Makeup Tips for Making Small Eyes Look Bigger

One of my least favorite features on my face is my eyes. I love the color of them I just hate the size. They are way too small and it took me a very long time to learn how to correctly put makeup on them. However, now that I know what works with my small eyes I am able to make them seem much larger than they really are, making me feel much more confident in my looks.

To trick people into believing that your small eyes are actually much wider and brighter than they really are you are going to need the following makeup: bone-colored eye shadow, a darker colored eye shadow, white or champagne colored eye shadow, tweezers, mascara that curls, a black or a dark brown eye liner, and white eye liner.

The first step is to fix up your eyebrows. First pluck any stray hairs you see so that everything looks nice and neat and in place. Next you will want to thin out your eyebrows a small amount. This creates more space on your eyelid, which in turn will make your eyelid, and therefore your eye, look larger.

Now for the makeup. You will want to put a pale neutral bone colored eye shadow on your whole eyelid, all the way from your eyelashes to your eyebrows. Light colors like this will brighten your eye as opposed to dark colors that will make them look even smaller, which you certainly don't want.

The next step is to apply the darker colored eye shadow to the outer corner of your eyelid and to the crease. Blend it well in a back and forth motion.

Now, using a little of the white or champagne colored eye shadow, put it under your brow bone and blend it well. Put a little more on the center of your eye lid and your eyes will look brighter.

The next step is to line your eyes. If you don't have a dark eyeliner to use you can always just use the darker color you used on your crease. Line your upper eyelash line and make the line pass the outer corner of your eye. When you line your lower lash line, make sure you make a lighter line and smudge it, along with your top lash line, with a q-tip.

Use your white eyeliner on the inner rims of your eyes.

The last step is mascara. First curl your eyelashes and apply two coats of your favorite curling mascara to your top lashes, putting the most mascara in the middle and outer corners of your eyes.

Published by K. Jessie Austin

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