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   Eleni
   2017-07-31

   This is so interesting Charlotta, loved reading about the techniques involved in shaping the eye. Your sister is beautiful!
   http://www.rougenapples.com

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      Charlotta Takkula
      2017-08-08

      Thank you! I think it’s fascinating too. 🙂

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   Amy
   2017-07-31

   Loved this, it’s so important to get the right shape for your eye and I have to admit I don’t always focus on that enough. Your sister is beautiful and wow do you look alike! When I saw your post I initially thought you had changed your hair.

   Amy – https://amyevans.co.uk

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      Charlotta Takkula
      2017-08-08

      Thank you! Haha I feel like we used to look more alike before, but not anymore. 😀 She is gorgeous as are all of my sisters <3

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   Yiota
   2017-08-08

   Wow it’s really interesting to know new techniques since I always hated my big round eyes and I always added eyeliner in my waterline to make them appear smaller. Your sister is a beautiful lady and I also love her eyebrows, they are so perfect!! x
   Yiota
   pinkdaisyloves.blogspot.com

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      Charlotta Takkula
      2017-08-08

      Yeah isn’t it? Thank you 🙂

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   Queenie
   2019-04-24

   Thank you for the tutorial. It’s easy to understand and much appreciated. Your sister is beautiful as are you.

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      Charlotta Takkula
      2019-04-25

      Thank you, glad you found it helpful!

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   Teril
   2021-05-02

   Hello! I just found your site after searching for “makeup ideas for round eyes” as it’s a struggle for me and my very round, very hooded, bulging eyes. I’m glad to have found this post and intend to use the tips I see here.

   If I may, I’d like to share an additional solution for eyes like these (well, for eyes that are round and/or droop downward at the outer corners): Many years ago (I’ll estimate mid-2000s), I received several beauty magazines by mail, and in one I stumbled across a great way to help round eyes. I *think* it was an issue of Allure with a closeup face shot of Jennifer Anniston on the cover (and her eyes IMO are rounded; regardless of exactly how we’d describe her eye shape, it was relevant to me as mine are similar…round and slightly drooping at the outer corners). Since it was a closeup, I was able to study her eye makeup…and I saw the “thing” that turned into my best makeup hack and I still use to this day. I don’t know how best to describe it, except that IMO all of the makeup on the upper lid (including tight eyeliner on upper lash line) was entirely separated from makeup used on the lower lid/lash line via a seemingly deliberate narrow, short diagonal swipe of a very light color at the outer corner of the eye. Like, do your UPPER eyeliner (including a small cat eye flick SLIGHTLY ABOVE the actual outer edge of the eye); work your preferred shadows on the upper lid alone, being careful to stay at or above this cat eye flick; then carefully applying liner and or color to the lower lash line, NOT smudging it all the way up to the base of the upper lid cat eye line but INSTEAD stopping at or slightly below the spot at the eye corner where you’d normally connect with the cat eye line…in other words create whatever line or smudge you want on the lower lashes but NOT drawing/smudging it all the way up to the upper-lid cat eye flick…that cat eye flick and your lower eye should NEVER meet at the outer eye corner. Instead, you’ll take the soft pointed end of an applicator or brush that has your chosen bright light color (if you use a similar color right under your brows for dimension, I’d recommend this color; if not, some light and bright product *with staying power*) and place that applicator right at the outer corner of your eye, then pull diagonally up and outwards towards the temple. And never connect the upper lid color/shadow/liner to that on the lower eye. Think about that bright diagonal swipe as a border that you can’t cross.

   I’ve used this many, many (if not hundreds of) times since I got that magazine. I’ve never drawn a dark eyeliner circle completely (or even partially if near my outer eye) since then. I don’t do dark/heavier eye much (I LOVE the look of any smudgy smoky color from crazy bold to work-appropriate or casual but I have a damaged tear duct and thus watery eye and frequent blinking; EVERY eye product smudges under these circumstances…EVERY one) and I miss it, but when I do I still instinctively use this technique to “break up” the round shape of my eyes. Even with relatively lighter shadow colours, it works and it’s worth doing.
   Now I’m going to search for that Allure (or Marie Claire, not sure) cover shot from so many years ago .

   Early edit: I can’t find that magazine cover pic regardless of trying. I know it existed, and I know it was mid-ish 2000s. But that’s it.

   I hope I explained this well in a way that any of you can try it. I’m not the best at that. Thanks for reading.

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      Charlotta Takkula
      2021-05-03

      Hi and thank you so much for commenting! That’s a great trick and I know what you mean. Maybe I should do my version of it here and do a little tutorial.. :>

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   Dione
   2023-03-17

   Hello, I have a quick question. I have the exact same eye color as your sister, but I am struggling with finding colors that makes it stand out. Do you by any chance know any.
   It’s very hard to find this eye color online, cause you mostly just get those really light blue/ grey eyes when you search for it.

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      Charlotta Takkula
      2023-03-17

      Hey! I think orange bronze colors really look nice on that eye color. It’s a nice contrast. And then also I would suggest trying pink!

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