There are many makeup techniques.for eyes. Each of them emphasizes and makes them more expressive. One of the popular methods among girls and professional makeup artists is eye makeup "Loop".
What is this image
This name makeup received due to the linesdisplayed on the upper eyelid in the form of a loop. Sometimes it is also called "Wave". The drawn loop is the basis for further eye make-up. The arcuate line highlights the eyelid, the area of the outer corner is lightened, slightly lifted and made more rounded to form a clear loop.

Makeup "loop" is one of the classic techniques.With its help, a contrast is created between the light part of the mobile upper eyelid and the dark, rounded outer corner of the eye. The pencil technique is carried out with the help of an appropriate tool that is easily shaded and covered on top with a selected color of shadows. Instead of shadows, you can use multi-colored pencils, which are also amenable to shading.
Features makeup "loop"
- Suitable for any shape of the eye, but looks best with a narrow slit of the eye.
- It is irreplaceable in the presence of an impending century, it masks it and makes the eye more open.
- Make-up "loop" can be done in any color.
- It is used for daytime, evening and wedding make-up.
- The pencil technique of this make-up will allow it to stay on for a long time and will not flow.
- Pretty easy to perform and subservient to beginner amateur makeup artists.

What do you need for makeup "loop"?
- Base foundation for eyelids under the shadows.
- Soft pencils for eyes.One dark (usually black or brown, depending on the selected palette of shadows). With the help of a dark pencil contrasts the pattern. The other is light (pearl, white or gray). It will give soft makeup to the makeup.
- Eyeshadow in contrasting colors. Better to use dry.

- Flat elastic brush for feathering the line from the pencil. Soft for applying powder and shadows. It is desirable that the brushes were made of natural lint, then the makeup "loop" will turn out catchy.
- Powder.
- Ink.
- Cotton swabs and a means of removing excess cosmetics.
Face preparation
Before performing eye makeup should prepare the face:
- Cleanse your skin with a tonic.
- Align the tonal base color of the face and neck,concealer, liquid tone, powder or proofreader to hide minor flaws, such as age spots, crow's feet, circles under the eyes, redness, etc.
- Makeup "loop" involves adjusting the eyebrows.After all, their lateral border is the final area in which the drawing is shaded. To determine the tip of the eyebrow, you need to take a pencil, attach it along the line that crosses the lower wing of the nose and the corner of the eye in the direction of the temple. Get the point of the side border. If necessary, the eyebrow is drawn with a pencil.
Technique of application
- The foundation under the shadows is laid on the eyelids;use shining highlighter, shimmer. He brightens the eyelids and then it is easier to work with them. Thanks to the makeup base “Loop”, the photo of which is shown below, it lays down better and lasts longer. Light shadows shade over the entire surface.

- A soft pencil draws a line.It begins from the middle of the mobile upper eyelid. You need to move in the direction of the growth of eyelashes, to the outer corner of the eye. But not to bring the line to the end of the corner, but lift it up to the fold of the upper eyelid and lead to the middle of the upper border of the moving eyelid, at the end round it in the form of an eyelet. The line is drawn with small stitches to get a neat effect.
- The side of the pencil lead is hatched to the outer corner of the oval edge, located behind the loop line.
- Pencil is shaded with a flat brush, as if the shade is stretched to the side of the temple and under the eyebrow. Do not violate the flat border of the eyelet.
- For the intensity of color, dark shadows are applied on top of the pencil shading. A bright shade otgatevayutsya corner.
- On the lower eyelid (a quarter) spend a pencilalong the growth of eyelashes from the outer corner to the inner. It turned out the line, it is shaded with a flat brush, as high as possible and connected to the top drawn arc.
- On the inner corner of the eye, going to the mobileeyelid, put a white pencil, shade. From above they are covered with light shadows, keeping the inner borders of the loop, i.e. light shadows should not smear the line of a dark pencil.
- The sub-brow zone is covered with beige shadows or the same as on the moving century.
- The black eyeliner stains the eyelash growth line of the upper eyelid and winds up into a loop.
- Eyelashes are dyed with mascara. So completes the makeup "loop". Pencil technique allows you to shine at any time of the day.

On a note
- To visually enlarge the eyes, it is necessary to draw an arrow with a white pencil along the inner contour of the lower eyelid.
- The presence of strict lines is undesirable, since Immediately become coarse makeup "loop."
- Pencil technique implies the rightSelect the right tool. It should be moderately soft. Give preference to products that have a “shading” mark, 2 in 1 - these are shadows together with eyeliner or smoky eyes pencil. If the stylus is very soft, then the loop line will be smeared. Hard and dry pencil can not be shaded.
- Powder is used as a base. The line will lie more evenly on it, and it will be easier to shade it, while not stretching the skin of the century.
- When brushing, the brush is held flat, not vertically.
- For the daytime make-up choose calm, pastel, light colors. Evening makeup will look better in bright, catchy shades.
- Do not be afraid to try different colors and shapes of the drawn line.