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 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.
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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
their eyes always seemed
to be larger than life
to me.
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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? The next
section may contain that one
little bit of wisdom that will
surprise you about 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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