How to Do Subtle Yet Dramatic Makeup

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Apply a white eyeshadow to the inner corner of your eyes.

   Apply it on your eyebrow bone too.
   
   This will highlight your eyes, and make them appear bigger and brighter.
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   Step 2: Take a medium grey eyeshadow and gently spread it over the rest of your eye.

   Take it slightly past the crease and edge. ,, Do it with a medium eyeshadow brush.
   
   It shouldn't look to heavy, but you should be able to notice it. , Blend it well so it doesn't look heavy. , It should be really thin at the inner corner, and slowly get thicker.
   
   Flick it upwards towards your temple, to create a cat-eye. ,,, This makes your eyes look more awake, and will not look too heavy on the eye. ,
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   Step 3: Using the slightly darker grey eyeshadow

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   Step 4: sweep it over the light grey with a small eyeshadow brush.

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   Step 5: Blend these colours together with the white.

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   Step 6: Using an angled eyeliner brush

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   Step 7: pat the darker grey eyeshadow below the eye

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   Step 8: underneath the lash line.

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   Step 9: Take a sharp eyeliner pencil and draw a line on your upper lid.

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    Step 10: Line your waterlines with the same pencil.

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    Step 11: For a more 'day time look' apply a few coats of mascara and curl your lashes.

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    Step 12: For a more of a sexy

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    Step 13: sultry

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    Step 14: nighttime look

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    Step 15: cut a pair of natural looking fake lashes in half and apply to the outer half of your eyelid.

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    Step 16: Sweep a peachy pink blusher over your cheeks.

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