Deep-set eyes have nothing to do with the shape of your eye. What we’re talking about here is where they’re positioned. 

To explain, almond, round or monolid eyes describe the shape of the eye, usually by looking at your crease and the distance between your eyebrow arch and the lashes. 

With deep-set eyes, however, we’re just talking about how back (or forward) our eyes are. 

We’re going to take a closer look at how to tell if you have deep-set eyes and which makeup techniques work best for your eye shape. 

Hopefully, you notice a significant improvement in your makeup looks once you figure out if you have deep-set eyes or not. Aside from spending countless hours binging on YouTube tutorials to learn all the tricks of the trade, getting to know your facial features is a major game-changer. 

Regardless of your makeup skills, you can achieve beautiful results just by understanding which colors and techniques are most flattering for your facial features.

What Are Deep-Set Eyes?

As the name hints, deep-set eyes quite literally sink deeper into the head when compared to other eye shapes. The eye is set deep into the pocket.

This particular eye shape also comes with a more prominent brow bone because the eyes are positioned further into the skull. A-listers with deep-set eyes include Keira Knightley, Emma Watson, Kim Kardashian, and Taylor Swift. 

On the other end for comparison, someone with protruding eyes has eyes positioned towards the very front, giving them the appearance of large, round eyes.  

Once you figure out the positioning of your eyes, you can figure out if you have monolid eyes, hooded eyes, or almond eyes and get some eye makeup inspiration for those eye shapes.

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