I need help choosing the right eyeshadow! Please help! Any suggestions are welcome?

Question

I am 15 years old and I have dark brown eyes. I am Italian and consiquently have olive-ish colored skin, while my eyes are almond-shaped. I usually use brown/gold/kakhi eyeshadow from L'Oreal. I am looking for something that is fairly unexpensive and will accentuate my "natural beauty"... sure... as if anyone has THAT! Anyways, thanks for any tips you might have! Also looking for help on application. Thank you all <3

Answer 1

Almay Bring It Out or Play It Up Collection (shadow, liner, mascara) for brown eyes. They are expertly coordinated shades meant to enhance your eye color. The shadow has a diagram of how to apply.

Answer 2

Just experiment. I'm 16, thats what I do, of course in the safety of my own home. Try using greens and maybe a dark plum if you're looking for color. Try a shimmer powder for your face,don't forget to blend. ALWAYS, remember if you dress up you eyes, keep everything else simple. Good luck :) As for appliction, just use a eye shadow brush and get the top lid, and if you want a smokey look, use some dark brown or black on the bottom, and some mascara. Be creative, but also know your limits! :)

Answer 3

Your own personal confidence and comfort with who you are as a person is going to be what people appreciate about you most, no matter what eye shadow you're wearing. Natural Beauty starts with Inner Beauty.

When you do decide to accent your natural inner beauty with cosmetics, I usually find that 2 color application rather than 3 color application looks more natural on someone of your age and description. Choose soft shimmer rather than glitter shades for your highlight and matte shades for your midtone/accent. I have some tools on my website where you can mix and match colors on a model that matches your skin tone and also find the best application techniques for your eyeshape, but I don't think I can post it here because of the Yahoo! Community Guidelines. Feel free to contact me if you'd like access to the site. Otherwise, the above tips should point you in the right direction.

Good Luck!

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Answer 4

It is hard to tell someone about eyeshadow application over the internet--I recommend going to the MAC counter or store at the mall--they are not much more expensive than L'Oreal, but are MUCH better quality--and have a makeup artist teach you how to do it properly with the correct colors and brushes. the right brushes and quality of the product make a HUGE difference.

Answer 5

I would try using gold colors. (not too sparkly and not to dull) I suggest:
Tracing just above your lashes in a thick line of gold eyeliner. Apply a light gold eyeshadow to your lid, and a dark gold eyeshadow swept in your crease. It will look B-E-A-UTIFUL with you skin color and eyes. Good Luck! <3

Answer 6

Try shades of purple to accentuate your skin tone and eyes.

Answer 7

Eyeshadows add a depth to the eyes of a woman and its right application can make the eyes look smaller, bigger, set closely together or set apart. All we need is to choose the right color and shade and know how to apply it perfectly. The shape of your eyes, the brow bone and shape of your eyebrows, your eyelid and the corner of your eyes all play a role in the right application of the eyeshadow.

A pearly eyeshadow needs a sponge applicator to avoid flaking while a shading brush is of great help when it comes to blend in the colors of the eyeshadows. Liquid eyeshadows are sheer and double up as a highlighter for face, body and eyes. They add shimmering to the eye makeup and also serve as the base to help other eyeshadows layered on them to set and give depth to them. They feel light too.

Eyeshadow pencil are great to be kept in handbags but do not draw them across the eyelid to avoid skin stretching. It is better to apply it using your fingertip so it blends well. Eyeshadow comes in variety of colors and it is the cosmetic that you can experiment with quite boldly. Most common shades range from pink to plum, coral to copper, blue to green along with silver, gold and other frosted colors. The finish may differ too from velvety matte to shiny pearl and from sheer chiffon-like look to bold and bright hues.

Good-quality eye shadows stay for longer periods of time and do not crease, flake or fade easily. The most common way to apply an eyeshadow is to sweep from the inner corner of the eye to outside and upward to brow bone. Darker shades along the crease of the lid lend the look of dramatic eyes. The most common way of choosing the right eyeshadow is to keep the color of one's eyes in mind.

Taupe, gray, violet, purple and deep blue colors go well with blue eyes while black mixed with bright blue color helps to create smoky eyes. For bold funky looks, you can choose silver, turquoise and fuchsia colors.

Brown, apricot, purple, plum and forest green colors brighten up green and hazel eyes while you can add a touch of boldness to the face by experimenting with gold, lime-green, very light green and bright purple shades. Copper, bronze, champagne, beige and forest-green looks good on brown eyes while brown eyeshadow helps to create a doe-eyed look. Colors like tangerine, royal blue, hot pink and lime-green add a punch to the personality and are quite favorite with younger generation.

The colors that can be used for all eyes are navy or charcoal based shades while powder-blue eyeshadow is great for achieving highlighting effects while the hottest color in the night parties is the silver-sparkle.

Answer 8

i'm also olive skin toned with brown eyes, i really like using "cory" from mac and a gold shadow over it, its suddel yet safisticated. try it

Answer 9

a soft, pale shimmer from brow to lash line and a smokey powder eyeliner all around-great for night and day!

Answer 10

um.. try that almay stuff I left my make up bag and i had to get some stuff fast and it worked great it looked great and was not heavy and it is specialized to my eye color

hope this helped