Look youthful again
The secret to getting younger-looking eyes with makeup is to mimic those of a child. Say goodbye to heavy and dark makeup that weighs you down. Here are the tricks that will make the windows to your soul lighter, brighter and perhaps as innocent as they once were.
Instructions
1. Take care of the skin around your eyes so you don't get premature wrinkles, and possibly minimize the ones you already have. You can do this by, among other things, staying hydrated and applying a nightly cream made to moisturize the eye area.
2. Make sure your eyebrows are well-groomed and shaped. Unkempt eyebrows add years to a face that would otherwise appear younger. Get rid of strays outside of your natural brow line and trim hairs that are too long. Define the shape of your brows and fill in any sparse areas with a brow powder applied with feather-like strokes.
3. Start off your eye makeup routine always by making sure your skin is free from dirt and grime so as to create the freshest base for your look. Apply foundation over eyelids in order to get a clean canvas not bogged down by darkness and any other unevenness in skin tone. Include the under-eye area as well in your application for the same reasons. Afterward, pat a concealer two notches lighter than your skin tone under the eyes and gently stipple away any obvious edges.
4. Keep your makeup simple. You want to use cosmetics that improve upon your appearance but don't particularly add any color. From lash line to brow bone, smooth on a flesh tone matte eyeshadow a notch lighter than your skin tone to brighten up your eyes. Dab a highlighter onto your brow bones and the inner corners of your eyes. Blend away any hard and evident edges for as natural a look as possible.
5. Line the inner rims of your lower lash lines gently with a white eye pencil. This extends the area occupied by the whites of your eyes, so they appear rounder and more open, as a child's would. Curl eyelashes to open up your eyes even more. Apply mascara to your top lashes only. Use a brown or brown-black one so you don't get too harsh of a look as you would with black. De-clump lashes with a small eyelash comb so your eyes appear clean, your lashes naturally defined.
6. Smooth away any creasing under your eyes by patting the area lightly with your ring finger. Dust translucent powder over the under-eye concealer to set your makeup and prevent further creasing before you begin your day.
