Enhancing your eyes with makeup can showcase your pretty peepers and create a sultry stare to die for. The challenge is in knowing what products will deliver the best results for your unique assets. In your teens and 20’s sparkle and color is key for a fun and flirty look. Try sweeping on a color intense loose eye shadow that really shimmers in a bold shade like aqua or purple. Apply sparingly across the lid from the lash line to the crease and smudge under the lower lash line. Skip liner and finish off with a lash building mascara. Keep cheeks and lips neutral so they won’t compete. In your 30’s highlighting your eyes and intensifying your lash line will create the drama your looking for. Sweep liquid eyeliner across the upper lash line starting where the lashes begin and finishing at the outer corners in a little wing. Apply a shimmering highlight eye shadow under the brow, on the center of the eyelid and at the inner corners of the eyes. You can choose cream eye shadows for a really natural look or a loose formula for more intensity. Apply a midtone pressed eye shadow in the crease and under the lower lash line to bring your eye shape to life and polish it all off with volumizing mascara. Ladies in their 40’s and 50’s want to define brows and eyes that may seem to be fading with time. Choose waterproof formulas that won’t disappear and choose pressed formula eye shadows instead of creams or loose powders that may settle into fine lines. Apply brow color in featherlike strokes with a stiff angle brush to deepen fading eyebrows. This technique will look more like your real eyebrows and less drawn on. Highlight under the brows with a pearly shadow and apply a midtone shade across the lid. A touch of darker contour eye shadow in the same color family as the lid shade can be subtly blended into the crease. Smudge the upper lash line with waterproof pencil eyeliner and coat the lashes with waterproof mascara. Women over 60 can create a polished and effortless looking eye with ease. First you want to keep eye shadow in place and even out any discoloration by applying eye shadow base across the entire lid area. Next, use an eye shadow brush to dust a subtle amount of face powder across the lid to set the stage for a longwearing look. Line the eyes with waterproof liquid or pencil eyeliner in a shade like lead grey. Sweep on a pressed midtone matte eye shadow across the lid and apply a pressed vanilla matte eye shadow under the brow bone. Top off this look with smear resistant tube technology mascara. No matter what your age, your eyes will look stunning with these no fail formulas.

1. Urban Decay Loose Pigment in “Shattered”. The coolest aqua blue shade for ethereal looking eyes. Available at www.ulta.com
2. Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara in “Black-Black”. For super sexy full lashes that flutter and flirt. Avaialble at www.drugstore.com
3. N.Y.C. Liquid Eyeliner in “Jet Black”. Create the most sultry look with this flawless liner. Available at www.newyorkcolor.com
4. Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in “RSVP”. The most universal highlight shade for subtle sparkling eyes. Available at www.benefitcosmetics.com
5. Makeup Forever Brow Corrector. A little dab will do ya with this waterproof magical brow enhancer. Available at www.sephora.com
6. Paula Dorf 2+1 For Eyes. A highlighter, midtone and contour shade in one. Available at www.pauladorf.com
7. Styli-Style Flat Liner 24. It lasts all day without budging. Available at www.cosmeticmall.com
8. Guerlain Divinora Protective Base For The Eyelids. Not only does this creamy dreamy formula prep the lids for shadow but hydrates as well. Available at www.nordstrom.com
9. M.A.C. Liquidlast Liner in “Disc Black”. This unique shade is sure to enhance any shade of eyes. Available at www.maccosmetics.com
10. Blinc Kiss Me Mascara. This mascara is truly incredible! It never flakes, fades or smudges. Available at www.sephora.com

Have a question you want Carmindy to answer? Email her at newsletter@carmindy.com

Cheyenne Simpson writes:
Every time I wear cream eye shadow it creases. How can I play with cream color without the mess?

Carmindy:
If cream shadow is being a pain try applying it in the right area where no crease occurs. Try using color creams on the lid only stopping short of the crease and for highlight shades under the brow only and the inside corners of the eyes. Use a powdered shadow in the crease area and this way your eyes will stay crease free but have that creamy look where you want it.

Mary Mulroney writes:
I’m 65 years old with blue eyes and my hair recently went from brown to totally grey. The brown and green eye shadows I have always used look heavy on my lids now. Do I have to give them up for good?

Carmindy:
The shades yes, the shadows no! You are simply using the wrong colors. As we age and our coloring changes we need to switch up our makeup. Play into your new coloring with lighter colors in a pressed eye shadow formulas. Choose midtone shades in taupe and grey to play up your beautiful coloring and black mascara will frame your pretty eyes.

Alexis Bravado writes:
Sometimes I feel like playing with false lashes but I’m only 16 and my mom thinks it’s too much. Is she right or can I play with these?

Carmindy:
At your lovely age skip the heavy artillery like falsies and opt for an easier look. Play up your eyes with a fun sparkling eye shadow swept across the lid or feather on colored mascara that compliments your eye color. This look will suit your adventurous nature and keep you looking fresh and not overdone.