There are many ways to do eye makeup, but here’s a simple eyeshadow tutorial to get you started:

• Brush through your brows with a tinted brow gel.
• Apply a mid-toned eyeshadow to your eyelid, then darken the crease with a deeper shade.
• Define your upper lash line with brown or black eyeliner.
• Coat your lashes with mascara for length and volume.

Creating a basic cat eye requires just three steps:

• Use an eyeliner pencil to trace a thin line from the outer corner of your eye to the inner corner.
• Return to the outer corner and draw a small flick toward the tail of your brow.
• Trace over the pencil with a black liquid eyeliner to darken the line.

Eye makeup can smudge easily if you have hooded eyes. Here are a few tips to help prevent smudging:

• Apply your eyeliner as close to your natural lash line as possible.
• Put eyeshadow on the space above your crease rather than on your lid.
• Use long-lasting waterproof formulas.
• Apply eye makeup with your eyes open to perfect your placement.
• Set your makeup with setting spray.

Here are a few makeup tips to help make your eyes look bigger:

• Use light-colored, neutral eyeshadows rather than dark or vivid hues.
• Line your upper and lower waterlines with a white or nude-colored eyeliner.
• Use mascara on the top lashes only.
• Apply a shimmery shadow to the center of your lid.
• Highlight your brow bone and inner corners.

It’s best to cover dark circles with concealer rather than eye makeup.

• Apply a color corrector to your under-eye area to neutralize discoloration.
• Once the color corrector dries, layer on concealer to camouflage and brighten the area.
• If desired, set with powder to help prevent creasing.

Most makeup has a symbol on the package that says 6M, 9M, or 12M.

• 6M means the product expires six months after being opened.
• 9M means the product expires after nine months.
• 12M means the product should last a year after being opened.
• If you can’t find the symbol, can’t remember when you first opened the product, or are unsure whether a product is still safe to use, toss and replace it.