The Eyes are the Mirror to the Soul

"A person's thoughts can be ascertained by looking into his or her eyes."

Last evening, I was at the Shu Uemura's Beauty Art Make-Up Competition 2009 held at Vivo City to support my good pal, Amy Chow. Amy was one of the top eight finalists in the professional category competition. How nerve wrecking it must have been for the contestants to be given only 20 minutes to create their master piece! I was completely awed by each and every one of the think-out-of-the-box creations and the contestants' inspirations behind their splendid creations. The look is based on the theme, Mother Nature. The highlight of the event was when Mr Kakuyasu Uchiide, International Artistic Director of Shu Uemura conducted a live make-up demonstration on stage. Here are some of the highlights captured on film:

Amy and her muse








I observed that a lot of women here do not put on eye make-up. It takes effort and regular practices to be able to apply eye make-up beautifully for sure. I meet a lot of clients who shun away from eye make-up simply because they do not know how to apply eye shadow or they think it requires too much time. Well, there are lots of make-up courses available or you can always consult with the friendlier staff at the makeup counters like Bobbi Brown or MAC. Feel free to experiment with different products until you find one that suits your style and skincolour.                                

Let me share with you my own easy, quick tips on eye make-up:-

1)  If you are rushing for time, simply line your eyes with a pencil eyeliner and curl your lashes and you are good to go. Curling your lashes will make your eyes pop instantly.  

2) Sometimes I just use an eye base on my lid for some colour. Eye base is the secret to keeping your eyeshadow looking fresh and in place for hours. There is an array of neutral colours from Bobbi Brown. My favourite is "Burnished", a metallic copper.

3) To open up your eyes, use a white eyeliner on the inner corner of your eye and blend it softly with a black or brown eyeliner depending on the colour of your eyes.

4) If your eyes are set far apart, you can bring them closer by drawing a thick line on the inner corner of your eye and narrowing it towards the outer corner of the eye. Do the opposite if your eyes are set too closely i.e. start with a thinner line in the inner corner and thicken the line as you draw the outer corners of the eyes.

 5) Look for eye pencils that are soft and smudgy to achieve a natural look.
Remember, the purpose of eye make-up is to enhance your eyes so that you can appear to be more expressive when communicating with others. After all, the eyes are the mirrors to your soul!