Bright Eyes

Strong shadow isn't just for the catwalks. Here's how to wear it your way…
Top Five Colour Rules…
Never use more than two shades together unless they're lighter and darker tones of the same colour. Before you start, use a little primer or foundation on your lids to cover any red or blue tinges – which can distort the true colour of your eye shadow – and also to help the colour stay in place. Steer clear of wearing reds and pinks near your lash line – they'll make your eyes look bloodshot. Use a separate brush for each coloured shadow and another to blend – this will stop the shades looking muddy. Keep the rest of your make-up simple. Avoid strong colours on your lips and go for a caramel-toned blush that will flatter whatever colour you choose.

Eye Health Tips

Simple Tips for Healthy Eyes

Your eyes are an important part of your health. There are many things you can do to keep them healthy and make sure you are seeing your best. Follow these simple steps for maintaining healthy eyes well into your golden years.
Have a comprehensive dilated eye exam. You might think your vision is fine or that your eyes are healthy, but visiting your eye care professional for a comprehensive dilated eye exam is the only way to really be sure. When it comes to common vision problems, some people don’t realize they could see better with glasses or contact lenses. In addition, many common eye diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and age-related macular degeneration often have no warning signs. A dilated eye exam is the only way to detect these diseases in their early stages.
During a comprehensive dilated eye exam, your eye care professional places drops in your eyes to dilate, or widen, the pupil to allow more light to enter the eye the same way an open door lets more light into a dark room. This enables your eye care professional to get a good look at the back of the eyes and examine them for any signs of damage or disease. Your eye care professional is the only one who can determine if your eyes are healthy and if you’re seeing your best.
Know your family’s eye health history. Talk to your family members about their eye health history. It’s important to know if anyone has been diagnosed with a disease or condition since many are hereditary. This will help to determine if you are at higher risk for developing an eye disease or condition.
Eat right to protect your sight. You’ve heard carrots are good for your eyes. But eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, particularly dark leafy greens such as spinach, kale, or collard greens is important for keeping your eyes healthy, too.ⁱ Research has also shown there are eye health benefits from eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut.
Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing diabetes and other systemic conditions, which can lead to vision loss, such as diabetic eye disease or glaucoma. If you are having trouble maintaining a healthy weight, talk to your doctor.
Wear protective eyewear. Wear protective eyewear when playing sports or doing activities around the home. Protective eyewear includes safety glasses and goggles, safety shields, and eye guards specially designed to provide the correct protection for a certain activity. Most protective eyewear lenses are made of polycarbonate, which is 10 times stronger than other plastics. Many eye care providers sell protective eyewear, as do some sporting goods stores.
Quit smoking or never start. Smoking is as bad for your eyes as it is for the rest of your body. Research has linked smoking to an increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and optic nerve damage, all of which can lead to blindness.^{ii, iii}
Be cool and wear your shades. Sunglasses are a great fashion accessory, but their most important job is to protect your eyes from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. When purchasing sunglasses, look for ones that block out 99 to 100 percent of both UV-A and UV-B radiation.
Give your eyes a rest. If you spend a lot of time at the computer or focusing on any one thing, you sometimes forget to blink and your eyes can get fatigued. Try the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look away about 20 feet in front of you for 20 seconds. This can help reduce eyestrain.
Clean your hands and your contact lenses—properly. To avoid the risk of infection, always wash your hands thoroughly before putting in or taking out your contact lenses. Make sure to disinfect contact lenses as instructed and replace them as appropriate.
Practice workplace eye safety. Employers are required to provide a safe work environment. When protective eyewear is required as a part of your job, make a habit of wearing the appropriate type at all times and encourage your coworkers to do the same.

All Eyes On You

Learn how to apply colours, which ones to wear when, and discover the shades that will complete each look

