All about Japanese makeup

Japanese makeup attracts the attention of many girls with European and Slavic appearance. It is chosen both for theme parties or celebrations, as well as for everyday life.

Girls in Japan have used decorative cosmetics to change their appearance since ancient times. They did their makeup in three colors.

• White. Since in ancient times in Japan there was a very low level of medicine, then girls with healthy skin were highly valued. As a rule, Japanese women evened out their skin color with white powder. With it, they whitened not only the face, but also the décolleté, neck, and also the back of the back.

• Red. The scarlet paint of the Japanese woman was extracted from flowers with orange petals. They used it to color the lips and treat the outer and inner corners of the eyes. Previously, girls also removed eyebrows and drew thin scarlet lines or dots in their place. Over time, this tradition faded away.

• Black. Black paint was used to accentuate the eyes and eyebrows.

Such contrasting makeup turned out to be very bright. Nowadays Japanese girls use more different colors and experiment with colors. The following features are characteristic of modern makeup.

• Highlighted face. Asians, like many years ago, try to make their skin as pale as possible. Therefore, they always buy a foundation that is lighter than their own skin. As a rule, Japanese women choose not a dense foundation, but a light BB cream.

• Lack of contouring. Instead of contouring products, Japanese girls usually use a bright highlighter. It is usually applied to the prominent areas of the face.On rare occasions, girls use contouring products to reshape their nose.

• Using bright blush. This remedy is usually applied by Japanese women to the cheekbones or to the area under the eyes. Blush is used in large quantities. They allow you to make the image of a girl more cute and doll-like.

• Focus on the eyes. Most of all Japanese women pay attention to eye makeup. They try to make them more rounded. This is one of the main signs of beauty, according to Japanese beauties. Many girls also prefer to use voluminous false eyelashes. They make their eyebrows straight and light. It is believed that this helps to make the girl look younger.

• Ombre lips. Japanese women like makeup with the effect of kissed lips. To achieve this result, girls apply a tint to the central part of the lips and shade it slightly.

Makeup in this style is not suitable for everyone. Let's find out who most often creates it on their face.

1. Girls with such a type of appearance as oriental. This makeup is suitable for brunettes with large almond-shaped eyes.
2. Anime culture fans. Young women use colored paints to create bright makeup. Very often, when forming their image, they are inspired by various characters from their favorite stories.
3. Girls with thin lips. In oriental makeup, the emphasis is not on the lips, but on the eyes. At the same time, the female image remains attractive.

Both very young girls and mature women can do Japanese-style makeup. The main thing is to choose the most suitable products for yourself and to practice a little in their use.

There are now several main styles of Japanese makeup. Each of them has its own characteristics.

This makeup is characterized by naturalness and simplicity. It is optimal for both casual walks and business meetings. The step-by-step process for creating everyday makeup is described below.

1. With this type of make-up, special attention is paid to lightening the skin. For this, a light-colored product with a toning effect is used. You need to pick it up very carefully. The product should be only 1-2 shades lighter than the natural skin tone. It is applied in a very thin layer.
2. After that, a light powder is used. For everyday make-up, you can choose the option with light shimmery particles.
3. Next, it is worth focusing on the eyes. First you need to draw small arrows. This can be done both with an eyeliner and with a contour pencil. The arrow should not end at the edge of the eyelashes, but go towards the temple. Shadows are used very rarely in Japanese everyday makeup.
4. Eyebrows should only be painted over if they are very light. This is best done with a pencil.
5. The lips can be made pink or red. For this, a light contour pencil and light lipstick are usually used.

Many young girls in Japan and other countries strive to make themselves look like cartoon characters. To create such a bright makeup, a large number of bright colors are used. It is done quite simply.

1. First, you need to create a perfectly even skin tone, which will serve as a base for makeup.
2. Next, you need to draw neat arrows. They should only slightly extend beyond the outer edge of the eyes.
3. The lower eyelid should be drawn with a white pencil. This will help make the eye look larger. Draw a black line below the white line. It needs to be slightly shaded.
4. Next, you need to glue two layers of false eyelashes on the upper eyelid. This will make the eyes look bigger.
5. The outer edge of the eye should be emphasized with red shadows.
6. Lips should be carefully covered with a layer of foundation. This will make them smaller. After that, the lips can be painted with matte lipstick or pencil.

