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What’s a Hooded Eye & the Makeup Solution For It

This common eye shape could be the reason you aren't seeing your eyeshadow.

Disappearing shadow, melting eye, punched-in-the-eye! Oh my! Let’s avoid these looks.

Dressing Your Truth Makeup Expert Anna K and Type 4 Expert Kalista demonstrate how to know if your eye is hooded. Then, you’ll learn the shadow and contouring tricks to get the most gorgeous eyes possible.

Anna K shows you step-by-step how to create this look for yourself using a light, a medium, and a dark color of eyeshadow in your own Type’s makeup colors.

Watch the video for other little nuggets of info like, an expert application tip at the 3:45 mark, what your “tight line” is, and where your brows should end!

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4 Comments

  1. “She wore blue velvet…” An old song in case you didn’t know. T4 Blue Velvet shadow reminded me of it. I have droopy upper eyelids thanks to age. Looking forward to trying this technique.

  2. Thank you! I’ve been looking for makeup tricks for hooded eyes, and this is the perfect example with SO many tips (and the reasons why)! I’ve heard of the “upward V” called a “7” which really helps me understand how much upward motion to use when applying the darkest color. Thank You!

  3. Thank you so much for this! I just wear eyeliner because when I try to use eye shadow it either disappears or looks like I didn’t get enough sleep! I now look forward to trying eye shadow again.

    On another note – Kalista I would love to know where you got your sweater!! And the name of your lipstick please. You look gorgeous!!!

  4. Kalista does NOT have hooded eyes, are you kidding me? If your lashline/eyeliner doesn’t LITERALLY touch your eye hood, it’s not a hooded eye. If Kalista’s eyes are “hooded”, then literally everyone’s eyes are hooded. Do a tutorial with someone who actually has hooded eyes. Like an Asian woman for example. THAT is an eye makeup tutorial that would actually be helpful for those of us with hooded eyes.

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