Strata
Strata is a palette of classic neutral shades such as dark brown, warm medium brown and silky pinkish beige.
How To Use
• Apply the beige shade all over the upper eyelid up to the brow bone. Also apply it along the lower eyelid.
• Sweep the medium brown shade over upper eyelids, going over the crease.
• Roughly outline the upper eyelid with the dark brown shade to intensify the upper eyelid contour.
• Apply the same dark brown shade along the lower lashline as well.
Suitability
Great for creating a subtle, smouldering look either during daytime or at night. Suits fair and medium skin tones best.
Complemented By
Use a brown eyeliner pencil on the upper lashline for grater eye definition.
Tropicalia
Tropicalia is a palette of playful colours such as hot pink, acid green and luminous yellow.
How To Use
• Apply the green shade broadly over the upper eyelid. Apply the shadow cleanly under the eyes as well.
• Next apply the yellow shade around the outline of the upper eyelids to the outside of the crease. Blend well.
• Finally, sweep the pink shade over the upper eyelid contour to intensify the area.
Suitability
Great as daytime wear to create a refreshing and elevating mood. Women with a youthful spirit can use all three colours together, but those looking for more mature sophistication can skin the pink. Suits all skin tones.
Complemented By
For even better eye definition apply black eyeliner along the upper lashline, and then swathe the lashes in black mascara. For the lips, go for shades of dark rose or pink.
Boudoir
Boudoir is a palette of sensual pinks such as deep velvety rose, bright shimmering pink and pale powder pink.
How To Use
• Sweep the lightest pink shade all over the upper eyelid extending up to the brow bone. Apply a little of this pale pink shade under the eyes as well.
• Apply the medium pink shade on the upper eyelid contour extending way outside the crease. Blend well.
• Finally lend depth to the eyelid contours by applying the deep rose pink shade.
Suitability
Ideal as daytime make-up for a fun morning. Suits fair skin tones best.
Complemented By
Go for a lip colour in deep rose or any shade of pink.
Jungle
Jungle is a harmonious palette of lush green such as deep glossy green, bright leaf green and pale silvery green.
How To Use
• Apply the silvery green shade all over the upper eyelid up to the brow bone. Apply it along the lower lash line as well.
• Now apply medium leaf green shade over the eye contours, extending it beyond the crease. Blend well.
• Next apply the medium green shade along the lower lashline. Finally, sweep the glossy deep green shadow over the eyelid contours.
Suitability
Works fine as a daytime make-up look for an outdoor event or as a dramatic evening look. Looks good on all skin tones.
Complemented By
Natural beige-pink lip colour goes perfectly with the succulent green shade of eyes.
Opera
Opera is a trio of unusual yet harmonising contrasts like bright sky blue, pale gold and deep bronze.
How To Use
• Apply the blue shade all over the upper eyelid, up to the brow bone. Then using another brush apply the pale gold shade only to the upper eyelid contours.
• Now apply the bronze-brown shade from the outer corner of the eye and blend in along the crease to give it a deeper effect.
• Apply the bronze-brown shade along the lower lash line.
Suitability
Great for a sophisticated, formal evening look. Suits all skin tones.
Complemented By
A dark brown eyeliner pencil along the upper lashline. The complementing lip colour for this look is a natural rosy pink.
Snow Shadow
Snow Shadow is a beautiful combination of deep indigo blue, silver grey and snow-white shades.
How To Use
• Take the white shade and apply it broadly over the upper eyelid up to the eyebrows and along the lower lashline.
• Now apply the medium grey shade over the upper eyelid extending way outside the eye crease area.
• Finally, intensify the eye contour area with the dark blue shade applying it only up to the crease. Blend well with the previously applied shade.
Suitability
Works both as an intense evening look or even as a smouldering day make-up look. Looks good on fair and medium skin tones.
Complemented By
Define eyes with a black eye liner on the upper eyelid (optional) and finish the look with black mascara. Lipsticks in pink and rose shades complement this look well.
Fire
Fire is a trio featuring deep charcoal black with bright flaming orange and pale grey shades.
How To Use
• Apply black shadow cleanly all over the upper eyelid contour do not go beyond the crease. Apply black shadow on the lower eyelid as well.
• Then apply orange shadow with another brush straight on to the black colour, extending way outside the crease to leave a clear orange halo outside the black contour.
• Sweep the grey shadow just under the eyebrows to finish.
Suitability
Ideal for an evening make-up look, suits all skin tones.
Complemented By
A thin black eyeliner on the upper lashline and a generous coat of black mascara.

Ready, Steady, Go!

When you're racing to get out of the door in the morning every second counts. These quick tricks will help you beat the clock. From the perfect pout to a smokey eye, nothing is impossible if you follow our step-by-step make-up guide

Get ready in…

1 Minute
(60 seconds)
1. Moisturise
Dab a tinted moisturiser over your face and neck as your make-up base.
Time: 20 seconds
2. Voluminous Lashes
Apply mascara only to your upper lashes, using quick movements and wiggling the wand as you swathe the lashes in pigment so that they don't clump together.
Time: 20 seconds
3. Lip And Cheek Tint
Quickly apply a lip and cheek tint by dotting it over your cheeks and lips. Rub and blend and you've managed a rosy blush and shiny lips in a matter of a few seconds.
Time: 20 seconds
2 Minutes
(120 seconds)
1. Daytime Base
Squeeze a small drop of foundation on your palm, then rub well between both hands, as you would with a moisturiser, then dab all over your face, blending smoothly as you go. The effect is that of a flawless tinted moisturiser, a subtle base that will be ideal for light daytime make-up.
Time: 30 seconds
2. Smokey Eyes
Take a coloured eye pencil crayon and draw a thick line along the upper eyelids. Smudge the outer edges slightly with your fingertips and quickly blend it over the eyelid contour.
Time: 1 minute
3. Matte Mouth
Line your lips with a soft matte lip pencil, then fill in the centre with a few soft strokes of the same lip pencil.
Time: 30 seconds
3 Minutes
(180 seconds)
1. Defined Eyes
Quickly rub a neutral, satin shade of eye-shadow over the upper eyelids with your fingertips. Draw a thick line along the upper eyelids with a dark brown eye pencil flicking slightly at the edges. Finish off with a black kohl pencil along the lower lashline.
Time: 80 seconds
2. Contour The Cheeks
Take a bronzer stick and rub a little of the shimmery product on your fingers. Blend well in upward movements along your cheeks. Step back, check the effect and blend more if needed. That's a subtle bronzed effect in less then 60 seconds.
Time: 60 seconds
3. The Perfect Pout
Roughly outline your lips with a neutral beige lip pencil, purse lips together and dab a drop of voluminising lipgloss in the centre.
Time: 40 seconds