6 makeup ideas for narrow eyes

Narrow eyes are not a flaw, but a feature of the appearance that can be emphasized or, on the contrary, corrected. Journalists in collaboration with professional makeup artists have selected some of the most interesting makeup ideas for narrow eyes. These are techniques such as daily nude make-up, evening make-up, smoky ice and others.

Features of narrow eyes

Narrow eyes are, in most cases, a feature of the appearance of Asian girls. But they are often found among European women. And this is not a flaw at all, many famous actresses and other popular women have this eye shape, and this did not prevent them from achieving success. Among the 'narrow-eyed' stars and celebrities are Eva Green, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried.

Consider what distinctive anatomical features are characteristic of narrow eyes:

1. The incision or shape of the eyes is narrow, especially in the outer corner and oblong.

2. The crease of the upper eyelid can be hidden.

3. The inner corners of the eyelids may have noticeable folds, scientifically called epicanthus.

4. The skin of the eyelids is very dense and can be very smooth, as if 'taut'.

All these features must be taken into account when choosing makeup products and techniques for its implementation. The main goal is to visually expand the shape of the eyes, make them wide open and expressive.

General makeup guidelines for narrow eyes

Make-up specialists who often work with girls with narrow eyes give the following makeup tips:

1. Always apply the base under the eyeshadow. Due to the fact that the skin on the eyelids is very smooth and due to the peculiarities of the structure of narrow eyes, shadows, the arrows can quickly lose their original appearance. They can flow, crumble, smear, change shape, stain the skin under the eyebrows, leaving prints.

2. Use mainly light shades of shadows – beige, cream, sand, light green, pale pink. A light tone in the make-up always gives volume. Darker ones can be used for contrast and in small amounts. The use of bright and rich, deep tones is encouraged, as they help to make the look more expressive and attractive.

3. Use a modified shadow feathering method. If in normal situations the shadows on the eyelids are shaded from the inner corner to the outer, providing a smooth transition of light shades to dark ones, then in the case of narrow eyes it is better to use a different technique. The saturation of the shade should decrease as it approaches the brow line. You can even take one color, apply it to your eyelids, and blend from bottom to top.

4. If drawing arrows, make the lines thin and straight.

5. Avoid sharp, graphic lines when drawing arrows. It is better to use a soft pencil that can be slightly shaded, blurring the outline.

6. Use a classic mascara, without any additional qualities such as adding volume and length. Narrow eyes overloaded with voluminous eyelashes look very small, as they are lost against the general background. Try to lightly emphasize each lash with mascara.

Makeup for narrow eyes – we select shadows depending on the color of the iris

The color of the iris is of great importance for successful makeup. Therefore, our experts gave some tips on the correct selection of eyeshadows for brown-eyed, gray-eyed, blue-eyed and green-eyed girls:

1. The most common shade for narrow eyes is brown. With this color, golden, gray and lilac tones of shadows are well combined. Especially if the girl has dark curls.

2. If you have blue or gray irises, choose shades of blue, lilac, lilac, purple, blue, gray.

3. If you have green irises, shades of gray, purple, blue shades will help to make your look expressive and charming.

Of course, this is not the entire list of colors that are suitable for a particular shade of the iris of narrow eyes. You can buy a large palette of eyeshadows, try different options and their combinations, transitions from one tone to another.

Light daytime makeup for narrow eyes in nude style

Applying this makeup technique for narrow eyes will enhance the beauty of the Asian type of appearance, but at the same time, it will give the impression of no makeup.

The sequence of actions is as follows:

1. Cleanse the skin of the face of possible dirt, dust, sweat and sebum with the help of a cleansing milk and running water.

2. Apply a primer to your face, which will serve as a base for foundation. The primer should also be used on the eyelids.

3. A thin layer of corrector should be applied to the area under the lower eyelashes, which will even out the relief and shade of the skin.

4. Light shadows are applied to the entire upper eyelid, including the mobile and static area, for example, a flesh-colored, light beige shade.

5. An arrow is drawn on the upper eyelid, extending beyond the eyelid by 2-3 millimeters. It is recommended to draw the arrow with a soft matte brown pencil. The line can be shaded lightly with the applicator.

6. Under the line of growth of eyelashes on the lower eyelid, draw an arrow not with a pencil, but with light shadows. To do this, take a small brush with a beveled end, dip it in the shadow and draw a line of medium width.

7. Eyelashes on the upper eyelid can be curled with special tweezers and this is where you finish your makeup. If you want to accentuate the eyes more clearly, apply one layer of brown mascara to the lashes, painting over the hairs from roots to ends, curling them up.

Blush of delicate pink and peach tones, as well as transparent lip gloss or lipstick in pastel shades are suitable for such a make-up for narrow eyes.

