Easy eye makeup: How to enhance your eyes without any eyeliner

In the past few years, most makeup artists, celebrities and makeup enthusiasts, have emphasized on eye makeup to make beauty statements. Hence, eyeliner has quickly become virtually indispensible because of its ability to define and draw attention to the eyes. However, applying eyeliner, especially liquid eyeliner can be time-consuming, messy and tedious. So it may be nice to go eyeliner-free once in a while to save time on applying and removing eye makeup.

Instead of using eyeliner, here we show you how to let your eyes pop by framing it with eyeshadows.

This is a simple, easy and quick method to enhances your eyes. Furthermore, unlike using eyeliner, this is a very forgiving method and do not need much practice, so even if you don't have much experience in applying eye makeup, you can still get it right. It is a great stepping-stone to mastering eyeliner application. Finally, the best part of it all, you can simply change the eyeshadow colour each time to change your look -

• bold colours will let your eyes pop;
• pastel colours will give you a soft and romantic look;
• neutral colours will brighten up your eyes;
• cool colours will create a dreamy look;
• golden colours will glamourise; and
• warm colours will make your eyes twinkle.

1. Apply a neutral eyeshadow as base all over the lids and on the lower lash line.

2. Apply a 'frame colour' on the upper and lower lash line, starting from the inner corner outward to the outer corner of the eyes. Emphasising on the outer corner.

3. Apply an 'overlay colour' on the upper and lower lash line, again focusing on the outer corner of the eyes.

4. Apply 2-3 layers black of mascara on the upper lashes, focusing on the base of the lashes, and one layer of mascara on the lower lashes for a finishing touch.

Products recommendation: 1. base eyeshadow (blossom), 2. frame colour (lilac), and 3. overlay colour (lavender), all from enso cosmetics, available from www.vanityboulevard.com.au.

Tips:

• When choosing colours, feel free to explore and let out some creativity. However, generally, it is best to pick out a set of 3 shades: light (as base), medium (for frame colour) and dark (for overlay colour). Remember the shades are in comparison to each other.
• The purpose of the base eyeshadow is to smooth out any unevenness of colour on the eyelids and around the eyes and to make the frame colour and overlay colour last longer. Keep the colour natural, either one shade darker or lighter to your skin tone regardless of what colour you choose.
• The frame colour will set the tone of your eyes and hence your look. So be daring with this one.
• The overlay colour is the colour that will replace your eyeliner, therefore, it is the darkest of the 3 layers and this is what makes the eyes pop. Choose lighter colours will brighten up the eyes, darker colours will create a smoky look.