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How to Apply Eye Shadow to Make Your Eyes Pop

Never question where to put your favorite eye shadow shades again

by Melanie Rud Chadwick | COMMENT

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Back to Eye Shadow Basics Before you can learn how to do eye makeup correctly, we'll need to start with a quick refresher on the different parts of your eye, makeup school style. You've likely heard all kinds of terms like 'crease' and 'inner corner.' This eye makeup lingo is superimportant when it comes to shadow placement. As far as color choices go, shade selection largely depends on the look you're trying to create, notes Hughes. Still, there are certain eye shadow tips that you should follow. Above all, remember this cardinal rule: "Light shades accentuate, dark shades make things recede," says Hughes. Ahead, a quick walk-through on the different parts of the eye and which shades go where.

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