The eyes. Once you get it right, you are on the right track to a perfect finish, explains celebrity make-up artist Jennifer Anyanwu of facecraft. At a beauty workshop recently in Lagos, she handed down tips to fabulous looking eyes:

Narrow eyes don’t get enough props-there’s something so mysterious and sexy about them. I suggest avoiding heavy, dark shadow and liner, which can overpower narrow eyes and close them up too much. Stick with light, iridescent shadows instead.

Round eyes?

When it comes to eye shapes, round is feminine and versatile. You can try out a lot of different make-up looks on round eyes. Round eyes look very youthful, and you can exaggerate your eyes’ girly fullness by shading all around the perimeter with a smoky eyeshadow. Apply liner around the perimeter of the eye, and then extend the liner out to create a beautiful almond shape.

If you have small, round eyes and want them to appear bigger, use the same technique with light or frosty liner shades to really open up the eyes.

Hooded eyelid

They require some clever make-up mastery. With this eye shape, a piece of skin folds over the lower part of the eyelid. Dark shadows are best