NATURAL EYESHADOW:
     

natural eyeshadow will be very popular in 2008. this includes beiges, browns, whites and greys. light shades of plum and purple will also be seen a lot. in 2008 you will notice the ammount of eyeshadow women apply to their eyelids will be reduced in comparison to recent years. overall, its best to not go heavy on brightly coloured shadows.

to achieve this look try colours in the brown family like taupes and peaches. l'oreal do some lovely neautral shades. try to somewhat coordinate your look. i dont mean your shaddow should be beige, your blush should be beige, and your lipstick should be beige. i dont mean a monotone colour, just a coordinated one.

apply primer as described previously. apply eyeliner under the eyes (above eyelashes) and a thin line above the eyes close to the eyelashes. grab your eyeshadow brush that is thinnest and dab it in the eyeshadow. raise your eyebrows, find the crease of your upper eyelid (where you might feel the bone for the top of your eye socket), and then take the brush and line it with the eyeshadow. do it as if you're holding a pencil and you're using it to draw on your eyes. do this to make a half circle above your eyes. (don't go too far out to the side of your face when doing this step).

to do the bottom part of the eyeshadow, take out your thin brushed eyeshadow brush again and dab it in your black eyeshadow. (tap it on the rim to get rid of excess eyeshadow that could fall off the brush and leave unattractive black spots of eyeshadow under your eyes or on your cheeks!) with one easy motion, start by putting the brush under your bottom lashes and sweeping it from side to side in a straight motion to create the point under the eye on both sides.

touch up by making sure no excess eyeshadow fell onto unwanted places on your face and adding a little concealer to seal the deal. and you're done!


LIGHTER SHADES OF EYELINER:


along with natural eyeshadow colours, you will also notice lighter shades of eyeliner. rather than dark black eyeliner, most women will be wearing lighter shades of grey and brown. you will also find that eyeliner will not be worn heavily this year. instead, its likely that you will only see a very thin line of eyeliner worn on most women through 2008.

to apply, before you begin apply any other eye make-up before applying the eyeliner and mascara. make sure you have a good mirror and good lighting so that you can properly see what you are doing.

if using a pencil, the eyeliner pencil should be able to draw a thin, unbroken line along your skin- test it on your arm or hand first either sharpen it until the line is thin enough, or if its too thin, draw a line on a tissue, which will slightly blunten the tip. you should hold the eyeliner pencil as you would hold a regular pencil or a pen to write with, usually with your dominent hand. use your other hand to stretch the eye you are going to line from the outer corner. you can rest your hand holding the pencil against the hand pulling your lid taut. dont try to focus on your whole eyelid at one time- just look at the part you are drawing on. the line should be just above your eyelashes on the top lid and just below the bottom, and you should extend to the outer corner of the eye. be wary if your liner tip pencil is quite dry, as this may pull at delicate eye tissue. draw the line with care if this is the case. now your done, just finish with brown mascara!

if you prefer to use a liquid liner, then heres how. liquid eyeliner comes in a bottle rather like ink, and you must use a seperate brush to apply for best results. the best result will come from a point liner brush. it is natural to close your eye as you draw the line, but if you keep it open it will actually make it easier to follow the curve of your lid and thus have a straighter line. you do not need to try and paint a continuous line with liquid eyeliner. it is actually easier to paint a few small lashes onto the lash line ie. inner corner, middle and outer corner, then go back to connect them. if you want a thicker line than the initial one, build it up gradually. start at the middle of the lash line and draw towards the outer corner. you can extend the line slightly past the outer corner of the eyelid if you wish.


NATURAL SHADES OF LIPSTICK AND GLOSS:


not only will there be a lot of natural eye make-up around, but alot of people will opt to stick with very natural shades of lipstick and gloss. during 2006 and 2007, red was a very hot colour of lipstick. in 2008, we will find that red lipstick will be replaced by shades of pink and peach. light shades of clear lipgloss will also be very popular during 2008.