How To Make Small Eyes Appear Bigger

Every eye shape is fabulous in its way, be it round, almond, hooded, upturned, or downturned shape. You can also make small eyes appear bigger by reading this guide on how to make your eyes look bigger and following the steps.

Larger eyes make you appear attractive. As a result, appealing eyes often get compliments. Unfortunately, not everyone has big eyes, but we can create an illusion by using trusted eye makeup products and techniques.

This article provides you with a complete step-by-step guide and some useful tips that help smaller eyes appear bigger. Keep scrolling!

Keep In Mind

• Right Care: Right Care Use hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and an under-eye cream to hydrate and brighten the skin under the eyes.
• Avoid: Right Care Thick eyeliner lines can make your eyes look even smaller.
• False Lashes: Right Care Using them at the outer corners of the eyes can make the eyes look bigger.
• Highlight: Right Care Brow bone highlights can make your eyes look bigger.
• Color: Right Care Choose an eyeliner hue that matches your skin tone as really dark eyeliners can make your eyes look smaller than they are.

How To Make Small Eyes Look Bigger?

Discover pro makeup tips that will help accentuate your natural beauty and manage the unique shape of your eyes so look your best!

1. Praise Those Eyebrows

The brows make all the difference. Take a trip to the salon at frequent intervals, and keep the brows in good shape. Follow the natural shape of your eyes.

For those who want to keep their brows bold, bear in mind that you have to maximize the space you have so that it creates an illusion of bigger-looking eyes. Bold, thick, and beautiful brows bring attention to the eyes. The difference between natural brows and over-tweezed arches is that the natural ones make one look more innocent, while the latter makes you appear older. Proper eyebrow shaping can give your eyes an enhanced look. Take your time to assess the look while shaping to stick to the natural brow line.

Pro Tip: To get those full and expressive brows, brush them up with clear brow mascara.

2. Say Goodbye To Puffiness

The key to gorgeous eyes is by pampering them right, every day. The swollen skin around the eyes can make them look tiny. Here is how you can reduce puffiness around the eyes.

• Get enough sleep
• Wash your face with cold water often
• Place used cold teabags over the eyes as the tannins present in tea tighten the skin
• Reduce salt intake
• Eye exercises

Quick Tip

Try to sleep keeping a couple of pillows under your head to prevent fluid from settling under the eyes.

3. Say No To Under Eye Dark Circles

Using a brightening concealer to cover up the dark circles will not make your eyes look bigger, but at least, the dark circles will not draw attention to them when someone is looking at your eyes. So, this step is really important.

Color correct your blemishes and dark circles with an illuminating concealer. Ensure you use a shade slightly lighter than your foundation to lift and enhance your look. We recommend the light and creamy YSL Touche Eclat and smooth MAC Pro Longwear Concealer, which is also a great cover-up for spots.

4. Light Neutral Colored Eye Shadow

Use neutral and light eyeshadows. Follow the rule of contouring. Light colors for the areas that you want the light to reflect and darker shades for the areas you want to push back. Using light colors at the center of the eyelids brings them forward. Pick up some product on a brush, tap the excess off and gently apply at the center of the eyelids.

Pro Tip: The shadow can be shimmery or of matte finish; it doesn’t matter as long as it is light in color.

5. Tightline The Upper Water Line

This is the step that makes a lot of difference. Use a black liner to tightline the upper water line. This gives the appearance of fuller lashes and helps to open up the eyes. I like to use the 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil by Urban Decay. The formula is amazing and it gives your eyelashes volume without doing much!

Quick Tip

You may also use an angled eyeliner brush and eyeshadow for this. While tightlining the upper waterline, you may use a Q-tip to hold your upper eyelid in place.

6. Lay Low With The Eyeliner

When using liner on the lower lash line, make sure to only apply it to the outer third. Use a smudger or a brush to soften it out. As for the eyelid, draw a line as close as you can to the lashes. You can create a tiny flick and gradually make it thicker at the end if you want to.

