Eyeshadow

Eyeshadow should ALWAYS be applied after cover-up, never before. The reason for this is that if you try to apply cover-up afterwards you will be dealing with a lot of smudging and fading of the eyeshadow, it will also most likely be smudged across your face. Eyeliner and mascara should be applied after the eyeshadow so that the eyeshadow does not cause the eyeliner to be partly blocked out on the top lid, and so that you don't accidentally get some eyeshadow stuck on your mascara, causing your eyelashes to partly go the color of your eyeshadow.

It's a common mistake for beginners to make their eyeshadow look very tacky, picking the right colors for your eyes is ESSENTIAL.

Purchasing Eye-Shadow

There are many different types of eye-shadows including, but most DEFINITELY not limited to powder, eyeshadow sticks (Like eyeliner but thicker tip), Cremes, and Pigments (A loose powder applied by dropping a bit of water in, goes on VERY bright).

I personally use the most common, the regular powder eye-shadows that can be found in most places that stock make-up.

Choosing the right color

-Remember to stay away from eye-shadows the same shade as your eyes, you want the color to COMPLIMENT your eyes, NOT compete with them.
-Remember that light shades bring out your eyes, darker shades give dimension. (ie small eyes = lighter shades, large or protruding eyes = darker shades)
-Its also best to stay away from colors matching your hair color exactly.
-WARNING FOR BLUE EYES Never, never EVER use any shade of blue eyeshadow, this will make your eyes look washed out.
-The best thing to do is to try out a few different colors to see what you like the best, following these few rules.

Choosing the right brand

As always, I am going to suggest MAC, though ANNABELLE is a cheap alternative and doesn't fade as quickly.
I have had some bad experiences with REVLON myself, the creme base eye-shadows, anyways. I never tried any of their other stuff after that, if you must use REVLON go for it, but I suggest staying away from their creme base eye-shadows.


"Natural"
Stick to Brown and Beige colors.

"Queeny"
Go crazy! Pick out your pink eye-shadow, your black, whatever you want!