Tips for beautiful natural eye shadow for beginners

In makeup, a soulful pair of eyes will create a “breakthrough” effect to enhance the beauty of women. Therefore, the way to apply beautiful eye color is very important. If you are a “newbie” who has just started to practice makeup, do not hesitate to refer to the following COLORKEY tips!

1. Important positions in the eyes that need to be mastered

There are 4 positions you should know and identify:

• Inner Corner: The bony socket that extends from the bridge of the nose to the top of the eyebrow.
• Brow Bone: This is the position from the end of the eyebrow extending towards the temple, about 2cm from the end of the eye.
• Crease: The area of ​​skin between the brow bone and the eyelid. This is also the central area when applying eye makeup.
• Outer V: Outer V starts from the outer corner of the eye and extends outwards, ending at the outer line behind the corner of the eye.

The reason we mention these 4 positions is because when blending colors, depending on each eyeshadow style, we will focus on changing the lightness and darkness at these points to best suit the makeup style.

2. Products needed to prepare eye makeup

To learn how to apply eye shadow beautifully and simply, we first need the powerful "weapons" in the basic makeup kit below:

Primer, concealer

With the need to “color” the eyes, primer or foundation will help even out and smooth the skin in the eye area. At the same time, adding concealer will help hide dark circles and black spots so that the makeup afterwards is more standard.

Eyeshadow Palette

Normally, each eyeshadow palette will tend towards a different main tone such as: peach orange, smoky color, nude color or vintage golden brown... Depending on each makeup style, you will have the right choice for yourself. In addition, you should also pay attention to choosing eyeshadow products with clear origins and from reputable brands to ensure the color is "standard", achieving the desired makeup effect.

Professional eye makeup techniques require a solid level of color blending. Therefore, you also need to have a set of brushes worthy of the following basic types:

• Large brush: Used to apply foundation and highlighter under the eyebrows.
• Eyeshadow brush: The bristles are large enough to hug the entire eyelid, allowing the brush to move horizontally, push the powder evenly, and change color naturally.
• Small Blending Brush: The outer V and tail areas need to be “colored” firmly to create shape for the eyes. A blending brush with a small tip will do this precisely.
• Soft dome brush: Soft dome brush has better control over the brush area, can integrate the role of eyeshadow brush and small color brush.
• Flat hard brush: This is a brush that supports the method of applying eyeshadow without color bleeding. This brush is used to apply concealer, "clean up" the smudged powder in the outer V area, suitable for sophisticated, sharp makeup style.

3. How to apply eye shadow “super easy” for beginners

1. How to apply 2-color eyeshadow

Girls who are just starting out with makeup and are not yet proficient in color combination techniques should start with a simple two-color makeup look.

Step 1: Use primer

Primer will help eyeshadow color to be true and last longer. Primer also acts as a "shield" to protect and separate the skin from makeup.

Step 2: Choose the color of the chalk

You can choose two colors of eyeshadow that need harmony depending on your sweet, warm or seductive style. You should use two contrasting tones of light and dark to create depth for your eyes.

Step 3: Apply eyeshadow

Starting with the lightest shade, apply it evenly from the upper lash line to the crease, from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the lashes. Then, apply the second shade in a circular motion to the eyelid to blend the two colors together. Continue until you achieve the desired color.

Step 4: Apply eyeliner and eyeshadow

Use the dark eyeshadow you have chosen to emphasize the outer corner of your eyelid and the outer corner of your eye. You can use a little dark eyeshadow on your lower eyelid to make your eyes look bigger and more attractive.

4. How to apply 3-color eyeshadow

If you want to create more color transitions and shades for your eyes, you should apply basic eyeshadow with 3 colors grouped from dark to light. After applying a perfect base, we proceed to apply eyeshadow with the following steps:

Step 1: Apply light-colored eyeshadow

To make the eyes look deeper and bigger, we need to highlight the arched bone area under the eyebrows and eye sockets. Girls can use reflective shimmer powder to apply evenly over the eyelids to bring out a distinct eye-catching effect.

Step 2: Apply a small neutral eye shadow

Small eye shadow is the term used to refer to the position from the eyelashes to the eyelid crease. This area should be painted with a neutral color of the same tone, while paying attention to moving the brush 2-3mm higher than the crease to "create contour", making the eyelid look thicker and the eyes look bigger and rounder.

