Quote from: AnamethatstartswithE on June 03, 2018, 12:00:15 PM
Yeah, I tried following the contour of my eye socket, but apparently my eye sockets are asymmetric. I've found that my eyes tend to dominate my face, so the eyeliner is what I've been focusing on,. The top part of my eye sockets has such a sharp angle, I don't think shadow would do anything.
Rather than following the crease of your eye, follow the shape of your eye lashes. Basically, your "wings" will become the shadow cast by your eyelashes (after they're curled). And you'll go a little thicker than you have them currently, so they are more than a tiny line when your eyes are open. I also have "hooded eyes". Going thicker on the wing gives a more pleasing result. I would also suggest only lining the top lashline. Doing the bottoms usually minimizes your eyes and makes your face look bigger in proportion. Opposite the desired result.
Another suggestion is to look at your eyelashes when curled, and with your eyes open and split the difference between the left and right eye to get the wings symmetrical on both sides and make the asymmetry less notable. Keeping with the above advice of making the wings a shadow of your eyelashes. Eyes are always sisters, never twins... so a little variation isn't a big deal. With all the scar tissue on my right eye, I draw it to match my left so it's camouflaged.
On eyeshadow, the eyelid won't show until you blink. So, while you don't think people see it, in reality it's visible because you blink and move those eyelids in every facial expression. So you will be able to show off your shading skills. Now brow bone shading is where you make your money with the eyeshadow when you have hooded eyes. It's noticeable all the time. I like a cream color to bring out my eyes and give a little more accent to my brows.
I hope it helps, and look forward to hearing how it goes.
