it can be hard to NOT lose your eyes when wearing glasses. glasses can create shadows around your eye area, making it harder to see them. :/
this is often difficult when trying to decide what shade of eyeshadow or what style of eyeliner to wear..(or if you should wear any at all for that matter)
well i have come up with some helpful tips for those days you have to sport those shadow-casting frames!
-and if you wear glasses on a daily basis, this will help you in knowing how to brighten your look and accentuate those beautiful peepers! ;3
first off, conceal..conceal..conceal baby!
-use a highlighting shade of either concealer or a light foundation color. (typically one that is at least one shade lighter than your skin tone)
-you want your eyes to be brought FORWARD and anything you put a highlighting shade on will be center stage! (nobody puts baby in a corner) :p
here is a photo for reference:
notice how i have basically drawn halos around my eye area? :)
-sorry for the awkward face....
now that your eyes are lit up, let's move on to the eyeshadow. :o
this is where it gets tricky..if you add any smoky, matte shades you will just hide your eyes again.
so what you want to do is.....put on a shimmery eyeshadow base instead of matte. you also want this base color to be lighter than the rest of the shades you will be putting on.
-my best tip here is to keep it in the yellow family..meaning the colors that resemble the inside of a banana.
this will keep that spotlight on your eyes! :D
here is a photo of one eye with a shimmery, yellow base:
the color i used was the second lightest shade from the top part of the BH Cosmetics 120 color palette 2nd Edition bhcosmetics.com
the next step will be to add color to the lid. just the lid! you want to keep this color fairly light as well.
-i suggest a color that goes well with your skin tone..but not an actual skin tone color. :p
i decided to use a peachy color for my lid since peachy colors look nice with any skin tone.
-to pick a color to go with your skin tone that isn't too light, i suggest picking a shade that almost blends into your skin.
here is a photo of the lid color i chose:
sorry for the terrible quality. x_x
- the color i used would almost blend with my skin..but it has a orangy/pink base to it.
this shade is on the second to the last row..third color from the right...from the BH Cosmetics 120 color palette 3rd Edition
bhcosmetics.com
the last eyeshadow color should be two shades darker than the lid color.
-picking this color out is fairly simple...but where you apply it is the important part!
you want to accentuate your natural eye shape so keep the color focused at the edge of the lid and follow the natural curve of your eye upwards, stopping in the middle of the lid.
here is a photo of the coppery shade i used for the crease:
this color is also from the BH Cosmetics 120 color palette 3rd Edition
it is on the second tray of shadows...located on the second to the last row, fourth color from the left :)
next thing you want to do is line your eyes. this is where we focus more on the literal purpose of using eyeliner...to simply define your eyes. :p
-the best thing to do here is keep it on the top of your lid..right at the lash line. (you don't want to add dark edges to your eyes after putting all of this effort into brightening them up now do you??)
-so, what i think is the easiest way--- find where your lashes start, on the top of your eye lid, and draw a thin line all the way to where your lashes stop.
after you have your line drawn, you will want to put more emphasis on the edge of your eye lid. this will make your lashes look fuller on the ends..in a natural way.
-to do this, you will want to make the line thicker..starting from the middle of your eye lid to where your lashes stop. (just tapering upwards slightly..like a wedge)
you can either stop at the end of your lash line or create a wing...which is my favorite of course! :p
here are some photos of what i did with my eye liner:
-the eyeliner i used was Kat Von D Tattoo eyeliner in Trooper
by putting the eyeliner only on the top lid, you are creating a more open/youthful eye..where it looks wider and bigger. (if this is not the look for you, just simply keep the eyeliner at the top lid, but stop at the lash line)
the next thing will be your mascara! -when wearing glasses, putting mascara on can be a challenge..
my tip is to use only volumizing mascaras because any mascara that creates length will cause the lashes to touch your lenses...which is precisely what we do not want!
-you can still curl your lashes though! in fact, this will help them to not be hitting your lenses when you blink. :)
here is a photo of the mascara i used:
(i applied only one coat to the top and bottom, because you don't need to use a lot when wearing glasses)
the mascara i used is the Ultimate Mascara by Mary Kay
this one is a super volumizing mascara with a fluffy wand, so you get that drama of fuller lashes! :)
now, on to the lip shade... this is where you can go a little wild!
pretty much any lip color or formula goes..because you have on such a simple eye makeup.
-i chose to go with a reddish/coral colored lipstick because i wanted to stay with that naturally peachy theme. :p
here is the photo of the shade i used:
this lipstick is called Sunset by Mary Kay
-it is the older version from the MK Signature line but they have a color by the same name here in their creme formulas
here's the finished look! :D
the glasses are from the Glasses Shop website. the specific ones i'm wearing are here: glassesshop.com they are so cute! i am in love :D
-i have been wanting some cat eye glasses for quite sometime..but i haven't been able to find a pair that didn't look silly on my face...still, i wasn't sure what these would look like on me, but i am actually really satisfied with them. so yay! :3
thank you for reading! hopefully now you can wear your glasses with confidence that your eyes are still seen underneath those frames. :)
-i can answer any questions you may have about this post..or anything else on your pretty little mind. :3
just send me an email or even a comment on here! <3
