New items from the latest beauty collections only hint that it’s time to overcome your shyness – and finally start turning to brighter colors. At least when it comes to eye makeup. Rainbow palettes and liners in unimaginable colors are not designed to rest at the bottom of your makeup bag. What can they be used for?
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Colored smokey eyes
In palettes such as La Palette Glam from L'Oréal Paris, you won't find calm shades “for every day”.
All of them are bright, juicy and, importantly, quite simply combined with each other. Don’t be afraid to experiment: at least on a day off, decide to combine blue with blue and emerald, and plum with red. You will get a smokey eye that will lift your spirits and definitely attract attention.
If you are still wary of such colors, try working with halftones - apply the shadows in a translucent layer, trying to cover very small areas of the eyelid skin with them.
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"Cat Eyes" and Graphic Makeup
As for the “cat eyes” that many girls love, makeup artists say that this style will be in trend throughout 2021. In addition, it will also become brighter and more interesting. For “cat eyes” you can now use whatever your heart desires: pencil, eyeliner or even eye shadow. Arrows can be very diverse. For example, if some go to the temples and are quite wide, then there can be two types: single and double. Dark shadows are perfect for this make-up. This type of makeup can be used for both everyday and evening wear.
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Another trend this year is graphic make-up. Before doing this kind of makeup, you should attend several master classes. Graphic make-up is usually applied with liquid eyeliner, black pencil or richly colored eye shadow. In 2021, some changes have appeared in this trend - now the lines can be shaded, but they must be clearly defined.
This year's shows featured all sorts of graphic makeup options, with models' eyes highlighted in jet black, blues and corals. They depicted the wings of fantastic birds, bats and much more. We must remember that such a make-up is not suitable for formal business and everyday looks, but it is ideal for evening looks.
Monomakeup in bright colors
One of the current trends is single-color eye makeup, done in vibrant, rich shades. Choose single products (such as Color Tattoo 24H from Maybelline New York) and use a free technique, giving free rein to all your artistic abilities, apply them to your eyelids: you will get a real art makeup!
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The “correct” eye shadow palette and eye color
In the photo of eye makeup you can see that the shade of the shadows is always combined with the color of the iris. If you don’t really want to experiment, choose gray, light pink and brown shadows.
However, when you need an individual style, it is important to decide on bright shades - they will highlight daytime eye makeup and add charm to extravagant looks.
Brown-eyed girls can safely buy all autumn colors: beige, olive, dark orange, black, emerald, brown.
For green eyes, you can choose the same shades as for brown eyes. All variations of gold and copper are added to the list.
Blue eyes are a taboo against black. It is replaced with brown and dark blue. A good combination would be pink, gray and purple.
Those with gray eyes are the luckiest - you can buy almost any cosmetics. The only inappropriate color is fuchsia.
To create evening eye makeup, you should purchase a shiny or pearlescent palette of tones that suit you.
Bottom eyeliner
Create your makeup “in reverse” - instead of lining the upper eyelid in the usual way, focus on the lower eyelid. Under the eyelash contour, draw a line with shadows or a pencil of a shade that you have never decided to use before (let it be, for example, Khôl Hypnôse Waterproof sky blue color No. 10 Bleu Ciel Parisien from Lancôme). Soften the line by extending it beyond the outer corner of the eye using shading.
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Ideas for bright eye makeup
Bright makeup should look stylish and neat. We offer several ideas for creating an unusual look.
Mono-makeup in bright shades is a modern trend. The technique of applying it is to use 1 color. It looks beautiful on the eyelids and is called art makeup.
Applying bright makeup in the style of lower eyeliner involves drawing the lower eyelid. An arrow is drawn under the contour of the eyelashes with shadows. It can also be painted with shadows of shades that the woman has not previously used when applying eye makeup. To soften the drawn line, its outline is shaded.
Another idea for creating a bright look is a multi-colored smokey eye . To form them, rich shades of the palette are used - blue, emerald, red, plum and others. The peculiarity of smokey eye when applying bright makeup is the unlimited color palette. You can use all your imagination, but make your face look beautiful.
How to create a bright image using the smokey eye technique? Let's talk about this further.
Bright smokey eye: step by step
Among makeup artists and girls, the most popular eye makeup technique is “smoky eye.” To make bright eyes follow the below step by step instructions.
Step 1. Applying shadows. For a bright smokey eye, shades such as blue, green, and brown are suitable. Shadows are applied to the moving and lower eyelids.
Step 2. Drawing the upper and lower eyelids. They are drawn with a black pencil to give the woman’s look expressiveness. Lines are also applied to the space between the eyelashes and the mucous membrane. Afterwards they are shaded.
Step 3. Applying black shadows. Using a brush, they are evenly distributed on top of the applied lines on the lower and upper eyelids.
