Eyeshadow cov khoom yog cov tshuaj pleev ib ce siv rau daim tawv muag thiab cov ces kaum ntawm lub qhov muag; los ntawm kev tsim cov duab ntxoov ntxoo thiab tonal contrasts, lawv txhim kho lub qhov muag txhais thiab qhov ntev, ua rau lawv zoo nkauj dua thiab ntxim nyiam.
Eyeshadows muaj ntau qhov ntxoov ntxoo ntawm qhov muag tshuaj pleev ib ce, nrog rau cov xiav, ntsuab, xim av, tans, thiab ntshav, nrog rau cov xim dub, dawb, liab, thiab daj rau kev sib xyaw. Cov ntxoov ntxoo no hloov zuj zus nrog cov qauv zam, thiab kev xaiv yuav tsum yog nyob ntawm tus kheej cov tawv nqaij, khaub ncaws, lub caij, thiab lub sijhawm tshwj xeeb.
Eyeshadows tsis tas yuav muaj zog tiv thaiv; Hloov chaw, lawv yuav tsum yooj yim thov, muab matte (tsis yog-greasy) tiav, thiab tiv taus smudging lossis hnav tawm vim hws.