It’s been a while since I’ve posted a how-to, and I was surprised myself that tonight, I was so in the mood to write one! Well, I’ve been reading eye makeup tutorials lately, and I keep on reading the word “crease”. The crease is the fold on your eyelids, and some have them really big, and some have them small ( like me, my crease is like 1/8 inch tall, poor me ), and some , have no crease at all! Most Americans and Europeans have big creases, while people of Asian descent have very small, or have no crease. Well, since there is a dearth of information about how to apply eye makeup for Asian eyes, I decided to do some research and help out our oriental beauties here!
Okay, so let’s start with the absolute must-haves – eyelash curler, mascara, and eyeliner. These three are the absolute must haves for the Asian eye, specially those who don’t have crease on their eyes ( It’s not a bad thing, I promise! ) , because the eyelash curler, paired with the mascara, opens up the eyes more. Eyelash perming is also a great alternative, for those who feel hassled by everyday eyelash curling. The eyeliner definitely makes the eyes look bigger.
For additional accessories, we have the eyebrow tweezer, and false eyelashes. Use the eyebrow tweezer to tweeze away bushy brows and maintain a fairly thin brow. I’m not saying that you must make it line-thin, but make it just-right-thin brows. Having well-groomed brows would help your eyes have more area for eye makeup, or just make your eye area bigger. False eyelashes on the other hand can make your eyes look a whole lot bigger.
Okay, for now, the tips!
1. For eyeliners, do not use ultra-dark colors such as black. They would make the look “harsh”. Go for soft colors such as dark brown, brown, or gray.
2. White eyeliners (pencil) applied on your inner rim of the eyes will make your eyes look more alive and bigger. White eyeliners are actually a little bit difficult to pull off, you can instead use iridiscent eyeliners on your inner rim.
3. Apply eyeliner on both upper lashline and lower lashline, and eyeshadow can also be appled on the lower lashline as well. Check out Song Hye Kyo ( a big Korean star, whose picture I used on the start of my entry ), whose eye makeup is really gorgeous. The eyeshadow was applied in such a way that the silvery white was applied below the lashline, on the inner corner-half of the eye, while the blue shadow was applied on the lashline on the other half – outer corner of the eye.
4. For eyelining small eyes, do not connect the lines drawn on the upper and lower lashlines, because they will make eyes look smaller. Stay away from the inner rims of the eyes, and substitute with iridiscent or just substitute with the light colored eyeshadow used in your eye makeup.
5. Do not be afraid to experiment with colors – Asians look really cute with baby colors, and look sexy with deeper shades of plum, and bronze.
My Sweet 16 idol Han Ji Hye looks really beautiful with pastel baby colored eye makeup!
Okay, one last topic : for those who don’t have the “crease”.
If you don’t have a crease, fret not, we have a way for beautiful eye makeup to grace your eyes. It’s called blending different gradations of one color. For example, go get different “grades” of blue, from lightest to darkest, with some complementary colors such as silver, or white. Just above your upper lashline, apply the darkest color, then you can apply one or two shades on the mid-lid, and the lighest blue near the browbone. Then, blend, blend, and blend! It’d look really great. The same technique goes if you want to apply two shades of eye makeup. Dark belongs down there just above the lashline, and the lightest shade belongs to the area near the browbone. An extra technique – blend the middle and darkest shades on the top of your eyeball.
Let me leave you with an absolutely stunning picture of Song Hye Kyo with an Asian smokey eye – dark eye makeup blended on the lower half of the lid, blending on top of the eyeball, keeping a light shade on top of the lashline :
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Oh my goodness, Song Hye Kyo is so beautiful! Love that last picture of her, with that amazing eye makeup. How come my eye makeup never turns out like that? LOL
Thanks for the tips, too! I definitely need help in that department. I keep my eye makeup very simple because I find it too complicated otherwise.
song hye kyo never fails to be beautiful–simple man or glam… haay!
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Hi,
I’m interested to know litlle more tips for blue “Asian eyes”. It’s really hard to get good tips and even for some make-up professionals my eyes have been a real challenge
Thank you.
I’ve always found makeup tips super frustrating, because of the non-crease issue. But here’s an even more frustrating one that I have yet to find the answer to…Being Asian, I have stick straight, thin eyelashes. I use a Shu-uemera curler and everyone says how great it is, and it’s fine, but once I put on mascara they go straight again. I have tried literally dozens of brands, from expensive to cheap. Waterproof, non-waterproof, curling, etc. Any suggestions?
Hi!
How about heated eyelash curlers? They make your curled lashes stay on longer, or how about having it permed @ a salon? My friends do that, and it’s cute, actually 
Hi any thoughts on eyelash extensions? I heard it takes like an hour each “eye” since each synthetic hair (i think) is attached to each individual eyelash. No eyecurlers. no maintenance. lasts for 2-3 months? I havent tried it myself cause i worry it might not look ‘believable’ but for those who have pls recommend a salon that does this well
cheers!
I never put on makeup because i have no idea how to and with no crease to my eye it just make it more harder to put on makeup and look good.I see there are some tips but they are not detail enough…i like more of a step by step , very detail information on how to put make up on asian face especially if they have a light brown skin color which is hard to be pretty. Its kind of hard to show the colors of makeup but at the same time I dont want to over wear makeup on my face.
I know I am struggling with how to put make on but any detail hints…pictures and step procedure will be good to understand…i want to put make on before I get older and I lose my young face..or should I say I lost my 20′s facial….lol well who knows but any advice will really help me out and make up will make me look more up to date with society and feel more pretty..beside I need a make over.
sign,
asianamerianlady
Oh my gosh you do not know how hard tried to find atleast a little bit of information on how to put eye makeup on asian eyes. god bless you and let asia rock on!
Hi my name is Ashlee. This year I am going into middle school and I want my eyes to pop. I don’t have a crease at all, and sometimes my friends tease me about it. What should I do?
to ashlee:
so what if u dont have a crease!dont try to change it just because someone else makes fun of u. anyway type in “asian eye makeup” on you tube youll get loads of stuff.
For all:if ur worried about keeping a curl and want big lashes try Mirenesse secret weapon mascara. its amazing! i got a sample from their site and someone from the post office stole it! They sent me another and it doesnt flake(unless u sleep with it all night for like 10 hrs!). it stays on all day holds a curl and it doesnt smear.
To tiff:
Cool, thanks! I’ll have to try Mirenesse secret weapon. I’ve never heard of it before.
kelsey, w/o a capital k.
curl your lashes, you can use a heater thing from sephora if you want, and then put mascara on (diorshow is great), and then wait until the mascara dries, usually around 5 min but more if you have more than one layer, and curl your lashes again. go slow this time, and your lashes might stick to the curler, that means its not dry yet. you can curl againw hen its not dry, its just harder and you have to be careful.
Everytime I put on eyeliner, it kind of disapears when I just stare normally in the mirror, like there’s a crease right above my lashes. Is that normal?
@Heather : That’s normal! Your eyes are hooded, just like mine.
if you use a good waterproof mascara (i use diorshow waterproof) it won’t uncurl your lashes because the mascara is not as wet as regular ones. try it!