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Your eyes are going to be the focal point for any date but if you are going
to the prom you will want your makeup to stay put while you dance
the night away. Here are a few tips to makeup your eyes for prom
night or any time you may have a hot date.

If you are thinking of using a self-tanner to help create a tan glow for your
face make sure you are using a tanner made for your face and
not the rest of your body. Fake tans are becoming the norm due to
the fact that sitting in the sun will do your body more harm than good
in the long run.

As in all important dates, having your eyes done correctly will make the
look. To start off you need to understand that your eyebrows are a
very important part of the total face. As a rule they should be one or
two shades darker than your hair color. Please do not go crazy with
the tweezers, in fact if you have never tweeze your eyebrows let the
first time be done by a professional so you may know what your
eyebrows should look on your face.
To make your eyebrows behave if they seem to want to be unruly spray a
toothbrush with hair spray and brush it on to your eyebrows to keep
them behaving.
To make your brows look even more dramatic, try running a pink or white
pencil right under the arch. This will open up your eyes and help
make them stand out.

To keep your eye shadow from creasing, use a eye shadow primer first.
Shadow Magnet by Elle Blue as the best eye shadow primer/base out
there that comes in Light or Natural. The reason why the
creasing happens is your natural oils in your skin tend to mix with the
eye shadow causing the shadow to collect in the folds of your
upper lids.

As always black mascara is the best choice for lashes even if you are just
going out with your friends for lunch. You should never leave the
house without at least mascara on.
To make your eye lashes look their fullest, Magic Lash Eye Lash Enhancer
is the product of choice. Other ways to make your lashes look their
fullest to add a thin line of dark powder eye shadow directly on top of
your actual lash line. Concentrate your mascara at the base of
your lashes with a back and forth motion. Then sweep the entire
length of the lashes once.
Lining your eyes takes practice and a steady hand to apply eyeliner. Here
are a few tips to help you create the best line for your eyes.
Dust eye shadow powder over your lids if you have not already put on
your eye shadow.
Curl your eyelashes first because you don’t want to smudge the line unless
you are going for the smoky eyes look.
With eyeliner you need to pick the best formula that works for you. If you
want a clean straight line, then you would use a cake or liquid liner.
To create a softer line, use a eyeliner pencil instead.
Make sure you rest your elbows on a hard surface to help steady your
hand as you apply the eyeliner.
Start in the middle of the eyelid and draw a line as close as you can to the
lid.
At the outer end of the eyes, draw a slightly upward turn.

Need Extra Credit? How about smoky eyes for your prom eye makeup
look. You want to create “smoky” eyes? Just apply eye shadow in a
similar shade over the eye liner you just put on. To smoke your eyes
you will want to take a slightly damped cotton swab and smudge
your eyeliner from the inner eye out towards the crease of
your eyelid. You might want to add more eye shadow over your
eyeliner to help with the smoking of your eyes. Dark eye shadow is
what most ladies use for creating smoky eyes.

As always pick the eye shadow you feel fits the look you are good for and
either play up your eyes to max or your lips, just don’t do both. That
will make you look older and harder and not the pretty young
lady we all know you are. Enjoy your prom or hot date!

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