Step 3: Apply dark Outer V

After completing the 3 "golden points" Inner Corner, Brow Bone, Crease, Outer V is the area that needs to focus on promoting dark colors. Outer V helps to divide the eye area sharply, at the same time, emphasizes the depth of the eye corner. This is also the position to "test" color coordination when accepting both colors of the same tone or multi-color ombre tones.

After blending the colors in the 4 areas above, you can add more colors to the eyelid contours or the corners of the eyes to make them stand out. You should use dark contours to define the eye structure more clearly, while you can use bright glitter to highlight the corners of the eyes.

Step 5: Use a large brush to "clean up"

After finishing the eye makeup process, use a large brush to sweep from the eyelid to the outer V area a few times to help the colors transition skillfully and "clean up" excess powder particles.

5. Tips for choosing the right eye color

Each girl will have a different eye shape, eyelid crease, even different eye socket distance and eyebrow bone shape. Therefore, “understanding” your own eyes is never redundant if you want to learn how to apply eye shadow properly and beautifully.

Choose eye color according to style

With their own unique personalities, every girl wants to choose the most suitable makeup style for herself. Standing between the diverse Korean, Japanese, Western makeup trends,... girls should choose the style that makes you most confident.

For young, dynamic girls, sweet, fresh colors will express your energy in a fresh way. On the contrary, neutral, dark, and highly matte colors will be suitable for charming, sharp, and individual girls.

Choose eye shadow that suits your skin tone

Like foundation, eyeshadow also needs to harmonize and enhance the beauty of each skin tone because each person has a different skin tone. If you have dark skin, eyeshadow palettes in beige, pastel, and earth tones will match your skin tone better. For those with light skin, choosing colors will be easier, you can freely change from light to dark or outstanding shimmer colors.

Choose eye color through basic eye shapes

Each person will have different eye shapes. To create a unique appeal for each eye shape, we need to choose and combine different eye colors.

• Narrow eyes: Apply a little light color in the eye socket and a dark color at the corner of the eye to make the eyes look bigger
• Deep-set eyes: Apply light eyeshadow on the eyelids and dark eyeshadow on the eye bags, then blend to highlight the hidden eyelids.
• Downward-facing eyes: Apply eyeshadow from the tail to 2/3 of the eyelid, line the eyes and use mascara to bring life to the eyes.
• Droopy eyes: Avoid using glitter eyeshadow to protect your eyes
• Bulging eyes: To hide the defect of bulging eyes, use dark colors on the eyelids.
• Round eyes: Use neutral eyeshadow, apply from the inner to outer corners of the eyes and avoid applying shadow on the lower eyelid.

 

Knowing your eye shape will help you find more suitable makeup.

6. Eyeshadow palette suggestions for beginners

COLORKEY 4-Color Eyeshadow Palette Ice Cream Version

COLORKEY 4-Color Eyeshadow Palette Ice Cream Edition is the perfect choice for beginners thanks to its compact, easy-to-carry design and diverse color palette. Each palette includes four shades, combining neutral tones and shimmering colors, helping you easily create many different makeup styles from gentle to bold.

Highlights:

• Easy to use color palette, suitable for many skin tones.
• The powder is smooth, easy to blend and long lasting.
• Compact design, convenient to carry and use daily.

 

7. Notes on how to apply eye shadow

For single eyelids

Unlike Western women with deep eye sockets and thick, round eyelids, Asian women often have monolid eyes. So when applying eye makeup, there are two recommended color styles.

• Method 1 is to apply 3 colors of the same dark tone (brown, smoky, earthy yellow...) and draw a slightly slanted eyeliner to create a unique single eyelid highlight.
• Method 2 is to use eyelid glue or eyelid stickers to create fake eyelids for the eyes and start with the 5 steps in the basic eyeshadow application method as above.

For double eyelids

• Avoid drawing eyeliner too thick as it will create a feeling of imbalance.
• In terms of color coordination, double eyelids allow you to experiment with bold eye colors and explosive spring-summer ombre tones.
• Some of you also have bulging eyes and need to focus on the step of applying eye shadow and small eye shadow.

Nowadays, the way to apply eyeshadow is gradually being simplified with eyeshadow bars that have 4 built-in tones that are easy to use. To have beautiful eye makeup, in addition to eyeshadow application, you should also pay attention to taking care of your eyebrows and eyeliner and mascara techniques!