Which brings us to this handy guide for round eyes: Many consider this eye shape naturally doe-like, as round eyes often appear open and youthful. Here, we tapped makeup artists on how to enhance the round eye shape. Find their expert-level tips below. If you’re still a little unsure, see here for our full eye shapes guide or check out our other eye-specific explainers: almond, monolid, hooded, upturned, and downturned. If you’re a bit shaky with liner, it’s helpful to work your way from out to in: Create a core line from your inner to outer corner, stopping once you hit the outer corner of your eye. Decide where you want your flick to stop, then draw downward until you connect with the end of the line you drew at your outer corner. Then with small strokes, fill in where needed on the eye, adding more depth and thickness where you want. See here for our full guide to applying eyeliner, including helpful tips and tricks to nail a clean glide every time. Celebrity makeup artist Dillon Peña seconds the advice: “If you center a cool shimmer on the lid right above the iris, this will help give the eye a bit more pop and appear more awake,” he says about using eyelighter. Tap some shadow onto the center of the lid, and your round eyes will appear open and bright. “By adding a wash of shimmer to the lid, light is actually catching the particles of iridescent pigment and reflecting back, like thousands of tiny mirrors creating the illusion of brighter eyes,” Compton says about the standout look. Find a full tutorial here. Then use an angled liner brush to smudge some shadow just below the lash line, again focusing on the outer corners only. If you follow the entire rim of your lower lashes, it actually makes the eyes look bigger and accentuates the roundness—which is great, if that’s what you’re after, but concentrating the shadow on the outer corners only is how you master that natural sultriness.
