Make sure to sweep a clean crease brush in your crease so there are no hard edges in the finished look. If you’re after more of a smoky look, or you just love a shadow color so much that more is more, a smoky wash of color is where it’s at! Sweep your shadow from lash line to crease, gradually fading upwards. This is a soft and sexy way to wear your shadow and really play up your eye shape. Then, using a smaller brush, smudge shadow along your lower lash line so that your eye is surrounded by a “halo” of color. If you want to take things a little further, dip a crease brush into your shadow and bring it into your crease.
More: 11 Shadows that flatter your eye color 3. You know, if we dress in all one color and a bit darker, it makes us look slimmer, slender, and all. Because you’re just using one color, think of it as an all-black, monochrome outfit for your eyes. Using that same brush, soften the color out, bringing it inward, stopping just before the center point of your eye. Then, take a pencil brush and go in with the same eyeshadow on your lower lash line. Carefully place this only at the outer corner of the eye. Using a small, fluffy shadow brush, pick up the shadow on the very tip of the bristles. This is such a simple and subtle way to contour your eye area. Single Palette Eyeshadows in Blue, Brown, Green, Neutral. More: Simple hack turns pencil eyeliner into gel eyeliner 2. Color Design Sensational Effects Eye Shadow Smooth Hold by Lancome in Metallic & Matte Shades. Working in small sections, glide your brush along your top lash line, rewetting as needed. If you have a killer shadow color that you wish was a liner, well, make it be so! Dampen a small, angled brush with water or setting spray and dip into your shadow. Don’t be afraid to try out brighter colors like purple or a shimmery metallic too though! 1. I’m using an espresso color called Mocha from Makeup Geek. You can do these techniques with any shadow you choose, but I think they work best with a darker, matte shadow.