![]() See what I mean? Just one ‘typical Caucasian eyelid crease’. Can you guess which is labeled ‘Asian eyes’? I found this picture online showing the types of eyes. ![]() The Stereotypical Asian Eye Eye Type Chart #1 Even though it is a matter of mere millimeters more at which the skin folds above the eyelashes, there is a much greater science that explains our differences in genetics. It didn’t occur to me that our bone structures are completely different and even though I have double eyelids, where my crease and contour area lie is very different from a Caucasian’s. No matter how hard I tried in emulating the way they placed their eyeshadows, I could never achieve the looks they easily demonstrated. It didn’t occur to me, until much later on, that the blogs I was reading and videos I was watching had Western authors that taught the Western way of makeup application. Is the word ‘crease’ just another moniker for what we Asians refer to as ‘double eyelids’? When I got more interested in makeup, I started to read beauty blogs and watch videos that went on and on about ‘applying a darker eyeshadow color to your crease to bring more dimension to the eyes.’ I looked at myself in the mirror and searched for the mysterious crease these makeup blogger s were talking about. Western Asians (Middle East) and Southern Asians (Pakistan, India, etc) have anatomical traits more similar to those of Westerners. ![]() With ‘Asian’ I refer more specifically to East and Southeast Asians. ![]() The words ‘Westerner’ and ‘Caucasian’ will be used interchangeably in this post with no intention whatsoever to offend anyone. Crease…what? The only crease I knew was the kind of crease found on a crumpled piece of paper.īut before I start explaining, here’s a little disclaimer. While Caucasians search ‘How to stop eyeshadow from creasing’, Asians typically search ‘How to fake a crease with eyeshadow’.īefore I got more serious into makeup, I only knew I had double eyelids. ![]()
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