Also, avoid drawing ultra-thick eyeliner lines, especially around the inner corners, as this will highlight the original shape of your eyes and make them sink back into the lid. Leave the inner corner for highlighting, and start lining your eyelids from the middle to create an elongated illusion. Do not forget to blend the shimmery highlighting shade on the inner corners with the dark part of the eyeliner to create a gradient, eye-opening look. These tips on how to make your eyes look bigger with eyeliner will help brighten and open up your eyes, giving them a more vibrant appearance.

7. Curly, Fluttery Eyelashes

An eyelash curler is to women what a sports car is to men. For those big eyes, ensure that you fully cup the lashes in the curler closer to the roots. Our favorites are E.L.F. Studio Eyelash Curler and Sally Hansen La Cross Double Curl Eyelash Curler.

8. The Nude Effect

Most people think that the way to achieve big eyes is by loading up on black kohls or kajals. However, this is entirely the opposite. The dark black kajal actually makes the eyes appear smaller and boxed in. Considering the Indian skin tone, a white eye pencil may not be the most flattering one to use. The trick here is to go nude on your lower lash line. Try Bourjois Khol and Contour Eyeliner Pencil- 08 Rose Fantaisiste, or MAC Chromagraphic Pencil.

9. O’ Holy Mascara

The magic wand for makeup, a good mascara can make your eyes look bigger and thicker in no time. We suggest Clinique’s High Impact Mascara, and Maybelline Great Lash Mascara for that oomph factor. For those battable lashes and added glam, try applying three to four coats on the outer corners of the eye to create doe shaped eyes.

10. Contour The Crease

Contouring the crease helps in creating the illusion of deeper set eyes, which in turn, make them appear larger. Use a matte brown shade from the outer corner to the crease and blend well. When you’re going for an intense makeup look, you can contour slightly above your actual crease. Cover from the Naked Basics 2 palette by Urban Decay is a good shade for contouring.

11. Shimmer In The Inner Corner

Use a highlighter or a shimmery light eyeshadow in the inner corner. This adds a little something extra to your makeup look, and also helps you look awake. You can choose two ways of applying this.

• You can blend it out and give it a very sheen look. This makes you look fresh in a very natural way.
• Perhaps you’re looking for something more. Then, in that case, don’t blend it out. Doing this makes your eyes sparkle and is an easy way to compensate when you haven’t done much eye makeup.

12. Intensify With The Smokey Effect

Smokey eyes look gorgeous and dramatic, but most people think they make small eyes appear even smaller. The truth is, this style is extremely versatile and can make your small eyes look more pronounced and wider. The key to acing the smokey eye effect for small eyes is opting for dark brown or gray shades instead of your regular black. Make sure to keep the most pigmented part of the shadow lower on the lid and blend it well to make your eyes look gradient. Mastering these tips can help you achieve the perfect smokey eye makeup look that enhances the natural beauty of your small eyes.

13. Blend To The Brow

The key to achieving a stunning eyeshadow look depends on your blending ability and technique. If you have small and hooded eyes, blend the base shade of your eyeshadow past your crease and up to your brow bone. This technique creates the illusion of a bigger lid space, which opens up your eyes more. Make sure to use a lighter shade for this technique. If you are layering the base shade with a darker shade, avoid blending it past your crease to prevent your eye makeup from looking gaudy.

14. Brighten Your Waterline

To get that wide-awake look, pick a creamy eyeliner that goes smoothly on the waterline, and creates a seamless look. They leave no sharp edges and look less abrasive. Also, while applying eyeliner to the lower lash line or waterline gently pull the eyelid down to apply it precisely and get a more natural look. Choose light-colored liners like gold, white, or lavender instead of going for black, or brown.

