Eye Makeup For Your Eye Shape | Eyeshadow Placement Theory

today's money makeup lesson is part two of our eye shape series in this video we're going to be focusing on eyeshadow placement theory for your eye space now before we get into that if you are new to the makeup chair channel and you enjoy tutorials like this then i might suggest hitting the subscribe button below it's totally free and if you're already subscribed then thank you and welcome back now let's get started in our previous video we talked about finding your eye spacing and figuring out which of the three categories you fit into average close or wide set and this refers to the distance between the eyes the so-called average spacing between two eyes is the width of one island the part if it's less than one eye length apart it's considered clue set if it's more than one island apart it's considered white set so we took the measurement of one eye using our thumb and index and we placed that measurement in the middle of the eye to see where it landed if you found you were poking yourself in the eye the chances are you have close set meaning that your eyes are set closer together if you found that you had room on either side the chances are that you have wide set eyes and if it fits quite snugly in the middle then the chances are you have an average eye spacing now just because something is referred to as average doesn't mean it's the most ideal or the best or the most beautiful all of these eye shapes are beautiful in their own way average should really just be used as a base point to work from so let's use an average spacing as a base point and talk about the eye shadow placement so whenever i'm creating a basic look i like to keep my eyeshadows in between these two points i just find this is the most complimentary shaping but how do you find these two points well the first line is where the eyeshadow stops on the outer edge and i use the edge of my nose eye and brow to create an angle and i blend my eyeshadows in from this point but then how far to actually blend the eyeshadows in well i use the inner tear duct and create a parallel line keeping the eyeshadows between these two points is going to create a nice basic look as you can see here the eyeshadows are in between these two imaginary lines they're following the angle and the shape to better complement the eye shape so let's use this theory and adjust it for close set eyes closed eyes are set closer to the nose and this often creates a natural shadowing effect on that inner corner so what we want to do is to draw the eyes outwards bringing that darkness out and bringing some light back in so our placement lines are going to go from this to this which changes the angle and pulls the eyes apart so instead of using the edge of the nose eye and brow we're going to change this and use the dimple of the nose instead and this then changes the angle for the inner edge we do pretty much the same as the average we follow with a parallel line using the inner corner that leaves us with these two lines so all the eyeshadows are blending outwards pulling the eyes apart similar to what you would see on a foxy eye makeup look now white said eyes have a lot of lightness on the inner corner because they're typically further from the nose so for this we want to create some natural shadowing on the inner corner bringing the eyes closer together our placement lines are actually quite similar to the average but we're just nudging them and keeping them quite tight so it's still the edge of the nose edge of the eye and edge of the brow but it's just a little closer this time and the inner corner is the same it's slightly nudged a little bit over this creates more of a vertical angle which draws the eyes closer together and creates more depth on that inner edge if we compare that to a close that eye you can see the massive difference in the angle and the placement depending on how wide set the eyes are you can also adjust the inner corner to work with the dimple of the nose going upwards this will really bring the eyes closer together and camouflage any of that natural brightness drawing the eyes closer and that's our basic placement theory you can also use your lashes mascara and brow shape to work with your eyespace and as we go through the series i'll explain more on those but don't forget to be creative these are guides and not rules so use them to better understand your makeup application not control it if you enjoyed this video please give it a thumbs up it really helps me understand what you like to watch and if you have any questions you can leave them here or you can message me on my instagram which is at st i will try and get back to as many people as i can check back soon for more on this series or you can check the information box for the full playlist as always be kind to yourself my friend and i will see you in the next one