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So, I am trying to plan my wedding day make up, and I've already decided that I wan't a more smoky dramatic look than the usual bride. I'm wearing a wine-red colored gown and very elaborate hair and just don't think the natural look will do it justice. I've already chosen shades of wine and copper as the general color palette for my eye make-up, but could use some tips on how to apply it. My make-up experience is more geared towards really bold looks for stage, and I want drama, but not over-the-top, since it will be my wedding day ;-)
Keep in mind that I have extremely oily, acne-prone and sensitive skin, so I have to be very careful what products I use. I also really can't afford to keep trying out different applications and looks, because my eyes will eventually get irritated from all the cleasing. I don't wear eye make-up on a daily basis, only for special occasions (maybe once every week or two), and I try to limit those occasions to my experimenting, since I'll be putting make-up on then anyway. So, here are my eye problems, with a picture below (provided I can figure out how to post it) ;=)
My eyes are so deep set, I feeel that whatever color I put into the crease doesn't even show. I do have slightly pigmented eyelids naturally. Also, I have very broad, hooded brow ridges with thin eye brows. The hooded brows futher block any color put into my crease. I will probably need an eye lift in another 10 years if this is how bad they hang over aleady! My brow bone area always shows up unflatteringly in photographs because it reflects so much light. I try to avoid shimmery eye shadows on the browbone, but its hard to resist their pretty allure and I never seem to know what matte colors to wear there. If I try to stop the eyeshadow just under the brow bone, it looks like I only half applied it!
From the picture, you can see I have very dark, nearly black eyes too. I'm unusually tan in that pic too, and don't really have much make up on at all - probably just lipstick and some blush, as I was on vacation when it was taken. I have much fairer skin now. I'm pretty sure that I wasn't bothering with eye shadow, but you can still see how the light highlights my browbones anyway.
I usually have the opposite problem under my eyes - hereditary dark circles, but they don't show in this picture, probably because I was so tan! I don't usally carry eye liner or shadow all the way accross my lower lash line because I have creases at the inner corner that it tends to cake in. Then the dark circles look worse. I usally line the outer lower lid just slightly and fade it off as it gets towards the center of the eye.
I'd also love to see some pics of gals with really deep set eyes, hooded eyes, or ones with the inner corner crease problem for inspiration.
Thanks!
Keep in mind that I have extremely oily, acne-prone and sensitive skin, so I have to be very careful what products I use. I also really can't afford to keep trying out different applications and looks, because my eyes will eventually get irritated from all the cleasing. I don't wear eye make-up on a daily basis, only for special occasions (maybe once every week or two), and I try to limit those occasions to my experimenting, since I'll be putting make-up on then anyway. So, here are my eye problems, with a picture below (provided I can figure out how to post it) ;=)
My eyes are so deep set, I feeel that whatever color I put into the crease doesn't even show. I do have slightly pigmented eyelids naturally. Also, I have very broad, hooded brow ridges with thin eye brows. The hooded brows futher block any color put into my crease. I will probably need an eye lift in another 10 years if this is how bad they hang over aleady! My brow bone area always shows up unflatteringly in photographs because it reflects so much light. I try to avoid shimmery eye shadows on the browbone, but its hard to resist their pretty allure and I never seem to know what matte colors to wear there. If I try to stop the eyeshadow just under the brow bone, it looks like I only half applied it!
From the picture, you can see I have very dark, nearly black eyes too. I'm unusually tan in that pic too, and don't really have much make up on at all - probably just lipstick and some blush, as I was on vacation when it was taken. I have much fairer skin now. I'm pretty sure that I wasn't bothering with eye shadow, but you can still see how the light highlights my browbones anyway.
I usually have the opposite problem under my eyes - hereditary dark circles, but they don't show in this picture, probably because I was so tan! I don't usally carry eye liner or shadow all the way accross my lower lash line because I have creases at the inner corner that it tends to cake in. Then the dark circles look worse. I usally line the outer lower lid just slightly and fade it off as it gets towards the center of the eye.
I'd also love to see some pics of gals with really deep set eyes, hooded eyes, or ones with the inner corner crease problem for inspiration.
Thanks!