Know What Makeup to Use When Wearing Eye Glasses

It wasnt that long ago that an eyeglass prescription was, for many women, a guarantee of social death — either that, or a life sentence of groping their way through a blurry world, donning their thick, chunky glasses nly as the last possible resort. These days, leaps and bounds in lens design and ophthalmology now allow women to enhance, rather than sabotage their personal style — the emergence of designer lenses even lured style conscious 20/20 types to wear frames with non-corrective lenses. However, different prescriptions will impart varying “optical illusions.” Depending on the density of your lens, your eyeglasses can make your eyes look bigger or smaller, so you’ll need to adjust your eye makeup accordingly. read on for maximum eye impact.

Nearsighted

Nearsighted or shorsighted lenses make eyes appear smaller, so makeup needs to brighten the eyes. Use a little more eye makeup than usual.

Do’s:

1. Use deep, natural shades such as rose, plum and taupe to add depth and enhance the eyes.
2. Using a kohl pencil or dark powder eyeshadow, line the upper lashlines to add definition. Line only the outer half of the upper lids and the outer third of the lower lid to widen and deepend the eyes. Follow with several coats of volumizing mascara. (Best bet: Shu Uemura Length and Wateproof Mascara, and Fasio Curl and Volume Mascara)
3. Don’t forget to strengthen your eyebrows, particularly if they are very light. Fill in using a stiff, slant-edge brush and a neutral brown powder shadow similar to your haircolor, then finish by brushing brows upwards with a clear mascara.

Don’ts:

1. Avoid very pale, pearlized eyeshadows. Though pale shadows generally bring the eyes forward, very light shades can work in reverse, imparting a puffy, just-woke-up effect.
2. Do not line the eyes completely, as it makes the eye area appear even smaller.

Farsighted

If you farsighted or have very thick lenses (i.e., a grade of 300 and up), your lenses will magnify your eyes. Hence, you need to take particular care in applying eye makeup so that it doesn’t look too exaggerated.

Do’s:

1. Choose neutral and pastel shades of eye makeup for a soft, understated look.
2. Apply minimal eyeliner and use soft tones like gray or brown instead of black, which can be very harsh. (Best bet: Shiseido’s Dual Ended Moonscape and Terre de Lane Pencil Eyeliner).
3. Go easy when applying mascara. Farsighted lenses can exaggerate makeup mistakes and clumps, so apply in two to three thin coats instead of one thick coat.

Dont’s:

1. Very bright, colorful shades will look brash and detract from the color of your eyes. If you want a hint of color, make sure to apply color sparingly and lean towards lighter colors such as sky blue, mint green, or lilac.

Other Helpful tips:

1. Though they are expensive, multicoated lenses have no reflective glare and bring out your eyes more. Plus, you’ll look better in photographs.
2. Check the color of your frames. If your glasses have a strong color, better keep your eye makeup netural and concentrate color on the cheeks or lips instead. On the other hand, rimless styles require more intense eye makeup.
3. Check if the frame of your eyeglasses go perfectly with your nose. If not, you can always go for another look with another frame, or if you dislike your nose, there’s the nose job rhinoplasty in Philadelphia that you can avail.
4. Balance the look with the right shade of powder, blush and lipstick. Heavier eye makeup calls for a lighter shade of lipstick and vice versa. (Best bets: Chanel Ruban Perle in Sunlight, Nars Orgasm Blush, Awake Bronzing Powder and Von My Lip Miracle in Berrylicious).
5. The eyebrows should be even with the top of the frame or a bit higher. Brush brows upward if necessary.