Chances are, you’ve been applying your eye makeup the same way for years. Sure, sometimes you might change it up with a smokey eye, or a little eyeliner flick for drama, but I’ll bet you never took your eye shape into account when fine tuning your technique. That’s the premise behind the new Smashbox Full Exposure palette. A generously sized palette full of 14 universally awesome neutrals in both matte and shimmer, it also includes a breakthrough eye shape chart that helps you discover your most gorgeous look for day, evening and a defined look. Complementing the set is a unique double-ended brush — one side for shimmer, the other for matte — and a Full Exposure mascara deluxe sample.
To find the best look for your eyes, first take the step-by-step Eye-Q test to determine your eye shape. You’ll find out whether your eyes are almond, round, upturned, downturned, monolid or hooded. Then, you can begin to create your best looks using the palette. Just like you dress to flatter your body shape, makeup should be applied based on your eye shape to get your most gorgeous, enhanced eyes. A look that’s amazing on a friend, may not work for you.
After taking the test, I found that I have almond-shaped eyes. I consulted the chart and decided to try the first of the three available looks: the day look. Since this is likely the technique I will use most, I was excited to try it. The three easy steps for my ideal day look are:
- Sweep a light shade across entire lid.
- To add depth and make eyes pop, apply a medium shade to outer corner.
- Using a dark shade, line upper and lower lashlines.
A diagram is included which takes all the guesswork out of creating the look. I used only the matte shades since I wanted a natural daytime look. The shades are super wearable and velvety-smooth, with a wide range of nudes, medium and dark browns and black. The included brush is specially designed to work with the palette with a fluffy side for blending mattes and a flat-side for laying down shimmers without sparkle overload. I finished off the look with a coat of the included mascara. Check out my final look!
What do you think? I was really pleased with the natural look which enhances my eye shape. I don’t typically line both my upper and lower lashlines and I was really pleased with the result! Over the next few weeks, I’ll post some selfies to Instagram as I try out my best night look and my best defined look.
Speaking of selfies, Smashbox wants you to enter its Selfie Sweepstakes for a chance to be featured on the Smashbox site and win fabulous prizes, including 1,000 eye shadow primers, up to 500 Full Exposure Palettes and a trip to L.A. for two. Just submit a selfie showing off your eye shape and hashtag it with #shapematters. You can enter on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or upload your selfie directly to the contest site at smashbox.com/fullexposurepalette. Enter as many times as you want!
Smashbox lives for lipstick. Gets excited about primers. (No, seriously, they do.) But most of all, they love sharing their makeup secrets with you. That’s why they’ve created the Full Exposure Palette—a set of universally awesome neutrals that’s essential, effortless and enhanced for your eye shape! This palette was developed because their pros needed it on set at Smashbox Studios in L.A. Just like you dress for your body shape, it’s important to apply makeup based on your eye shape—so Smashbox artists are exposing all of their secrets to get the most out of your shape with this palette. It’s all about being your most kickass beautiful self at Smashbox.
Compensation was provided by Smashbox via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions Smashbox.
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