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Matte Eye Shadow

June 5th, 2011 | Author: admin

Matte Eye Shadow

Choose the Perfect Eye Shadow

Eye shadows are fun and exciting because there are so many wonderful colors to choose from. Eye shadows should enhance the eyes by complimenting or contrasting your eye color. They come in various forms such as matte, frost, shimmery, and metallic finishes. When choosing eye shadow keep in mind that makeup is categorized by warm and cool colors. Here are some examples of warm and cool color undertones.

Warm colors

· Yellow
· Gold
· Peach
· Red
· Brown
· Orang

Cool colors:

· Pink
· Blue
· Olive
· Blue-black
· Ebony

Eye shadow applications generally referred to as contour, base, and highlight colors. Contour color is darker than your skin tone. It’s often used in the crease of the lid or to minimize a large area of the eye lid. A base color is a medium tone that is close to your skin color. It’s often used to even skin tone on the eye lid. It can be applied over the entire eye lid to create a canvas for contour and highlight colors. Highlight colors are lighter than your skin tone and are generally used at the brow bone. A lighter color along the brow bone makes that area appear larger and vice-versa for a darker color at the brow bone. Although you can play around with many eye shadow colors, here are the basic guidelines for choosing eye shadows. Colors that compliment blue eyes are gold, deep orange, such as copper and peach, red-browns like plum and mauves are ideal for blue eyes. Neutral colors like camel and taupe are also great colors for blue eyes. Complementary colors for green eyes are brown based reds such as red-violet, violet, rust and copper colors are ideal. Green eyes also go well with pinks, plums, and mauves. Brown eyes are neutral and can wear just about any color. Some complimentary contrasting colors include greens, silvers, blues and grays. Tip: matching eye color with shadow colors is not the best way to enhance your eyes; it will only create a flat region of color leaving your eyes looking flat. For a great selection of eye shadows visit http://www.admirecosmetics.com

About the Author

LaDonna is a licensed cosmetologist with over 17 years of experience under her belt. She has a special interest in hair growth and makeup artistry. Her products and service is superb and professional. Her makeup line is known by other professionals as one of the best products on the market. Visit www.admirecosmetics.com for your cosmetic needs.

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