Daily makeup for narrow eyes

Want to make narrow eyes look a little wider? Use this makeup technique:

1. Cleanse the skin of the face and eyelids.

2. Apply base, concealer (especially on the skin under the eyelids), foundation.

3. On the upper movable eyelid, apply shadows of a light shade, for example, a delicate peach.

4. Apply shadows of a darker shade, for example, dark golden, to the crease between the mobile and static eyelids. This line must be carefully shaded, in the outer corners of the eyelids, a dark shade should cover not only the fold, but also the extreme zones of the movable eyelids. A combination of light and dark shades is a great way to make the upper eyelid look more voluminous and the eyes wide open.

5. Draw an arrow on the upper eyelid using a brown or gray pencil.

6. On the lower eyelids, you can skip makeup or use a small amount of light shadows.

7. You can apply mascara on the upper eyelids, you can first twist them with tweezers.

8. The last stages of makeup are to apply blush and lipstick in a suitable color scheme.

Evening or festive makeup for narrow eyes

Pick two shades of eyeshadow that you like and match the color type. One shade should be slightly lighter than the other. Colors can be contrasting, shine, shimmer, mother of pearl are not prohibited. You will also need an eyeliner and mascara. In the case of an evening make-up, you can use black mascara and eyeliner.

Technique for applying cosmetics on the eyelids:

1. Cleanse eyelid skin, apply primer.

2. Apply a light pigment on the moving eyelid, if the eyeshadow does not have shine, add a little mother-of-pearl to the inner corners of the eyelids.

3. Light shadows also need to paint over the area under the lower eyelashes.

4. Apply a dark, rich shade to the crease of the upper eyelid, blending it towards the outer corners where you need to apply an additional layer of dark pigment.

5. Highlight the area under the eyebrows.

6. Draw an arrow on the upper eyelid with black eyeliner, lightly blend the line.

7. Apply one coat of mascara to upper and lower lashes.

8. A rich shade of blush and lipstick will help complete your makeup.

Smokey ice for narrow eyes

Many girls believe that if they have narrow eyes, then they are prohibited from doing smoky makeup like smoky ice. This is understandable, dark shades of eyeshadow and eyeliner usually spoil the image of narrow-eyed girls. But if you use the right technique, even this type of make-up will look harmonious and attractive on your face. But you shouldn't use it often. For ordinary daily makeup, this option is not suitable, as it looks too pretentious and solemn. But for attending a party, holiday or other festive event, smokey ice for makeup for narrow eyes is ideal.

Makeup technique:

1. Cleanse the skin of the eyelids, apply a normal nourishing agent.

2. Apply a primer and corrector on the eyelids and under the eyes, which will even out the skin tone.

3. On the upper eyelid in the middle, shadows of a graphite, dark gray shade with mother-of-pearl are applied. This area should sparkle like darkened silver. The gradient is shaded towards the inner corners of both eyelids.

4. Black shadows are applied to the area in the outer corners of the eyelids, which are shaded towards the side and at the same time slightly upward.

5. The boundaries of the transition of a light shade to a dark shade are shaded, the applicator should also move towards the eyebrows so that the color of the shadows dissipates as it approaches the hairline of the eyebrow arches. 5-7 millimeters before the lower line of eyebrow growth, the shading must be completed. Light shadows should be applied to the free area under the eyebrows, which can also have a shimmer effect.

6. Now we move on to the area of ​​the lower eyelids. You need to take an oblique brush, type black or dark graphite shadows on it and apply pigment to the skin starting from the inner corner of the lower eyelid. You can step back a little by applying paint at a distance of 3-4 millimeters from the inner corner of the eye. Shadows cover the space up to the outer corner and beyond. The darker shadows on the lower eyelid should blend in with the darker pigment on the upper, forming a fuzzy triangle.

7. An arrow is drawn on the upper eyelid using black eyeliner or a pencil.

8. The eyelashes are curled with special tweezers. On the upper and lower lashes, one layer of dark, optionally black, mascara is applied.

9. To make the image harmonious, do not forget about the drawing of the eyebrows, as well as about blush and lipstick for the lips of a pastel shade or transparent gloss.

For smokey ice makeup, it is not at all necessary to use exclusively black and dark gray shadows. The combination of shades can be different, the main thing is that they are dark and saturated, one of them (lighter) should have a pearlescent tint. To do this, you can use shades of dark blue, plum, deep purple, terracotta, emerald, brown-marsh or purple tones.

Wedding makeup for narrow eyes

Applying bridal makeup to narrow eyes is an extremely responsible business and requires some skill. Therefore, it is better to entrust it to a qualified specialist, a make-up master with extensive experience. But if you cannot turn to a professional, or you just want to 'try on' the image in advance, you can use the advice of our experts.

