The Eyes Haveit

Connection. Soulfulness. Enchantment. Our eyes speak volumes without making a sound. So, what have yours been saying lately? By this point in our little voyage together, I hope it’s a whole lotta sweet somethings!

Eyes are a fantastic feature to focus on as you shift your beauty thinking. Every color, every shape, at every age—eyes have an irresistible allure all their own. By refining your approach to eye makeup, you can supercharge your whole face. Believe it!

The most frequently asked question I hear is, “How do I make my eyes stand out?”

“Opposites attract” is my motto when enhancing eyes to look vividly alive. By choosing shadows, liners, and mascaras that contrast with your eye color, you turn up the voltage of your irises for an electrifying beauty. Whether your peepers are blue, green, brown, or hazel, using opposing makeup colors will always make them “pop.”

Now remember, there are no hard-and-fast rules; the following are only suggestions to help you sensationalize your eyes. Play with this “opposites attract” idea, and pay attention to the compliments sure to follow!

BROWN EYES
Play with deep shades of navy and sapphire smudged into the lash line for a subtle edge that is alluring but not over-the-top. When using blue eyeliner, follow with neutral lid colors like soft shimmering browns for a modern look.

Brown-eyed girls can also have fun with shades of green. Experiment with forest and emerald to discover what really sparkles on you.

BLUE EYES

Smudge on shades of chocolate brown, taupe, or bronze to make the blue really come alive. Blue shadows compete with your natural color, so play to the positive by skipping blue hues.














GREEN EYES
Try eyeliners or shadows in eggplant, purple, burgundy, lavender, or amethyst. The contrast of colors will give you the sexiest emerald stare.















HAZEL EYES
Hazel eyes look incredible when paired with green shadow. My personal favorite is a sparkling forest green applied across the lid and under the lash line. This shade deepens the brown tones while bringing up the green.













When playing up your gorgeous eyes, remember to balance your total look by toning down lip color so the eyes are the star of the show.

Feeling faint of heart? Start with a neutral eye shadow and add an “opposites attract” liner shade on the underside of the upper lash line for a slight hint of color.

Not a huge fan of eye shadow? Check out tinted mascaras. Look for dark hues of deep green, navy blue, teak brown, or rich plum. (Anything lighter will be distracting instead of alluring.)

Article Source: Get Positively Beautiful The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Gorgeous by Carmindy

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Use Makeup to Illuminate Your Beauty

Many experts say that makeup is best understood as the art of creating an illusion.

They advise us to trick the eye into seeing what is not true. Their techniques emphasize contouring a face to conform to a certain beauty standard and they push flaw-concealment as priority one.

Well, not here. Not me. No way. Because your beauty is no illusion!
Readers of The 5-Minute Face will recall how my inspiration to become a makeup artist came from watching my mother paint her canvases with watercolors. She used gentle brushstrokes, swirled in soft washes of color, and played with light to draw the eye to what was wonderful about her subject.

Ladies, today our subject is you. And Mom’s modus operandi still applies. (Thanks, Mom!)
Since reading the last chapter, I hope you’ve already started seeing your features in new ways and found a favorite or three. What you’re about to learn is how to light up your best features by using the right products in the right places. Step-by-step, I’ll show you how to illuminate your natural assets so your unique loveliness shines through. All you. All true. Positively beautiful.

As you explore each of the following chapters, set your attitude on playful adventure. You may consider your eyes your best feature, but there’s every reason to try new ways to showcase your lips, cheeks, or skin. Let your spirit be your guide. Is today a sexy-lips day or a bronzed-cheek day? Does tonight call for a moody eye or an elegantly minimalist look? Remember, it’s makeup. There are no goofs you can’t wash off, so why not go for it?

Now let’s have some fun getting your gorgeousness on!

Article Source: Get Positively Beautiful The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Gorgeous by Carmindy

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