eye tips
Eyes — "The windows to your soul...stars of the face."
Fall in love with your eyes. Take a moment to look at the structure of your eyes. Ask a professional if you aren’t
sure. If you’re really lost, send us a close-up photo of
yourself via e-mail, contact@eleablake.com.
Eye make-up is a process of structuring. You want to think of eye color as being "buildable." Building color is simply adding color, by brushing multiple layers of minerals, until the favored tonal depth is reached.
This is where you have countless possibilities to play. eb minerals love your eyes.
Colors are suggested for usage; however, depending on depth of skin, you will find multiple uses with each color regarding placement and application.
Begin with your basics: the Eye Trio – light, medium, and dark or bright.
Depth of eb pure mineral shadows range from light – medium – deep – dark. Many eye colors may achieve all four tonal depths, depending on how you choose to build the mineral eye pigments. Use dark and rich colors for accents. Use lights for highlights or a base. Matte lights often work well as a base.
Eye Glossary
accents: Typically the V area. Accents are deeper and/or richer than the predominant lid shade. Accents may be a more vibrant, distinctively different yet complementary shade / tone. For instance, a khaki lid may be accented with a yellow orange metallic; soft pink with an emerald green or purple. Sometimes accents can be the same depth of your eyebase just a be a separate color. Both options are accents to the dominant lid tone.
brights: Often seen as trend colors, brights are used to complement and create a more dramatic look. They may be muted with a cream or pure white shadow.
bones: The bone color is applied from the top of the lid to the edge of the brow bone. (see eye chart) The bone color is best used as a contour color, to gently tuck in the bone, allowing the lighter lid color to pop the eye. ( see below, for contour color matching )
chameleon: These colors have the ability to change, mood colors. Think of pearls, and mermaid scales.
concealers: Special colors to hide discoloration, dark circles, sun spots, etc
creases: This area is grounded in the “V” of the eye, or the outer corner of the lid. The crease lives just above the lid. The lower part of the eye bone. Typically, this is a richer deeper color than the bone. ( see eye chart )
darks: Best for shading, shadow, smokey effects, accents and lining.
highlights: Traditionally, a highlight is used directly under the eyebrow. We suggest you try the inner eye area to bring the eye out & underneath as eyeliner toward the under eye, and over all makeup just over the eyelid. Highlights with a punch, are colors that are light, soft, and shimmer, almost translucent with a color pop.
lids / base color: The main attraction, your foreground. You can simply use one shadow over your entire lid. Lighter tones are usually best in this situation. Blending two or three tones will create a special accent for your hair and clothing. (see chart)
lights: Usually a lighter tone than the lid shade. Lights pull from the white end of the spectrum. Not only do lights stand alone as a highlighter, they make great blenders for darker tones.
liners: Are used to define the shape of the eye and may be used wet or dry.
matte: Colors with very little or no sheen.
metallics: Best for young or firm line free eyes. Fun colors to play with, get dramatic and expressive. May be used for anything. In mature eyes, metallics can be used as eyeliner or as an accent.
Eye Make-Up Tips & Tricks
1. Prime your lids.
Most eyelids are translucent and look darker than the rest of the face. This can change the color of an eye color. Before applying shadow or liner, prime your lids with a light base, concealer, or try your mineral foundation.
2. Choosing colors.
By using our undertone method, we’ve tried to guide you in the right direction of color selection. Remember, these are guidepost, creativity is endless.
Fall in love with your eyes. Take a moment to look at the structure of your eyes. Ask a professional if you aren’t
sure. If you’re really lost, send us a close-up photo of
yourself via e-mail, contact@eleablake.com.
Eye make-up is a process of structuring. You want to think of eye color as being "buildable." Building color is simply adding color, by brushing multiple layers of minerals, until the favored tonal depth is reached.
This is where you have countless possibilities to play. eb minerals love your eyes.
Colors are suggested for usage; however, depending on depth of skin, you will find multiple uses with each color regarding placement and application.
