Cut crease: learn how to do the technique that is successful in makeup

You’ve surely seen the cut crease effect in artistic and professional makeup. With the eyes well marked, the effect becomes the highlight of the make. The particularity of this makeup is the concave, the deepest part of the eyes, well defined. Beloved of bloggers and makeup artists, the effect leaves the makeup devastating and is ideal for special events, such as parties and graduations.

The cut crease requires some practice to come out perfect and to create it, you use a darker shadow on the upper part of the eye creases and concealer with lighter pigmentation on the eyelid to mark the cut. As the effect marks the concave a lot, it is recommended for people who want to deepen this part of the eyes.

Although a little laborious, it is possible that you do this makeup yourself. To make the cut crease, you will need the following products:

• Strong color eyeshadow such as brown or black
• Liquid Paper
• light color eyeshadow
• eyeliner
• Mascara to eyelashes

The technique requires some practice, but knowing the step by step makes it easier to get it right. Learn how to make the cut crease with blogger Bruna Malheiros:

Step by step for a perfect cut crease

1. Find your crease and start by drawing a thin line with the darkest colored eyeshadow

2. Pull the stroke to the outer corners as if it were a cat eyeliner

3. Above the delimited line, don’t be too lazy to blend with shadow

4. Choose a strong color pigment to complement and blend on top

5. To mark the cut crease, start by stamping the eyelid with concealer right in the crease line.

6. And fill by pulling to the outer corners. For better fixation, apply light-colored eyeshadow

7. And to finish, make a neat eyeliner and complete with mascara.

8. The result is delightful!

If you prefer, you can also watch the video tutorial, previewing each makeup movement:

To make your eye makeup even more complete, you can bet on false eyelashes and use the highlighter in the inner corners. Applying eyeshadow to the lower part of the eyes, close to the lash line, makes the makeup charming.

5 makeup with cut crease to inspire you

Makeup with cut crease is diverse, it can be more discreet or well elaborated and artistic. We selected 5 makeup inspirations for you to think about yours. Check out:

1. You can bet on a more natural effect, with neutral shadows

2. The cut crease removes any make-up from the obvious

3. The concave is marked, giving a feeling of greater depth in the eye

4. The eyes are the highlight and the makeup looks stunning!

The cool thing about this type of makeup is that you can choose different colors to make the effect. For a more natural look, bet on neutral or nude eyeshadows. Bright and contrasting tones make makeup bold and surprising.

And you, what do you think of this technique? Are you going to bet on a cut crease in your next production?