These makeup techniques are adapted to the different shapes of eyes and are aimed at creating the illusion of smaller eyes as being more prominent. Moreover, understanding the unique characteristics of almond, hooded, and round eyes is also important. For example, almond-shaped eyes are versatile and can pull off almost everything. Hooded eyes benefit greatly from lifting and defining the crease. Round eyes can often be lengthened with the right application of eyeliner and shadow placement. Use these expert techniques and draw attention to your eyes – no matter how shaped, they will be a showstopper.

Apart from the above mentioned ways to make your eyes look bigger, there are some small tips that might help you to make sure that your eyes never look dull or tired and always look bright and big. Scroll down to know more!

Some More Tips To Make Your Eyes Look Bigger

• Try and avoid dark colors like blacks and grays.
• However, you can use soft browns for the crease.
• Don’t overload on the eyeliner. This only makes the eyes look smaller.
• Full lashes help to open up the eyes more so use mascara.
• You can also choose to apply false lashes.
• Use eye masks and gently massage the areas around the eyes to get rid of puffiness and water retention.
• Contact lenses enhance the natural eye color and can make it look wider with a more defined iris.
• If you have red eyes or if they are irritated, use eye drops. The redness can actually make them look smaller, and it isn’t healthy to leave them looking so red!

Plenty of people unintentionally make their eyes look even smaller with the wrong techniques or products. While it’s great to know these tricks to make your eyes look bigger, it is also important for one to learn about the common mistakes during application and how to fix them. Take a look!

Common Mistakes To Avoid While Doing Eye Makeup

When trying to make your eyes look bigger, you may end up making some mistakes instead. Here are some pointers on what to avoid and what to focus on:

• Avoid too much eyeliner as it can easily smudge and look chunky, making your eyes seem even smaller. Thin, precise lines are better.
• Trim your bushy brows up to avoid distraction around your eye area.
• Apply a light eyeshadow shade to the lid and inner corner of the eye. Dark shades make the eyes look smaller.
• Always apply primer to prevent the eyeshadow from creasing and fading.
• Don’t forget to apply the mascara to the lower lashes for a balanced, wide-eyed look.
• Use a brightening concealer to counter those dark circles under the eye.
• Do not line the entire eye, particularly the lower lash line as it may close off the eye area.
• Curl the eyelashes as they instantly open up the eyes.
• Using the wrong shade of white eyeliner will look unnatural. Opt for off-white for a better and elegant look.

Steer clear of these mistakes and you’ll be well on your way to creating the perfect illusion of bigger, brighter eyes that enhance your natural beauty.

Infographic: Key Points To Know To Make Small Eyes Appear Bigger

Thanks to the very many hacks that always trend on the internet in today’s day and age, big eyes are no longer just a desire. With a few simple steps here and there, everyone can flaunt some bright, beautiful, big eyes. To this end, we want to shed more light on some key points you must follow to achieve them. Check out the infographic below to know what they are.

Illustration: StyleCraze Design Team

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make my eyes look bigger without makeup?

A simple trick to make your eyes look bigger without makeup is to use an eyelash curler. The curled lashes will make your eyes look wider. Additionally, get enough sleep to rest your eyes and avoid puffiness. This will give your eyes a less squinty look.

What colors make your eyes look bigger?

Black is the usual choice to make your eyes look bigger. But you can work with brown shades to manage the depth and effect of the wider eyes.

How can I make my eyes look bigger and round?

You can make your eyes look bigger with easy eye makeup tips from this article. As for the roundness, you can count on a smart mascara hack. Instead of applying the mascara evenly, focus on the middle of your upper and lower lashes. The darkened middle lashes will create the illusion of roundness.

How do Asians make their eyes look bigger?

Besides the general big-eye makeup look, Asians use white, shimmery eyeliners and eyeshadows to brighten their eyes and make them look bigger. They also use double-eyelid tapes and glues to open up their eyes.

Illustration: Magical Makeup Tricks That Make Your Small Eyes Look Bigger!

Image: Stable Diffusion/StyleCraze Design Team

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