Eye placement
How much the base covers, how it catches the light and where the colour sits. A reference photo is not a shade match.
What to notice
The eye stays the same; only the makeup moves. A wing runs out from the lash line. A cut crease draws a sharp line above the lid. A halo keeps the centre of the lid lighter than the corners. Soft shading means blending, and speckles mean shimmer or glitter.
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- Floating Crease
A line of shadow or liner floating above the natural crease, visible with the eye open.
- Puppy Liner
Liner angled slightly downward at the outer corner for a soft, round-eyed effect.
- Siren Eyes
Elongated liner smoked out and lifted past the outer corners, darker and more diffused than a crisp wing.
- Cut Crease
A sharp line of contrast cut across the crease, with the lid in a separate colour.
- Glitter Eye
Visible glitter on the lids.
- Graphic Liner
Liner drawn as a deliberate shape or artwork beyond a classic wing.
- Halo Eye
A lighter shade centred on the lid with deeper tones on both sides.
- Shimmer Eye
Shimmer or metallic sheen on the lids without full glitter.
- Smoky Eye
Deep shadow blended dark-to-light around the eye, densest at the lash line.
- Smudged Liner
Liner smudged so its edge is diffused rather than crisp.
- Winged Liner
Liner extended past the outer corner into a wing.
More in this guide
- Brown Smoky Eye
- A smoky eye built from brown tones instead of black or grey.
- Colourful Eyeshadow
- Bright non-neutral shadow as the focus of the eye.
- Gold Eyeshadow
- Gold tones dominating the lid.