Basic Color Application

Color application for eyes:
The eye diagram is divided into three sections to make it easy to understand how to apply the three shades of eye color.

1. Highlighter
2. Midtone

3. Accent

For standard eye color application:

1. Highlighter shade: Apply under browbone
2. Midtone shade: Apply over the entire lid
3. Accent shade: Apply in the crease of the eye

For close-set eye color application:

1. Highlighter shade: Apply to lid and browbone.
Apply your highlighter shade to the inside corners of the eye to
help your eyes appear farther apart.
2. Midtone shade: Starting at the outer corner of the crease,
bring the color toward the inside corner of the brow
but not all the way over to your nose. You may use the midtone
shade to bridge highlighter and accent shades along lower lashline.
3. Accent shade: Sweep it across the base of the upper lashline and
up into the outer area of the crease. Sweep
it underneath the lower lashline for definition, except for the inside corners.

For hooded eye color application:

1. Highlighter shade: Apply under browbone and along the upper lashline
and inner corner of lower lashes.
2. Midtone shade: Apply color from the base of the upper lashline and
over the entire hooded area to help the lid
appear to recede. Blend.
3. Accent shade: Apply from the base of the lashline and over the entire
hooded area to help it appear to recede
and blend. Sweep the accent color underneath the lower lashes to define. Hooded eyes really benefit from a well-defined lashline, upper and lower.

For deep-set eye color application:

1. Highlighter shade: Apply to the eyelid and along inner corner of lower lashes.
2. Midtone shade: Bring the color up above the crease and sweep it across the browbone.
3. Accent shade: Apply to the outer corner of the upper lashline, then up onto the corner
of the browbone. Sweep the accent shade underneath the lower lashline for definition.

For wide-set eye color application:

1. Highlighter shade: Apply under browbone and lid.
2. Midtone shade: Starting from the outer corner of the crease,
                                bring the color toward the inside corner of your
                                eye. Deepen the color on the inside corners to help the eyes appear closer together.
3. Accent shade: Starting slightly in from the outer corner, brush color across the
upper lashline and into the crease of your eye. Also sweep it underneath the lower lashline,
being careful not to extend it beyond the outer edge of the eye.

Remember, practice makes perfect! These are your BASIC color application tips. As you play with your make up, your skills and experience will increase. Have FUN!!!