Is Your Eye Shadow Right for You?

Choose Your Eye Shadow Wisely

In today's world, it seems that almost any topic is open

for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I

was quite intrigued to find some of the facts you will

learn here about eye shadow.

Eye Shadow & the Fashion Model

If you are heading off to a photo session and are going

to apply your own makeup, consider these points about

eye shadow first. Yes, all stages of makeup application

are important for fashion or glamour models but eye

shadow undoubtedly plays a very important role in you

final choices of cosmetics when posing for pictures.

Eye Shadow - Past and Present

I can remember what people dressed like when I was

young. It was the seventies, and I remember the tight

T-shirts and the bell-bottoms quite well.

I also remember that a lot of high school girls wore blue

eye shadow and always seemed to be larger than life

to me.

If you look at fashion trends and cosmetic changes

through the years, and the fashion or glamour models

of a certain decade, you may realize that it’s not just

about the clothes the models are wearing in pictures.

You can sometimes date a photo by just looking at the

eye shadow.

The eye shadow and makeup progressions have

changed tremendously through the years just like

clothing trends. If you don’t believe me, just look at

photos of girls and women taken in the eighties. The

ways in which they applied their makeup was the sign

of the times, and when the nineties rolled around, many

people stopped wearing as much.

The models eye shadow went from wild to muted, if it

was worn at all. Every year I find out a new color is in,

but in reality, you can’t just wear any old color if you

want to look fantastic in your model photos.

Just because everyone is wearing gobs of blue, that

does not mean that you have to wear it, or that you

should be wearing it. My dear mother always used that

old saying; "If everybody jumped off a cliff does that

mean you have to jump too?"

How can you put a limit on learning more about eye

makeup? This next section may contain something

surprising for you and your eyes.

Eye Shadows to make Your Eyes "POP"

Did you know you can wear certain colors of eye

shadow that will make your eyes pop?

If your eyes are hazel for instance, but they usually look

green then you can make them stand out by wearing

purple eye shadow, and sometimes you may add a

little green to it.

This effect works very well! You could definitely wear

brown with your hazel eyes, but they would not pop like

they do when when you apply the purple.

There are colors of eye shadow that will do this for

every eye color out there, though you may have to

experiment until you find the one that works best for

you. Put on your eye shadow, close your eyes while

standing in front of your mirror, then open them

suddenly. Do you see pop or flop? You be the judge.

Eye Shadow doesn't have to Cost a Fortune to Look

Good!

How much did you spend on your eye shadow the last

time you went to a model photo session?

You really don’t have to spend a fortune on your eye

shadow, but the ones that cost a little more do tend to

stay in place on your eyelids a little longer. Honestly

though, I have seen both expensive and inexpensive

brands of eye shadow that work well for my fashion

models and stay in place for the entire shooting.

There is nothing worse than your make up running

down your face when you are out in public or at an

important model portfolio session. Make sure you get

one that stays put as that might be the most attractive

look of all. The color you choose is not important if the

eye shadow is all over your face! When it comes to eye

shadow and looking fantastic in your images, don't

splurge or skimp on money.

My final tidbit of advice is to be sure you buy eye

shadow that suits you and will compliment your eyes;

not because everyone else is wearing it. You will be

happy you made the right choice!

When word gets around about your command of eye

shadow facts, others who need to know about eye

shadow will start to actively seek you out.
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