How to do cute makeup: 11 ideas and step-by-step photo instructions

Thanks to makeup, any, even dramatic, changes in appearance are possible. It all depends on your desire. If today, for example, you want to be cute and charm with a naive “doll” look, you just need to create the appropriate image - with the help of cosmetics it will not be difficult to achieve the desired effect.

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Characteristics of cute makeup

To slightly enhance the natural beauty, emphasizing the advantages, to make facial features more expressive - ordinary basic makeup can cope with this. If the task is more specific - to give the image a touching girlish charm, then you will have to master the “doll” elements of makeup. They form the basis of cute makeup, which makeup artists classify as a separate category. What are its main features?

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Impeccable tone. You need to achieve the effect of velvety skin, shining as if from the inside.

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Blush . It should look as if you have just returned from the winter forest - fresh, cheerful and bright enough, but not too much. It is important to pay attention to shading the blush so that, despite the richness of the color, they still look as natural as possible.
Eyes wide open . “Cute” makeup uses techniques that visually enlarge them, due to which the look becomes naively surprised - like a doll.

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Long eyelashes . Falsies will help you get the desired result, but you can do without them if you take mascara with the effect of lengthening your eyelashes and apply it in two layers.

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Pink lips . The color should slightly shade the natural one, as if the lips are like that on their own, by nature.

The key to beauty

The key to an attractive appearance is a beautiful complexion. Which skin tone is considered beautiful? First of all, one that reflects the overall physical and moral well-being of its owner - that is, his health. A beautiful complexion is healthy.

Any problems in the body are reflected on the face. You can lose a healthy skin tone by ignoring the rules of care, abusing coffee, smoking or alcohol. An unhealthy complexion indicates problems with the gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, lungs, heart or blood vessels.

How to do cute teenage makeup: photo instructions

Cute makeup suits most girls, but most often makeup artists recommend it to very young people - those who are just starting to wear makeup and, moreover, cannot afford bold beauty experiments, since school or university imply some restrictions. This kind of makeup would be an ideal choice for a teenager, especially since it’s so easy to do.

Step 1. Tone

Apply moisturizer and, if desired, primer. Next, using a tapping motion with a brush or sponge, spread the foundation over your face. It is important to create a slight glowing effect on the skin. For example, Luminous Silk Foundation from Giorgio Armani is suitable. Don't forget to also cover dark circles under your eyes, redness and other skin imperfections with concealer.

Step 2. Correction

In cute makeup, you can do without contouring, as it makes the facial features sharper. It is enough to use blush (for example, the Infaillible stick in the shade Pink Piсasso from L'Oréal Paris) - apply it to the apples of the cheeks and blend thoroughly so that the product literally merges with the skin.

Blush in Infaillible stick, shade Pink Piсasso, L'Oréal Paris © loreal-paris.ru

Step 3. Eye and eyebrow makeup

Prep your eyelids with a primer like Yves Saint Laurent Beauté Couture Eye Primer.
Next, apply translucent pink shadows with shimmer over the entire surface of the eyelids. Check out the shade Midnight Cowboy from Urban Decay's Eyeshadow collection.
Then highlight the contour of the eyes - fill the space between the eyelashes with a brown pencil. Finally, apply mascara. Or, if you chose false eyelashes, glue them on.

And don't forget about eyebrow shaping. When creating a cute image, you don’t need to put a clear emphasis on them. It will be enough to “comb” them using a special mascara, which will also slightly color the hairs.

Step 4: Lip Makeup

Instead of a dense, rich color, cute makeup requires a translucent coating, which can be created by a tint or, for example, a tint balm.

Selection of cosmetics

Cute makeup should start with the right selection of cosmetics, especially when it comes to choosing decorative products for teenagers. Their skin requires better and safer products.

For facial skin

To create perfect skin, girls will need 6 products:

Base makeup. It is better to choose products with SPF, since the skin always needs protection from the sun. A makeup base will prevent foundation from getting into your pores or drying out your face. In addition, it will have a leveling and moisturizing effect.
BB cream or foundation. Most makeup artists will recommend lighter textures because they are easier to work with and look more natural on the face.

