5 Eye-Catching Tutorials For Women With Monolids

If you have monolids, you shouldn't see them as a challenge — they're a blessing. Usually seen in people of Asian descent, this feature is distinguished by a lack of a fold or crease in the eyelid. For anyone born with this delicate, doe-like characteristic, you've hit a rare genetic jackpot. The extra lid space is like having a larger canvas, giving you infinite ways to play with a spectrum of colors, create subtle or bold liquid lines, and draw attention to lush, glamorous lashes.

While most eye makeup looks you see on the runway and in magazines are for double-lidded girls, YouTubers and beauty bloggers have created a variety of inspiring how-tos and tutorials for women with monolids. Whether you're in the mood to change up your natural, daytime eye makeup or want to go bold with glittery, futuristic shades, there's a look for you. Read on for tips on how to accentuate your most beautiful asset.

Sunset-Themed Monochromatic Look

The monochromatic look is achieved by using the same pop of color on the eyes, cheeks, and lips. This easy and natural look is perfect for monolids because the specks of color don't look overdone on the eyes and don't outshine the color on cheeks and lips.

In this eye-brightening sunset makeup tutorial, YouTube beauty guru Raeview applies a glittery white shadow all over the lid to set a highlighting canvas. Next, she dusts a mauve hue on top and blends it evenly to create chiaroscuro (the Italian technique of making contrast with light and dark shades). This trick creates depth to highlight the brighter colors and contours the monolid.

To create the illusion of a strongly defined crease, she uses a tawny-red color as a contour and layers brown liquid liner on top. By connecting the cat eye on top with light strokes on the lower lash line, she defines her eyes and accentuates their delicate almond shape. To finish off the look, she applies mascara, but you can choose to wear fake lashes to open up the eyes more.

Watch the tutorial here!

“Barely There” Glamorous Eyes

Jen Chae of From Head to Toe shows us just how easy it is to create glamorous monolids without using eye shadow. For this look, Jen uses the same bronzer that she applies on her face to her lids. This creates a nice monochromatic base and adds depth to enhance the cat eye she applies toward the end of the tutorial.

For the lower lash line, she uses the tip of the mascara wand to pull the lashes down. This is a subtle way to define your eyes and add dimension. By finishing the tutorial with a lush pair of lashes that flare out on the corners, she makes her lashes look fuller and her eyes appear even bigger.

Watch the tutorial here!

Korean Street Makeup

Korean street makeup is all about looking effortlessly gorgeous via flawless skin and supersubtle eye makeup. To achieve this, Jen Chae of From Head to Toe sweeps a contour pen on the upper eyelid where you see the crease. Color above the crease creates depth and instantly brightens the eyes without liner. Plus, it offers a nice contrast in color and helps sculpt your eye shape.

Once she's blended the color with her fingertips, she curls her lashes and applies mascara, using a lifting motion to open up the eyes. Voila — a quick and easy "no makeup" makeup look that pairs perfectly with a bold lip.

See the tutorial here!

Duochrome Eyes

This wonderfully vibrant look is ideal for girls with monolids who like taking beauty risks — and great for a night out! Sophia Chang of Fashionista804 shows how glittery and bright shades come through beautifully. It's also proof of how you don't need neutral shades to contour your eye.

The secret to achieving this duochrome look is to layer the shadows along the edges of your eyes. In the video, she smudges pencil liner atop sunset-like shades. On that dark layer, she pops a glittery purple color. By using an extreme contrast of colors like this, it creates the illusion that your eyes are wider than they actually are.

Watch the tutorial here!

Sultry Kylie Jenner-Inspired Smoky Eyes

Monolids enhance a mesmerizing smoky-eye look by giving the colors more depth and dimension. In fact, it can actually be trickier for women with double-creased lids to achieve a smoky eye, as there isn't much space to blend out the shadow.

In this Kylie Jenner-inspired look, Sophia Chang of Fashionista804 blends a tan color on the crease in circular motions to enhance the natural contours of the eye. This blending technique opens up the eyes and creates more dimension. She then creates a defined, winged smoky eye with a clever trick: tape. She sticks a piece of tape along the outer edge of her eye for precise shadow application.

Watch the tutorial here!