Get The Look: Eye Candy

Almost 30 years ago, Linda Mason caused a revolution in the fashion world, reinventing the role of makeup on the runway. In her new book, Eye Candy, she shows you how to recreate some of her most magical eye makeup designs.

Applying makeup can sometimes be confusing, especially when it comes to the eyes. For example, when and how do you use false eyelashes? How much shadow is too much? How do you apply liner properly?

Eye Candy provides easy instruction for anyone to recreate dozens of Mason's tendy eye makeup designs. With looks that range from Everyday to Flirtatious and from Funky and Punky to Glamorous, each lesson has a close up photo of a finished look, a list of what you will need, a diagram of what to put where, and a palette of shadow colors that you can hold up to your own makeup or up to any cosmetics aisle to match the right shade.

As Mason puts it, "A new lipstick color can make you feel good, but it is really eye makeup that transforms the face. You may have great lips and skin, but everything you do, whether your realize it or not, is directed towards enhancing the eyes".

A lot of trendy looks are based on current and classic celebrities. Here's how to get some of Mason's favorite glamorous looks.

The Brigitte Bardot Look:

Brigitte Bardot, French model and actress inspires a carefree sexuality and flirtation. She was famous for her smoky, heavily black-lined eyes. Her famous eye look is still copied today.

The look as it is done in the book:

• Use a small brush to apply dark gray to upper lid to just past the crease and under the eye.
  
• Use a small brush to add pale lilac highlight on the brow bone.
  
• Use black or dark colored liner to line the inner rim of the lower eye.
  
• Line upper and lower lash lines with eyeliner and blend the line with eyeliner brush.
  
• Apply mascara

The Audrey Hepburn Look:

Hepburn is a legendary symbol of glamour and style. She had exceptional grace along with youthful elegance. The general look is inspired by her trademark eyeliner, brow shape and pixie overtones.

The look as it is done in the book:

• Thicken the eybrows with brow pencil. Accentuate the arch, making it look slightly pointed.
  
• Use a mini blender brush to apply a khaki color to the crease of the lid.
  
• Use a small brush to blend a little white on the brow bone.
  
• Dot the brow pencil a little a long the lower lash line.
  
• Wet the angled brow brush and load it with eyeliner. Place the brush on flat against outer corner of the eye with the longest part point up, and blend eyeliner to inner corner of the eye.
  
• Apply Mascara.

The Twiggy Look:

Twiggy was one of the most famous models of her time. Her hallmark was huge eyes lined with extra long lashes (both real and painted) as well as fragile features and a super thin figure. By using fake, long eyelashes, you can enhance the eyes and given them a sense of enlargement.

The look as it is done in the book:

• Use a wide brush to blend gold over the upper lid, brow bone and under eye.
  
• Use a small brush to apply orange to the crease, winging it out to create an eyelash shape.
  
• Use a mini blender brush to accentuate the crease with a reddish brown.
  
• Line lower lid with brow pencil.
  
• Draw taupe eyelashes under eye with brow pencil.
  
• Use a wet eyeliner brush and orange eye shadow to draw orange eyelashes between taupe eyelashes. Repeat above the eye, drawing lashes from the crease and going up.
  
• Apply mascara and false eyelashes.