How to do dark makeup?
Dark makeup suits stylish and confident women. It allows you to emphasize all the advantages of a woman's appearance, as well as make the eyes and lips more expressive.
Peculiarities
Makeup done in dark colors has many benefits. It suits girls with any color type.... This makeup looks bright and unusual. Dark eyeshadow and lipstick can be used to create an evening or festive make-up.
It should be remembered that such makeup draws attention to all the flaws in appearance... Therefore, before painting with bright shadows and lipstick, it is important to mask all imperfections and even out the shape of the eyebrows.
In addition, to create a dark makeup, you should always use a quality primer and base under the eyeshadow. In this case, it will turn out to be persistent and will not crumble and smear over time.
Step by step creation
The instruction for creating a classic dark makeup consists of several basic steps.
Skin preparation
The first step is to wash your face thoroughly and apply a thin layer of moisturizer to your skin. When it is absorbed, you can begin to smooth out the tone of the face. For this, redness, acne marks and dark blue circles under the eyes must be covered with a correctly selected corrector. You can blend it with a small brush or use your fingers to hammer into the skin. This must be done carefully.
After that, a thin layer of high-quality foundation should be applied to the skin. It must be thoroughly shaded using a brush or beauty blender. Don't forget about the neck. You also need to apply a little foundation on it. Otherwise, the makeup will look unnatural.
Use a thin brush to apply the primer to the skin under the eyes. Further, the same product must be distributed over the entire surface of the eyelid. This simple step will make your makeup look more durable.
If you don't have a primer on hand, you can use a quality concealer instead.
Eyebrow shaping
Since makeup in dark colors emphasizes all the flaws in appearance, it is very important to align the shape of the eyebrows... Excess hairs must be pulled out with tweezers. Eyebrows can be painted over with a pencil or simply covered with a layer of transparent gel.
Eye makeup
Having finished with the preparatory stage, you can proceed to the most important part. There are several popular makeup options that use dark shadows. The step-by-step process of creating each of them has its own characteristics.
Arab
Oriental makeup involves the use of both matte dark eyeshadows and shimmer products. It is complemented by wide arrows. This make-up is ideal for swarthy girls with green or brown eyes. It is done as follows.
- First, you need to apply light shadows to the eyelid. They need to be shaded with a brush. The inner corner of the eye must be emphasized with light shimmery shadows.
- After that, darker shadows need to be distributed over the eyelid. The inner edge of the eye, like the fold, must be emphasized with dark brown pigment.
- Light shadows should be applied under the eyebrow. The middle of the eyelid and the corner of the eye - highlight with a shining pigment.
- All shadows need to be carefully shaded again, using a small brush.
- After that, you need to draw a wide arrow in front of your eyes.... Its corner must be carefully lifted up. Arrows are usually made quite long.
- Eyelashes need to be painted with several layers of high-quality mascara. It is best to use a waterproof product. Instead, you can attach false eyelashes to your eyelids.
It is worth complementing the bright Arabian make-up with the right jewelry and a high hairstyle.
Smokey ice
This type of make-up has been popular for many decades in a row. To create it, you can use dark gray, black, brown or even blue shadows.
- To begin with, on the upper movable eyelid, you need to draw an arrow with a pencil.
- It needs to be shaded thoroughly.
- The lower eyelid should also be emphasized with black eyeshadow or pencil.
- Further, the makeup needs to be made brighter using dark shadows. They need to be applied in small quantities, carefully shading the pigment. It is worth remembering that it is much easier to remove excess eyeshadow than adding fresh pigment.
- On top of the eyelid, apply a matte blue shadow.
- After that, the center of the eye should be emphasized with blue shadows with sparkles.
- The inner corner of the eye must be carefully lightened. After that, the eyelashes must be emphasized with mascara. This will make the look more open and expressive. It is best to apply it in 2-3 layers.
Any woman can do this makeup at home. The main thing is not to rush and act carefully.
