If you are on a makeup mission to brighten and lighten your eye area, add a swipe of white eyeshadow to your makeup bag of tricks.
In fact, makeup artist Carmindy Bowyer of “TLC‘s What Not To Wear” recommends you add a white highlight shade “under the eye to create an open, bright-eyed look.”
If you want a celebrity-inspired eye that is glam-squad approved, use the light-reflecting properties of white shadow to look dolled up and perfectly pretty.
White Eyeshadow Toolkit:
- Concealer
- Taupe, beige, brown, nude, gray or bronze eyeshadows
- Eyeshadow brush
- White eyeshadow
- Charcoal gray eyeliner
- Translucent powder
- Dot your eyelids with concealer. Apply two dots to each eye and smooth with your fingertips. The concealer will cover freckles and veins while creating a base for your shadow colors.
- Swipe a neutral eye color across the entire eyelid, using an eyeshadow brush. A taupey brown, gray, nude or bronze color complements matte and shimmery white eyeshadow colors best.
- Add a darker brown or charcoal gray color in the creases to contour and add depth to the eye.
- Apply your white eyeshadow color below the crease to make your eyes pop. Sweep the white shadow under the brow bone to highlight and open the eye. Blend your shadows with a fluffy blush brush.
- Paint a thin line of charcoal gray eyeliner at the lash line. Add a final touch to your bright and wide-eyed look with two coats of jet black mascara.
White Eyeshadow Do’s and Don’ts
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- If you plan to wear a bold pink or red lip for the evening, skip step 3 and don’t add contour. A bold eye and a bold lip will look clownish instead of sophisticated and chic.
- If your white eyeshadow is too bright, dust it with translucent powder to tone down the eye color.
