Makeup For Protruding Eyes

After giving out tips on applying makeups for  both small and prominent eye shapes, we proceed with the tricks on receding those of the protruding kind. We are skipping the part on almond eyes for the meantime because any makeup design would work on that eye shape, anyway.

We had Cherry Pie Picache as an example to illustrate this classification in our post on the Different Eye Shapes, and this time, we have Sharon Cuneta's picture with the eye makeup that shows how it is done.

Protruding eyes have an exaggerated bulge from the sockets, or the opposite of deep-set eyes.  These can be downplayed by applying these makeup techniques:

• Use a medium to dark matte eyeshadow from the upper lash line towards the crease. Avoid shimmery shadows on this part because it will pop out the eyes further.


• On the crease line, use a darker matte shade to create the illusion of pushing the socket deeper. I  Blend downwards to shrink the size of the mobile lids.


• Beneath the brow bone, apply a lighter shade to highlight. Shimmery colors may be applied sparingly on this area because it is already above the socket line.


• Apply a thick line the upper lash line and smudge it. Line the lower lash line as well. No smudging necessary on the lower part if your eyes are prominent in addition to protruding.


• Curl your Lashes and apply a thick coat of mascara to partially hide the bulging lids.


• Shape your eyebrows.

Mommy Dionesia: A Knock-out Fave Among Mommies

Last Wednesday, my mom invited us to watch "Ang Tanging Pamilya," the debut movie of Dionesia Pacquiao, the famous mother of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao. For the past couple of years, my mom thought of excuses whenever we dragged her into going to the cinemas. Not even Vilma Santos' flick convinced her into joining us. It had to take the Pacmom for her to initiate a movie date, on the opening day at that!

Since the trailer looked fun, I looked forward to seeing how Mommy Dionesia, as the Pacmom is fondly called, would fare in the silver screen. After watching Ai-ai delas Alas hit comedy flicks in the past and the tandem of Toni Gonzaga and Sam Milby on "My Big Love," I mistakenly set high expectations on this movie.

The story was nearing the middle when I was still awaiting the moment that would get me laughing off my seat. Sadly, things were slow and the punchlines were weak.  It was only until Mommy Dionesia came into the picture that the theater started roaring in laughter.

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It was difficult to assess the thespic prowess of Mommy D because there was not much acting involved. She just had to be herself to get the viewers laughing with her wacky antics. While the Comedy Queen Ai-ai delas Alas was being her usual funny self, it was Mommy Dionesia who stole the show. Her dance showdown and exchange of sarcasm  with Ai-ai were among the highlights.

Former President Erap Estrada showed no traces of the Best Actor awardee in him and lacked the comedic mettle which made me wish it was Dolphy or Vic Sotto who essayed his role. Sam Milby played the eye candy while Toni Gonzaga reminded me of her wacko days as a "Wazzup Wazzup" news anchor.

Throughout the movie, I was observing how the eye makeups of Toni Gonzaga were done. Her small eyes were made rounder and bigger using a dark liner applied to the outer 1/3 of the lower lash line. If you can't appreciate the story, at least her makeups are worth analyzing.

As to Mommy Dionesia, although she was made to look funny in the movie, her makeup here was better than the one she wore during the Presscon, where her foundation was a lot lighter than her skin tone and her eyes were packed with shimmery white stuff as though butterflies were trapped in her eyes and started fluttering their way out when she blinked.

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This was a typical  Director Wenn Deramas movie, but I think better than the alienating black comedy "Apat Dapat." Still, "Ang Tanging Pamilya" was obviously produced to make a killing at the tills and not to raise the standards of Philippine Movies, so not much can be expected.

While I went out of the cinema unsure of how I felt towards the movie, I overheard someone in the CR saying that her jaws ached from laughing, which I could hardly relate to. I guess it wasn't my type of humor. Since my Mom came for Mommy D, she couldn't care less how the story went, so long as she got a good laugh from watching the Pacmom. She and her friends who watched the movie separately are apparently closet fans of Dionesia Pacquiao. They wouldn't admit it but the magazines featuring Aling Dionesia lying around their houses or manufactured homes speak otherwise.

My overall rating for the movie?  Let's put it this way,  I'm just glad that we got in for free using Citibank's free movie passes at SM Cinemas. And with the smile it painted on my Mom's face, that should scrape my ranting to a minimum.  One thing's for sure, fan favorite Mommy Dionesia will have more movies to come. I heard the next one would be a remake of the Hollywood flick JUMANJI. It will be topbilled by (JU)nesia, (MAN)ny and (JI)nkee Pacquiao. Alright, kidding on that one.

Makeup For Prominent Eyes

As much as women with small eyes would try every technique to achieve bigger, brighter-looking eyes, those on the opposite end would search for ways to make their big eyes more subtle. If you see someone whose eyes remind you of headlights, you just got yourself a model  of "Prominent Eyes."

The walking headlight is an exaggerated example, just so you could  get the picture. When you see the headlights coming out  of the socket, that's a prominent-protruding variety just like this man on the left. Don't confuse prominent with protruding eyes, which will be discussed separately. As mentioned on our post on the "Different Eye Shapes," a particular shape can overlap with another and produce a combined effect such as the "heavy duty" prominent-protruding type. The anime or doll eyes would more likely illustrate the prominent eyes type alone.

Let us get enlightened on how prominent eyes are subdued through makeup techniques.

Our example, Anne Hathaway, is more of a living doll than a walking headlamp. Big eyes convey emotions without the need for words, but when the emotions get overwhelming,  Doll Eyes can be understated with the following tips:

• Apply a matte dark shade to the eyelid blending upwards to the crease. The dark shade will shrink the  huge appearance of the eyes.


• From the crease, blend  upwards and outwards toward the brow bone with a medium-colored shade.


• Use a highlighter just beneath the brow bone


• Shrink the lids further by darkening the upper lash line using a fluid, pencil or gel eyeliner (observe Anne's pic above).


• Apply black pencil eyeliner to the lower waterline. Line all the way from the outer to the inner corner but stay on the waterline. Lining thickly below will broaden the already huge eyes.


• Curl lashes, apply mascara.


• Groom eyebrows. Avoid thin eyebrows as this has the tendency to widen your eyes even more.

Til the next  makeup tip!

Makeup For Small Eyes

You have been introduced to the different eye shapes and the examples for each on the previous post. In case you're clueless about it, please click this link to the Different Eye Shapes.

We used Toni Gonzaga as an example for small eyes and this is a picture of her with makeup which should work for women with small eyes. There was no info on who did her makeup but I give kudos to the MUA who made her look extra fabulous:

Most women with small eyes want to achieve a bigger and more opened eyes, although I know some who would rather keep it that way.  These tips, however,  should yield a more awakened look:

• Use undereye brighteners like YSL Touche Eclat or light concealers because dark undereye circles will recede the size of the eyes further.


• Apply light colored eye shadows on the lids. Dark ones will make the eyes shrink even more.


• When applying color to the lid, gradually increase height of the colored area as you move outwards or laterally.


• Pick a medium colored eye shadow for the crease


• Highlight the area beneath the browbone and along the inner corner of the eye


• Line the upper lashline with a black eyeliner, extending slightly beyond the lash line


• Line the lower waterline with white eyeliner to create the illusion of bigger white area of the eye


• Line the outer 1/3 of the lower lashline with the black eyeliner, gradually thinning as you move inwards


• Curl lashes and apply mascara. Don't skip this important step. If your lashes are short, consider applying false eyelashes.


• Check the eye brows and  shape them in a way that they are are not droopy