8 makeup rules for round eyes

Such a feature of appearance as round eyes has its advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, the round eyes are very expressive and make the look naive and cute. On the other hand, they can look too large, as if 'bulging', and the look seems frightened and overly surprised. Therefore, many owners of round eyes are looking for ways to visually correct their appearance using makeup. Journalists have collected information on how to properly apply makeup to look no worse than Christina Ricci or Audrey Tautou, who also have this feature.

Why round eyes are a girl's dignity

First, you need to emphasize that you need to be proud of round eyes, because this feature has so many advantages:

1. Perhaps the most expressive eye shape of all. The look is deep and piercing, enigmatic and mysterious.

2. Round eyes are wide open. Therefore, the owners of such special features have an open and good-natured face, which immediately attracts others to themselves.

3. With the help of techniques and make-up techniques, as well as with the use of haircuts, hairstyles and accessories, the shape of round eyes is very easy to correct.

What girls with round eyes should avoid

Makeup artists and stylists talked about the most common mistakes of women with round eyes:

1. Incorrect hairstyle, such as a tight, slicked back ponytail. In this case, round eyes visually increase and nothing is noticeable on the face except them. Suitable hairstyles – bob with bangs; straight fluffy hair below the shoulders; short haircuts with a deep parting on one side; straight parting and low braid.

2. The use of blue or dark gray eyeshadows provokes the appearance of the effect of bags under the eyes.

3. Using yellow or sandy gradients makes the eyes look unhealthy.

4. The use of acidic and too bright colors makes the image comical.

5. It will also be a mistake to apply shadows of the same color on the eyelids with a continuous layer in the form of a semicircle or arc. There must be a combination of 2-3 shades, smoothly turning one into another.

Basic principles and rules of makeup for round eyes

When doing makeup for round eyes, you need to achieve visual narrowing. The outline should be as close to the almond shape as possible. To get this effect, it is recommended to follow the basic rules for the selection and application of cosmetics:

1. When applying shadows, you need to use two close shades – one slightly darker than the second. Dark tone products are used on the upper mobile eyelid, and a lighter shade is applied to the outer corners of the eyes, and light eyeliner is also made with dark gradients. The principle of contouring works here – we shade what needs to be hidden. And what needs to be emphasized – we highlight. Dark shadows on the moving eyelid will hide the volume of round eyes.

2. Shadows should belong to the medium and dark range, it is better not to use cosmetics of light colors, as visually it gives even more volume to round eyes. Moreover, it is recommended to use means of natural pastel shades, and not bright and defiant ones, so as not to attract attention in shape.

3. Shadows should be extremely matte, that is, not pearlescent, without sparkles and shimmering effect.

4. The shade of the pigments used should not match the shade of the iris, otherwise the look will look dull.

5. Mascara should only be applied to the upper lashes. If you apply cosmetics to the lower lashes, you can get an inappropriate theatrical or vulgar effect. When applying mascara, you need to try to move the brush not from the bottom up, but from the inner corner of the eye to the outer one, as if guiding and curling the eyelashes towards the temples. The ink layer gradually increases towards the outer edge.

6. If you draw arrows, you can significantly adjust the cut of the eye. Therefore, it is recommended to use an eyeliner, a special marker or pencil in both everyday and festive make-up. In this case, the width (thickness) of the upper arrow should increase from the middle of the eyelid to its outer corner. The tail should be elongated and extend beyond the eyelid by 0.5 millimeters or more. The bottom arrow is usually drawn along the mucosal line.

7. Shaping the bend of the eyebrows, you need to abandon unnecessarily curved and unnaturally thin lines. Rounded eyebrows accentuate the roundness and bulge of the eyes. You can determine the optimal shape of the eyebrows in accordance with the type of appearance, face oval.

8. The accent on the lips will help solve the problem with makeup for round eyes. If you paint this area of ​​the face with bright lipstick, then the attention of others will be attracted by the lips, and not by the eyes.

Makeup for round brown, blue, gray and green eyes

Brown-eyed girls can use the following makeup technique:

1. Apply primer to the moving area, then lighten this area with concealer.

2. Pigments of beige, pink, peach pastel colors are applied to the entire surface of the upper eyelids. If you have not only round, but also widely spaced eyes, when applying shadows, you need to go a little beyond the eyelids and make up part of the bridge of the nose. Thus, you can visually reduce the distance between the eyes. If, on the contrary, you have close-set round eyes, the area of ​​the bridge of the nose should be highlighted with a highlighter or concealer.

3. Apply pigment of a lighter shade of the same range to the outer corners, shade it towards the temples.

4. Draw an arrow on the upper eyelid, it should be straight and bold. You can also use an alternative technique – draw the upper arrow and the lower one, but connect them together in such a way that there is free space at the junction between the lines, that is, an empty, not painted corner. If this space is shaded with chocolate shades, the eyes will appear visually more elongated.

5. A light highlight is applied to the area under the very eyebrow.

6. To complete the makeup, mascara is applied to the upper eyelashes. If this is a daily make-up, apply one layer, and if it is a festive one, apply two layers of mascara. To make the eyelashes even longer, and the shape of the eye close to almond-shaped, you can use lengthening mascara.

