Eye Contouring

You’ve heard of cheek contouring but have you heard of eye contouring? It’s the same idea as contouring your cheekbones and creating an optical illusion with makeup, but with a focus on the eyes. Eye contouring can make your eyes appear wider or smaller, depending on the structure of your face. It really allows you to change the dimension and depths of your eyes with makeup alone!

Trust me, it’s not as difficult as it sounds! All you need is 2-4 neutral tone eye shadows, one lighter than your skin tone, one that matches your skin tone, and two shades that are darker than your skin tone.

Step 1: Prime your eyes and apply a shadow that is slightly lighter than your skin tone to your entire lid.

Step 2: Using a shade that’s slightly darker than your skin, sweep the shade just on the crease of the eyelid and pull the corner into the outer corner of your eye. Think about following the natural curve of the socket of your eye.

Step 3: Sweep that same shade under the lower lash line, from inner corner to outer corner, connecting with the top.

Step 4: Blend the two colors together with the lighter shade you already used.

Step 5: Using a cotton swab, dip it in makeup remover and from the bottom outer corner, cut a sharp edge upwards towards the tail of the brow, making a cat eye effect!