MAKEUP TECHNIQUES AND COLORS

There are other ways to change the color of your eyes besides using color contacts; one way to change your eye color is through using different makeup techniques and colors. You can do this pretty inexpensively too. Your local Rite Aid or Walgreens will have plenty of options for you.

I like Rite Aid because you can return items even after they are used. I buy all my makeup at Rite Aid for that reason, because it is hard to tell if you like a certain kind or color of makeup until it’s actually on your face. This way you don’t waste a ton of money on makeup you will never use.

Some of my favorites are Cover Girl’s Lash Blast Mascara and Almay’s Green Smoky Eyes eye shadow set. If you are going for something subtle and subdued light brown and bronze colors do a great job. I have greenish brown eyes and if I want to really bring out the green in them I use purple eye shadow.

It’s always a good idea to use more than one color of eye shadow. I usually start with the eyeliner then ad a light color to the entire lid. Then I will blend in a bit of a darker color over the ridge of the eye and then put my mascara on last. This is one of those great every day makeup techniques.

One of my favorite dramatic makeup techniques is the smoky eye. If you want a good smoky eye the key is blending correctly. Again start with the eyeliner and put it on thick, then you want to smudge the eye liner just a little bit so it’s not such a defined line. For a really intense smoky eye you should have liner on the bottom as well as the top.

After the eyeliner you want to then apply a couple of layers of a light color, I like to use a light grey or green. Then you want to add a really intense dark color on top of that and blend it so it’s the lightest on the inside corner of your eye and the darkest on the outside corner. Then you want to apply 3-4 coats of mascara to both your top and bottom lashes. Then Curl.