Downturned eyes anyone?

[ChloeFrancoise]

because magazines and the media and the entire beauty industry make their money largely by capitalizing on any insecurities we may feel about our physical appearances (while also reminding us that it's embarrassing to be insecure and we should love ourselves as we are, or we're not good women) and thus their nature is to assume we are 'insecure' about our 'flaws' and remind us that we 'need' their products.

not that i don't buy magazines or makeup or try to fix my flaws or anything at all, because please, i buy so much makeup it's pathetic, obviously. just always something to keep in mind when someone else, or a beauty tutorial, or a magazine, or anything at all points out and makes you feel badly about a feature that you had never previously thought was a flaw. if you like something about yourself, nobody can ever tell you it's not okay.

i spent the first 12 years of my life not caring about my nose, then the next 6 feeling badly about it and fantasizing about a nose job after (i distinctly remember) reading a beauty tutorial on how to 'make your nose as cute as nicole kidman's' and 'straighten out any unsightly bumps', and feeling badly because the bridge of my nose was very deep and there was a small bump towards the end. then i moved to the czech republic and every other woman on the street had a nose like mine and people thought i was a.) czech or polish and b.) very attractive and i realised i just look eastern european as all hell (uh, becuase i AM) and i'll take my nose bump along with my long legs and cheekbones, thank you very much. i love my nose now, and i love that i 'look polish.' to hell with nicole kidman's nose.

beauty tutorials (and the 'perfection' they teach us to aspire to) aren't the be-all end-all of beauty, and i think everyone should always keep that in mind.

Well said. I was just looking in the mirror and noticed mine are a little downturned too, and that's fine with me.

 

[Petit Lucille]

that was exactly my point.. i had those sad eyes too, sometimes i like them, sometimes i don't (but i guess it's becuase i loooooooove the almond eyes so much)

 

[lafindesiecle]

and speaking of more total foxes/prettiest ladies ever who happen to have downturned/sleepy/sad eyes, agreed on the eva green (who i would do in about 3 seconds) and also maggie gyllenhaal. HELLOOO.

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[audreyhorne]

i can't tell if my eyes are downturned

they're definitely a little hooded at the edges but that's different, right?

actually yeah i guess you can have both downturned AND hooded, i think mine are just hooded. i never knew eyes were so complicated

 

[lafindesiecle]

i can't tell if my eyes are downturned

they're definitely a little hooded at the edges but that's different, right?

actually yeah i guess you can have both downturned AND hooded, i think mine are just hooded. i never knew eyes were so complicated

right? hahaha. my left eyelid is larger than my right one and it's the bane of my existence and pisses me off every time i put eyeliner on. these things are complex.

 

[blankpage]

i thiiiink anne hathaway has downturned eyes. it's hard to tell. britney spears also.

 

[misstiz]

i have downturned eyes too.

i see nicole richie's make up as an inspiration, in the pic below i've always wondered if her falsies & eyeliner are applied a few millimeters above her natural lash line on the outer corners to give the appearance of upturned eyes

justjared

 

[LovePink]

I'm so glad I found this thread!! A chef at work told me I had eyes like a basset hound so I've been putting liquid eye liner across my eyes, but instead of following my eye line round and I carry it on in a horizontal line if that makes sense?!

<--- This is my eye which is rather offended at being compared to a dog!

 

[D A N A]

I think downturned eyes are beautiful

 

[Eurasian Mélange]

I think I might have this slightly and I do think it makes it more difficult to apply make-up in a flattering way (when it is already challenging due to other factors). However, it could just be my typical Asian eyelashes that grow straight and a little downwards. They might make it look as if my eyes are downturned when they are actually straight... I'm going to be staring at my eyes all day now, trying to figure out whether they are downturned or not!

 

[loonaka]

Yeah, Camilla Belle has downturned eyes


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wow that is such a beautiful picture of her