The Pink Muse: How to Get Brighter Looking Eyes: Bright Eyes Makeup Tutorial

The first thing that people remember about you are your eyes. Ironically, one of the hardest parts of the face to put makeup on are the eyes! In this tutorial, I will try to make it as simple as possible. Even if there are numerous steps in this tutorial, once you get the hang of it, it can be your everyday eye makeup since it's simple, subtle yet noticeable.

Here are the things that you will need first:

1. A small angled brush for the eyes (What I used: Marionaud Angled Brush)

2. Eyebrow kit or a matte eye shadow that matches the color of your eyes (What I used: In2it Eyebrow kit)

3. Moisturizer, eye cream, or primer (What I used: Garnier eye brightening roll-on)

4. Pressed powder (What I used: Careline pressed powder)

5. Black pen eyeliner (What I used: Elf Waterproof Pen Eyeliner)

6. Powder based white shimmery eye shadow (what I used: Nichido Pearl white eye shadow)

7. Cream based white shimmery eye shadow (what I used: Sakiraya Cream eyeshadow)

8. Liquid foundation, BB cream or Concealer (What I used: Etude House precious mineral BB cream, Mary Kay liquid foundation)

9. Mascara (what I used: Etude House Lash Perm Mascara)
10. White eyeliner pencil (what I used: Elf White Eyeliner pencil)

STEP 1: PRIME YOUR EYES

Prime your eyes by placing moisturizer, primer or an eye cream. This is to nourish the eyes and make them appear brighter and less tired before applying makeup. I am using Garnier Eye Brightening roll-on. The metal ball in the roll-on soothes my eyes and lessens the appearance of dark circles.

STEP 2: CONCEAL IMPERFECTIONS

Now, before putting all the kaartehans in your eyes, it's a good idea to conceal all the dark circles or blemishes. The first thing I did is putting a BB cream around the eye area to correct the colors and lessen the dark circles. Next, I used liquid foundation to dramatically lessen the dark circles and for better coverage. Third, I used a pressed powder with sponge and dabbed some of it under the eyes and on the eyelids to set the foundation and BB cream.

STEP 3: SHAPE YOUR EYEBROWS AND LINE YOUR EYES

This is also a crucial step since it gives definition to the eyes. First, using your angled brush, fill in your eyebrows with your eyebrow kit or eyeshadow. This is more natural looking that eyebrow pencil since it's hazy. I have really thin eyebrows and this step is very important to me. I'm going for the thick eyebrows look since it's more youthful looking that those thin, tapered ones. Next, using the angled brush and the same shade that you used to fill in your brows, line your eyes around as close to the water line as if you're using a pencil to draw around your eyes. Wing the angled brush a little to create a cat eye effect. You will achieve a move subdued shadow around the eyes. The last portion of this step is using your eyeliner. Carefully swipe the eyeliner pen and also wing it a little on the corners as shown above. Are you seeing the difference now? :-)

STEP 4: HIGHLIGHT AND CONTOUR

It's time for my favorite part! Now take your powdered white eyeshadow and place it near your tear ducts. This will instantly brighten up your eyes. Next, use your white eyeliner pencil and place it on your lower water line. This will make your eyes appear larger and youthful looking. Don't forget to exaggerate it a little near the tear ducts as well. Next step is optional. Using your eyebrow kit, choose a middle or a light brown shade and line the outer V of your eyes as shown above. Don't forget to blend it out so it will look more natural. Lastly, use the cream shimmery shadow and using your fingers, dab some on your brow bone as shown above. This will also instantly brighten up your eyes.

STEP 5: CURL YOUR EYELASHES

The last step is to curl your eyelashes and apply mascara. Curl your eyelashes first and then apply generous amounts of mascara (2-3 coatings will do). This will also help your eyes pop out. Also, don't forget to apply mascara on the bottom eyelashes.