Shimmer Eye Shadow

Shimmer Eye Shadow

How old is too old to wear shimmer or metallic eye shadow ?

Also, how old is too old to wear eyeliner ?

I'm turning 50 on my next birthday and still use shimmer without abandon and LOOK GREAT! Girl, do whatever makes you feel good about yourself......PERIOD!

There is no cutoff for shimmer, or red lipstick, or black eyeliner. It's all in the application. Just blend, blend, blend.

I come across this all the time and find that women are no longer wearing their favorite color after 30 or 40 (or later) because it's too bright or too shimmery or too shiney. Truth is, if you make-up is applied well, (WELL is the key word here) you can do just about anything.

You don't see it stopping any of the older actresses in Hollywood, models that have long stopped gracing the cover of magazines, or women of stature who are no longer youngsters.

You might want to visit a reputable make-up artist to help you learn the subtleties of make-up artistry for your particular skin/bone structure. One good professional make-up lesson could be all you need. Be sure to ask her about color/color theory for your face and you'll be good to go shimmer.

Hope that helped!

LR

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Your make up can make a statement on how you look. You can cover those tired eyes or enhance your charming lips. Choose the right make up style according to the occasion. You can apply a more natural and modest look when going to work and put on those smoky eyes with a little bit of dramatic look for a night out with friends.

Applying eye shadow is an individual process relative to your eye shape. Here are a few basic rules and tips to keep in mind when applying your eye shadow:

Eye shadows with cream-coloured, soft and silky texture are posed in two blows of brushes and are based on the eyelid naturally.

Apply the darkest shade to the outer corners of the eyes from lash line to the crease.

Put the eyeshadow on. A nice rounded shape on the eye takes only a few seconds. Beginning at your lash line moving just slightly past your crease you need to apply either a light shade of eyeshadow or highlighter completely across your eyelid. Also do it all the way up to your eyebrows.

Blend, blend, and then blend some more. I can't stress this enough. Try an experiment. Blend one eye and then just use a brush and apply the other eye. You'll instantly know what I'm talking about and you'll never forget to blend again.

Using a brush that will fit within the confines or your eye lid. brush the medium color across your lid. For the best possible application it's important to keep this color within the realm of your eye lid. Be sure to apply it fully to the lid without going beyond the natural boundaries of your eye.

Shimmer is a lot of fun, but needs to be done right. Most of the time shimmer brings attention to wrinkles and lines in your skin so often times a shimmer shadow is a bad idea. Shimmer is a great tool to use for the brow bone as it gives a classy look.

Draw a line over the entire upper portion of the lash line using a pencil eyeliner or a liquid one. The thickness of the line depends on the shape of your eyes, a thicker one makes a small, squinty eye look more rounded and a thin one is advisable to those with bigger eyes. Finish off with a mascara to add volume and length into your lashes.

Medium - This is applied from just below the eyelid crease to the browbone. You can, and some techniques do, shade the entire lid with this medium shade first.

Highlight - This is the lightest of the three and is applied to the browbone and extends a little past the outer end of the eyebrow. This usually gives a pearly finish.

Finally, if you have a ton of eye shadow on you're going to want to keep the lipstick simple. Conversely, if you want more dramatic lips then it would be wise to keep the eyes relatively color free. That's about it for my simple eyeshadow tips, happy make upping!

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