend time blending this in well. Finally, on the outer corner of each eye add a touch of the dark chocolate brown shadow and blend it in until the eye shadow colors show no definite beginning or end.

You will now need a black or brown eye pencil. Eye pencils are great for widening the eyes if applied correctly.  It might take you a while to get it right first time but the practice is so worth it. You will be starting on your top eyelids where the lash meets the lid. You are going to draw a thin line from the beginning to the end of your lashes. Repeat this on the other eye and then check in the mirror to make sure you have drawn them evenly. When you are happy with the result, it is time to move onto the next step.

Use the eye pencil underneath the eye, again along the lashes as close as possible. This time starting from the middle of the eye and sweeping along to the outer corner. Applying eye pencil only from the middle of the lashes gives the illusion that your eyes are wider set than they actually are. Smudge the eye pencil slightly with your finger so as not to leave a noticeable line.

You are now ready for the final stage of your make up. Mascara is a lot of women’s “cant live without” product and is fantastic for opening up the eye area – it will add the finishing touch to your look. Mascara should be applied in two coats to both bottom and top lashes making sure the first coat is allowed to dry properly first thus avoiding the dreaded clumpy mascara look.