How To Make Your Eyes Look Bigger With Makeup, From A Pro

A common inquiry in the world of eye makeup is this: How can I make my eyes look bigger and more awake? To come, a celebrity makeup artist shares her step-by-step tutorial. 

As shared on her TikTok page, celebrity makeup artist Melissa Murdick provides a quick and easy way to encourage wide-awake eyes. Below, find her essential steps: 

The first step is to grab all of your products and lay them out in front of you. Here's what you'll need: 

Now that you have your supplies, it's time to get started with concealer. "Put down a base concealer all over your eye area with a shade that is slightly lighter than your natural skin tone," Murdick explains. Blend this out however you like, be it with your fingers, a blending sponge, a concealer brush, etc. 

Grab your eyeshadow shade that's a bit lighter than your natural skin tone. "Do a wash of that eyeshadow all the way from your lashes up to your brow," Murdick instructs. 

This part helps you fake more space on your eyelid. Murdick adds, "Make sure that after you place this color above the eye socket you connect it back down to your actual eyelid so that it's not just a floating line."

"We are really only using two shades for this eye look, so I'm going back to that lighter shade. Now, I'm going to pat that onto the lid all the way up to where that other shade is," Murdick explains. 

Rather, take your eyeliner just along the outer half of the upper eyelid, and make sure you go all the way to the end of your eye shape. 

Top off the look with a lip balm, brow gel, cream blush, et al., and you're all set.

Keep your liner and mascara focused on the outer lash line as well. Want to dive deeper into the nuances of eye shape and complementary makeup? Check out this guide.