For wedding makeup for narrow eyes, such shades of shadows and eyeliners as golden beige, silver, pearl are suitable. And also those tones that contrast well with the color of your irises. Pearlescent shine is not at all superfluous in wedding makeup, so shadows with a shimmer are perfect.

The sequence for performing a wedding make-up for the face in general and narrow eyes in particular:

1. We carry out preparatory work. The skin is cleansed of impurities, scrubbed using purchased or home remedies. You can use a mixture of drunk coffee grounds and sour cream. Then the skin must be steamed by holding your face over the steam of boiling water or a decoction of medicinal herbs in a saucepan. After that, the skin needs to be moisturized by applying a care product that is appropriate for your age group. After 5-7 minutes, the remnants of the cream can be removed with a paper towel or cotton pad. A piece of ice will help close the pores and prepare the skin for the application of cosmetics, which must be passed over all areas of the face, including the eyelids and skin under the eyes. Instead of ordinary water, you can freeze an aqueous infusion or a decoction of plants useful for the epidermis in molds. Everything, after 5 minutes, the skin will dry out, will be ready for applying decorative cosmetics.

2. Eyebrows are corrected – they should be clearly defined, not have unnecessary elements knocking out of the general group of elements, have a sufficient shade of hairs and density.

3. A primer is applied to the entire face, including the eyelids. It needs to be well shaded over the skin so that there is no noticeable transition between the skin tone of the neck and face.

4. A corrector is applied to the face in the desired areas (redness, irritation, pimples, enlarged pores), the area under the eyes must be treated especially carefully.

5. If you need to visually narrow a too wide nose, correct the shape of the chin, make the face narrower, use a bronzer and highlighter. Or any cosmetic products of light and dark shades. What needs to be camouflaged, where it is necessary to 'remove' excess volume and length, is pigmented dark. The areas that need to be accentuated are covered with makeup in a lighter shade.

6. Foundation and powder are applied to the face.

7. Light shadows with a pearlescent shade are applied to the eyelids. The pigment covers the entire area from the eyelash growth line to the lower eyebrow growth line.

8. On the movable eyelids, shadows with a mother-of-pearl shimmer are applied one or two shades darker than the product that was used first.

9. Shadows of the third, close to the first two shades, are applied to the area of ​​the outer corners of the eyes. It should be slightly darker, deeper and richer. The pigment is carefully shaded, the line must be smoothly inserted into the crease of the eyelid for a length of 1-1.5 centimeters.

10. From the inner corner of the eye, you need to start drawing an arrow with a thick black eyeliner. In this case, the arrow should not be thin, it should gradually expand as it approaches the outer corner. The final shape of the tip of the arrow depends on the individual characteristics of the girl's eyelid structure. If the eyelid is overhanging, the arrow should be as straight as possible. If the eyelid is smooth and even, does not overlap the outer corners of the eyes, the arrow may be slightly raised upward.

11. The lower eyelid – highlight it with light pearlescent shadows, additionally draw the tip with dark pigment. If you wish, you can make a thin line with the eyeliner that you have already used.

12. The eyelashes on the upper eyelid must be tweaked with tweezers. This can be done in two steps, using the instrument a second time 5-10 minutes after the first procedure.

13. Eyelashes on the upper eyelid should be painted in two layers, on the lower – in one. Mascara should be dark – black or dark brown.

14. The cheeks are covered with blush of a delicate but rich shade, because wedding makeup is equated with evening makeup.

15. Lipstick should be discreet, pastel colors. But if you like extravagant combinations, then you can use a lip product with rich and rich colors along with a bright visage for the eyes. In bridal makeup, any combination can look appropriate.

If after applying makeup on the cheeks there are fallen particles of pigments, they can be swept away with a cosmetic brush with a thick and soft bristle. In order not to risk breaking the layer of primer and foundation, place cotton pads or paper napkins under your lower eyelids before eye makeup. After applying makeup on the eyelids, you will remove the napkins, and you will not have to adjust or fix anything.

Try on a wedding make-up for narrow eyes long before the celebration. This way you will be able to experiment with shades, textures and techniques to achieve the optimal, most attractive and effective result.

Preparing to apply makeup

Narrow eyes can look even narrower if the eyelids are swollen and there are bags, dark spots under the eyes. Therefore, before doing makeup, you need to prepare the skin, refresh it and saturate it with nourishing ingredients. There are many ways to do this, experts recommend testing one of them – a green tea mask:

1. Buy loose green tea and green tea in portioned bags. It is important that the product is 100% natural, without synthetic additives, flavors and dyes.

