Eye Shadow
Believe it or not, the use of eye shadow has a biological origin. Part of the body’s natural response to arousal is a darkening of the soft tissues surrounding the eyes. This means that we have evolved to respond to coloration around the eyes as a sign of attraction and appeal. This, of course, is appealing to us as well. It’s this naturally-occurr
Single Color
Single color application is self explanatory. In this method, one color is used to provide color around the eyes. Generally the color is meant to compliment the overall look of a given moment or simply to enhance the color of the eyes themselves. And the application can vary from classic methods of solid color over the upper lid to gradient shading on the upper and lower lids.
Multi-Tonal Shading
The technique of multi-tonal shading uses two (or more) colors to create a fashionable, complimentary effect in the eyes. The effects can range from bold fashion statement, to the dramatic, to simple enhancement of the eye’s natural color and basic shape manipulation. This method often encompasses what is thought of as “special effects” make-up and can be very edgy in its more extreme incarnations.
Contouring
When the goal is smoky glamour, and smoldering beauty, the use of contouring comes into play. Contouring is a version of multi-tonal shading, with the specific delineator that it is used for a specific effect – to reshape or enhance the shape of the eye area. Contouring can be used to widen the look of close-set eyes, bring wide-set eyes closer together, and to mask or camouflage many other eye-related concerns. It can also be used simply to emphasize natural contours of the eye area. The shades used in contouring are typically more neutral in tone, as opposed to bold or vibrant colors, though often a “color” is used as a part of a contouring color palette.
Mascara
Mascara serves a pretty basic purpose, but the effect can be dramatic. The purpose of mascara is to make the lashes – the natural framing of the eyes – stand out and help the eyes appear brighter and larger. Mascara is especially useful for women who have lighter hair and therefore have less visible lashes and brows.
And as with all cosmetic products there are many types of mascara. There are traditional mascaras that are opaque, colored mascaras that color the lashes as well as to thicken and firm them. These are available in varying shades from natural tones of browns and blacks, and even gray, to bold fashion colors like blue, purple and white for exotic effects. There are also mascaras that are meant to provide a more natural – less made-up – look. These are clear mascaras that are in effect styling gel for the lashes.
The appropriate time to use mascara is when it’s needed to make the eyes appear brighter or to make the lashes more visible. Mascara is perfectly acceptable for daytime wear, but you want to make sure the look isn’t too dramatic during business hours. The fact is that the lighting in daylight hours doesn’t call for the heavy looks of traditional black mascara. During the day, you should keep your mascara in the neutral brown range and reserve the jet blacks and bold exotic colors for evening wear.
Believe it or not, the use of eye shadow has a biological origin. Part of the body’s natural response to arousal is a darkening of the soft tissues surrounding the eyes. This means that we have evolved to respond to coloration around the eyes as a sign of attraction and appeal. This, of course, is appealing to us as well. It’s this naturally-occurr
Single Color
Single color application is self explanatory. In this method, one color is used to provide color around the eyes. Generally the color is meant to compliment the overall look of a given moment or simply to enhance the color of the eyes themselves. And the application can vary from classic methods of solid color over the upper lid to gradient shading on the upper and lower lids.
Multi-Tonal Shading
The technique of multi-tonal shading uses two (or more) colors to create a fashionable, complimentary effect in the eyes. The effects can range from bold fashion statement, to the dramatic, to simple enhancement of the eye’s natural color and basic shape manipulation. This method often encompasses what is thought of as “special effects” make-up and can be very edgy in its more extreme incarnations.
Contouring
When the goal is smoky glamour, and smoldering beauty, the use of contouring comes into play. Contouring is a version of multi-tonal shading, with the specific delineator that it is used for a specific effect – to reshape or enhance the shape of the eye area. Contouring can be used to widen the look of close-set eyes, bring wide-set eyes closer together, and to mask or camouflage many other eye-related concerns. It can also be used simply to emphasize natural contours of the eye area. The shades used in contouring are typically more neutral in tone, as opposed to bold or vibrant colors, though often a “color” is used as a part of a contouring color palette.
