These 10 Basic Eye Makeup Styles Will Give You Life

From smokey to cat eyes, one makeup artist demonstrates how to slay ten basic eye makeup styles.

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Watch a professional makeup artist transform her eye with ten basic makeup styles that anyone can try.

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Makeup Artist - Sonia Resh @soniaresh

1. Natural Eye Makeup

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Want to add a little pop to an everyday look without drawing too much attention? Define the crease with more natural eyeshadows with light eyeliner and mascara. Go for a brown palette, or colors that accentuate your skin tone.

2. Shimmery Eye

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Want a look that's versatile from daytime to night? Go for eyeshadows with a soft shimmer that will illuminate your lids. Subtle metallic or pastel colors like a light bronze (shown here) can be worn any time of day.

3. Cat Eye

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The dreaded, gorgeous cat eye. Everyone has their own way of doing it (you can use gel or liquid liner), but if you need some help check out these useful pro tips on how to get your cat eye on point.

4. Gradient Eyeshadow

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Want to add some colorful drama to your eyeshadow game? Play with gradients: gradually apply a light eyeshadow from your inner eye to a darker eyeshadow at the outer edge of your eye. Blend where the colors meet. Shadows with shimmer work best.

5. Heavy Eyeliner

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Feeling like a rock star today? Go for an extra dramatic look by lining the top and bottom of your eye with a bold black liner, connecting at the inner eye. Lining your waterline is optional.

6. Cut Crease Eyeshadow

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This "advanced look" isn't as difficult as it might appear. The Cut Crease is a technique where the crease is dramatically defined by a dark, pigmented shadow. Many examples dramatize the look with angular edges and contrasting shadows, but you can go for a more subtle approach by blending more and using more natural colors.

7. Smokey Eye

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The smokey eye is a perennial favorite with lots of different approaches. Overall, choose darker pigments for your eyeshadow. Line the eyes (waterline included), smoke out with a pencil eyeliner, and blend your eyeshadow well for a sophisticated evening look.

8. Double-Winged Eyeliner

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If you're feeling a more edgy look, expand upon your winged liner and double it. Simply line the eyes, top and bottom, and wing out on both. Make sure the wings are parallel - you can even add a highlight in between them for further definition.

9. Graphic Eyeliner

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Experiment with shape and color! Let your imagination run wild with an editorial look (in this case, electric blue). Play with variations on bold winged liners and lining your crease. Add other colors or eyeshadows for more gradient looks.

10. Sharp-Edged Eyeshadow

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Want to wow everyone with a high fashion trend you can achieve at home? Create the sharp-edged look by using a credit card, tape, or paper (careful around your eyes) and angle it diagonally from the edge of your eye. Draw the sharp edge with a liner or eyeliner brush and fill in the rest with eyeshadows within the same color family.