How to Use Liquid Eyeshadow

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Liquid eyeshadow helps highlight your eyelids with a burst of color. With countless color options available, there are endless ways to add this product into your daily look! First, prep your eyes with eyelid primer, then dab on a soft, matte shade of powdered eyeshadow to serve as a backdrop for your liquid shade. With an applicator tip or small makeup brush, spread some liquid eyeshadow over your lids to make them stand out! Once you get the hang of using this product, feel free to experiment with different looks!

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Creating a Basic Eye Look

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    Prime your eyelids to make your eyeshadow last. [1] Use the applicator wand to apply a pea-sized amount of primer to the center of your eyelids. Next, blend it out with your finger or a small eyeshadow brush. Continue buffing out the primer until your lid is completely covered. [2]
    • If you don’t have any eyelid primer on hand, feel free to pack some pressed powder onto your lids instead. [3]
  2. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    [4] Choose a soft, matte color to serve a base for your brighter liquid eyeshadow, like peach, white, beige, or champagne. Using a small, rounded eyeshadow brush, pack the product in short, sweeping motions onto your eyelid and brow bone. To blend the product out, use short, dabbing motions along the outer edges of your eyeshadow. [5]
    • If you want your liquid eyeshadow to really pop, try focusing this base layer of eyeshadow onto your crease and brow bone instead.
    • If you have fairer skin, try a light pink shade as your base powder. For individuals with medium-toned skin, neutral shades like brown and beige might be best. Shades like peach, bronze, and plum work well on any skin tone. [6]
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  3. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    Use the applicator brush from the liquid eyeshadow to sketch a smooth, curved line along your crease. Feel free to sketch this line to the bottom corner of your lid, or stop â…” of the way down your crease. [7]
    • If you want to blend other eyeshadows onto the outer corners of your eyelids, stop outlining your crease about â…” of the way down.
    • Your crease is always going to be the darkest portion of your eye makeup. For individuals with hooded eyes, you might have to focus the crease eyeshadow slightly higher.
    • For natural or nude looks, opt for a beige, bronze, or brown tone in the crease. If you’re going for a more colorful look, try a deep berry or sapphire shade. [8]

    Did you know? You don’t have to apply your liquid eyeshadow directly. If you’d prefer, try dabbing the product onto a small, rounded makeup brush instead.

    Pour a button-sized amount of eyeshadow on the side of your hand, and lightly dip the brush into the product. [9]

  4. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    Continue using the applicator tip to paint the product onto your eyelids. Work lengthwise across your eyelid, filling it in from top to bottom. If you want your makeup look to be extra bright, opt for a shinier, metallic shade. [10]
    • Try not to dip into the bottle more than once. As you apply the makeup, it will spread and blend easily across your eyelids.
    • Imitate a painting or coloring motion as you apply the eyeliner.
    • When covering your lid, try using a shade that’s slightly lighter than the color you used for your crease to add more depth to your look. You can also use the same shade for both your lid and crease, if you’d prefer.
  5. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    Take a small, rounded eyeshadow brush and pat the edge of your liquid eyeshadow in short, dabbing motions. If you want the outer edges of your eyeshadow to look less defined, continue brushing along the edges until they look smooth and blended. [11]
    • Feel free to buff out liquid products a few seconds after you apply it.
  6. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    Lightly coat a small eyeshadow brush by dabbing it along the applicator tip of the liquid eyeshadow. Next, use gentle dabbing motions along the curve of your lower eyelid to line it with a slight amount of color. [12]
    • To create a cool look, try lining your lower lid in a slightly darker shade of liquid eyeshadow.
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Trying Other Looks

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    Apply a layer of liquid eyeshadow to your lid, and let the product dry for at least 15-20 seconds. Next, take a tiny brush or applicator and tap it along the edge of the product in quick, featherlight motions. Continue working the product upwards, spreading it to the crease and the outer corners of your eye. [13]
    • You can find small brushes and applicators in drugstore eyeshadow compacts. If you don’t have one on hand, feel free to use a fingertip instead.
    • Shimmery and metallic shades spread blend out nicely on your lids, like gold and teal.
  2. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    Apply a pea-sized amount of 1 eyeshadow color onto the side of your hand. Next, add in another eyeshadow shade to your hand, then mix them together with a clean cotton swab or applicator. Take a small makeup brush and apply this new color all over your eyelids to create your own chic style!
    • Don’t mix more than 2-3 colors together, as it could make the liquid eyeshadow lumpy.
    • For example, try mixing colors that would go well together, like blue and purple, or turquoise and pink.
  3. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    Use a doe-foot applicator or small eyeshadow brush to apply a line of color to the corners of your eyes. Taper the product off into a wing along the corner of your eye as a finishing touch. To make the wing look smoother, buff it out with a medium-sized foundation brush.
    • You can line your lids with a thick or thin amount of liquid eyeshadow. Choose whichever option you’re most comfortable with.
  4. Watermark wikiHow to Use Liquid Eyeshadow
    [14] Take a small, tapered makeup brush and coat it with a small amount of liquid eyeshadow. Using light, gentle motions, dab the eyeshadow around the inner corners of your eyes. Try using a lighter shade for this, like a creamy white or peachy tone.
    • This works especially well if you’re trying to make yourself look refreshed.
    • For instance, try brightening the inner corners of your eyes with a lighter, shimmery shade, like silver or cream.
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