Step 4. Formation of the eyelid fold. She stands out with brown shadows. Don't forget about shading the boundaries between different shades of the color palette. Blue-violet shadows are applied to the center of the eyelid. Then blue iridescent shades are added. The last color emphasizes the lower eyelid.
Step 5. The final step is to apply mascara or false eyelashes. A characteristic feature of smokey eye makeup is false eyelashes, but if they are absent, you can use lengthening mascara. Eyelashes are painted in several layers to achieve the effect.
Bright smokey eye makeup is complete!
Monomakeup in bright colors
Mono-makeup is a modern trend that involves creating makeup with only one product of decorative cosmetics. For example, if you want to create a bright mono-makeup, you can use a palette of shadows for moving eyelids, creating a shimmering effect on the cheekbones and giving a healthy shine to the lips. Although, most often this technique is used to create everyday nude makeup. It’s easier to create a bright image using the “smoky eye” or “butterfly” technique.
Colored arrows
To add expressiveness to bright makeup, arrows are drawn. They are the ones who visually enlarge and highlight a woman’s eyes. To draw them use:
- liners;
- liquid eyeliners;
- shadow pencils;
- markers;
- pencils.
The effect of the arrows depends on the choice of cosmetic product. Using a pencil, you can create both bright and translucent arrows. It all depends on the intensity of applying it to the eyes. To create a light haze effect, the applied arrow is shaded.
When applying bright arrows, eye color is taken into account. If you choose the right shade, the makeup will be spectacular and highlight the beauty of a woman.
For example, orange, pink, yellow, blue and silver shades are suitable for blue-eyed people Girls with green eyes can use plum, bronze and purple colors.
When applying bright eyeliner, makeup artists give preference to the blue color, which suits every girl.
Owners of brown eyes use lilac and green shades when applying makeup. Any color of eyeliner suits gray-eyed girls.
Colored mascara
When applying bright makeup, colored mascara is used. Preference can be given to the following brands.
Chanel mascara goes well with pink, gray and golden shades of the eyeshadow palette. The texture of the cosmetic product is creamy and does not form lumps on the eyelashes.
Le Volume de Chanel Colored Mascara
When applied to eyelashes, mascara creates the effect of “spider legs”. When opened, it does not dry out, and the color is rich.
Max Factor Vivid Impact Dual Color Mascara
The mascara adds volume to eyelashes and has a waterproof effect. Thanks to the convenient brush, each eyelash is painted and combed.
Sephora Collection Glitter Eyeliner and Mascara
Estee mascara looks great on eyelashes due to its creamy and flexible consistency. The brush is comfortable and when applied to the eyelashes they do not stick together.
Estee Lauder Color Mascara
Bright lip color
When applying bright makeup, the emphasis is on both the eyes and lips. Some ideas for beautiful lips that will attract attention.
Woody lip motif idea
Rainbow lips
Drawing lips in ombre style
Romantic lips
Sugar lips attract attention and look unusual. To create them, you will need a pre-prepared scrub, which, in addition to beautiful application, moisturizes the lips. Manufacturing instructions:
- Mix 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, vanilla extract and 2-3 drops of food coloring (Bubblegum gum color).
- The components are stirred to a homogeneous consistency. You should get a homogeneous paste. You can store it in its finished form for up to two months.
- After applying makeup, the paste is applied to the lips and a sugar effect is obtained.
Sugar lips effect
When drawing lips, you can use lipsticks, glitter, glitter and other auxiliary materials.
Any design options are allowed, but the main thing is that the lips look natural and beautiful.
Detail in color
Another way to make an accent “from below” is to highlight the mucous membrane of the lower eyelid with an unusual shade. Even if otherwise you use only black color (black mascara, black eyeliner, black shadows), the makeup will “play out” completely differently as soon as it is complemented by inner eyeliner, for example, blue. Take a closer look at the Expression Kajal from Maybelline New York - it will come in handy for this purpose.
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Basic rules of unusual style
Start applying the shadows with a brush along the lash line so that you can easily blend them later. If you combine two colors, then one of them should be bright, the other calm. It is worth shading without crossing the fold behind the upper eyelid; the main concentration of color should be at the eyelashes. Lengthening mascara will help highlight your fantasy makeup.
When creating a bright makeup, your lips will need to be prepared before applying lipstick. First, you need to apply foundation on them, and outline the lips with a pencil that is identical in color to their shade. And then boldly apply lipstick.
There must be a balance between the upper and lower parts of the face. So, if the lipstick is chosen in cool shades, then blush should be chosen in pink shades. If you choose chocolate or scarlet tones for lipstick or gloss, then the blush should be peach or terracotta.
- Summer fantasy makeup For a summer makeup, you should choose rich shades, but light tones: turquoise, purple, yellow, light blue, etc. Ideas for combining colors can be borrowed from summer flowers; you must agree that nature knows how to combine incompatible things.