Bronzer. It is necessary for correct correction. It is better to choose a neutral brown bronzer that does not go either cold or warm.
Blush. An indispensable product for creating a fresh and healthy complexion. It is better to give preference to peach or soft pink shades.
Highlighter. The main assistant in creating a natural glow.

For eyes

Eye makeup can be absolutely anything, but there are 3 main products with which you can create almost any look.

Mascara. The most important and indispensable product in eye makeup. With its help you can highlight the beauty of your eyelashes, making your look more expressive.
Eyeliner. An eye makeup product that can be used to create an image for both going to school and a noisy party.
Eyeshadow palette of basic colors. With its help you can create makeup for all occasions.

For lips

The ideal lip product would be a clear gloss or oil. You can also add a pencil or cream lipstick in a neutral shade. Matte lipsticks are worth buying only to complete your collection. They are used less and less in makeup. Preference is given to more natural and natural options.

For eyebrows

The ideal product for eyebrows would be a pencil with a thin shaft. With its help you can create beautiful and natural eyebrows. The result can be fixed using gel or regular soap, which is applied to a wet brush. This duo will help you recreate the lamination effect at home.

Cute makeup with blush for girls with blue eyes

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It is not difficult to do makeup taking into account your facial features, the main thing is to choose cosmetics in the appropriate shades. For blue-eyed people, for example, it is better to make the main element of the makeup a haze of pink shadows on the eyelids. Instead of the usual shadows, you can use blush. No more is required: full-fledged smoky eyes will deprive cute makeup of the charm of naturalness.

Cute makeup for girls with green eyes

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To give the image a girlish charm, green-eyed people are also recommended to apply makeup using shades from the coral range. Focus on the lips, and emphasize the eyes only slightly, trying to visually “open” them. To do this, you can slightly darken the crease with the help of shadows, while maintaining the translucency of the coating on the eyelids.

How to make a cute face with makeup: life hacks

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It is not necessary to do full-fledged make-up “a la doll” - you can use one or two techniques in your usual make-up to add naive charm to it.

A slight glow effect will help the matter - if you add, for example, a little liquid highlighter to your usual foundation.
When applying color to your eyelashes, don't forget about the lower ones. Try to “pull” them out from the roots with a brush. Pay more attention to the eyelashes and it will give your look a doll-like naivety.
Another technique that will visually enlarge the eyes is treating the mucous membrane of the lower eyelids with white kajal. This is what they do in Japanese and Korean makeup: this trick seems to widen the eye contour.

Avoid clear, sharp lines. Do not emphasize the shape of the eyebrows, do not highlight the cheekbones with bronzer, otherwise the image will cease to be cute and turn into a more serious, “adult” one.

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Application Features

So, to apply cute makeup, it is important to understand what distinctive features this species has. Let's look at everything using examples with photos.

Even tone

The most important part of any makeup is the skin. If you don’t prepare it and create the perfect tone, no amount of eye or lip makeup will save you. Everything will look clumsy and awkward.

So, for cute makeup we use a foundation with a loose texture. Underneath it, you can apply a primer , and pre-moisturize your face with serum. It will give the face the necessary glow, and will also have a positive effect on the condition of the skin.

Light blush

Cute makeup is characterized by a slight blush. It is important to use a blush that matches your color type to create a feeling of natural embarrassment. In no case is bronzer used, since it gives the image a seductive and fatal overtone, and the purpose of cute makeup is different.

Shine

Cute makeup is the ideal field for using highlighter, but in small quantities. It is better to give preference to dry and apply it with a special flat brush to the cheekbones, tip of the nose, and the area above the lip.

Open and easy look

Cute makeup involves using lengthening mascara. It will help make your look expressive and alluring, unlike eyelash extensions , which only make it heavier.

You can also draw thin arrows with a pencil or eyeliner. It is recommended to choose brown shades rather than black.

To create an additional emphasis on the eyes, you can use pearlescent shadows in beige, peach, and sand shades. Apply to the upper and lower eyelids, blending perfectly.

Lush eyebrows

The fashion for permanent makeup has forced many girls to abandon natural eyebrows, preferring comfortable “drawn on” ones.