How to make your eyes look bigger using makeup: instructions, stylist recommendations, photos

Tells Anna Belkina, makeup artist-stylist, make-up trainer: — Before painting your eyes, you need to perform a light-and-shadow correction of your face. With its help, you can highlight your cheekbones, raise your eyebrows, enlarge or, conversely, reduce your lips, and even widen the distance between your eyes.

We will need:

Day cream/moisturizing spray.
Light corrector, dark corrector, concealer.
Blush.
Transparent powder.
Shadows: milky and gray-brown.
Black eyeliner, mascara.
Lipstick, lip gloss.

Advice It is better to apply makeup in natural light, for example near a window. The light in the bathroom is treacherous - when you go outside, you may find that your face is made up unevenly.

Light pencil

The light pencil is declared as a real magic wand in the cosmetic bag of many celebrity makeup artists. They know for sure that such a product can work real miracles with a woman’s image. For everything to work out, you should take into account a few simple rules, which we will now tell you about.

The magical effect of white kajal can be seen in the image of Angelina Jolie. If you look closely, it’s easy to notice that the makeup artist lightly touched the beauty’s inner lower eyelid with a light pencil. This simple technique visually enlarges the eyes and also creates a fresh and rested look.

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A similar trick is held in high esteem by Gwen Stefani - the girl often applies a light pencil not only to the lower part of the eyelid, but also to the upper one. Makeup artists no longer hide the fact that if you complement this technique by applying white shadows to the inner corner, this will open your eyes even more and bring your eyes closer to an almond shape.

There are a number of offensive mistakes that many girls make when they get acquainted with a white pencil. We suggest learning from the mistakes of others and not making similar mistakes in your own image.

In daytime makeup, you should not use a white pencil too actively - this risks looking out of place. Makeup artists advise just lightly touching the lower eyelid and blending this line.
A real failure can turn out to be applying a light pencil to the outer eyelids - this manipulation will only make the eyes smaller. To achieve the opposite effect, use a light shade on the inner eyelid, and highlight the outer eyelid with a dark color.
Refrain from using a hard white pencil. He is not very obedient, and he is not particularly safe.

How to make your eyes look bigger with makeup. Step by step photo

Apply a light corrector under the eyebrow

Shading the corrector

Making an even tone with a sponge

Shadows to use step by step

We apply a medium color; blondes can choose a palette of gray or green shades

Highlight the inner part of the eyelid with a light tone

Darken the outer part of the eyelid. Blend with a flat brush

Lighten the top under the eyebrow

Drawing an arrow

Vertical technique

Ideal for Asian women. With its help it is easy to achieve the effect of large and round eyes.

Makeup should begin by brightening the inner corner of the eye. Next, you need to divide the eyelid into 5 parts and start applying shadows from the lightest to the darkest shade. And the final chord is shading. Careful shading guarantees a beautiful look and properly executed makeup.

Ombre

The ombre technique has proven itself not only in the world of hair coloring, but also in makeup. The main trick of this technique is to use light and dark shadows and create a smooth border between them. Moreover, a more saturated shade should be applied to the outer corner and crease of the eyelid.

Color experiments when creating such a technique will allow you to change your image and add a touch of novelty to it every time.

When creating such makeup, you should definitely take into account the individual characteristics of your appearance. Everything is simple here!

Eyes with drooping eyelids and a “heavy” look can be enlarged using makeup by adding shimmering particles to the upper eyelid. The best option is to highlight the top. But it’s better to avoid sharp boundaries and arrows.
With a narrow cut, you should rely on light, warm shadows with careful shading. But clear lines and smokey techniques in a dark palette should be avoided.
With a round shape, it is worth having products with sparkling particles in your cosmetic bag. The ideal make-up in this case is to draw a long arrow and shade dark shadows along the contour of the lower eyelid.
Deep-set eyes are an argument for make-up with highlighting of the upper eyelid, folds and area under the eyebrow. With this appearance, it is better not to touch the lower eyelid, and the outer corner should be emphasized with dark shadows.

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Making your eyes bigger

There are several proven methods for increasing eye shape.

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Massage

The safest and most useful way. Daily eyelid massage improves local blood circulation, which increases tissue nutrition with oxygen, such an important element for maintaining skin elasticity. Before performing the massage technique, apply a warm compress to the eyes. To do this, take a towel, dip it in warm water and place it on your closed eyelids. Keep it there until the towel cools down.

Three fingers are applied to the center of the bone under the eye, and with a smooth movement a line is drawn to the temples, then, without interrupting it, the fingers descend in a straight path to the collarbones. The number of repetitions is increased to three times.
With your ring fingers, begin a circular movement from the outer edge of the eyelid, through the bottom, to the points on the bridge of the nose, located at the base of the eyebrows. The fingers linger at this point and light pressure is applied for a couple of seconds. Next, the fingers move along the upper eyelid and return to the starting point. Repeat two more times.
A cotton pad or dry napkin is wrapped around the index finger and smoothly passed over the closed eyelid, from top to bottom. At the same time, the eyebrow is held with the other hand. The same manipulations are done with the lower eyelid, only the movements will be from bottom to top.

After the procedure, the eyelids are wiped with chamomile infusion or a compress is made for a few minutes, then the cream is applied.

Gymnastics

Quite popular is exercise for the eyes, which trains the orbicularis muscle of the eyelids and helps them lift. Each exercise is repeated for half a minute.