Begin with your basics: the Eye Trio – light, medium, and dark or bright.
Depth of eb pure mineral shadows range from light – medium – deep – dark. Many eye colors may achieve all four tonal depths, depending on how you choose to build the mineral eye pigments. Use dark and rich colors for accents. Use lights for highlights or a base. Matte lights often work well as a base.
Eye Glossary
accents: Typically the V area. Accents are deeper and/or richer than the predominant lid shade. Accents may be a more vibrant, distinctively different yet complementary shade / tone. For instance, a khaki lid may be accented with a yellow orange metallic; soft pink with an emerald green or purple. Sometimes accents can be the same depth of your eyebase just a be a separate color. Both options are accents to the dominant lid tone.
brights: Often seen as trend colors, brights are used to complement and create a more dramatic look. They may be muted with a cream or pure white shadow.
bones: The bone color is applied from the top of the lid to the edge of the brow bone. (see eye chart) The bone color is best used as a contour color, to gently tuck in the bone, allowing the lighter lid color to pop the eye. ( see below, for contour color matching )
chameleon: These colors have the ability to change, mood colors. Think of pearls, and mermaid scales.
concealers: Special colors to hide discoloration, dark circles, sun spots, etc
creases: This area is grounded in the “V” of the eye, or the outer corner of the lid. The crease lives just above the lid. The lower part of the eye bone. Typically, this is a richer deeper color than the bone. ( see eye chart )
darks: Best for shading, shadow, smokey effects, accents and lining.
highlights: Traditionally, a highlight is used directly under the eyebrow. We suggest you try the inner eye area to bring the eye out & underneath as eyeliner toward the under eye, and over all makeup just over the eyelid. Highlights with a punch, are colors that are light, soft, and shimmer, almost translucent with a color pop.
lids / base color: The main attraction, your foreground. You can simply use one shadow over your entire lid. Lighter tones are usually best in this situation. Blending two or three tones will create a special accent for your hair and clothing. (see chart)
lights: Usually a lighter tone than the lid shade. Lights pull from the white end of the spectrum. Not only do lights stand alone as a highlighter, they make great blenders for darker tones.
liners: Are used to define the shape of the eye and may be used wet or dry.
matte: Colors with very little or no sheen.
metallics: Best for young or firm line free eyes. Fun colors to play with, get dramatic and expressive. May be used for anything. In mature eyes, metallics can be used as eyeliner or as an accent.
Eye Make-Up Tips & Tricks
1. Prime your lids.
Most eyelids are translucent and look darker than the rest of the face. This can change the color of an eye color. Before applying shadow or liner, prime your lids with a light base, concealer, or try your mineral foundation.
2. Choosing colors.
By using our undertone method, we’ve tried to guide you in the right direction of color selection. Remember, these are guidepost, creativity is endless.
- A little goes a long way. Gradually increase the amount and intensity until you’ve achieved your perfect look.
- Eye colors may look darker in palettes or containers. Don’t be concerned with the intensity, try it, but go sparingly.
- Dark shades make eyes look smaller.
- Bright tones open the eye and make them stand out.
- Identify your best choices using your skin tone (foundation tone) as your first guide. Obviously, you may use your wardrobe as a guide as well.
- All eb mineral pigments may be blended, mixed, and layered. You may mix two or more of our shades and come up with your own.
- Choose simple for everyday wear: Neutral shades, bones, taupes, heather, soft whites, matte muted tones work for all skin types.
- Bright trendy colors will look unnatural or dramatic, if not blended with other tones. Try using them as a wash over the eyelids for extra color.
- Base / lid color, safe bets to complement your eye ball color:
- blue eyes – soft browns, tans, sandy or pink
- green eyes– taupe, brown, yellow undertones
- brown & black eyes – brown and charcoal
- gray eyes – grays, soft purples, And blues
- When building your base color palette, “no-brainer colors” can make your life easy breezy. Choose, white, cream, peach, pink, taupe, blue, gray, sand, lilac, light blue, sea foam, green, and soft teal.