Hooded
eyes have a bit of a bad rep in the beauty world, although they’re
extremely common, even in celebrities. Due to the excess skin folding
down from the brown bone, your crease is drastically obscured,
creating a drowsy or narrow look. To keep your eyes wide awake and
shining bright, try these easy makeup hacks.
1.
Invest in a high quality eye primer. Without it, eye makeup smears
and smudges, which looks even more dramatic on hooded eyes. Keep
makeup in place with the perfect primer.
2.
Shiny shadows can draw attention to the upper brow bone, so if you’re
looking to reduce this area, opt for matte shades instead. While
shimmery shadows reflect light and make things look bigger, matte
draws attention away from the hood.
3.
To make hooded eyes look more lifted, place a folded handkerchief on
the outer corner of your nose to your brow, applying shadow from the
center of your eye out towards the handkerchief in a straight line.
4.
Don’t apply makeup with your eyes closed, as it can make finding
the natural crease harder. Instead, apply with eyes open. It’s a
popular straight line technique.
5.
Here’s a cat eye hack – first, line your eyes, then flick with
your eye open, starting at the fold and gently pulling outward and
upward. Hold and elongate the wing past the fold, doing a final trace
with liquid liner.
6.
If you’re lining your upper lid, try to only use a fine-point pen.
When liner isn’t applied thin enough and has a long wind, it can
make your eyes look even smaller. Keep the lining light for big
bright eyes!
7.
Style your brows – they’ll be in the spotlight due to the socket
shape of hooded eyes, so style them with a light color beneath and
light brushstrokes to enhance sparse brows.
8.
Contour your cheeks. This hack can lengthen your eyes. To do so,
apply a highlighter on the cheekbone. Using a darker color to contour
is necessary in balancing the cheekbone and increasing the length of
the eye.
9.
Use white eyeliner since it makes your eyes look bigger. To apply,
line the bottom of your eyes with the white liner.
