5 Hooded Eyes Makeup Mistakes You MUST Stop Making! 😱, by BEAUTY CANVAS BY KHADIJAH on YouTube. 4 min 9 s.
- Video length
- 4 min 9 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Sit at a mirror in bright, even light and look straight ahead. Check how much of your eyelid is visible when your eyes are open, because that is the space you are working with.
Apply a light matte shade over the whole lid and up to the brow bone. This gives the darker shades something to blend into and brightens the eye area.
Place your mid-tone shade slightly above the natural crease, not deep inside it. When you open your eyes, the colour should still show instead of folding away.
Blend the mid-tone upward in small circles with a clean brush. Keep the darkest colour close to the lash line and let it fade as it moves up.
Skip a thick dark band across the whole lid. Heavy dark eyeshadow can make hooded eyes look smaller and closed in.
Draw eyeliner along the upper lash line and keep it thin. A thick line takes up the little lid space you have and hides the eyeshadow.
Extend the liner slightly past the outer corner and flick it up. This lifts the eye shape instead of dragging it down.
Line the lower lash line only partway, from the outer corner toward the middle. Stop before the inner corner so the eye stays open and bright.
Tap shimmer on the centre of the lid and the inner corner, then blend the edges. Keep shimmer off the outer crease where it can look heavy.
Curl your lashes and apply mascara, focusing on the outer lashes. Open, lifted lashes finish the look and balance the hooded shape.
Tips and common mistakes
Check your makeup with your eyes open as you go, since a look that works closed can vanish when you blink.
Keep dark shades near the lash line and light shades higher up to make the eye area look bigger.
Use a light hand with shimmer and blend the edges so it does not clump in the crease.
Clean your brushes now and then so colours blend smoothly instead of going patchy.
Questions
Why does my eyeshadow disappear when I open my eyes?
You are probably placing colour inside the crease, which folds under the hood. Apply the shade slightly above the crease so it stays visible with your eyes open.
Can I still wear eyeliner with hooded eyes?
Yes, but keep the upper line thin and flick it up at the outer corner. A thick line eats up the small amount of visible lid space.
Should I line my lower lash line all the way across?
Usually not. Line from the outer corner to about the middle and leave the inner part bare so the eye looks brighter and more open.
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