Eye shapes come in so many shapes and sizes, each with their own unique beauty. However, as a beauty editor, I often get asked, “What eye makeup suits my eye shape?” Having spoken to makeup artists over the years, I’ve picked up a few makeup tips for hooded eyes (which I have myself) and learned that you can in fact do eyeliner on hooded eyes. It’s all about understanding your individual eye shape and making the most of its qualities. So I set about finding more on the eye makeup looks that suit every eye shape out there.
First things first: It’s good to identify your own unique eye shape if you don’t already know what kind you have. Learning this first allows you to enhance them to their full glory with eye makeup. “It’s a good idea to consider your eye shape before deciding how to accentuate them,” says Rachael Divers, makeup artist at Face the Future.
Of course, everyone’s eye shape is unique, but most fall into eight key eye shapes: hooded eyes, round eyes, almond eyes, monolid eyes, upturned eyes, downturned eyes, close-set eyes and wide-set eyes. To find out the best eye makeup looks for the eight key eye shapes, I spoke to Divers and Dana Abes, KVD Beauty events team artist, to find out the expert makeup tips for each shape.