• Give a Gift
  • Customer Service
  • Promotions
  • Videos
  • Blogs
  • Win
  • Free Games

You Bet Size Matters

Big eyes, hair, and lips don't only exist in the realm of make-believe. Here, how to make your beauty fantasies come true

Big Beauty Trends: Eyes

Photo Credit: Greg Delves

Special Offer

MY, WHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE

For easy enlargement, choose shadows that make your eye color pop--think tone-on-tone or contrasting--and avoid going too dark or smoky, says Carolina Gonzalez, the makeup artist who created the looks here. Apply shadow with a subtle touch, up to but not covering your browbone. More of a makeup novice? Gonzalez recommends using a soft eyeliner pencil instead of shadow near your lashline, then smudging it with a Q-Tip. And last but not least, emphasize your lashes; whether they're real or fake, curl them, then swipe mascara onto uppers and lowers. Used on model: L'Oréal HIP High Intensity Pigments Pure Pigment Shadow Stick in Mesmerizing and Prescriptives Lash Envy Volumizing Mascara.

Advertisement
Giveaway-a-day
Win tea from Village Tea Company!

Win tea from Village Tea Company!

Enter Now
Latest blog entries
  • Dubious Beauty Trend: Tanning Injections

    British belles desperate for a glow are seeking in-salon injections of the illegal drug Melanotan. 07/06/09

  • When Differences Become Our Strength

    As a reminder, I am traveling for one week in Dhaka with Americans for UNFPA and Deni Robey, Vice President of Public Affairs. I will meet the 2009 Americans for UNFPA International Honoree for the Health and Dignity of Women Monira Rahman who founded the 07/06/09

  • Fun At The Urologist II: Do I Need A Sex Therapist?

    Like any painful experience, the Urology ordeal taught me about myself and I was even "prescribed" something.  Here is what I learned:   Oh, The Person I Could Be   The awkward moments started immediately after my appointments were... 07/06/09

  • Would You Wear A Shirt That Says "I'm Trying to Flirt More"?

    I'm wondering if it would be insane to use myself as a human billboard, announcing my flirtatious ambitions. 07/06/09

  • Fun At The Urologist

    The things we go through to some day have babies...   My recent experience may compare with the gyno visit for a woman with its awkward moments.  I had chemo to treat testicular cancer, which may have damaged my fertility.  Since the... 07/05/09

  • See all blogs
Marie Claire On The Go
  • Start receiving the day's headlines from topics you choose and get the latest posts from our bloggers. Sign up for RSS feeds now.

  • Take Marie Claire with you everywhere you go. Our mobile site has the latest 'it' items of the season. Including: Blogs, Hair & Beauty, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Horoscopes and so much more!

    Here's how:

    1. Start a mobile session on your phone
    2. type m.marieclaire.com into your browser
    3. that's it!

  • In Every Issue:
    The one-stop shop
    for the very best in
    fashion & beauty


    Give a Gift
    Customer Service
    Marie Claire Magazine
Favorite Tools
Virtual Salon

Upload your photo and give yourself a complete makeover instantly!

Enter now
More From Hair & Beauty Articles
new beauty products
This Month's Best Beauty Buys

Our picks for the month.

pale skinned celebrities
15 Years of Celebrity Skincare

From stars peddling zit zappers and foundations to tanorexics and bronzer-phobes, here's how we put our best face forward.

model with long blond hair
The 5 New Rules of Beauty

You know that heavy foundation and helmet hair are old-school, but the beauty world never stops evolving. And luckily, it's headed in a more natural, easier-to-master direction. Here, the latest ways to look your best.

Special Offer