Any time I wear bold colors on my lids, I like to pair them with sharp brows…but by “sharp,” I don’t necessarily mean hyper sculpted, super chiseled, pointy Insta-brows. I just mean a neat, filled-in, well-groomed pair of eyebrows to balance out your look.
When you wear brights on your lids and leave your brows messy or untamed, it can look like something’s amiss at the top…like something isn’t quite right, or like your eye look is bottom-heavy.
If you’re going to go to the effort to wear bold eye colors — be it a simple wash of pink or blue, or a magnificent Mardi Gras of multicolored makeup — going the extra mile to fill in your brows and run a brow gel through them can really tie your look together.
And the bold shadow/sharp brows pairing seems to go well with all kinds of different bold eye looks, too. Basically, when my brows aren’t part of the equation, something definitely looks off…
Next time you wear bold eyeshadow (and I hope you do soon!), keep this tip in mind to take your eyes to the next level. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Happy Tuesday.
SUPERB shades of blue application, girl!! Might co-opt next time I perform. 😉
You pull off every look! Could you please share what is on your cheeks in this post? Thanks!
Karen, this eyeshadow look is stunning! What shadows did you use?
I agree with you about bold eye looks needing brows that are at least well-groomed and colored or filled in. I have to be careful not to make mine too heavy, though, or it just looks like too much for my face.
Day before yesterday I did a bright and shiny teal smoky eye by layering the blue shade from the Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic palette over the blackened blue shade from the Laura Mercier Editorial Intense Clays palette. It came out really gorgeous, but I like the blue-violet look you’ve got going here even better, I think!
I’m frustrated! My mother never taught me how to use cosmetics when I was a teen; when I managed to learn how to do a particular style, I would wear it for years with no change. Fast forward — I’m now 47 and I have all these beautiful cosmetics (I have an affinity for MAC and Chanel) that I don’t know how to use. I don’t know how to apply my makeup. I also have hooded lids, which makes eyeshadow a particular problem. I looked at the tutorials at Makeup Geek; not only were they way inappropriate for someone my age, but they had scary steps like “Apply glitter adhesive” (!) and “Smooth glitter over lash line”. Just … Oh my God. Do you have any tips for the super beginner?
I really like your bold look — your eyebrows look great and the blue shadow is faboo! 🙂
Have you tried checking the Pixiwoos tutorials on YouTube? Sam does makeup for hooded eyes and they have tutorials for more mature makeupwearers as well.
Lookin fierce Karen!!
Oooh, what nice blue eyeshadow!
Hi Karen! I LOVE the blue with your brown eyes. Looking very pretty 🙂 x
You look stunning here, Karen! This would be a great look for a fancy night out.
You look as beautiful as ever since you had your baby girl!
Karen, you look stunning!!
Wow, you look absolutely beautiful! Really stunning. What eye makeup are you wearing? (And lipgloss and blush too, if you want to share!)
Woooooow, Kaaaaaren, this look is so editorial, love it!
Wow, this is a stunning look. I pretty much always do my brows the same way, so there is not much variety when wearing different eyeshadow looks.