I don't have Elements, but I think this will work there too. So here we go:
I chose this photo of my baby because his eyes are so prominent -- plus I just love that little chipmunk! This is the unsharpened, un-messed-with version. There's a nice catch-light, but not a lot of detail. We can do better.
With your picture open, select the Lasso tool:
Click the "Add to selection" icon and set the feather to 5 px:
Draw a circle around each eye with the lasso (it doesn't have to be perfect, but do your best):
Hit "Ctrl" "J" on your keyboard or choose "Layer via copy" from your layers menu -- you're making a new layer here:
Now do this:
Set the radius to 5 pixels and hit OK:
Ta da! Now you have a really creepy picture. It's probably not the look you're going for though, so try changing the blending mode to "Overlay":
Now you have super sparkly eyes. I didn't adjust the opacity here, but I would normally turn it way down -- to a point that looks sparkly but doesn't jump out at you like this:
Here's a before and after:
Happy early Valentine's Day!
