| | | | | applied in the outer corner and crease of the eye to |
| How to Contour Your Eyes with Eye Shadows | | | | add definition. |
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| To add a definition and shape to your eyes, you can | | | | |
| learn to contour during your eye shadow | | | | To use these similar shadow tones for a more |
| application. For longest lasting results, use only | | | | dramatic basic contoured eye, add more emphasis in |
| highly-pigment eye shadow colors. | | | | the crease and outer corners of the eyes with a |
| | | | | darker brown, then highlight the lid and under the |
| To contour your eyes, use the following makeup | | | | eyebrow with the soft pink. Eye Shadow color |
| principle: LIGHTER colors create fullness and | | | | placement can be applied as shown below. |
| highlight an area, while DARKER colors | | | | |
| add definition and create depth. | | | | |
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| ‘BASIC CONTOURING' EYE SHADOW SHADES: | | | | To see suggested high-pigment color products, please |
| | | | | visit the author's website and website blog. |
| * Suggested basic eye shadow tones to add | | | | WHY select highly-pigmented eye shadow colors? |
| DEPTH…highly-pigmented colors in warm medium | | | | Makeup colors that look best for photography |
| browns, dark browns or deep charcoals. | | | | and stage are usuallyhighly-pigmented, meaning |
| * Suggested basic shadow tones to add FULLNESS | | | | they contain strong color pigments and are not |
| AND HIGHLIGHT…highly-pigmented colors in | | | | sheer. A highly-pigmented makeup color product will |
| beiges or pale pink tones | | | | allow the user to apply a small amount to achieve |
| | | | | a hint of color or it can provide darker, dramatic color |
| ‘BASIC CONTOURING' EYE SHADOW COLOR | | | | when applied more heavily. This allows flexibility for |
| PLACEMENT: | | | | the user to achieve her preferred look. Along with |
| Basic Eye Contouring: See the example below using | | | | being longer-lasting, the strong color pigment in |
| highly-pigmented eye shadows in a blend of brown | | | | highly-pigmented makeup colors will hold up against the |
| and soft pink. The soft pink eye shadow has | | | | harsh lighting from cameras and stage lights (no |
| been applied to the lid and directly underneath the | | | | washed-out, ghostly makeup looks). |
| eyebrow, while the warm medium brown has been | | | | |