Mascara
Mascara serves a pretty basic purpose, but the effect can be dramatic. The purpose of mascara is to make the lashes – the natural framing of the eyes – stand out and help the eyes appear brighter and larger. Mascara is especially useful for women who have lighter hair and therefore have less visible lashes and brows.
And as with all cosmetic products there are many types of mascara. There are traditional mascaras that are opaque, colored mascaras that color the lashes as well as to thicken and firm them. These are available in varying shades from natural tones of browns and blacks, and even gray, to bold fashion colors like blue, purple and white for exotic effects. There are also mascaras that are meant to provide a more natural – less made-up – look. These are clear mascaras that are in effect styling gel for the lashes.
The appropriate time to use mascara is when it’s needed to make the eyes appear brighter or to make the lashes more visible. Mascara is perfectly acceptable for daytime wear, but you want to make sure the look isn’t too dramatic during business hours. The fact is that the lighting in daylight hours doesn’t call for the heavy looks of traditional black mascara. During the day, you should keep your mascara in the neutral brown range and reserve the jet blacks and bold exotic colors for evening wear.
Eye Liner
Eye liner is probably the most intimidating cosmetic item in use by modern women. This is understandable, but as many women don’t truly understand how (and when) eye liner should be used, it’s important to talk about it and hopefully remove some of the apprehension associated with this particular cosmetic product.
The purpose of eye liner is to define the boundaries of the eyes. The precise placement can determine whether the eyes look larger or smaller. It can create drama and balance. However, eye liner isn’t appropriate for all occasions.
As a general rule, eye liner should only be worn for evening events, when the cosmetic application is needed to be bolder due to generally dimmer lighting and more dramatic effects are called for esthetically. In those cases when you truly believe that you need definition of your eyes during the daytime, it is important to use neutral colors and lighter tones as opposed to the traditional black.
Eye liner tends to come in two varieties: waxy pencil types and liquid types. Pencil types can be traditional wood-wrapped pencils that must be sharpened or twist-up versions that can be “re-sharpened” with the twist of the applicator. Liquid eye liner typically comes with its own applicator brush enabling you to create very thin lines or bolder ones as desired.
The basic use of eye liner follows a few simple rules:
To Define the Eyes
Many women have pale hair and therefore pale brows and lashes. These women find that their eyes appear bland in the context of their face, specifically after the application of lip and cheek color and eye shadow. For these women, the use of eye liner is in a fine line along the edges of the top and lower lids in order to frame the eye.
To Balance the Eyes
A common use of eye liner is to balance the look of the eye when the lower lashes are sparse. In this case, the correct use is to apply a fine line along the edge of the lower lid so that the lower lashes appear thicker and balance with the lashes along the upper lid.
To Extend the Eyes (widen)
For women whose eyes are closely set, eye liner can be used to help create the illusion that the eyes are more widely spaced. In these cases, the liner is applied from the center point of the upper and lower lids to the outer corners of the eyes. This application technique draws focus to the outside of the eyes and helps to make the eyes appear wider.
To Narrow the Eyes
Some women have widely-spaced eyes and eye liner will help you to make the eyes appear closer together. As you may deduce from the discussion of wide-set eyes, to make the eyes appear closer together simply apply eyeliner to the top and lower lids from the center to the inner corner.
Beauty Basics
For many women, the eyes are often the first areas where signs of aging begin to appear. These signs are different for different people. Crows’ Feet and creping of the skin, as well as puffiness and discoloration are common issues for many women as they get older. Fortunately, there are some simple solutions to help minimize the signs of aging.
Crow’s Feet and Creping of the Skin
The obvious answer is moisturizing. These wrinkles form as the skin ages and fat cells in the skin break down and the skin begins to look and feel thinner. The application of moisturizer helps to keep the skin plumped and the fine lines and wrinkles less apparent. Look for formulations that are meant to perform this function. Products with ingredients like Retinoic Acid, and Alpha-Hydroxy complexes will help to make the skin look smoother and feel firmer. In addition new formulas with copper have been shown to help improve the elastin in the skin and collagen production.
