Easy, Effortless Eye Makeup Tips

Two Minutes to Sexy Eyes

Get a smoldering look with this quickie makeup plan that suits every eye shape and color. Just see for yourself!

Step 1
Curl your lashes with Chanel Precision Eyelash Curler ($34, chanel.com), pinching them three times -- at the roots, in the middle, and on the tips.

Step 2
Beiges can be blah, but taupe shades add depth. Swipe MAC Cosmetics Eye Shadow in Satin Taupe ($15, maccosmetics.com) across your lids, extending it just above the crease. The color brings out golden flecks in green and hazel eyes, enhances the richness in brown eyes, and warms up blue eyes.

Step 3
Trace your upper and lower rims with a bronzy, dark brown pencil, such as Wet N Wild Color Icon Shimmer Pencil in Copper ($1, drugstores), concentrating on the outer corners.

Step 4
Highlight the inner corners and your brow bone with Smashbox Eye Beam Double-Ended Brightener ($22, smashbox.com).

Step 5
Finish with two coats of black mascara. We like Lancôme Hypnôse Doll Lashes Mascara ($25, lancome­usa.com); its cone-shaped, tapered brush separates hard-to-reach lashes.