The Eyes

Your eyes can be one of the sexiest and most alluring parts of your body. They are also one of the most delicate areas and so it's extremely important that you property care for them in every aspect so you can use them to your benefit throughout your life.

Proper eye care beings with a strict daily regimen of moisturizing. Even at a young age it's important to properly care for your eyes. You shouldn't wait until you start seeing wrinkles to being an anti-age regimen. Almost any anti-aging eye-wrinkle cream will work and it's important to test several different brands and types in order to find the one that suites you best. Make sure to select an eye cream with an SPF in it. Typically you will find creams with an SPF of 15 but if you can find an SPF of 30, that is ideal. When applying your eye cream, you want to do so lightly. Never pull or tug at the skin around your eyes because it's delicate and as you age, your skin has less elasticity, which is the ability to bounce back.

It's important to remember that you should apply not only a day cream around your eyes but a night cream as well. It's important to remove all eye makeup gently before going to bed and lightly applying a night cream to your eyes and your face. Again, you'll want to test several creams before you find the one that suites you best.

Just like there you would want to change your daytime look to an evening look, you'll want to do the same with your eye makeup. When taking your eyes from day to night, by planning ahead and starting with the right colors,  you won't need to remove everything and start from scratch. 

Daytime make up should be subtle yet complimenting to your eyes. You certainly don't want to look like your going for a night on the town while at the office but you also don't want to scrimp either. Soft browns, greens, tans and greys are the perfect colors for daytime makeup and they are easy to transform into nighttime eyes.

Your eyes should be the first thing you do when applying your make up. You'll want to start with a light color to highlight underneath your eyebrows. White or light grey work well for this. Using an eye make-up applicator or eye make-up brush, lightly apply the light color first.

Next, you'll want to use a medium shade for the entire eye lid surface. Once the entire lid is covered, you'll take one shade darker and apply just above the eye, covering just the lid.

Lastly, you'll take a darker shade and highlight the bone in between your lid and your eyebrow. Using your finger, lightly blend everything together.

A black eyeliner pencil is best for lightly tracing underneath your eye, which will make your eyes pop. The final step in perfect eyes is the mascara. If you're comfortable using an eyelash curler, this is the time. Curl your lashes and then apply your mascara. Make sure the mascara is not clumpy but make sure you coat all the lashes, top and bottom.

In order to take this daytime look to night, select your more vibrant colors like blues, purples, black and dark greys. You will literally re-trace your steps. There is no need to wipe off all the makeup you applied in the morning. Changes are by the end of the day, much of it has worn off anyway and since you've used natural colors, those colors will blend in with the vibrant ones making for some excellent eye make up.

For a great nighttime look, you'll want to start out the same way by highlighting underneath your eyebrow with a light eyeshadow, white, light grey or even a very light blue. Next, you'll take the most vibrant color, a brilliant blue or purple and color the rest of your eye lid.

Then, using a dark black, blue or purple, darken just the lid and begin to highlight the bone with the same color. Blend together with your finger.

Re-apply the black eye pencil underneath, slightly thicker this time and re-apply mascara if needed.