So the only makeup I do is eyeliner and mascara, sometimes lipstick & highlighter. However, I’ve been wanting to get into more colourful eye looks so I’ve gotten some eye shadows. My problem is that each time I try to wear them, I feel like it looks awkward since I don’t have a full face on. Is it just me being paranoid and not used to seeing myself with more makeup or is this a real thing?
More info: my skin is skin is clear and freckled, not overly greasy or overly dry. I’d say I have good skin, but definitely not airbrushed perfect skin which is why I think the eye looks look weird.
I feel ya. Having one area of the face so perfect and the other natural.
I make sure my brows are groomed and nicely filled in and I have on a lipliner that stands out as a deeper than natural tone to give the rest of the face some polish. The defined lip seems to add balance to the eyes.
If I still need more, I may add some powder around my nose. I sometimes use the Dr Jart camo drops which tones down redness around my nose but otherwise I try to avoid it.
I prefer my face without coverage as it keeps some dimension to my features I lose whenever I wear a base.
Good luck and keep us posted on how things work!!
I’ve been hesitant on filling in my brows… they’re already darker than my hair (even though I dye my hair colourful). My big fear is if I start filling in my eye brows I might a) over do it and look ridiculous or b) get used to seeing myself with my brows filled and start feeling uncomfortable without that. Same reason I don’t wear wigs or use extensions even though my hair is super thin and my biggest self conscious point, I just don’t want to hate it even more.