Applying e/s far enough up the eye lid..

[Sushi_Flower]

I don't know if you guys know what i mean but i never apply my eyeshadow far enough up the lid. It looks good when i have my eye lid down and i'm applying it but once i've finished and i open my eyes and see it in different views i see that ive created a very small lid of colour. I've realised if i leave my eye half open and tilt my head back it helps me to judge my eye lid size more easily and apply till the crease but i'm still always too scared of applying too far up and getting a scary look. I think half the problem is that my eye lids are extremely small so too much colour and applying it too far out could end up looking silly..

Hmm i know i just have to experiment and learn to do it in a way that works but has anyone else had this problem?

 

[user3]

Yes, I have to open and close my eye several times while applying the e/s to my lids. I hold a mirror down at an angle and this helps a bit.

 

[caffn8me]

My eyes are so deeply set that you can't actually see my upper lid at all when I'm looking directly ahead - my eyelashes get in the way too. It's a shame really because although everyone tells me they love my eyes, it means I can't be very creative with shadow!

Claudia Schiffer has disappearing upper lids too so I'm in good company

 

[Melisanda]

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Originally Posted by caffn8me My eyes are so deeply set that you can't actually see my upper lid at all when I'm looking directly ahead - my eyelashes get in the way too.

I have similar eyes.

It took me ages to learn how to apply eye make-up, I used to only apply light eye shadow as a wash almost to the brow bone-which works fine for me but gets boring after a while. Now I apply darker e/s slightly above the crease and blend upwords. Looks much better than if I apply it directly in the crease but I have to be very careful how high or low I apply it.

 

[Jaim]

I would just experiment first with light colors and see how you like it!

Or be super cute and bat your eyelashes a lot so everyone gets a glimpse of the gorgeous colors on your eyelids.

 

[deathcabber]

I have the same trouble too! You either have to apply it just over the crease, or just let people see how pretty it is when you look down or blink. I know it sucks, but thats life I guess!

 

[KJam]

I was just thinking this about myself the other day. Good questions.

 

[joytheobscure]

I have a little trouble with this - but then I started really plucking my eyebrows and that gave me a lot more lid - I didn't realize how much my big eyebrows got in the way! But I still have trouble with the crease and figuring out what is too much.

 

[gorgeousgirlie]

I have a similar problem as well. It used to bug me to spend ages contouring and blending the darker colour, only to find that it doesn't show up when I look straight ahead and people could only see it when I blinked or looked down. Now I just apply the crease colour above the actual crease. I find that it also helps to hold the mirror parallel with the ground and look down into it whilst applying the eyeshadow.

 

[amandamakeup]

The best way to fix that is when you are applying your eyeshadow...look straight into the mirror...open your eyes like usual and apply the eyeshadow to the top of the crease part that you see when your eyes are natural..its kinda hard to explain I guess but just try it...let me know if you need more help.

Amanda

 

[pumpkincat210]

I too have also noticed when you fine pluck your brows it seems there is alot more workable space. Brushes are very important too and in my opinion 75% of getting eyeshadow shaped! I like the pencil brushes and shader brushes. You should start applying darker shadows in the crease to see how you like it! blending is the key

 

[Noire]

I learned a great way to deal with this. I think Amanda is saying the same thing, but I'll try to explain too in case it helps.

I look straight into the mirror with my eye open. Then I take the "crease color" or a color like Stila Puppy for a natural look (or the gold color from the GA Midnight Mania eye palette) and I apply it to the fold of skin that is visible directly above the lid. So actually I'm applying it above my crease. Depending on the look you want, you can use brushes like the 219 or 217, or even the 213 turned so it it parallel to your crease line.

Make sure not to go too far down on the outside - actually, it works well to start just above your eye corner and work in toward the middle, not going back and forth near the edge.

Then you can always add more color, blend, all that fun stuff with your eye closed if you like, but the placement will be spot on.

Another technique to try for subtle colors (try MAC saddle for example) is to take the 217 and with eyes open again, or even partly closed, just gently brush up away from the crease, starting above it, and making lots of gentle brush strokes away.

Play sometime when you have time to take it off if it doesn't work... and have fun! Hope this helps.

~Noire

 

[swaly]

Just experiment when you're at home alone. I can't imagine how many hours I've spent at home just playing with makeup 'til I got it right...if I didn't, I'd probably stick to tame brown eyeshadow and Chapstick to this very day.

 

[asnbrb]

i'm one of those who tilt her head back and apply eyeshadow with my eyes open. then again, i've got no crease whatsoever and creating one by using eyeshadow makes me look godawful.