Eye shape chart
Eye shapes: which one do you have?
Most eyes mix two shapes, so look for the one that fits best. Stand at a mirror in daylight, look straight ahead with a relaxed face, and check three things. Can you see your lid crease with your eyes open? Do the outer corners sit higher or lower than the inner ones? And how far back do your eyes sit under the brow bone?
Each shape below is shown on one of our models, with how to recognise it and what makeup does for it. Open its page to see our looks made on that shape, then try any of them on your own selfie.
Not sure from the mirror? Check your eye shape from a selfie, free, in a few seconds.
Hooded eyes
How to tell. A fold of skin from the brow bone covers part or all of the lid when your eyes are open. You may see only a little lid, or none, and the crease is hidden.
Makeup. Put the depth just above the crease with your eyes open, keep shimmer to the centre of the lid, and keep liner thin so the lid that shows isn't covered.
Makeup for hooded eyes, with looks to try
Monolid eyes
How to tell. There is no visible crease. The lid runs smoothly from the lashes up to the brow, and the eyes can look more open when you raise your brows.
Makeup. Build colour in a gradient from the lash line upward, so it shows with your eyes open, and use the lower lash line and a lifted liner to add shape.
Monolid makeup, with looks to try
Almond eyes
How to tell. The eye is longer than it is tall, with a visible crease and corners that taper to a point. The iris touches, or nearly touches, the top and bottom lids.
Makeup. Almost any look works. A wing that follows the upper lash line and lifts at the end suits the shape, and so does a soft smoky outer corner.
Makeup for almond eyes, with looks to try
Downturned eyes
How to tell. The outer corners sit lower than the inner corners. Draw an imaginary line across both inner corners, and the outer corners fall below it.
Makeup. Lift the outer corner. Angle shadow and liner up toward the tail of the brow, and keep dark colour away from the outer lower lashes.
Makeup for downturned eyes, with looks to try
Deep-set eyes
How to tell. The eyes sit further back under a strong brow bone, so the lid often looks shadowed and the crease sits close to the brow.
Makeup. Light, bright shades on the lid bring it forward. Keep dark shades in the outer corner rather than across the crease, which is already in shadow.
Makeup for deep-set eyes, with looks to tryRound eyes
How to tell. The eye is nearly as tall as it is wide, and you can see white above or below the iris when you look straight ahead.
Makeup. Lengthen the shape with liner drawn a little past the outer corner and shadow blended outward rather than up.
Upturned eyes
How to tell. The outer corners sit higher than the inner corners, like a natural lift, and the lower lid often curves up toward the outside.
Makeup. A winged liner follows the lift naturally. A little shadow under the outer lower lashes balances it if you want a softer look.
Eyeliner looks, with looks to tryQuestions
- What are hooded eyes?
- Hooded eyes have a fold of skin from the brow bone that drops over the lid when the eyes are open, so the crease and part of the lid are hidden. They are common at any age and often become more noticeable over time.
- How do I find out my eye shape?
- Look straight into a mirror in daylight with a relaxed face. Check whether you can see your crease, whether the outer corners turn up or down, and whether white shows above or below the iris. Most people match one shape best and share a trait with a second.
- Can I have two eye shapes?
- Yes. Hooded and downturned often go together, and so do almond and upturned. Use the makeup tips for both.
- Can I see a look on my own eye shape?
- Yes. Upload a selfie to TryOnMyLook and pick one of our looks. The result keeps your eyes as they are and adds only the makeup, in about 20 seconds, and the first 3 try-ons are free.