An Eye Opener
By Marina Klimasiewfski

For many of us our eyes are our best feature, but finding the right way to show them off can be tricky. Especially with the volume of tips available - which should you believe?! I’m here to clear up three very common eye makeup myths.

Myth #1: White eye pencil will make you look more awake.



Actually: White liner just points out that the “whites” of our eyes are not truly white - they are yellowish with bits of red. Putting something bright white next to them makes them look sickly. To open your eyes up a bit and perk up your look, try a liner that is close to your skin color. Three Custom Color Specialists offers eye pencils in dark clarifier and light clarifier that do the trick.

Myth #2: Tea bags relieve puffiness.
Actually: This may be true, but many of the teas we regularly drink are black teas, which can easily end up dying the skin and giving you a weird around the eye stain! To be safe, either use cucumbers if you want to do the “kitchen chic” thing or try out Prescriptives Vibrant-C Eye Cream - it works instantly!

Myth #3: You should always use a light shadow with a darker shadow in the crease for a neat everyday look.
Actually: This look is dated. And boring. For spring, you should not use a darker shade in your crease unless you really need contrast to create dimension. Everyone should choose a bright pastel and just rock in on their lid this spring to highlight both your gorgeous eyes and your originality! I’m loving Shiseido’s new hydro-powder eye shadow as part of their Spring 2008 collection.

Marina Klimasiewfski is the face behind makeuplovesme.com. She lives in NYC and loves makeup along with all other things colorful!

Marina Klimasiewfski is the face behind makeuplovesme.com. She lives in NYC and loves makeup along with all other things colorful!
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