If you have hooded eyes and have been struggling to get your eye makeup done right, this tutorial is meant for you! This elaborate step-by-step guide is not your typical, overly complicated makeup tutorial.

This is an easy 'HONEST' hooded eye tutorial, designed to simplify the process, teach useful tricks, and help you enjoy a flawless makeup experience.

Why the 'honest' adjective, you may ask? Well, the answer is simple. Often, makeup tutorials target those with 'ideal' eye shapes, leaving a majority of women who possess different eye shapes feeling left out or doubting their beauty. This tutorial aims to debunk such misconceptions. It sheds light on the fact that preferences vary and that all eye shapes have their unique appeal.

With the right techniques, anyone can achieve the desired look.

Starting with the basics, hooded eyes refer to eyes with an extra layer of skin that droops over the crease, causing the lid to appear smaller. Celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Blake Lively, and Taylor Swift all have hooded eyes, and they carry off their eye makeup stunningly.

Now, put your fears aside; this tutorial is going to be full of helpful tricks to enhance your beautiful hooded eyes. Your eyelids are like a canvas, and it's time to harness the artist in you and create something beautiful.

Getting Started:

The key to flawless makeup is starting with a clean, fresh face. Remember, this gives you the perfect canvas to work on. Apply a primer on your eyelids. This will ensure that your eye makeup lasts longer and won't crease. It’s recommended you stick to matte eyeshadows. Why? Shimmer attracts light, highlighting the area it’s applied to. We need to create depth in the crease, so using matte eyeshadows is ideal.

After priming, apply a transition shade slightly above your natural crease and extend it outward beyond the outer corner of the eye. This will create an illusion of a higher eyebrow bone and a more open eye.

Using matte, darker shadow, trace along your eyelid, following your eye socket’s natural crease. Blend it outward to create a shadow and a more defined crease. This will give your eyes depth and make them pop.

Finishing Touches:

Avoid heavy eyeliner. Instead, apply a thin line close to your eyelashes.

This trick will not only make your eyes seem wider but also show more of your lid. With your eyeliner, make sure to extend it out slightly and upwards to lift the eyes.

Masquerade your hood instead of trying to fold it away. A little highlighter underneath the brow bone to lift the eye, lightly in the inner corner of the eye to wake them up is the perfect camouflage. Do not go overboard on lower lash mascara as it can create darkness and weigh down your bright and open eyes.

Ultimately, applying makeup to hooded eyes is about understanding your unique eye shape and using techniques that enhance your features.

Therefore, the key is patience, practice, and persistence. Do not fret if you feel you have messed up the first few times. Trust me when I say, every pro was once a beginner.

Like everything else, technology has changed the way we learn makeup too. Watching YouTube tutorials, repeated pausing, and practical application can be a great way to advance your makeup application skills. Remember to have fun whilst learning.

After all, makeup is all about experimentation and personal satisfaction.

Applying makeup to hooded eyes doesn't mean you are limited on your looks; it means you have just found more interesting ways to rock those hoods. So chin up, eyes forward, and arm yourself with your makeup brush. It's time to discover the beauty waiting to be revealed.