If you are late 40s how are you doing eyeshadow

[crochetmonkey74]

I'm stuck in my 3 colour Mac pallette. Light on lids, medium on crease , dark in corners and underneath. Is this now dated? How else do I do it?
Any guidance gratefully received!
I am thinking of just adopting the claudia winkleman approach and just smudging black round and hope for the best but then I see Trinny London stuff and it all looks glory and nice
HELP ME

OK I can do one shade on the eye and I think I'll buy a dark brown eyeliner instead of my normal black. I think I need a new mid colour

Dark brown is much better but seriously... look into tightlining. It's so much more flattering.

The Lidstar actually looks like a good sheer colour.

I think it's up to you what you use. What does India Knight say (I don't subscribe to the Times so I can't comment). If you prefer to do this then do it.

For younger eyes and back in 2021, but if Charlotte Tilbury says it's ok:

[[https://www.charlottetilbury.com/uk/secrets/how-to-apply-eyeshadow

@underthemilky I’m 48.

I have the gold colour, I think it’s called Bun, it’s very sheer but buildable if you want more than a wash of colour. I generally just stick to a light wash and it works well.

I tightline and do a subtle line above as well. It’s a very, very soft shade though. I find dark grey or brown look too harsh now (I’m quite pale). I also find any red tones at all in a liner make me look tired.

What is the secret to tight lining? Every time I try I stab myself in the eye and any colour that does go on ends up half way down my face in about 10 minutes! It's so difficult!

I've just been using pencil eyeliner for now but apparently it's easier with a liquid eyeliner but not with a pointy tip (though you could try that).

Basically lift up your top eyelid and dot liner between eyelashes and join up, you can do this with mascara too.

I tried this last week and it worked but don't think I was doing it properly, then today I tried it but after I'd put mascara on which probably wasn't the best idea, so ended up using a cotton bud and concealer to clean up round the eye area. Practice makes perfect.

This is a good tutorial. And you can buy cake eyeliner for tightlining and a matching brush, I forgot that I had both (have long binned the cake eyliner) but have the brush, from Laura Mercier, it's really easy to use:

[[https://www.johnlewis.com/laura-mercier-tightline-cake-eye-liner/mahogany-brown/p1541147?s_ppc=2dx_mixed_fashion_BAU&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwh4-wBhB3EiwAeJsppIbfWFkE6P3QL1cHglAqE8w2I_kj6TxKuUiOtIl1zukqmniFgJbJexoCP5AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[[https://www.google.com/search?q=tightline+tutorial&rlz=1C1GCFD_enGB1083GB1085&oq=tightliner+tut&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMg0IAhAAGIYDGIAEGIoF0gEIODYyOWowajSoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:71b03c8b,vid:F1IywHiAPM0,st:0

I'm 59 and fully in the smoky eye until I die club . One grey eyeshadow over the lid and blend it out into the socket . Eyeliner mascara done in two minutes.

You are using the wrong product if it's smearing. Look for gel liners. They should 'set' after 2-3 mins and not really budge.

Victoria Beckham does a great one. Huda beauty. Revlon. So do many many brands

Colour in the base of your upper eyelashes from underneath

But the thing with tightlining, some suit pencils, some suit gel eyeliners, some suit cake eyeliner, some suit liquid eyeliner. It's all different for different people.

I do the 3 eye colour thing and abit of brown eyeliner along the bottom. TBH I dont care if its dated.
I tend to stick with more natural make up so its not like you can really tell Im doing my eyes 'old fashioned'....the point is to look better without looking like you have make up on!!LOL
Although if I need cheering up I'll wack on something sparkley!

Im very hit and miss though. My eyesight is so bad that even with a magnifying mirror I cant see that well what Im doing. No way Id manage those artistic eyeliner tricks people manage these days!

I do smokey eye, one slightly lighter shade underneath,then a darker shade on top, then a brown shimmer eye liner. Bobbi Brown eye liner pots are amazing.

For everyday I use the vieve eye wand in sand then tightline/smudge with a chocolate brown pencil (I think it's Charlotte Tilbury)

One colour, I often use my bronzer instead of actual eyeshadow (lazy!) Going out, out, one colour but maybe a bit glittery, a light shade under the brow, smudgy crayon eyeliner on top lid, smudge of the eyeshadow under the eye. No waterline eyeliner top or bottom, it’s very ‘harsh’ on me

What’s the difference between the socket and the crease though?

Is tight lining putting the mascara in the inside eyelid? ( water line) or is it on the outside of eyelid but just very close to lashes?

Like this, dark eyeshadow in the crease leaving the socket lighter

As far as I can tell it’s inside eyelid (waterline).

Everyday = one colour, usually taupe, pale pink, brown
Evening = the three-colour thing I've done for decades

I keep meaning to do that tightliner thing. If anyone has a cheapish product I can try initially, I'd be grateful for recommendations

Which tutorial did you watch, please?

I’ve recently changed my approach and love it for my mid-40s eyes - I use urban decay primer in ‘sin’ as an overall base, it’s a little shimmery and sets beautifully. Then I’m using a Laura mercier stick that’s a dark rose colour - gorgeous and again goes on very well, easy to smudge but good staying power. I’ve got light grey hair and olive skin.