Makeup Terms You Might Not Actually Know the Meaning Of
Transition Shade vs. Crease Color
Eye shadow can be a tricky thing that takes technique and lots of practice. The most common terms I hear people getting confused on are Transition Shade and Crease shade. A Transition Shade is a color just deeper then your skin that you apply to the crease and just above. This, as the name applies, helps provide a good base for the deeper crease color. Crease colors are the darker colors that deepen your eye look. These are applied in a more concentrated area versus the transition shade that gets applied to the crease and the surrounding area.
Lash Line vs. Waterline
Ok. This is pretty simple but I feel obligated to point it out. The area above your lashes is considered the lash line where the area closer to the eye or under your lashes is the waterline. Lash line liner is usually used to make the lashes look fuller and water line liner is typically used to intensify a look. Usually waterline line tends to make the eyes look a bit smaller. Some may want that look and others might want to stay far away from it. You can right line the waterline with snide or white color o make your eyes look even larger, but that is entirely a preference thing. A winged eyeljner is applied to the lash line and to the actuall lid and is a totally different technique altogether.
Bronzer vs. Contour
There can be a bit of cross over between these two things but for the most part they are very different. Bronzers are typically a warmer tone and are used to make your all over complexion seem a bit more....well bronzed. Contours are meant to really adjust the natural shape of the face. A true optical illusion. Things that are darker seem farther away and smaller whereas things that are lighter seem nearer and larger. Using this rule you can sculpt out your cheekbones, nose or any part of your face and even your body.
Highlighter vs. Brightener
Who doesn't want to look like they have brighter and glowing skin? Highlighters and skin Brighteners achieve just that, but in different ways. Highlighters usually have some shimmer and glow to them. Sometimes that shimmer is more like glitter and that's not my personal taste. Highlighters come in all kinds of shades and all kind of textures. Brighteners are much different. They are typically matte, pink or peachy toned, hydrating and meant for the under-eye area. These are used to, you guessed it, brighten the under eye area. These are not concealers. But they help concealers and foundations give a brighter complexion.
Inner Corner, Lid, Outer V, Brow Bone
So these are all areas of the eye that are referenced to in most eyeshadow tutorials. And it may seem pretty obvious to some, but I thrived on basic information like this when I was starting out. So i'm putting it out in the universe. The inner corner is the corner of your eye that is closest to your nose. Typically in makeup we lighten this area of the eye. This helps open up the face make your eyes look more awake. The lid is the area of the eye that is the most center and goes down to the lash line. Depending on what kind of look you are going for you may want to apply a dark color for some drama or just a light shimmer for a simple everyday look. We already talked about the crease, so we'll gloss over that. The Outer "V" is an where the crease meets the lash line. For very simple makeup you don't even work this area of the eye, just when doing "more" of an eye look will you need to know where this is. usually in very smoky looks this area gets darkened quite a lot, this achieves a deep and sultry look. The brow bone is the area directly underneath the eyebrow, and yes there is a bone there, typically this area gets highlighted with a matte cream or bone shade to separate the brows and your crease color. This creates definition while keeping your eyes bright.
Hope these help you out and I'm hoping you have a simply beautiful day.
Eye shadow can be a tricky thing that takes technique and lots of practice. The most common terms I hear people getting confused on are Transition Shade and Crease shade. A Transition Shade is a color just deeper then your skin that you apply to the crease and just above. This, as the name applies, helps provide a good base for the deeper crease color. Crease colors are the darker colors that deepen your eye look. These are applied in a more concentrated area versus the transition shade that gets applied to the crease and the surrounding area.
Lash Line vs. Waterline
Ok. This is pretty simple but I feel obligated to point it out. The area above your lashes is considered the lash line where the area closer to the eye or under your lashes is the waterline. Lash line liner is usually used to make the lashes look fuller and water line liner is typically used to intensify a look. Usually waterline line tends to make the eyes look a bit smaller. Some may want that look and others might want to stay far away from it. You can right line the waterline with snide or white color o make your eyes look even larger, but that is entirely a preference thing. A winged eyeljner is applied to the lash line and to the actuall lid and is a totally different technique altogether.
Bronzer vs. Contour
There can be a bit of cross over between these two things but for the most part they are very different. Bronzers are typically a warmer tone and are used to make your all over complexion seem a bit more....well bronzed. Contours are meant to really adjust the natural shape of the face. A true optical illusion. Things that are darker seem farther away and smaller whereas things that are lighter seem nearer and larger. Using this rule you can sculpt out your cheekbones, nose or any part of your face and even your body.
Highlighter vs. Brightener
Who doesn't want to look like they have brighter and glowing skin? Highlighters and skin Brighteners achieve just that, but in different ways. Highlighters usually have some shimmer and glow to them. Sometimes that shimmer is more like glitter and that's not my personal taste. Highlighters come in all kinds of shades and all kind of textures. Brighteners are much different. They are typically matte, pink or peachy toned, hydrating and meant for the under-eye area. These are used to, you guessed it, brighten the under eye area. These are not concealers. But they help concealers and foundations give a brighter complexion.
Inner Corner, Lid, Outer V, Brow Bone
So these are all areas of the eye that are referenced to in most eyeshadow tutorials. And it may seem pretty obvious to some, but I thrived on basic information like this when I was starting out. So i'm putting it out in the universe. The inner corner is the corner of your eye that is closest to your nose. Typically in makeup we lighten this area of the eye. This helps open up the face make your eyes look more awake. The lid is the area of the eye that is the most center and goes down to the lash line. Depending on what kind of look you are going for you may want to apply a dark color for some drama or just a light shimmer for a simple everyday look. We already talked about the crease, so we'll gloss over that. The Outer "V" is an where the crease meets the lash line. For very simple makeup you don't even work this area of the eye, just when doing "more" of an eye look will you need to know where this is. usually in very smoky looks this area gets darkened quite a lot, this achieves a deep and sultry look. The brow bone is the area directly underneath the eyebrow, and yes there is a bone there, typically this area gets highlighted with a matte cream or bone shade to separate the brows and your crease color. This creates definition while keeping your eyes bright.
Hope these help you out and I'm hoping you have a simply beautiful day.
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