How to Create a Smoky Eye for Asian Eyes
Eyes are one of the most striking features on Asian women and highlighting them with a sexy, smoky eye can only enhance them more. Christopher Drummond, a licensed esthetician and founder of Christopher Drummond Beauty, offers these tips for making your eye makeup sizzle while complementing your unique Asian heritage.
Shadow tips: Stay away from very dark colors. Instead, use light to medium colors, like a light beige for your base, on the eyelid, and a mauve or brown for the color closer to your lash line. "A light, shimmery color on the lid helps to open the eye," says Drummond.
To add an additional pop to your smoky-eye look, choose a shade that complements your eye color. For example, green eye shadows go well with brown eyes and vice versa.
To create a smoky-eye:
Apply a light, shimmery beige shadow to the entire eyelid.
Apply a matte brown or mid-tone shade along your lash line and the outer corner of the lid.
Blend the shadow upward toward the brow bone. Because "Asian eyes are usually 'hooded,'" says Drummond, "it is important to create the illusion of a crease by extending out the shadow."
Apply eyeliner on the outer two-thirds of the lash line on the upper lid and halfway across the lower lid, starting at the outer corner.
Finish off the look by curling lashes and swiping on a few coats of black mascara.
Liner tips: Drummond suggests you alter your eyeliner technique according to your eye shape for the best smoky-eye effect.
If the hood of your eye goes all the way down to the eyelashes, apply a thin line of liner on the top lash line and a thicker line on the bottom lid. This helps to compensate for not being able to see the top of the eye line.
If you can see the top line of your eye, put very little liner on the bottom lash line and focus on the outer corner of the eye. Then, line the inner eye with white pencil. This technique accentuates the shape of Asian eyes.
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