Chinese ppl...no eye lids..., hard to wear eye make-up...understand? Options

[swaying]

i cant wear eyeshadow because i have no eyelids, it pisses me off to see other girls wear eyeshadow and eyeliner on the lids!!

know what i mean..?
its such a hassle to put make up on that i just give up!!

[Dragonfly_babe]

yes u can wear eyeshadows. Just apply the shadow to the top of ur lid. Smoky colors looks best on asian women.

[Gigi]

Let me get this straight, you have NO eyelids? That would mean that you'd have your empty eye socket, and then an eyeball just hanging there surrounded by bone.

Everyone has eyelids, dear. But I get what you mean. I'm Chinese, too, and I don't have deep set eyes, but at least I do have some sort of a crease.

I avoid harsh dark eyeliner because it makes my eyes look even smaller (and, plus the fact that I'd look like a whore, but that's besides the topic). If I were you, I'd avoid it at all costs. Unless you're going for an evening out and want to make it more dramatic. Even then, I'd avoid liner on the lower lashline and NEVER line around the entire eye.

Matte shadows look horrible on me. Sparkles are a little overboard. I go for something in the middle. I find that using a more shimmery, glistening cream shadow in a pale gray on my upper lids and the inner corners of my eyes really catches and reflects the light, and makes my eyes look bigger and more awake. Especially in the inner corners/tear ducts. It really helps.

I drew a picture on Paint because I was really bored, and also because I'm a visual learner.



The areas circled in red should have the highest concentration of colour. Notice how the upper lid is shaded so that it follows the contours of the brow bone. =)

[swaying]

^wow thanks for the diagram:)

[n00b]

LOL, no eyelids?

[*salcha4u*]

She means she doesn't have double eyelids.

[misoshiru]

Quite a lot of Asians do have double eyelids actually.

[Gigi]

She means she doesn't have double eyelids.

I'm pretty sure we knew that's what she meant, but I was just poking fun at her exagerrated-ness.

And also...even if you're Asian and you do have double eyelids, the eye shape is way different than that of a non-Asian. There is almost no depth in the crease and so less of the eyelid is exposed. They're much less deep-set.

[tootsie_kiddo]

Quite a lot of Asians do have double eyelids actually.

I do!

[sexthybeans]

just put fake lashes on the top to replace eyeliner. it looks better than eyeliner anyway.

[gOODpIRATE]

Let me get this straight, you have NO eyelids? That would mean that you'd have your empty eye socket, and then an eyeball just hanging there surrounded by bone.

Everyone has eyelids, dear. But I get what you mean. I'm Chinese, too, and I don't have deep set eyes, but at least I do have some sort of a crease.

I avoid harsh dark eyeliner because it makes my eyes look even smaller (and, plus the fact that I'd look like a whore, but that's besides the topic). If I were you, I'd avoid it at all costs. Unless you're going for an evening out and want to make it more dramatic. Even then, I'd avoid liner on the lower lashline and NEVER line around the entire eye.

Matte shadows look horrible on me. Sparkles are a little overboard. I go for something in the middle. I find that using a more shimmery, glistening cream shadow in a pale gray on my upper lids and the inner corners of my eyes really catches and reflects the light, and makes my eyes look bigger and more awake. Especially in the inner corners/tear ducts. It really helps.

I drew a picture on Paint because I was really bored, and also because I'm a visual learner.



The areas circled in red should have the highest concentration of colour. Notice how the upper lid is shaded so that it follows the contours of the brow bone. =)

dude, thats an awesome diagram.

[SMiLEEFORMEE]

i'm not asian but i know where you're coming from
my friends are always like ahh i cant see my eyeshadow or eyelashes
and my friend even buys different stuff to stiffen her lids.
either like these tape strips or this sticky glue-ish stuff
she told me about people getting surgeries too
that's a lot for eyelids but i guess i cant really see it from your view

[Comptine]

most asians i see without double eyelids is koreans.

learn to use makeup past your crease.

[lanbexx]

actually, koreans have developed cosmetic surgery to get the double eyelids

[voguelove]

you can wear eyeshadow and eyeliner. i dont have eyelids and i do it.

[tootsie_kiddo]

i'm not asian but i know where you're coming from
my friends are always like ahh i cant see my eyeshadow or eyelashes
and my friend even buys different stuff to stiffen her lids.
either like these tape strips or this sticky glue-ish stuff
she told me about people getting surgeries too
that's a lot for eyelids but i guess i cant really see it from your view

Oooh, I know those tape stuff. They sell them a lot in Japan and a lot of my friends use them too. Or there's that glue stuff for your eyelids so you can get a crease. Heard they work really well and it's hard to notice the glue... or something like that.

[misoshiru]

actually, koreans have developed cosmetic surgery to get the double eyelids

It's not just Korea. Cosmetic surgery for double eyelids is available all over the world, but it's just especially popular in Asia, in this case Korea because many Koreans don't have double eyelids.

[swaying]

i want creases but i dont think im gonna go through surgery to get them..haha...or travel to japan(although i want to) lol

[n_Oodles]

Ohh, I know a lot of Filipinos that have double eyelids. Pretty sure it's natural though.

[TaintedDesires]

It's not just Korea. Cosmetic surgery for double eyelids is available all over the world, but it's just especially popular in Asia, in this case Korea because many Koreans don't have double eyelids.

I'm Korean and I have double eye lids.

[xchrystizzle]

i'm half asian. and sometimes i have double eyelids. sometimes only one eye decides to have a double eyelid, and the other one decides to go asian. joy.

but gigiopolis, i think you're awesome, your explaination + diagram is too. i've saved it on my comp for future reference

[*Kathleen*]

You did the diagram on Paint? That's crazy. Hmm.. well.. I have double eyelids myself (duh), but I know this girl who doesn't, and well, her makeup's usually pretty sweet:

[shortiiex]

i know what you mean..it annoys me too, so i apply a lot of eyeshadow..



so when I'm 18 i going to get the double line done.

[febek]

haha its weird cus i am chinese..and i do have eyelids and deep folds so..i guess i can wear it

nice diagram :)

[lilvietdevilgrl]

I don't have the crease but i wear eyeliner and sometimes eyeshadow and it looks fine.

If you wear eveyshadow, make it darker near yuor eyelash and lighten it as you go up, you might want to make it go a bit high just beacuse when you open your eyes part of the eyeshadow disappears, so if you had put it high it gives the illusion that you have the crease, or at least it does to me.