How To Apply Makeup To Monolids, According To A Professional

Monolid eyes are eyes that do not have a crease on the eyelid. People with monolids may have trouble finding good beauty tutorials for their specific eye shape. We’ve brought in a professional makeup artist, Irene Kim, who specializes in monolids. She will create four different makeup looks specific to monolids. During these four makeup tutorials, she'll give us tips on what looks good on monolids.

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1. Smoky Eye - Irene (Time code: 1:49)
Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream: 01
Stila Cosmetics Eye Shadow: Dahlia
MAC Liquidlast Liner: Point Black
Kevyn Aucoin: The Celestial Highlighting Powder
Stila Cosmetics Magnificent Metal Eyes: Kitten

2. Pop of Color - Christine (Time code: 4:56)
Smashbox Cover Shot Eye Palette: Softlight
Make Up For Ever Aqua Matic: I-90
Make Up For Ever Kohl Pencil Eyeliner: 8K
MAC Eyeliner Kajal: Swamped
Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream: 20

3. Cat Eye - Michelle (Time code: 7:18)
Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream: 13
Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour: Smoke
MAC Liquidlast Liner: Point Black

4. Natural Makeup - Chia-Yi (Time code: 9:35)
RMS Beauty Buriti Bronzer
Hard Candy Brows Now!
Flower Lighten Up Brightening Concealer BC2
Smashbox Cover Shot Eye Palette: Softlight
L'Oréal Double Extend Lash Extension Effect Mascara

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How To Apply Makeup To Monolids, According To A Professional

[unknown]

I have a monolod in one eye and a tiny lid in the other, I suffer to make my eyes look even

[cutiepiedaina]

To be honest j don't think her looks are very flattering. Honestly, monolids have amazing potential to be a huge eyeshadow canvas. Most flattering look Imo is to put eyeshadow to lift up the eye shape to avoid droopy sad eyes.

[TwilightEpiphany]

no offense, but the looks are a bit outdated... it's like something my mom would wear in the 80s

[vkeizey]

lol tf is this i have monolid eyes and id never follow that... they look so bad

[HZ-fgsf]

Monolid-er here. Funny that this is posted on a channel called beauty insider 😂. Imo a lot of monolid looks from Asia are a lot more flattering than what she did. Her “style” is what westerners default to when they don’t know how to work with monolids (which is ironic because she talks as if what she does is different 😅). And if you do do the thick line along the lash line, there are much better ways to do it.

[redsnowpenguin]

Hm...3 of the looks feel a little dated for some reason. No hate, it's well-done. But the styles are not by any means the "it" looks.

[ChocolateFlavor]

I have monolids and I am not pro makeup artist but hell my makeup skills are much better. Those looks are about nothing.

[HZ-fgsf]

Some Better Tips: Matte shadows are a monolid-ers best friend (well at least mine anyways :p). Not saying shimmers and glitters are a definite no-no, but in my experience, mattes flatter monolids a lot more. Also I find that I can create more depth to my eyes if I add a little bronzer (or any light tan/khaki shade) on the area where I can feel my brow bone and eye sockets meet. I lightly blended from outer socket half way in if that makes any sense. Hopefully this helps someone out there because girl, the struggle is real lol. (Took me a lot of personal experimenting in the past to find a technique that works for me. Always curious about others techniques though. However, every monolid is different. We just have to find what works for our own eyes.)

[eiphelwong]

i love how this makeup doesn't take away the monolid feature. Many monolid makeup tutorial I watched used eyelid scotch / false eyelashes and thus created double eyelid look. Girll, i just want to accentuate my monolid!

[neliapabillo]

Huh??? no hate too, but it doesn't look like it was done by a professional makeup artist and even the make artist's eye makeup was not appealing too. :( what happened?

the best title for is "How to Apply Makeup To Monolids, According to A Non-Professional

[katherinewang]

I’m Asian and I have a crease, but it is not as large as an American crease. So neither Monolid makeup, or western makeup works for me rip

[JDPewPewPew]

Irene Kim is an EXCELLENT teacher. Omg. The instructions make sense and the eyeshadow, it looks great. I think I feel like I can finally wear eyeshadow on my monolids. THANK YOU, IRENE

[squares]

This video should be titled "How not to do makeup for monolids"

[omgderyah]

No offense but I think the makeup artist needs to improve on the placement of the shadows also eyelinear.
Mononlid ladies should watch Sohia Chang on Youtube.
She has monolids and she was a MAC makeup artist.. you'll learn a thing or two!

[AL-tjye]

This makeup artist sucked big time. I have monolids and I always thought only an Asian make up artist would know how to do my eyes, but a French make up artist did a fabulous job!!!

[ellezamora]

This is how I used to do my makeup back in 2015 when I first started using makeup 🙄

[plshiee]

I think these looks are nice but maybe they are for older women. I think that they are not very current with the times. However, they look very cute for a 90s throwback look

[peachie]

sometimes warm tones - especially warm pink shades make your eyes look puffy - i like to use a cool pink blush and then top it with a highlighter that has little lavender specks. then i focus on the mascara to 'elevate' the shape a little.

recommended products: glossier cloud paint haze, rem beauty highlighter (preferably the neptune one), glossier lash slick

[dandandandan]

I have faux monolids (hooded with dropped double lids make the illusion of semi-monolids) and the only thing that ever worked for me is to make vertical gradients rather than the usual horizontal (dark-medium-highlight). Also the real key is to open your lids when you put on eye makeup (for hooded and monolidded peops)

[kf]

I'm a japanese with monolideyes and gonna try this makeup right away!!!