Eye Shadow Makeup for Downturned Corners
This is part 2 for eye shadow makeup for downturned corners. If you haven’t read the steps for part 1 or the eye makeup supplies needed, check out those pages before continuing. (It’s OK; I’ll wait for you.) 
Straightening the Outer Corners of Your Eyes
Now is where you will correct those corners. Let me warn you; it might take you a few times to get this technique down. (Either that or I am a slow learner.) Just relax, slow down and practice however many times you need, until it becomes second nature to you.
You can see that my eyes at this point are looking better, but they still sag a bit. Here’s where the magic comes in, and it’s called eye liner.
What you want to do is draw a very fine line from about the inner edge of your pupil, and then thicken the line gradually as it moves outward towards the outer corner.
Take your time with this; it might be a bit trickey at first, but it’s super-easy once you get used to it.
Next, you want to line under your eye. This time start a thin line from about the middle of your pupil and follow it up to the corner. Then once you get to the corner, you want to flick it up just a bit. So instead of going straight out, you want to gently turn it up.
Looking better already! Now for the final step(s) you want to use an eyelash curler (optional) and mascara. If you’ve never used an eyelash curler before, skip the curler for now. I’m showing you what this looks like without the eyelash curler.
Give yourself a nice light coat of mascara. You can use the standard wiggle at the base then brush up, or you can hold the wand at the base of your lashes then close your eye — like you’re blinking against the mascara wand. Just be very careful when trying this for the first time; you don’t want mascara in your eye.
Let the mascara dry a moment, then go back with a second coat and concentrate on the outer corner, to lift those lashes up some.
As a final step, run the very tip of your mascara wand over the very tips of your lower lashes.
Ta-da! The final look.
And lest you forget, here’s what I looked like when I started.
(Yikes! That’s scary! But it also goes to show you what a little makeup can do for turning back the clock. And trust me; I am not a professional makeup artist!)
Here Are The Supplies I Used
Now if you’re wondering what I used for supplies, here they are:
Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Eye Shadows: These are all from Bare Escentuals (Bare Minerals) — colors are Smoke for the lid color, Winter White for the highlighter and Nurture for the liner.
Mascara: Bare Minerals Flawless Definition in black
Brushes: tapered shadow brush, soft focus shadow brush and liner brush.
If you don’t already have any eye shadow brushes, rather than buy them separately, why not get a set? It’s usually a bit less expensive that way. Here’s a Bare Escentuals brush set that is nice, as well as one that is less expensive but decent.
Obviously, you can use whatever products you have on hand, but I really do suggest that you invest in a nice set of eye makeup brushes; they make all the difference when it comes to both precision and a lovely, soft look.
And if you really want a great money-saving deal, get a Bare Escentuals Get Started Eye Kit. Actually, the colors I used are from the “fair” set, but the same general tones (highlight, lid and liner) come with each kit. For the price of a nice set of eye makeup brushes, you get the brushes and the makeup.
