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First, lay down your colors. Line your upper lid with a somewhat
narrow line of the darkest color. Add a thicker streak in the fold
of the lid. Put some of the median color in the middle of your lid.
Then another narrow line of the lightest color just above and mildly overlapping
the narrow darker line. Then dot the outer arc under your brow with
the lightest color. |
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Now soften it up by blending the shadow on the upper lid outwards from
the center. Smear the lightest and darkest colored line horizontally.
You just want to soften them.
The dark shadow at the fold should be blended upwards into the arc of
your eye sockets, and the lightest colored shadow under your brow should
be blended around and somewhat inwards. You want the shadowy part
and the highlight to seem to fade into one another. |
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Now open your eye to check how it looks. Some people with puffier
eyes may be tempted to add more dark shadow right away, but be careful
about this. What you may actually need here is a little more of the lightest
color blended under your brow for contrast. |
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Now, moisten a narrow eyeshadow brush with distilled water, and dip
it into the darkest color. Make a well defined line across the edge
of the upper and lower eyelids. Remember that if you have small eyes,
you should only line the lower lid 1/3 to 1/2 of the way. |
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Let the watercolored line dry completely, and then using a regular
spongy eyeshadow brush, soften the line using small outward strokes. |
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For more impact, you can add a little of the lightest color, or a more
apricot color just under the lower liner. |