For round faces, how you apply your eye makeup is very important. You want to draw attention to your eyes, particularly to the outward corners of them to make your eyes appear as big as possible as this will distract from the roundness of your face
My favorite product for eyes is cream eye shadow base. It can be used as an eye shadow alone or under eye shadow to make eye shadow last all day, without smudging. Many different brands make eye shadow cream bases, my favorites being Bobbi Brown and Clinique. If you are looking for a more budget friendly line however, Covergirl recently came out with a new line of eye bases that I have heard very good things about.
If you want to use the cream shadow solely as a base, you can get a skin color shade that will not add any extra color to your face but will serve the purpose of extending the wear of your eye shadow. For this type of cream base, I typically apply it from my eyelashes all the way to my brow, as you cannot tell you have it on. If you want to use it as a great long-lasting eye shadow or to complement the other eye shadows you are wearing, both Bobbi Brown and Clinique carry a wide variety of colors. In addition, Bobbi Brown has a line of glitter cream eye bases if you want it to really stand out or for a night out or a little extra fun (See links below).
If you want to use the cream shadow solely as a base, you can get a skin color shade that will not add any extra color to your face but will serve the purpose of extending the wear of your eye shadow. For this type of cream base, I typically apply it from my eyelashes all the way to my brow, as you cannot tell you have it on. If you want to use it as a great long-lasting eye shadow or to complement the other eye shadows you are wearing, both Bobbi Brown and Clinique carry a wide variety of colors. In addition, Bobbi Brown has a line of glitter cream eye bases if you want it to really stand out or for a night out or a little extra fun (See links below).
Contouring your eyes is a great way to make them stand out. To do this, start with a base color. It is best to use a very pale color, such as cream light pink, light violet…etc. whatever color you would like, in a light shade. Next, use a color that complements your base, and is several shades darker. I almost always go with dark brown that has some sparkle to it to do the contouring. Apply this darker color IN THE CREASE. This part is the most important. You do not want it on the bone, but slightly below it. Right where your eye folds. If you have done this correctly, when you have your eyes open the color can only be partially seen and should not be totally obvious. As you can see in the pictures, when your eyes are closed you should be able to see the base color on the top and maybe the bottom, and the darker color in a half circle above it.
To draw even more attention to your eyes and make them look even larger, a sparkly very pale color can be applied directly under your brow bone. Just make sure this color does not contrast too much with the other colors you choose- you want the attention it draws to be subtle- not look like a clown.
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