Colourful Eyeshadow Tips 'n' Tricks...

As the years have gone on, I've been getting more and more into colourful shadows. Whether it be a full-on bright, bold look or simply incorporating colour into something more neutral/nude - I love it. And nowadays, it seems everyone else is too! There's colourful shadow palettes launching here, there and everywhere and whenever you jump online (YouTube, Instagram etc.) you see a plethora of bright and bold looks. Here's some tips and tricks if you fancy getting in on the action...

• First off, perhaps the most important tip of them all - bright and bold eyeshadows can be a little intimidating, I know. I used to be so scared of wearing colour on my eyes, until I actually just started doing it and now, I love wearing them pretty often. Don't be scared, don't worry about what people may think or say (or maybe what you think they're thinking) - just do it. Makeup is supposed to be fun and experimental and at the end of the day - it washes off!
• Before getting started, you also want to invest in good-quality colourful shadows too. And that doesn't necessarily mean really expensive, high-end either! The Revolution X Tammi 'Tropical Carnival' Palette is a gorgeous rainbow palette, the NYX Ultimate Brights Palette is also pretty good and I've heard pretty awesome things about the Beauty Bay EYN Brights Collection too. If you do want to invest in something a little more pricey for your brights and bolds though, I would definitely suggest you opt for the amazing BPerfect X Stacey-Marie Carnival Palette. So, so good!
• So, onto the actual application - want the best pigmentation out of your bright colours? Try not setting your eye primer or base beforehand!
• And especially when it comes to bright and bold eyeshadows, a white base is always handy to have to really make those colours pop. Whether you use a white concealer or eye base/primer or even set things into place with a white eyeshadow before getting started - it all helps...
• Though a wet base can really help give you super-intense colour payoff, it can also in turn make blending a little more tricky and time-consuming, so if that is your main concern (at least starting out) - perhaps lightly setting your base may be a good choice!
• If you're struggling where to start with a look and want to use the old faithful light-to-dark technique, try laying down yellow first. That way, you can blend into cool-toned colours (blues, greens, purples) or warm-toned colours (reds, oranges, pinks) as you choose!
• However, as I mentioned before, if high pigmentation is your main priority - definitely start with your deepest colour you plan to use first. 
• ... And like I always say, the deeper the colour - the smaller and denser the brush - and vice versa!
• When choosing and using different bright colours in different looks, at least to start with, definitely separate your cool-tones and warm-tones. When playing with colour as a newbie, you'll probably find it a lot easier to blend a pink into an orange, let's say, than a pink into a green!
• If you're ever confused over what colours may or may not work well together or blend well together? Get yourself a colour wheel! It'll show which colours blend well directly into each other (the colours that are next to each other on the wheel) and also colours which likely will complement and work well together (colours that are directly opposite on the wheel). and It'll even help show what colours will complement your eye colour best (whatever colours are directly opposite your eye colour on the wheel)!