Eye Spy: 10 Makeup tricks for bigger eyes

Eye Spy: 10 Tricks for bigger, brighter eyes

MF editorial team

10 Apr 2015

mis à jour le 4 May 2019 à 02:01

Big eyes appear youthful, wide awake and healthy. Here are some easy-to-do makeup tricks to help you achieve those dreamy doe eyes.

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Wear concealer
Dark circles can make your eyes appear smaller. The right concealer can mask those eyebags and dark spots as well as illuminate the entire eye area and draw attention to darker lashes. Choose a shade that's slightly lighter and warmer than your skin to brighten and correct any blue or purple tones.
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Work that eyelash curler
An eyeash curler should be your weapon of choice when it comes to opening your eyes and making them look bigger and wider. Straight eyelashes cast a shadow on your eyes, making them appear smaller.
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Layer on the mascara
Opt for a lash lengthening mascara formula. Apply along the upper and lower lashes to create wide, doe eyes. For volume, brush a thickening coat over the top and bottom to get the full va va voom effect.
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Draw a tightline
To enhance your lashes and frame your eyes, apply a super skinny strip of black liquid liner along the base of your upper lashes. Felt-tipped options work best as they provide control and precision.
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Eyebrow: Embroidery or Tattoo?
Eyebrow tattooing, just like the name suggests, involves piercing the skin with needles to apply the colours. Like a regular skin tattoo, it's permanent. It's cost efficient, but one thing to note is that the skin sags with age and this might change your brows. Another option, a semi-permanent one, is eyebrow embroidery. The technique involves cutting the upper layer of the skin and fill the space with colour pigments to match your natural brow colour. It lasts for two years so you don't have to do it with a pencil every morning. It's best for women with fair skin and thin brows. Make sure to check yourself in the mirror properly after your beautician draws the desired brow line before proceeding.
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Apply light eyeshadow
For eyes that pop, apply a light eyeshadow on your eyelid, closest to your tear duct. The lighter color acts as a highlight to create an open appearance to the eye, making your eyes look larger, fresher, and more awake.
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Extend your eyes
Apply white liner on the inner rim of your lashes to extend the whites of your eyes and make them look larger and more awake with one stroke. White liner opens up your eyes instantly, helping them look bigger and wider.
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Rock a nude lip
If you want all eyes on your eyes, it's best to keep the rest of your face as natural as possible. A bold lip will only detract attention from your eyes.
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Highlight the brow bone
A pearly eye shadow or highlighter dabbed on the centers of the lids, underneath the brow bones, and on the inner corners make eyes look lifted and awake. Go for a shade slightly lighter than your natural skin tone to illuminate the eye area
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Add a little shimmer
Place some shimmer in the inner corner of the eyes. The shimmer helps to catch the light, thus giving the appearance of more open eyes.

Let's admit, every girl has at some point wished she had those mesmerizing big doe eyes of a Disney princess - think, Jasmine, Aurora, Belle, Rapunzel, and even Elsa! Large eyes are one of the most coveted features of many women, given that they make you look younger and more wide awake. While most of us aren't genetically blessed with such large peepers, there are ways to cheat the system. If Mother Nature wasn't kind to you, fret not, because makeup is your fairy godmother at hand, ready to transform your eyes from blah to big.

Get ready to hear, "Your eyes look amazing!" all the time with these 10 easy to recreate makeup artists tricks that anyone can do in a jiffy.

Karen George

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