2 Quick & Easy Ways To Enhance Your Eye Shape With Mascara

Most people would assume you use mascara solely for lengthening the lashes. But the truth is that you can make all kinds of changes to your mascara technique tailored to your specific goal. 

Even if you have a mascara wand designed for lengthening, volumizing, or thickening, it still matters how you move that wand. 

"If you want that super doe-eyed, wide-open eye look, you're going to brush your lashes straight up with your mascara wand," Emmy Award–winning makeup artist Donni Davy tells mbg.

This method is great for super-awake, lively looking eyes. For a more sultry look, you'll want to use the opposite technique. 

Davy explains, "If you want a more elongated look, you'll still want to curl your lashes really well, and then you'll brush your lashes straight outward toward your temples with your mascara wand." 

Colored mascara can be intimidating, but it's worth trying out. Each unique eye color can use a different shade to enhance their natural hue.

"I love to use Lush Naked Mascara Reef (our coral shade) on those with blue or green eyes—the contrast really makes the eye color pop," notes Jen Hunter, head makeup artist at Lush. 

Davy recommends trying out purple and burgundy on blue and green eyes as well—two "underrated" mascara colors, as she puts it.

Additionally: "Ocean, our blue shade, really does look fabulous on brown and hazel eyes; the vibrancy of the blue stands out beautifully," Hunter notes. 

You can make your eyes look wider by applying mascara in an upward direction and more almond-shaped by pulling the wand toward your temples. If you want to enhance the color of your eyes, look for complementary mascara hues like burgundy, blue, purple, etc.