5 secrets to get sexy eyes

You want to make your eyes really pop
The secret: wear liner, shadow, and mascara in shades opposite your iris' hue on the colour wheel, says Carmindy, who created our looks. Green eyes use purple; blue eyes, brown; and brown eyes, shades of blue (try Oriflame Pure Colour Eyeshadow Palette in Blue and Lilac, Rs 690).

YSL Long Last Eye Pencil in Shade 3, Rs 1,230.
Oriflame Pure Colour Eyeshadow Palette in Blue and Lilac, Rs 690.
M.A.C Liquidlast Liner in Aqualine, Rs 1,100.

You want to super-size small eyes
The secret: swipe gold shadow from your upper lash lines all the way up to brow bones. The light reflection creates the illusion of more space, says Carmindy. To make eyes look wider, use brown liner along the outer halves of both lash lines, forming a sideways V, then apply thickening mascara, angling it out towards temples.

L'Oreal Paris Quad Pro Eyeshadow, Rs 500.
Deborah Milano Definitive Volume Mascara, Rs 525.
Lakme Glide On Eye Color in Brown, Rs 275.

You want to look more awake
The secret: after applying concealer, dot a champagne-hued luminiser on lids. To draw attention upwards (away from the puff), cut a false-lash strip in half and affix it to the mid-upper lash line; blend falsies and your own lashes with mascara. Last, rim lids in blue liner. It cancels out red-eye, so eyeballs look whiter.

M.A.C Quite Cute Eyelashes, Rs 650.
Shiseido Luminizing Satin Eye Color in Voyage, Rs 2,100.
Colorbar Kohl Intense Eyeliner in Blue, Rs 350.

You want to make the skin around your eyes look smoother
The secret: prep lids with an eye primer (like the M.A.C one here) to plump fine lines temporarily. A bold brow and graphically lined eyes take the focus away from skin, says New York based make-up artist Carmindy Kathryn Bowyer, so fill in arches and run liquid liner along top lids, winging it out.

Colorbar Glide Eye Pencil in Cocobar, Rs 325.
Make Up For Ever Aqua Liner, Rs 1,190.

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You want to banish dark circles
The secret: while there's no permanent fix for circles (yet), you can hide them by applying a flesh-tone concealer from inner to outer corners, then patting a pink-based one over the area. Line the inner rim of the lower lash line with a nude pencil to lighten the entire eye area, but skip mascara there-it only adds darkness.

Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Concealer in Pink Porcelain, Rs 1,390.
Revlon Eyeliner Pencil, Rs 265.
Clinique Airbrush Concealer, Rs 1,300.