You’re probably familiar with the doe eye makeup fad or as some others like to call it the doll-like eye makeup look. This eye makeup trend basically makes use of classic white eyeliner alongside a regular black winged liner application to make your eyes appear bigger and brighter. But does this hack really work on brown girls? Let’s get real here. Not every makeup trend out there will suit brown skin beauties as well as it suits their fair skin counterparts. While using white eyeliner in your waterlines is a classic hack used by beauty icons such as Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe, these actresses also had fair skin and it’s hardly fair to say that the results are the same on different skin tones. White eyeliner does look fine against brown skin, but there’s a secret rule that we often overlook. Just like how cool-toned matte finish makeup products look amazing on fairer complexions, warm-toned metallic finish makeup products look fabulous on warmer complexions. With that in mind, the use of nude, gold, or beige metallic eyeliner for the waterlines instead of white eyeliner is another makeup secret from the ’00s that is making a comeback and every brown girl out there needs to know about it.
Why Pick Metallic Nude Eyeliner Over White Eyeliner For Brown Skin?
Because nude shades look more natural on brown skin and the metallic finish also makes darker complexions glow better. White eyeliner on the other hand can make darker complexions look ashy especially when they end up smudging and fading after a while. White eyeliner also may not look as natural as it does on fairer complexions because of colour theory rules of a shade looking different on different skin tones. So when attempting the doe eye look, using a nude metallic eyeliner or a gold metallic eyeliner on your waterlines will instantly make your eyes appear bigger naturally rather than white eyeliner which will look too stark. Gold-toned eyeliners also complement the golden undertones that are typically found in deeper complexions.
Tips For Wearing Nude Metallic Eyeliner On Your Waterlines
Follow The Line
Press your fingers on your under-eye area to expose your waterlines and then apply the metallic eye pencil directly on the water line. Avoid applying the liner on your lower lash lines as you want it to highlight only your waterlines so that your eyes look bigger.
Lash Power
Do not skip mascara because without it you can end up looking sallow and your eyes will also end up looking smaller which is not what the intention is. Focus mascara application on the centre of your lower lash lines.
Uppercut
Never wear nude metallic eyeliner in your waterlines all by itself. Pair it with a black winged liner application on your upper lash lines. If not winged eyeliner tightline your upper lash lines with a brown or black kajal just like you did on the lower waterlines with the metallic eye pencil.
Adopt this makeup fad if you’re a brown skin beauty and have a deeper complexion. Doe eyes never looked better on us!
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