Bigger Eyes with Makeup

In order to make it appear as if you have bigger eyes, you'll need to use liners sparingly as too much liner will make your eyes seem smaller.

Only line the outer one-third to one-half of your eyes with liquid eyeliner, eyeshadow liquified with water, or an eyeliner pencil. If you must have eyeliner in the inner half of your eye, then use a lighter color all the way up to a white.

Putting eye makeup too close on the inside of your eye, can make your eyes look closer together. I recommend using a very light color of shadow to pop in that area for bigger eyes. If you have big, wide eyes then eyeliner from edge to edge is just fine!
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But if you have wide-set eyes, here's a few tips. Do put eyeliner on the outer one-third and inner one-third of the eyes. What I do is use a kohl eye pencil on the inner and outer one-third of the eyes and draw a fairly thin line, then I apply a darker eyeshadow (with a small brush) over the pencil line going slightly beyond the pencil line for a smokey look. Plus the shadow sets the pencil line so it does not smudge off easily.

If you're like most women you want your eyes to look bigger. Bigger eyes look youthful, alert and animated! ~ Image © konradbak - Fotolia.com

Make Bigger Eyes with the right Eye Shadow. Adding light colored eye shadow to your eye lids will make your eyes appear bigger. For subtle light and sparkle choose a cream eye shadow. Select an eyeshadow color that suits your skin tone, and one that doesn't contrast too sharply. Younger women can get away with the more extreme colors, but not if you're older. Older women should choose matte finish eye shadows, not the sparkles. Sparkly eye shadows tend to accentuate eyelid wrinkles.

There are various techniques depending on your eye shape. Applying eyeliner is a tricky business. Here are a few tips for a better looking eyeliner application.

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Apply an Eyeshadow Primer to your lids and then after about one minute apply your eyeshadow to the lids. With a narrower brush apply a dark eyeshadow just above the lash line and also below the lower lash line. You should hold a tissue under your eyes to catch any powder fall off, or be ready with a big fluffy face brush to sweep powder off. Now this sets your eyes up to accept a liquid eyeliner. Personally I prefer an eyeshadow that can be applied wet or dry (just about all dry eyeshadows can be applied wet), or a Liner Shadow which is available in oodles of colors. So wet your Eyeliner Brush with a dark eyeshadow, similar in color to the powder applied and apply it to the top and bottom. This method avoids liquid eyeliner goof ups and is pretty much foolproof! Now you have alluring bigger eyes, with no discernible eyeliner line, in other words, a very natural look with loads of drama.

This type of application can be applied to the entire eye, so if you like the cat look where your eyeliner sweeps from the area above the tear duct all the way across, this can be done and you don't have to worry about a lot of gunk turning up in the corner of your eye around the tear duct - very unattractive and annoying.

Try this technique out. You'll be surprised how beautiful it looks and it has loads of staying power.

Adjustment for light and shadow can help create the illusion of bigger eyes. If you have dark shadows in the inner part of the eye next to the nose, use a light concealer and blend, then after you have applied your eyeshadow apply a white or cream-colored powder eyeshadow (or a shade that is close to your skin tone) to this area to set the concealer. By lightening the dark corners you will get this effect and will look more refreshed to boot! Also apply this same eyeshadow to the outside of the eyes (as seen in photo) to create extension and bigger eyes effect.
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For daytime or more natural looking makeup, put a light eyeshadow all over your entire eyelid (lower and upper eyelids). Brush a medium shade of eyeshadow in the crease of your eyelid, (but slightly higher than usual) and with another brush put some brown eyeshadow on the tip and blend it just above the lash line [its softer and more natural looking than liquid liner for daytime wear] then put the brown eyeliner pencil on the bottom line of your eye. Dab highlighter in the inside of your eye [near the concealer, draws attention to your eyes for that bigger eyes effect] and then put on your mascara!