Thank you all for your opinions and suggestions; I've found some nice, soft pencils that glide on really well and I no longer stretch out my eyelid:) However, I've noticed a lot lately (people on TV, magazine ads, women I work with), that quite a few people extend their eyeliner part way up the lid. I always assumed that eyeliner was used to line the eye--around the lash line, so this is how I apply mine. And when I try applying it further up after years of applying it just to the lash line, I think I look like a freak! But then maybe that's why my eyes looks so small and tired all the time...lol. I don't know if I can get used to a thicker liner line; more importantly, I don't know if other people will be able to get used to it! How much liner do you all apply? Just curious... Thanks again, Chan

I somewhat disagree. I agree that you don't want to wear eyeshadow that's too BRIGHT, but I don't agree that you should match your eye color because that will serve to hide your eyes. I have green eyes, and I haven't worn green eyeshadow since I was in high school, and I'm now in my mid-50s. More than 20 years ago I used to go José Eber's salon in Beverly Hills on a semi-regular basis for haircuts, color, and perms. (Only had my nails done there once, cuz it was $70!) Had the whole shebang done there on my wedding day, including makeup. At that point in time, I sometimes wore a sort of teal shade of eyeshadow, sometimes pale greens, sometimes taupes, etc. The makeup artist told me that the best colors of eyeshadow with green eyes is purples, plums, etc. Wow! Did my eyes pop with the makeup she did. I've used varying shades of plums ever since and hardly a day goes by that someone doesn't tell me that I've got beautiful eyes. Go to the beauty counters in places like Nordstroms or Macy's. They will do free color consultations and will most likely do a free makeup session for you.

I don’t do bronzer, mostly because I am what would be called porcelain complected and bronzer makes me look like I’ve gotten dirty. I apply 50+spf religiously, avoid spending time out in the 11-3pm direct sun, and don’t particularly care about the comments that I am blinding people with my pale skin like I did as a child. I am as the universe (and it’s creator) designed me to be and if it’s good enough for the universe that’s good enough for me. Still love a plum purple smokey eye for evening/night, brings the green in my blue green grey with gold flecked eyes. Lazy day makeup is charcoal liner applied along the underside/waterline in tiny vertical strokes between my upper lashes no mascara (the new version of no makeup makeup), Anastasia Beverly Hills brow whiz or dip brow, and voila. I haven’t had any chemical treatment on to my hair since mid-July, had it cut to just below my shoulders back in April 2017, grew back pretty fast and I know I will need to get to a salon soon-ish. I wanted to see what color my roots actually are, when I was 16 I imagined dyeing my hair brown, red or black for the rest of my life and didn’t think that would change. My roots are still blonde, I thought by now my hair would finally have darkened up like most blondes do in their 30’s, definitely when close approaching their 40’s but nooooooo, not even up to 10% grey yet either. Getting a filtered shower head has helped the hard water problem with both hair and skin. We simply can’t do the expense of a water softener system right now.

Can you post a picture from further back?