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The Best Makeup Look For Your Eye Shape

We all want our eyes to look bigger, brighter, better -- these are the looks that will enhance every eye shape
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Downturned Eyes
You have downturned eyes if ... Instead of pointing upwards or straight out, your eyes turn downward slightly at the outer corners.

Think: Corinne Bailey Ray

The challenge: Since the outer corners droop, eyeliner on the upper lids often falls flat and the overall eye shape quickly gets lost.

Your makeup look: To give your eyes more lift, skip eyeliner on the lower lashline. Instead, draw a thick, bold line along the upper lid, flicking the end up like a smiley face. "Your eyes were made to wear winged and cat eye looks," says Taylor.

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Upturned Eyes
You have upturned eyes if ... You have a visible lid and a classic almond shape; the outer corner of your eyes point upwards.

Think: Tiffany Hines

The challenge: Your lower lashline looks longer than the upper lashline, which throws their symmetry off.

Your makeup look: To even out the top and bottom proportions, apply dark shadow or eyeliner to the outer corners of the eye. "This will minimize the lifted effect," Taylor explains.

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Close Set Eyes
You have close set eyes if ... The space between your eyes is smaller than the width of one eye.

Think: Jennifer Aniston

The challenge: Eyes can appear, well, too close together, making the face feel unbalanced.

Your makeup look: To give the illusion that your eyes are farther apart, start your eyeliner (the darker the better) at the middle of the upper lid and extend it out past your eye in a straight line to create space. Do the same on your lower lashline meeting up with your upper liner once you reach the outer corner. "This will draw attention to the outer corners of your eyes," says Taylor. Apply a light-colored eye shadows with screen or pearl in white, pink, or nude to the inner corner to make your eyes seem bigger, wider and farther apart.

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Wide Set Eyes
You have wide set eyes if ... Your eyes are more than the width of one eye apart.

Think: Brandy

The challenge: Eyes look ... you guessed it ... far apart

Your makeup look: Use a liner to rim both your top and bottom lashline, including the inner tear duct to bring eyes closer together. "Be sure to pay special attention to the baby lashes on your inner eye," Taylor adds.

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Deep Set Eyes
You have deep set eyes if ... Your eyes are large and set deeper into the skull. You also have very prominent brow bones.

Think: Julianne Moore

The challenge: Prominent brows create minimal eyelid space; eyelashes get lost; and smoky eyes make eyes appear smaller.

Your makeup look: Open up eyes with shadows that have beige, nude or pink undertones (depending on your skin tone) and smudge liner close to lashline to enhance lashes.

BY ERICA SMITH | NOV 10, 2014 | SHARES
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