Let’s face it, masks are here to stay and we must step out wearing masks to keep us protected and away from the coronavirus. But with masks becoming an essential part of our face, our lipsticks have taken a back seat, thus shifting attention to our eyes only. With most of us stepping out to work or otherwise, here are some of the easiest eye make-up tutorials that you can try out. Besides, a little make-up hurt nobody, right?

1. If you are not the experimenter, stick to classics. One can go for bold winged eyes with the extension of the liner to the inner corner of the eyes giving it a sharp feline look. Opt for well-brushed broad brows to complement the bold dark eyes.

2. Add a spurt of colour in your eye make-up to brighten up your day. Since masks are essential you can choose a shade that is similar to the mask. Here we went for green eye crayon pencil to complement the shade of the mask. A bold stroke on the lower lid and lots of mascara will open up your eyes.

3. If you are in a mood to experiment, dual liners are fun! Pick two shades that complement each other and draw your eyes half-and-half for the funky look.
Pro-tip: “Always opt for lighter shades on the insides of the eye and a dark one at the tail of the liner; it makes your eyes look bigger,” said Mainak.

4. Your lipsticks are drying up because you don’t have opportunity to wear them because you have your mask on? Fret not, you can use them carefully as eye liners too! “If you want to highlight the lower portion of the eyes then you can use a single stroke or mixed contrast colour by using eyeshadow or matte lipstick. If you cover the lower part then no need to cover the upper one, otherwise it will look messy. But if anyone has a puffy portion beneath the eye then you should avoid the lower part,” explained Mainak who used a mix of pink and violet matte lipsticks for this look.

5. If you have almond-shaped eyes and love colours, set the base of the eyes properly. Take a lip liner or a pop eye liner shade and contour the eyes according to their shape and let the line end around the outer crease of your eyes.

Pro-tips from Mainak Das, make-up artiste

• Given face masks would be the new normal hereafter, eye make-up will surely gain more prominence as everyone will be covering their face with masks in the post-pandemic era. In this situation you look more attractive with bold elegant eyes. Black works the best.
• You can make your eyes more bold and attractive by using a lot of vibrant colours, with the help of different eyeshadows palettes that are available.
• One hack you can use now is, use matte lipsticks instead of eyeshadows but use it for the exterior only and do not apply it inside your eyes.
• Keep a cue tip with you as it always comes handy to wipe off any error or extra lines.
• Do not forget to brush off the extra powder underneath your eyes for a clean and fresh look.

Fun and flirty — three DIY eye make-up that you can try!

Look 1 Model, MUA and pictures: Sonam Seth

1. Look 1:
If minimal defines you, then opt for graphic lines. Take a simple liquid liner and ensure the brush is thin, this gives precision but for best results opt for pot liners. Keeping in mind the shape of the eyes, draw lines but take a break and keep checking the mirror with a straight face to see how it is looking and to maintain uniformity.

2. Look 2:
Love drama and dramatic red eyes but find it hard to pull off the smokey red eye look? Try red liner! Here Sonam used a red liquid lipstick to wing her eyes, which after drying was carefully bordered with a black outline. Well-brushed brows and lots of mascara completed her look.

3. Look 3:
For glamorous eyes, first set the base of the eyes. Once that is done, choose a light and neutral shade and blend it all over the eyelid and continue doing so towards the outer corner of the eyes near the waterline. Then take a shimmery shade and apply it at the inner corner of the eyes and take a white liner and outline with an angular brush. Let it dry. This is ideal for anyone with hooded or small eyes as white liner helps to open up your eyes. Don’t forget to finish the glam look with some mascara!