Make Up for your age. 23:02 Jan 06 2010
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Have to talk about a problem most women have- eyes that are not the same. Everyone has a little difference between their eye shapes but some, like me, have more then a little. It can come with age, allergies, skin issues, birthmarks, among many other things. Mine is age- the lid is wrinkled. A lazy eyelid makes it sag, effecting the shape of my eye as well as the eyelash. I also have allergies that swell my eye some days, making it puffy.
Now let’s talk about eyeliner. Yesterday I was at the store and the lady who checked me out was maybe 30 years of age. She was a lovely lady and I took the time to look at her make up and have to say she really should not have lined her whole eye with black liner. Why? One eye was smaller, odd shape at the outer edge due to a large mole. I guess she was trying to draw attention to her eyes but in some cases that is not the thing to do. I made you see the mole more. And honestly- the liner made her look a lot older in the face. I don’t care what you say- make up should reflect your age, at least the every day make up look should. But back to what I wanted to show you. Problem eyes shapes.
Case in point- I will show you my eyes:
Eyes closed and you can see the liner is matching in thickness, shape. You can also see I did not blend the foundation good (top of nose, above the eye on the left side.) Anyway… So you will agree with me they match, right?
Now my eyes open:
Note how the left side eye is different? It is not as round, the lid is heavier, and the top lash is pushed outward instead of upward due to the weight of the lid. This is my problem eye. Some type of eyes you can correct it with just adjusting the thickness of the liner if the eye is not that different in shape. But with my eye- it is too much of a difference to do that little artist trick. On my eye- It is really noticeable in this kind of liner. Reason I do not wear a heavy liner unless I am doing a really “in your face” look for a picture. Cheating note- most of my pictures only show the good eye, the other eye in shadow, turned away a little. Or I do a side view only. If you look at the pictures I have done- you can catch that I am ‘hiding’ the odd shape eye as much as I can. I also had been known to place something on that side of the face- a flower, lace, rhinestones to draw the attention away from the eye.
There is also the use of fake lashes. Fake lashes make the two eyes lashes even, I just place the odd eye one a little higher on its lash line, a way to ‘lift’ my lid in a way. I also use the V darker shade in the outer crease of the eye. I use it to ‘shape’ the eye a little, helping it to match the good eye shape. Example- I use a little less on the good shape eye, little more on the dropped lid/ lazy eye to make them match. It is a sneaky trick but does well for me.
Do I wear liner? Yes. I just don’t use jet black most days. I use brown, blue, green, and a soft black when I do. I also don’t do the outer wing like in the pictures above. I just go to the outer edge, no further. Another trick I use is to keep the liner only half way in from the outer edge of the top lid. I don’t take it into the inner eye/nose area as it shows up the odd shape of my one eye. I also don’t take the bottom lash liner all the way in, only going in half way, using eye shadow buffed down to fill in the bottom lash line. Eye shadow is not as refine as a liner, the smudging of it making it a softer line. This is the ‘liner’ I use, knowing it will not be as harsh as the black liquid liner is.
Point I am making is- Make up is a great tool to use for drawing attention to the good parts of your face. The other side of that coin is- it can also draw attention to the worst parts if you let it. Learn yours, ask questions, and practice with make up to find the look that is best for you. Your face changes with age- your make up has to change as well.
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TheDarkWolfman
23:03 Jan 31 2010
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Nightgame
00:01 Feb 01 2010
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Elemental
01:33 Feb 01 2010
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16:13 Feb 01 2010
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