In the palette of shadows for professional make-up, there are up to 180 different color palettes. Such sets are convenient for a wide range of suggested shades, allowing you to create soft transitions from one color to another.
Professional decorative cosmetics for the eyes and palette of shadows are of two types:
- Mother-of-pearl.
- Matt.
Mother-of-pearl shades of make-up shadows are used to apply in the corners of the eyes to give the gaze a glance. They can also be applied to the center of the upper eyelid as a corrector for the shape of the eye and for its visual magnification. It should be remembered that mother-of-pearl shades are used in small quantities, because their abundant use emphasizes wrinkles.
The palette of matte shadows is the main means to:
- visually give the eye the desired shape and size;
- Correct the distance between the eyes;
- give the look of openness, depth and expressiveness.
They are applied on all eyelids, and for everyday make-up it will be enough to use only two basic colors of a dark and light shade.
Eye shadow palette
Of course, not only the color of the eyes, but also the hair and the overall outfit is important. Therefore, it is best to mix several suitable colors, getting unique shades that are ideal for you.
The palette of shadows for the brown eyes:
- all variations are brown;
- white;
- blue;
- green;
- purple;
- ocher;
- olive;
- bronze;
- beige;
- Gray;
- the black.
Doing makeup for the brown or dark-brown eyes, you should avoid using too warm shades, especially pink and orange. In addition, use caution to apply a violet color. His excessive presence in the makeup of the eyes gives the whites a certain yellowness.
Palette of shadows for green eyes:
- shades of yellow;
- Ivory;
- emerald;
- coral;
- terracotta;
- brick;
- copper;
- gold;
- all shades of green;
- Orange;
- lilac.
It is undesirable to apply blue and gray shades for green eyes, because the color of the eyes will be lost on their background.
Palette of shadows for gray eyes:
- the black;
- all shades of gray;
- white;
- blue;
- aquamarine;
- warm shades of brown;
- turquoise.
Palette of shadows for blue eyes:
- all shades of pink;
- sand;
- golden;
- violet;
- light lilac;
- metallic;
- white;
- dark shades of gray;
- the black;
- dark blue.
In fact, for both gray and blue eyes, you can use the same palette of shadows, tk. In nature, rarely meet the eyes with an exceptionally blue iris or gray. In the make-up of eyes of this color, a large number of pink shadows should be avoided, because they will impart pain to the eyelids. It is also necessary to carefully use dark colors, otherwise the eye color will appear dull and faded.
Eye shadows - basic palette for correction
Most often, the following universal colors are used to correct the shape, size and location of the eyes:
- White.
- The black.
- Gray.
- Beige.
- Brown.
- Yellow.
- Gold.
- Metallic.
Brighter and more saturated colors can also be used as corrective, but in this case they should be matched in accordance with the skin color and the hue of the hair.