Dramatic Eye Makeup Tips

Dramatic eye makeup is a technique many women try to learn or improve on. In part 1, simple yet dramatic eye makeup application techniques were described. The use of eyeshadow colors is a easy and straightforward way of making your eyes pop. When specific eyeshadow colors are used, your eye color stands out. This draws attention to your eyes. It doesn't always necessarily mean wearing the darkest, deepest eye makeup colors.

 It also doesn't mean applying the most intense shades until your makeup brush wears out. In my opinion, creating dramatic eyes should still sport a classy look. Before you begin any eye makeup application, always remember to prepare your eye area such that you have a good base to work with. Wash your face, apply moisturizer, use an eye primer if desired, foundation, concealer, then powder. Now, you're ready Before anything to start on, you can check if your brows are perfect.

You can remove any hairs that are below the arch of your brows. You can also remove the hair on the spaces above the nose. When you would strive to be dramatic, any hair that is growing will get attention and will likely be embarrassing. If ever you have not been maintaining your lashes or brows for a period, you should consider going to professionals to take care of it, esthetiticians can easily do the job. However, the point is to make sure they are conditioned for better results.

 To blush or not to blush. If you prefer that pale, goth inspired look, then skip the blush. If not, you could go sunkissed with bronze blush or naturally pretty with peach or soft pink blush. In either case, apply blusher with a light hand. Dust off the excess from your blusher brush before applying any color on your face. Put blusher on the places that light would hit.

The cheekbones, tip of nose, chin and forehead. Next, you will need to find the perfect eyeshadow colors for your eye color. If you have blue eyes, you need to get different shades of browns. If your eyes are green, you will need various shades of rusty browns, plum, and brownish red colors. If you have brown eyes, get all shades of purples, deep blues, and violets. For hazel colored eyes, get different shades of gold, greens, turquoises, browns, and pinks.

Hazel colored eyes are accented with almost any color on the spectrum. Matching your eye color with the correct color of eye shadows will make your eyes pop dramatically. Smoky eye makeup is essentially a makeup application that darkens the lids and highlights the brow bone. This effortless eye makeup trick will draw instant attention to your eyes and provide an overall sultry, sexy look.

People always think of dark, dramatic colors when they hear smokey. Although the look can definitely be dramatic, it is not necessarily dark. The real secret to the smoky look is in the color eyeshadow you use. Smoky eye makeup should be done with care and style. One thing that can really bring your eyes stand out is the effective use of mascara, but for mascara to be really effective, you need to make sure that it is applied evenly and without any globs or smudges.

The goal is going to be for eyelash strands that are long, dark and separate from each other. If you want to apply your mascara evenly, make sure that you start at the base of the lashes and bring the mascara wand up and out. A small wiggle of the wand will help keep things even and afterwards, the end of the lashes can be finished of with a lash comb. Another tip that can be useful when you are in a hurry is to make sure that any excess mascara is being wiped off from the wand before you use it. For dramatic eyes, there is no need to go for a rainbow of colors.

You could do it subtly with an electric blue eyeliner on nude eye shadows, or play up your eyes with a single bright color like violet, or even orange, but offset it with neutrals like browns, grays and blacks. If you have brown eyes, and you are wondering about colors that may enhance or perfectly suit it, do not lose yourself in a wrinkle of frustration.

Many of your favorite eyeshadow colors can actually match your pretty brown eyes. Basic hues such as earth colors in the browns, bronzes, golds, mochas, taupes and spices families will definitely enhance your features. But if you feel like wearing something to perk up your eyes with a contrasting effect, you may use light pink or peach or purple or indigo.