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Then, swipe on a medium-colored shadow from the center of your lids to the outer corners of your eyes, and use a deeper shade (keeping everything in the same color family) in the crease for depth. O'Neill used L'Orèal Paris Color Riche La Palette in "Nude 1" here.
Finally, beginning where your lashes start, line the inner rims of your eyes with a waterproof eye pencil.
Monolids: Create depth by using a dark shadow applied in line with the curve of your eyeball. First, apply a base shade (a soft gray or a bone-colored shadow). Then, using a domed brush, apply a darker shadow (like gunmetal) from the outer corner of your eye, tapering it in as you reach the start of your lashes. Next, diffuse the lighter and darker shadows with a medium shade, like silver. For all three shades, try Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Eye Shadow Palette in "1 Maestro." "Make sure to use three shades to achieve perfect dimension," O'Neill says.
Then, thickly line your upper lash line, so when you open your eyes, the liner is visible, and finish by running a waterproof black liner, like Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil in "Zero," along your lower lash line.
Wide Eyes: Wide eyes offer a lot of surface space to work with and can handle a lot of look, so don't be afraid to make a statement with your shadow. Using a domed brush, apply a gunmetal shadow like Chanel Illusion D'Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eye Shadow in "Mirifique" from lash line to the crease, then diffuse any hard lines with a fluffier eye shadow brush.
Next, using the same fluffy brush, swirl it around a matte bronzer, like DiorSkin Nude Air Tan Powder in "Amber" to contour the crease, blending everything. The bronzer not only adds warmth to the eye, it offsets the natural shadow of the brow bone, which can be harsh.
Small Eyes: To widen small eyes, keep the shades you use on the lighter side. Start by applying a lighter shade on your eyelid from lash line to crease, then a medium shade in the same color family along the crease, extending it past the outer corner to create depth and elongate the eye. O'Neill used "Unpredictable," a gold shade, and "Unwind," a chestnut brown hue, in the Lorac's Unzipped Gold Shimmer and Matte Eye Shadow Palette here.
Avoid lining the inner rim of your lower lash line and instead, opt for a nude waterproof eyeliner to make the eyes appear larger. Try Rimmel London ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Pencil in "Nude."
Almond Eyes: To accentuate your almond eyes, use a shimmery shade from lash line to crease (apply it with its applicator and blend with your finger). Using a blending brush, apply bronzer in the crease of your eye to intensify and give a smoky effect to your look. O'Neill used Revlon PhotoReady Eye Art Lid+Line+Lash in "Desert Dazzle," an olive cream shadow, and then Too Faced Endless Summer Bronzer in the crease.
Next, using an angled brush, apply the shimmery shadow along your lower lash line for added drama. Finally, line the upper inner rim with a black waterproof pencil, and use a waterproof pencil (in the same color family as the shimmery shadow you used earlier) to draw even more attention to your eyes.