Cat's eye
This make-up is ideal for girls who want to emphasize their sexuality. It can be used to create an evening look. Makeup is pretty simple.
- The foundation of the century it is necessary to highlight with light shadows.
- Black gel eyeliner is necessary draw a volumetric arrow. Next, you need to carefully bring the upper eyelid, connecting the two lines into one. The edge of such a sharp arrow must be sharp.
- To the inner corner of the eye it is necessary to apply shadows in a metallic shade and a little silver sparkles.
- Black shadows need to be highlighted the outer part of the eye. Using a beveled brush, draw a volumetric arrow.
- All the shadows are needed shade... This must be done carefully so as not to erase the pigment from the eyelid.
Long false eyelashes will complete the look. They are attached with transparent glue.
Using lipstick
Correctly selected lipstick will help to brighten the image. For work, both a light gloss and a matte lipstick are suitable.
Apply the selected product carefully. It is best to spread the lipstick over the surface of the lips with a special brush. This will make the color brighter and the outline even. If desired, the lips can be additionally outlined with a pencil. It should be slightly darker than lipstick. In this case, the lips will turn out to be more plump.
The shine is distributed over the skin using the applicator. The excess of the product must be removed from the lips using a dry napkin or cotton pad. A small amount of highlighter can be applied to the area above the upper lip.
Eye color ideas
When choosing eyeshadows for makeup, it is important to pay attention to the woman's eye color. In this case, the make-up will help to emphasize their natural beauty favorably.
For the green
For beauties with green eyes, dark shades of green, brown and blue are suitable. Copper shadows will help to add shine to the image.
Makeup made in this color scheme is perfect for fair-haired girls and blondes. Redhead can experiment with unusual burgundy shadows. But you need to use them carefully.
For the grays
For women with deep gray eyes, most popular shades can be used to create makeup. Black shadows and pigment with a metallic shade will look beautiful on them. Using such products, you can create an unusual and spectacular make-up.
For blue
For blue-eyed girls, dark brown and silver shades are suitable. Owners of such eyes can combine products with different textures. In this case, matte shadows are applied over most of the eyelid. Accents are set using light shimmer products.
For brown
The beauty of dark brown eyes is usually emphasized with gray-black or brown shadows. Burgundy or dark blue products also look interesting on the eyes. Makeup is usually complemented by wide eyelashes and thick false eyelashes.
Beautiful examples
In search of sources of inspiration for creating beautiful makeup, you should pay attention to ready-made examples of the work of makeup artists.
Shiny make
A small amount of glitter is used to create this makeup. The look with sparkles turns out to be spectacular and unusual. Makeup is perfect for a holiday or a themed photo shoot.
With long arrows
The main feature of this makeup is long, elongated arrows. They are drawn with dark shadows. The edges of the arrows are specially made more shaded.
Such spectacular makeup is suitable for girls with brown or brown-green eyes and dark hair.
Everyday makeup
Dark eyeshadows can also be used in everyday makeup. Only in this case they are shaded more carefully. Brown or dark gray pigment is used to create makeup. The product is applied not only to the upper eyelid, but also to the lower one. To create such a make-up, a light lengthening mascara is used. It is usually applied in 1-2 layers. Lipstick for dark shadows should be selected lighter.
Such everyday makeup is suitable for brown-haired women and brunettes with green or brown eyes.
With scarlet lipstick
Red lipstick is a real classic. Therefore, it is not surprising that there are many images with dark eyes and scarlet lips. Bright makeup will suit a woman with any type of appearance. The main thing is to choose the right shade of lipstick for yourself.... You can complement the look with bright red lips with a transparent balm or gloss.
With dark lips
Spectacular dark makeup with matte black eyeshadow and wine-colored lipstick is suitable for themed photo shoots or other events. Such a make-up should not be done for too young girls. But for adult women with a bright appearance, such an image is ideal.
Correctly selected and carefully executed makeup in dark colors will help transform your appearance for the better. So don't be afraid to experiment with dark eyeshadows and lipsticks.
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