Want bigger eyes? Arm yourself with these handy tricks to get doe-like peepers

Want bigger eyes?

Arm yourself with these handy tricks to get doe-like peepers

    Big, doe-like beguiling eyes. That is how most books and movies introduce the leading lady, making us go green with envy. Even if trends change our fascination with big eyes never seems to end. Not everyone is blessed with such eyes, but that doesn’t mean you can’t cheat. Here’s how you can open up your eyes and make them look bigger and wider than they are: 

CURLING YOUR LASHES
    You want to open up your eyes? Curl your eyelashes. Clamp your lashes in an eyelash curler at the base, hold for a few seconds and release. Move the curler away from the base, clamp, hold and release. Do this till you reach the tips of your lashes. This trick makes lashes look naturally curled. 

THE POWER OF WHITE Placing a little white eye shadow in the inner corners of your eyes makes them look wider and opens them up. However, white shadow looks stark and is best left to the runways. Try an eye shadow or pencil in silvery white or pale gold instead. It works as well and is way more subtle. 

 
BRIGHT, PEPPY COLOURS INSTEAD OF BLACK
    Dark eye shadows, heavily done up eyes make them look smaller. However, this should in no way mean you have to give the smokey eye look a miss. Try using metallic colours like copper, bronze, silverygrey instead of going for stark black or brown. You might also want to try bright colours like neons which are all the rage right now and open up your eyes greatly. It also makes you look fresh and wide-eyed. 

LINE ’EM PEEPERS
    Girls, there’s no other way to go about this but you will just have to break away from the habit of all over eyeliner. Firstly, black is a harsh colour. Using it to line your eyes above and under the lashes makes your eyes look smaller. If you must, try smudging the lines to create a softer, dreamier look. Also, make sure to line only the outer corner of the eyes. Keep the line in the inner corners as thin as possible. Thin lines or barely-there liner in the inner corners creates the illusion of wide-set eyes. Secondly, do away with black altogether and opt for colours like blue, brown, grey, green, purple, etc which soften your look. It looks fresh and has a young vibe. 

CONSIDER USING FALSIES
    You might not have big eyes, but having lush, long eyelashes in itself is a blessing. Sparse eyelashes make the biggest eyes look barren. Long, intense lashes look dreamy and also tend to make your eyes look bigger than they are. If the thought of using false lashes, makes you uncomfortable, use a few individual lashes (easily available at most beauty stores) just on the outer corners of your eyes. This opens them up and is way better than using falsies all along your eyes.
Nobody is born with all the right features. While going under the knife should not always be the answer, makeup is something you can always rely on. It’s cheaper and easier on the pocket. Trial and error is the key to success. 

 
TAME THOSE BROWS
    If eyes are the windows to the soul, then eyebrows are the window frames. Get your eyebrows shaped or at least get the errant strands plucked out. Brush them up and out and set them with a swipe of clear mascara to open up your face.