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BRUSH BASICS

TUTORIAL + PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMY NADINE, GRAPHIC DESIGN BY EUNICE CHUN

A lot of us never think about how we use our eye shadow brushes. And maybe you’re already using it this way subconsciously! But just in case, here’s a guideline to remember. There are five sides to a brush: the tip, two long sides and two flat sides. This is how I love to use them:

• Use the LONG SIDE to shade the contour (crease).
• Use the TIP to go back and blend it back and forth.
• Use the FLAT SIDE to fill in the lid.

TOOLS:

• Your Favorite Eye Shadow Brush — Our top three favorites are this one ($$$), this one ($$) and this one ($).
• Your Favorite Eye Shadow Palette — Penelope is wearing this one ($$$) above but I also love this one ($$) and this one ($)!
• Mascara

STEPS:

1. Load up the LONG SIDE of the brush with the contour (darker) shade.
2. Trace the contour of the eye (the crease) with the LONG SIDE of the brush.
3. Now go back over the crease with the TIP of the brush and blend back and forth.
4. Fill up the FLAT SIDE of the brush with the lid (lighter) shade and fill in the lid space.
5. You can add liner (I didn’t) then coat the lashes with mascara.