How To Apply 2 Shades Of Eyeshadow (Makeup)

How to Apply 2 Shades of Eyeshadow?

A single color eyeshadow applied on the entire eyelid makes it look flat and plain. You can add some depth and dimension to your eyes by applying 2 shades of eyeshadow. You can buy a variety of 2 color eyeshadow palettes that are very useful for those who do not have the time to coordinate the color shades. Let us know more on how to apply 2 shades of eyeshadow.

Apply an eyeshadow base, concealer or foundation to the eyelids from the lash line to brow bone. This will help the color of your eyeshadow to brighten up.

Now apply a layer of the lighter eyeshadow on your palette, from lash to crease with a flat head eyeshadow brush. Using an eyeshadow crease brush, swirl in the darker eyeshadow and tap off the excess powder. Sweep the eyeshadow over the crease in back and forth movement. You can lave the lower eye lids bare or intensify the makeup by sweeping the crease brush into the lash lines and transfer some darker eyeshadow into the bottom lids. Or you can simply skip this part and proceed further.

Sweep eyeshadow to the lower lash line and balance your eye makeup to minimize the top heavy look. Using a fluffy eyeshadow brush, blend the color from the crease in upward direction just under the brow bone. This helps create a smoky effect. You can wipe the hair off the brush with a tissue and then dip it into the lighter color and apply it to the brow bone.

Use a damp angled eyeliner brush into the darker eyeshadow and work the color into both the top and bottom lash lines. This helps intensifying the lash lines and one the eyeshadow dries, use a cotton swab over the jagged edges to give a neat smudged look.

You can add mascara to you eyeliners and complete the look. You can brush off the eyeshadow particles from your under eyes with a mid size fluffy brush.