If You Just Struggle With Eyeshadow, She Has A Few Easy To Follow Tips For You
Do you love putting on makeup and trying out new looks but struggle with putting on eyeshadow?
Foundation, lipstick, and even eyeliner are easy to get the hang of after a while, but putting together a complete and beautiful eyeshadow look can be really hard – especially if no one shows you how to do it!
Luckily, TikTok beauty influencer Mikayla Nogueira (@mikaylanogueira) has made an in-depth, two-part eyeshadow tutorial on the app, teaching beginners everything there is to know about the basics of doing eyeshadow.
First, Mikayla stresses how imperative it is to apply an eyeshadow base to your eyelids before beginning your eyeshadow look. You can use concealer or an actual eyeshadow base/primer product. Mikayla recommends the P. Louise eyeshadow base and says to use a base shade lighter than your skin tone. This will make the eyeshadow pop.
You want to ensure there is nothing on your eyelids when applying the base. Mikayla then says to take a pea-sized amount of base or concealer and place it evenly on your eyelids. Then, she blends it into her skin using a beauty blender, but you could also use a brush.
Now it’s time for the actual eyeshadow!
“Eyeshadow is an extremely personal preference,” says Mikayla. You can use whatever eyeshadow you want.”
For her tutorial, Mikayla opts to use a more expensive option, one of the EM Cosmetics Divine Skies palettes, “Rodin.” It’s filled with very neutral colors.
Taking her palette, Mikayla starts off her eyeshadow using a light brown shade named “Sculpt.”
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“I’m gonna use it to do exactly that,” says Mikayla, as she applies the shade to the natural crease of her eyelid with a medium blending brush.
Here’s an interesting tip from Mikayla that not everyone may mention. She says that if you have hooded eyelids and can’t find your crease, you’ll have to make your own using the eyeshadow.
Once the color is laid down, Mikayla says to start moving your blending brush in small, circular motions to feather out the product until it’s smoothed out all over her crease and reaches the up to her brows and towards the tail end of the brows. The ‘sculpting’ in the crease gives the eyes some definition.
Next, Mikayla takes a more orange-based color called “Clay” and applies it with a small blending brush to add some “color definition.”
Mikayla also applies this color to her crease and the outer part of her eyelid.
“This is gonna create more dimension on the eye,” notes Mikayla.
Once she’s done applying the second shade, Mikayla takes a large blending brush with nothing on it and blends away on her eyelid, making sure the two colors she applied smooth out together with no harsh lines.
As soon as she’s done blending, Mikayla says it is time to add a shimmer shade! Here’s something you might not have expected – Mikayla uses a cosmetic glitter glue to apply a shimmery eyeshadow.
It helps the shimmer stand out, stay on, and prevents it from going dull. Here’s how she uses it.
Mikayla applies the NYX Glitter Primer anywhere she’ll eventually apply the shimmer on her eyelids. She uses her finger to gently tap in the product before taking the shimmer shade from her palette and pressing it onto her lid, still using her finger.
“If you want a really nice pop, I say do two layers of the shimmer shadow,” adds Mikayla.
Finally, Mikayla applies a dark brown shade to the outer part of her eyelids and smooths it out to create an ombre effect.
Mikayla completes her eyes with a simple, thin line of eyeliner. Then, she takes her small blending brush and adds the smallest bit of eyeshadow to her lower lash line. Finally, Mikayla takes a pair of false lashes and applies them to her eyelids.
“Let me know if you’re gonna try out this look in the comments,” says Mikayla.
Now go forth and conquer those eyelids!
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