How do I apply eye make up as in the following pic?

Question

I'm hopeless with eyeshadow and would love to wear eye make-up as in the following pic of Queen Rania? http://www.kmsstore.com/blog_images/QueenRania-Oprah.JPG

Answer 1

Okay, first what you want to do is get a highlighter color. Use a shimmery white. This color needs to go over entire upper eye, all the way up to browbone. (I teach people to start from outside and work your way in. It is akward at first, but it actually covers the area better, and keeps shadow from going out too far.)

Then do a dark brown color in the crease. Start on outside of eye where lid creases when open, and with brush go back and forth like a windshield wiper. If you have deep set eyes or droopy lids you will have to take the crease color up a little higher.

Next pick a creamy color. You could do peach, pink, creamy white colors. They can be shimmery (that's what I prefer). Anyway this one goes only on your lid. Again from outside in.

Then take a nice black liner and line both top and bottom lids. Start on the outside and work your way in (don't tug or pull on skin around eyes while applying because this can stretch skin causing wrinkles...and gravity already does enough to us..we don't need to help it.) Many people think you should only go halfway, but you should go all the way until the lashes stop. Now, once you have done both you need one last eyeshadow color to get the smoked look. I suggest gold because you don't want to go too dark as the look you want wasn't very dramatic. Anyway, with either a q-tip or a eyeliner brush...drag the gold eyeshadow across liner on the bottom lid only. This will give it an excellent effect.

Last, top it off with a fabulous lash lengthening mascara, and use black unless you are a red head with very pale skin (in that case use brown mascara, and a bronze color eyeliner.)

Now...although many people might think this doesn't matter, it really does. The brush set that you use makes a HUGE difference. Don't use synthetic brushes...at least I don't reccomend it. They are too harsh on the skin. Okay...well I hope that helps you. Email me if you want additional tips.

Answer 2

Ok make sure eyebrows are arched to accentuate eyes. Darken them to frame the face. Apply an off white under the browline and in the corner of the eyes to cause brightening affect. Then a ligh brown on the lid, in the crease of the eye use a darker brown. Take either a dark brown liner or a black and apply to the upper lid at the base of the lashes and smudge with q-tip. On lower lid use the liner and smudge with q-tip to create a smokey look. I hope this is helpful.

Answer 3

Just put a neautral color over your entire lid, she used a light brown, then use a darker color on your crease and also toward the outer edges of your eyes, she used a darker brown for that part.