With eyes wide open, circular movements are made clockwise and counterclockwise.
Next, the eyeballs follow the contour of the vertical and horizontal figure eight.
The gaze draws an imaginary cross.
Intense blinking.
The eyes bulge wide for five seconds, then close tightly for the same amount of time. At the same time, you cannot frown or squint, only the circular muscles of the eyelids work.
The eyebrows are fixed in their natural position using the index fingers. The next step is to start frowning your eyebrows, overcoming the fixation. At the same time, you cannot wrinkle your forehead.
The index and middle fingers of both hands are placed on the outer and inner edges of the eye, as if fixing their position. Then, as you inhale, close your eyes tightly, and as you exhale, open them wide.

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Folk remedies

Herbal compresses help make your eyes look more open and remove puffiness. The most common method is to freeze the infusions into ice cubes and rub them on the area around the eyes. This procedure tightens and smoothes the skin. Ice can be made from a huge number of natural products available to everyone:

Chamomile + honey. The flower decoction is mixed with honey and poured into ice trays.
Parsley. The crushed leaves of the herb are boiled for two hours, after which they are squeezed out and the resulting liquid is frozen.
Carrot juice. The vegetable is grated or chopped in a blender, after which the juice is squeezed out and sent to the freezer. Carrot pulp can also be used as an eye mask.

Eyebrow modeling

This method still requires the participation of cosmetics. It consists in forming the correct arch of the eyebrows. To do this, you need to take a pencil and apply it so that it passes along three points: the edge of the wings of the nose, the inner corner of the eye and the bridge of the nose. It is at the point where the top of the shaft is located that the eyebrow begins. Next, without lifting the pencil from the wing of the nose, we move it so that the base passes exactly in the middle of the pupil. In this position, the fixation of the upper edge is taken into account: the apex of the eyebrow curve is marked at this place. The last manipulation is to move the rod to the outer edge of the eye, where the top of the pencil is, the eyebrow line will end.

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To make the eyes appear larger even without makeup tricks, the eyebrows are painted in with a pencil or shadow, and the line under them is highlighted with a highlighter or light foundation.

Lenses

Wearing decorative lenses is not the most pleasant procedure, but it helps increase the size of the eyes, from medium to doll-like. This method is suitable for themed parties or photo shoots.

The most effective method of eye enlargement is plastic surgery. But such a procedure is discussed with a doctor from this area. The remaining methods are auxiliary methods for maintaining the beauty of the eyelids. The eyes are made wider due to an open look and smooth, toned skin.

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What about the arrows?

An arrow is another well-known technique that allows you to visually enlarge your eyes using makeup. For everything to work out exactly like this, you should draw this element as close to the interlash as possible, and also make the arrow small and thin.

If you combine arrows with the smokey technique, do not create too long an end. It is best to decorate this flirty decoration by stepping back slightly from the inner corner and moving towards the outer corner, gradually thickening it and bringing it to the top.

Many girls are helped to achieve their goal by drawing a neat arrow in combination with an emphasis on the eyelashes at the outer corner. This creates a particularly flirty and feminine look.

Eye health is the key to success

Most girls wear makeup to make their eyes pop, and this helps a lot. But, unfortunately, cosmetics have a negative impact on facial skin and eye health. As a result, it is necessary to resort to surgery to restore vision. And healthy eyes look bigger and more beautiful. So what do you need for eye health?

Just follow a few simple rules every day:

Stop using any cosmetics - foundations, shadows, mascara and other decorative tricks of our time for the face and eyes.
Take more care of the skin around your eyes - moisturize it, make nourishing compresses and masks.
Massage the skin around your eyes. You can watch the video at the end of the article for more details.
Wear sunglasses in bright sunshine.
Get more rest. Bruises and bags under the eyes appear due to fatigue and lack of sleep. Because of this, the eyes appear smaller.
A healthy diet will help you enrich your body with the necessary vitamins that will make your skin smooth and toned. And the eyes, accordingly, will widen.
Drink less fluids before bed, as this can lead to swelling. Puffy eyes look smaller.
Find the right shape for your eyebrows to suit your face shape.
You can curl your eyelashes with special tweezers, which also significantly increases the size of your eyes.
Be sure to do exercises to enlarge and keep your eyes healthy.

Look of a doe

Celebrity makeup artist Sarah Loureso has revealed the secret to creating the so-called “doe look,” which visually enlarges the eyes. The whole secret is to create an accent color above the eyelashes in the center of the upper eyelid. This is the widest part, and the emphasis on it visually enlarges the eyes. It is important to complete this look with smooth shades of other shades.

Fold rule

Another famous makeup artist, Joanna Schliep, confirms the effectiveness of the fold rule. Makeup that takes this secret into account will involve using liner up to the crease line on the eyelid and creating a dark shadow outline above it. Moving step by step, as in this photo, you can create such a magnificent image even at home.

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Features of makeup for brown eyes

Those with dark hair are lucky: they have a bright appearance and can afford different options for applying cosmetics in different colors. Makeup for brown eyes to enlarge the eyes of such girls looks most impressive.

Some nuances:

The basic algorithm for applying makeup remains the same.
For eyebrows, use color-emphasizing pencils and wax, the shade should be a shade darker or the same as the hair.
Natural shades of shadows from beige to rich brown look most organic.
Use black or brown eyeliner pencils.
Do not use several bright shades of eyeshadow at the same time.

Brunettes with brown eyes can use a variety of makeup options and experiment with colors and line shapes. The main thing is to avoid making the basic mistakes mentioned earlier.