Our resident beauty expert is back and this time it's all about the eyes. Get use to seeing Lisa's gorgeous face because she'll be contributing to The Style Collective twice a month. Welcome aboard Lisa!
Lisa Boylan
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Eyes! The window to your soul. As a make-up artist, I have spent more time educating people about shadow colors, than anything else. Most of us want a very natural look... yet, natural does not mean wearing only shades of brown. I am a huge fan of putting blues or greens on the lid... regardless of eye color, so that's what we will do here.
1. Start out with a dusting of a neutral shade to absorb oil on the lids. I like...
2. Next, apply your color. Sweep color from lash line to just above your crease while adding a light swoosh underneath your lower lashes (makes the eyes 'pop'). Some of my favorites are...
3. Next, add a liner (pencil or powder – your choice). Using the Laura Mercier flat-brush, wet shadow and place liner close to lashes on upper lid (almost 'in' the lashes) and push-n-wiggle your color on, making the outer-eye the thickest part of your line. I like...
4. For underneath the eye, very lightly take a medium shade and place a hint of color under the middle area, blending outward (this goes over your light color you had under there). I like...
5. Lastly place a bright bit of color in the lower inner-rim of the eye. I like...
6. Brows - always gently fill brows in with a powder, taking care to use a color that does not have a lot of red in it.
7. Mascara - Apply more to the upper lashes and a light sweep to the lower ones. Lancome is probably the leader in mascara with their plethora of choices. However, if you want to try something different, go for...