Makeup eyeshadow doesn't have to be pink or peach. Cosmetics of lilac, violet, lilac, pale pink, brown, blue, dark olive shades go to brown eyes.

Cosmetics in beige, chocolate, green, olive shades are suitable for blue-eyed and gray-eyed girls. The makeup technique is the same.

Green-eyed girls go with terracotta, brick, brown, purple and blue shades.

Smokey ice makeup rules for round eyes

Smokey ice makeup is very suitable for girls with round eyes, as dense arrows visually narrow the shape.

Cosmetic application technique:

1. A highlighter and primer are applied to the upper eyelids, thanks to which the shadows will last as long as possible, will not crumble or roll into lumps.

2. Black pigments or shadows of graphite, dark brown color are applied to the upper movable eyelids.

3. A little above the dark shadows, a cosmetic of a lighter shade is applied, and even higher – under the very eyebrows – the lightest of the three colors. There should be no boundaries of transitions of tones to one another. Therefore, the shadows are carefully shaded with a brush or applicator.

4. You also need to walk along the lower eyelid with a brush dipped in dark pigment, and then shade the line.

5. To saddle the look as expressive and mysterious as possible, you can use a pencil or eyeliner. The arrow on the upper eyelid should start at the corner of the eye if they are set wide apart, or from the middle of the eyelid if the eyes are set close. In this case, the thickness of the arrow increases, the most 'thick' is the tip of the arrow, which can be coquettishly bent upwards. The lower eyelid can also be painted over with eyeliner along the line of the mucous membrane. The final stage is the application of mascara – minimum on the eyelashes in the inner corners, maximum on the eyelashes that are closer to the outer corners. The lower eyelashes are not stained or brushed very easily.

Circular strokes are an effective way to 'extend' round eyes

This technique is based on the same principle of contouring – the darkened area is visually perceived as less voluminous than it actually is. Therefore, a quick and effective makeup for round eyes can be done in this way:

1. Apply a primer to the eyelids.

2. Apply light brown eyeshadow or any beige shade to the upper and lower eyelids.

3. With black eyeliner or pencil, preferably soft kayal, paint over the entire line of the mucous membrane of the eye, as well as the space between the cilia.

4. With a black pencil, draw the tail of the arrow, which protrudes 3-5 millimeters beyond the area of ​​the outer corner of the eye.

5. Apply dark shadows along the eyeliner line – black or dark brown, shade thoroughly.

6. At the end, use black mascara – the makeup is finished, and the eyes visually narrowed, extended, their shape approached the almond-shaped.

Alternative makeup for round eyes

This technique is not based on the principles of contouring, but on the fact that dark tones in the corners of the peephole visually stretch the shape and cut. In order to apply cosmetics, you need dark and light shadows, for example, beige and graphite. And also eyeliner, liner or contour pencil. And accessories – cosmetic brushes of different shapes and sizes.

Makeup technique:

1. A primer is applied to the upper movable eyelids, followed by a beige cosmetic. The inner corners can be slightly highlighted.

2. The fold over the movable eyelid is painted over with a dark tone, this line must be carefully shaded.

3. The outer corners of the eyelids are also painted over with a carefully shaded dark gradient.

4. From the beginning of the growth line of the cilia to the end, a uniformly expanding arrow is drawn, which ends in a graceful tip outside the eyelids.

5. The lower and upper lashes are treated with mascara.

6. This technique produces an attractive almond shape with a minimum of effort.

Makeup for small round eyes

Girls are often unhappy not only with the fact that they have round eyes, but also with the fact that they are small. Therefore, makeup artists have developed a special technique for applying makeup, which allows them to solve this problem:

1. A primer is applied to the upper eyelid, and then light shades that match your color type.

2. An arrow is drawn along the line of growth of the eyelashes, expanding towards the end.

3. An arrow is drawn along the mucous membrane of the lower eyelid with a light pencil or eyeliner. The color should be close to beige. This technique will visually enlarge the eyes, make them more open.

4. Create a narrow shaded area under the lighter arrow. To do this, take matte shades of a dark shade, for example, chocolate. With a brush dipped in the shade, draw a line below the level of eyelash growth from the middle of the lower eyelid to its outer corner.

5. Light shadows are applied to the area under the eyebrow.

6. A small amount of mascara is applied to the upper eyelashes, the lower ones are not painted over.

Eyelash extensions to solve the problem of round eyes

Eyelashes can be extended not only to make them longer and thicker. It is also a permanent makeup option for correcting the incision and shape of the eyes. You can go to a qualified professional and build eyelashes from the center of the eyelids to the outer corners. This extension technique will create the effect of a cat's look.

The good thing about eyelash extensions is that the result is quite long – for several months in a row the eyelashes will be thick and long. This makes it possible to reduce the time for applying makeup, since part of the work on stretching the shape of the eyes has already been 'done' by the artificial eyelashes.

How to reshape round eyes with glasses

Experts advise girls with round eyes to refuse to wear contact lenses. Therefore, if you have vision problems or need to choose sunglasses, you need to follow the recommendations of the stylists. Round frames, as well as very large and catchy, do not fit. Suitable options are rectangular or trapezoidal thin metal frames; oval frame combined with light tinted glass; elliptical frame.

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