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The Asian Age.  | Gayatri Raghavan

Life, Fashion

Yellow eye makeup has created quite a storm on the runways ever since it debuted.

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  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Apply a brown/black liner on the water line and on the lash line. This will make the colours on the eyes stand out.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Apply a brown/black liner on the water line and on the lash line. This will make the colours on the eyes stand out.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Apply a brown/black liner on the water line and on the lash line. This will make the colours on the eyes stand out.
  • Curl your lashes and apply two coats of mascara.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Apply a brown/black liner on the water line and on the lash line. This will make the colours on the eyes stand out.
  • Curl your lashes and apply two coats of mascara.
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Apply a brown/black liner on the water line and on the lash line. This will make the colours on the eyes stand out.
  • Curl your lashes and apply two coats of mascara.
  • Keep the rest of the face simple. Apply a highlighter for that added glow. For lips, apply a neutral shade and a shimmery gloss
  • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
  • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
  • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
  • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
  • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
  • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
  • Apply a brown/black liner on the water line and on the lash line. This will make the colours on the eyes stand out.
  • Curl your lashes and apply two coats of mascara.
  • Keep the rest of the face simple. Apply a highlighter for that added glow. For lips, apply a neutral shade and a shimmery gloss
  • This trend is based on the fact that variations of yellow have appeared in many eye shadow palettes over the past few months. Yellow eye makeup has created quite a storm on the runways ever since it debuted. Here’s how you can create a beautiful look using just a few eye-shadows.

    STEPS TO GET THE LOOK:

    • Use a primer over your eyelids and let it set
    • Add a soft brown shade to the socket using a blending brush. Blend well to create a light shadow.
    • Using the same brush, add an orange shade over the brown and blend it into the socket and the outer third of the eyes.
    • Apply a highlight shade on the brow bone to make the look seamless
    • Using a flat brush, apply yellow shadow all over the lids, and into the inner corner blending it well into the orange and brown shades.
    • Make sure to blend it all together for that beautiful, transitioned and halo effect on the eyes.
    • Apply a brown/black liner on the water line and on the lash line. This will make the colours on the eyes stand out.
    • Curl your lashes and apply two coats of mascara.
    • Keep the rest of the face simple. Apply a highlighter for that added glow. For lips, apply a neutral shade and a shimmery gloss

    –The writer is a makeup artiste.

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