- If the eyes are brown In this case, bright eye makeup is due to the use of burgundy and sometimes crimson colors. They will only highlight warm brown eyes. You can give preference to pink tones, but only if there are enough dark shades. Lipstick should be the same shade as eye shadow or eyeliner.
- If your eyes are green You can highlight such deep eyes with red and purple shades. Bright makeup should contain dark brown or light green shades, or the colors of lush spring grass. Lipstick can be pink or brick brown.
- If your eyes are blue For blue eyes, colors such as purple, blue, and lilac will allow you to create beautiful and bright makeup. If you are a brunette, then makeup artists advise combining a dark blue shade with light lilac, and for blondes they recommend pink with dark purple. There is such a pattern: the lighter the eye color, the richer and deeper the shade of the shadows should be. It is best to choose a juicy berry color lipstick, then your fantasy makeup will be flawless.
We can summarize that unusual makeup should highlight the advantages of your appearance, therefore, when creating fantasy makeup, you should be creative, not forgetting about the rules. And then, as a true creator and artist, you will create a unique image. And remember, if your “mask screams”, then the outfit should be modest. The image will be balanced, and people will turn to look at you.
We are sure that our tips will help you create a fantasy makeup that matches the time and place. To top it off, I would like to quote an aphorism from Coco Chanel: “A girl should be able to do two things: to be fabulous and stylish.”
Metallic graphics
The usual eyeliner will appear in a completely different form if you draw it not with a classic black eyeliner, but with a liner like Razor Sharp from Urban Decay, which allows you to draw shimmering lines on your eyelids with calligraphic precision. The metallic effect makes the sparkle in the eyes brighter, and the rich shades will not allow you to go unnoticed. Read about other ways you can use glitter eyeliner here.
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Makeup for green eyes with photos
The main shades that green-eyed beauties can use in eye makeup to appear sensual and gentle are:
- beige and other nude shades;
- discreet greenery;
- delicate lilac;
- muted terracotta.
The shine and brightness of green eyes can be emphasized by soft and light shadows of natural, natural shades, which look very harmonious, as they do not need additional accents in appearance.
You can experiment with the “smoky eye” that is popular today, but this should be done exclusively in the evening, choosing gray and bronze tones as a basis, which make the look unusually sensual. You need to use purple eyeshadow carefully, only on the outer area of the eyes, and it is better to prefer eyeliner not black, but in brown or gray tones.
Wide arrows
Take advantage of such a trendy beauty product as liquid shadows - try the Eye Tint from Giorgio Armani, which is very easy to apply. With its help, you can just draw spectacular wide arrows all over the eyelid. A soft applicator will allow you to easily distribute this pigmented tint over the skin, but you will also need a thin brush to make a graceful point at the outer corners of the eyes.
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Raul Alejandre
Global Makeup Artist for Valentino Beauty
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“Right now I’m crazy about pink shades - I really like draping (sculpting the face with blush - Vogue) using red and pink. I also like to mix pink with blue: for example, blue eye shadow combined with pink blush and red lipstick. I think this is very much in the spirit of Guy Bourdin. I also like to create a gradient effect with pink, blue and purple. I make it matte first and then add a little iridescent shimmer using our Valentino Eyeshadow Palette.
Valentino palette, 5950 rubles, selfridges.com
No matter how intense the color of the makeup, I always try to apply a thin layer of mattifying product with a metallic effect on top. Glossy eyelids and bright lips are my main passion.”
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Bright eyelashes
When makeup with a bright detail is needed not for the evening, but for a daytime outing, colored mascara can help out: blue, green, purple or even pink. It is enough to apply it in a small amount on the tips of the eyelashes to transform your eye makeup and become much more unusual, but at the same time not too catchy.
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Red lips
This year the color red has returned to fashion. This year, the main thing is that the lips should be emphasized either matte or, conversely, lipstick with a bright varnish effect. Scarlet has become fashionable, as well as all shades of burgundy and classic cold red. Red with a terracotta tint would also work well. It was this lipstick color that brands such as Anna Sui, Burberry, Miu Miu and many others chose to use in their shows.
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Emphasis on the fold
At fashion shows they never tire of inventing more and more original make-up options - as opposed to the classic ones. For example, some makeup artists suggest lining the eyelid crease. Use a liner like Vivid Brights Eyeliner in Neon from NYX Professional Makeup to create an arcing line in the crease that will appear to rise above the lash line when your eyes are open.
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Lynsey Alexander
Makeup artist Erdem and MGSM
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“Now more than ever, it’s appropriate to use makeup as a tool of self-expression - be bold and don’t be afraid to experiment. I like it when there are several colors in a make-up at once: for example, bright red matte lips combined with soft lilac shadows on the eyelids - it looks very modern. The main thing is to make a light natural tone, otherwise the image risks looking a little old-fashioned. Let your makeup have one bright color accent, which you complement with softer, translucent shades. One of the combination options is bright blue eyeliner, creamy peach blush and lips. You can also play with shiny textures here.”
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