Apply eye shadow and liner like a pro

• Always prep your eyelid before applying eye shadow — use some foundation or a light concealer, followed by a little powder.
• The most important rule of applying eye shadow is to blend, blend, blend!
• Don't overload your brush with shadow — start with a little and build on the colour.
• Confused about eye shadow duos, trios and quads? The lightest colour is for your base — it goes all over the lid, the middle colour is for the inner half of the lid and the darker colour is for the outer half and contour line.
• Still not sure about the colour combos? Go for a simple wash of a very sheer or neutral shade across your lids.
• Never extend eye shadow too far past the inner and outer corners of your eye — this will make your eyes look heavy or overdone.
• For an intense or long-lasting colour, try applying powder shadow over the top of cream.
• Applied too much colour? Gently buff off with cotton wool or tone down with a skin-toned shade.
• Eye shadow can easily be used — wet or dry — as eyeliner. Just use a fine or flat brush to apply along your lash lines.
• Fake-alert: get bright eyes by lining your eyes inner corners (the "V") with a light-coloured, shimmery pencil.
• Lining eyes with a dark liner/shadow will make them appear smaller — be careful if you have small eyes.
• Lining the inner rims of your eyes with a white pencil can help them appear larger.
• Note: Eye make-up is most fun of all. Be bold, daring and experimental — you won't regret it!