Learning how to apply makeup to create dramatic, or soft eyes, is not the hard task many people sometimes think. Applying eyeshadow, takes a little time and the key secrets to gorgeous eye shadow is to blend, blend, blend...

For a bold eye shadow effect:

1. Apply black eye liner
   
2. Start by applying the eye shadow to the crease and blend down to the lid.
3. Apply the eye shadow directly over black eyeliner and blend up towards the crease. These two steps will create a dramatic graded bold effect to your eye lid.
4. Apply a lighter shade to the brow bone and blend.
5. Apply the eye shadow to the under eye lid.

For a subtle eye shadow effect:

1. Apply black eye liner in quite a wide line
   
2. Apply dark eye shadow over the eye liner and smudge and blend upwards towards the crease, this creates a graduated softening effect.
3. In the crease, apply a lighter eye shadow, blend this up and out from the crease to the brow bone. This will widen and lift the eye.

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