2. Brew tea bags and place the tea bags in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.

3. Brew loose leaf tea, chop the leaves. Add a few teaspoons of tea leaves and the same number of spoons of fat sour cream to the gruel.

4. Place the gruel in gauze bags and apply them to the skin under the eyes for 15-20 minutes.

5. Put chilled green tea bags on eyelids for 15-20 minutes.

To save time, these two masks can be done in parallel. After 20 minutes, rinse your skin with green tea, then plain water, apply a nourishing cream to the eyelids and under the eyes using a product suitable for your age category. Makeup can be done after 5-10 minutes.

To make narrow eyes appear wider, always use a concealer or highlighter to brighten the skin under the lower lids and under the tips of the eyebrows. If a highlighter is used, it should not contain even small glitter or pearlescent particles, the product should have a matte finish.

Common mistakes when doing makeup for narrow eyes

Experts shared with the readers of our publication tips on what to avoid in makeup for narrow eyes:

1. Black eyeshadow, eyeliner or mascara should be avoided. If possible, it is better to use decorative cosmetics of lighter shades – brown, the color of wet asphalt. It is permissible to use black in evening or festive makeup for narrow eyes and very carefully.

2. Never apply eyeliner along the mucosal line. Arrows always draw above the lash line on the upper eyelid, below the eyelash line on the upper eyelid.

3. Never join the top and bottom lines of the liner into a single oval.

4. If you draw an arrow, extend its tip beyond the eyelid area by at least a couple of millimeters and bend it slightly upward, as the horizontal arrow will visually stretch narrow eyes and make them seem to be narrowed. However, if you have an overhanging eyelid, the curved arrow is contraindicated, as the tail will 'hide' under the skin of the eyelid. In this case, draw a straight arrow with a straight tip.

5. Do not apply mascara by moving the brush to the left or right, paint lashes only from bottom to top or top to bottom. This will create a wide-eyed effect. And if you move the brush to the sides, you can visually lengthen the eyelashes, but make the cut of narrow eyes even narrower.

6. Shape your brows carefully. Unkempt and too wide arches will make narrow eyes expressionless. The wider the eyebrows, the narrower the eyes seem, but the eyebrows-strings also look ugly on a narrow-eyed face. The golden mean – eyebrows 5-7 millimeters wide, gradually tapering from base to middle and tip. The base of the eyebrow should be positioned lower than the tip. Extra hairs and fluff should not remain behind the contours of the eyebrows, the space above the upper eyelid should be as cleaned as possible of unnecessary elements.

7. If you have narrow eyes and are too close together, when drawing arrows on the upper eyelids, do not start lines at the inner corners of the eyes. Draw an arrow from the middle of the eyelid, and highlight the inner corners of the eyes with light shadows, foundation or highlighter. The area of ​​the bridge of the nose also needs to be lightened.

8. If you have narrow, wide-set eyes, use eyeliners and dark-colored pencils to draw arrows. The beginning of the arrow line on the upper eyelid is in the inner corner of the eye. The area of ​​the bridge of the nose does not need to be highlighted; it is better to softly shade it with a matte bronzer.

General makeup guidelines for Asian-looking girls

In order for the makeup on narrow eyes to look harmonious, it must be well combined with the make-up on other areas of the face. Experts advise to start by choosing a foundation. Since Asian girls tend to have a warm brown sugar tint, the foundation should have a yellowish undertone. If the girl has fair skin, a tonal foundation with a pinkish tint will suit her.

The dark circles under the eyes of the owner of dark skin and narrow eyes can be covered with correctors of a yellowish, peach tone. And fair-skinned girls use a corrector for this purpose, which is several tones lighter than the shade of their skin on the face.

The eyebrows of girls with narrow eyes are usually straight, without a pronounced bend. The hairs grow down within the form, they do not differ in special density. Therefore, in order to make the eyes more expressive and the gaze open, the brow arches also need to be corrected. Excess hairs, which are usually few, need to be pulled out with tweezers. Most of the hairs can be tinted with a special pencil, eyeliner, ink or paint. Then the eyebrows need to be combed with a brush, including a washed brush from used mascara. Gel or wax, as well as a make-up fixer spray, will help fix the hairs in the desired position and fix the color.

When choosing lipstick, pay attention to all the options for cold tones. Red and all the gradients in this group work well with the subtle makeup of narrow eyes. You can also use colors close to natural – soft pink, beige, light coral. These options work well with bright eyeshadows and colored eyeliner. It is only important to remember that there should be one focus on a certain area of ​​the face. Select either the eyes or the lips.

To accentuate the cheekbones, you can use a blush of cold pink, peach and similar tones. The blush application pattern can be different. The standard option for stretching the oval is to shade the skin from the temples to the sub-zygomatic zone.