Puffiness and Discoloration
Another common problem for many folks as they grow older is puffiness and discoloration around the eyes. This is often brought on by stress and fatigue, and therefore the first line of defense is to make sure you get plenty of rest and proper nutrition. For immediate relief, however, try cooling compresses and anti-inflammatory preparations which will help to reduce the swelled tissues and discoloration. As funny as it sounds, the old image of cucumbers over the eyes is a valid treatment as the cooling effect helps to reduce puffiness. Another “oddball” treatment is the use of hemorrhoid cream on the puffy tissues of the eye. The reason it works for the treatment of hemorrhoids is that it reduces swelling. This makes it an effective treatment for the soft tissues surrounding the eyes.
Eye liner is probably the most intimidating cosmetic item in use by modern women. This is understandable, but as many women don’t truly understand how (and when) eye liner should be used, it’s important to talk about it and hopefully remove some of the apprehension associated with this particular cosmetic product.
The purpose of eye liner is to define the boundaries of the eyes. The precise placement can determine whether the eyes look larger or smaller. It can create drama and balance. However, eye liner isn’t appropriate for all occasions.
As a general rule, eye liner should only be worn for evening events, when the cosmetic application is needed to be bolder due to generally dimmer lighting and more dramatic effects are called for esthetically. In those cases when you truly believe that you need definition of your eyes during the daytime, it is important to use neutral colors and lighter tones as opposed to the traditional black.
Eye liner tends to come in two varieties: waxy pencil types and liquid types. Pencil types can be traditional wood-wrapped pencils that must be sharpened or twist-up versions that can be “re-sharpened” with the twist of the applicator. Liquid eye liner typically comes with its own applicator brush enabling you to create very thin lines or bolder ones as desired.
The basic use of eye liner follows a few simple rules:
To Define the Eyes
Many women have pale hair and therefore pale brows and lashes. These women find that their eyes appear bland in the context of their face, specifically after the application of lip and cheek color and eye shadow. For these women, the use of eye liner is in a fine line along the edges of the top and lower lids in order to frame the eye.
To Balance the Eyes
A common use of eye liner is to balance the look of the eye when the lower lashes are sparse. In this case, the correct use is to apply a fine line along the edge of the lower lid so that the lower lashes appear thicker and balance with the lashes along the upper lid.
To Extend the Eyes (widen)
For women whose eyes are closely set, eye liner can be used to help create the illusion that the eyes are more widely spaced. In these cases, the liner is applied from the center point of the upper and lower lids to the outer corners of the eyes. This application technique draws focus to the outside of the eyes and helps to make the eyes appear wider.
To Narrow the Eyes
Some women have widely-spaced eyes and eye liner will help you to make the eyes appear closer together. As you may deduce from the discussion of wide-set eyes, to make the eyes appear closer together simply apply eyeliner to the top and lower lids from the center to the inner corner.
Beauty Basics
For many women, the eyes are often the first areas where signs of aging begin to appear. These signs are different for different people. Crows’ Feet and creping of the skin, as well as puffiness and discoloration are common issues for many women as they get older. Fortunately, there are some simple solutions to help minimize the signs of aging.
Crow’s Feet and Creping of the Skin
The obvious answer is moisturizing. These wrinkles form as the skin ages and fat cells in the skin break down and the skin begins to look and feel thinner. The application of moisturizer helps to keep the skin plumped and the fine lines and wrinkles less apparent. Look for formulations that are meant to perform this function. Products with ingredients like Retinoic Acid, and Alpha-Hydroxy complexes will help to make the skin look smoother and feel firmer. In addition new formulas with copper have been shown to help improve the elastin in the skin and collagen production.
Puffiness and Discoloration
Another common problem for many folks as they grow older is puffiness and discoloration around the eyes. This is often brought on by stress and fatigue, and therefore the first line of defense is to make sure you get plenty of rest and proper nutrition. For immediate relief, however, try cooling compresses and anti-inflammatory preparations which will help to reduce the swelled tissues and discoloration. As funny as it sounds, the old image of cucumbers over the eyes is a valid treatment as the cooling effect helps to reduce puffiness. Another “oddball” treatment is the use of hemorrhoid cream on the puffy tissues of the eye. The reason it works for the treatment of hemorrhoids is that it reduces swelling. This makes it an effective treatment for the soft tissues surrounding the eyes.
No comments:
Post a Comment