When the makeup is ready, all that remains is to insert bright colored lenses into the eyes.

This type of Japanese makeup has a lot in common with the previous one. The face is also whitened, and the eyes are tried to be made large. Lips are painted with a light pink balm or tint. Often a small heart is drawn on them. This makes the look more cute.

Representatives of this Japanese subculture also strive to create bright, cute images. They look like real princesses. Girls with Japanese gyaru makeup are distinguished by huge eyes, long eyelashes and pale pink lips. Outwardly, they look like real Japanese Barbie dolls.

For such a make-up, the face needs to be whitened using a light matting cream and powder. Eyes must be drawn in with a black pencil and decorated with long and thick false eyelashes. The bundles must be glued to both the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid.

The girl's lips make them plump and sensual. For this, pink or red lipstick is used, as well as gloss.

Traditional geisha makeup is also popular now. Face painting is usually used to create it. But if a girl or woman does not wear makeup for a performance or a party, ordinary cosmetics are fine for her. There are seven steps to creating a classic geisha makeup at home.

1. To begin with, the skin must be well cleansed and moisturized. Next, you need to carefully lighten the surface of the face and neck. For this, you can use a special pencil toner. It adheres perfectly to the skin and makes it almost porcelain.
2. The eyebrows also need to be lightened.
3. Eyes are painted with shadows. They are applied to the outer corner of the eye. For geisha makeup, classic dark red eyeshadows are used.
4. After that, broad and slightly curved arrows are drawn on the upper eyelid.
5. The eyelashes are painted over with black ink. They should look nice and thick.
6. Blush needs to be used very carefully. They only lightly touch the cheeks. This is done in order to emphasize their completeness.
7. Lips are painted with red lipstick. A brush is usually used for this. Girls try to make their lips small and plump. You can apply a small amount of lip gloss over the lipstick.

Such makeup will be appropriate for a costume party or photo shoot.

The step-by-step process of creating modern Japanese makeup takes the least time. As a rule, Japanese women use only a few products in their work: light foundation, eyeliner and bright tint. These products help to create a simple look for the modern geisha.

To create Japanese makeup, you need to buy all the necessary tools and tools in advance.

1. Hydrophilic oil. This product is used to cleanse the face before applying makeup. It is thanks to him that the skin of Japanese women always remains smooth and as if radiant from the inside.
2. Primer. It is also used to prepare the skin before makeup. This product is distributed over the entire surface of the face. A primer is needed to make makeup more durable.
3. Tone cream. For everyday make-up, a light BB or CC cream is suitable. To prepare for a party or a performance - a foundation with a dense consistency. Before applying the cream to the skin, warm it up well in the palms of your hands. In this case, it will lay down in a more even layer.
4. Blush. This product is used to highlight the cheekbones and eye area. Most Japanese women prefer to choose for themselves a bright red or pink blush.
5. Shadows. Japanese girls prefer to use satin shadows.They help to make the look more expressive and deep. Such shadows are usually applied to the entire eyelid.
6. Eyeliner. Japanese arrows are usually painted with black liquid eyeliner. She visually enlarges her eyes. The arrows are usually made not too long and slightly raised.
7. False eyelashes. Girls also use false eyelashes to create bright doll makeup. They glue them both on the upper eyelid and on the lower.

To make modern Japanese-style makeup look good, you need to follow simple guidelines when creating it.

1. Cosmetics are applied only to previously cleansed skin. Only then will all funds fall on it in an even layer.
2. Japanese women often use dark red eyeshadows, creating the effect of "tear-stained eyes". In this case, you need to be extremely careful, because for most women, such shadows are not at all suitable.
3. Tanned and swarthy ladies should not whiten their faces too much. This will lead to the fact that the design of the face will look unnatural and ugly.
4. Light matte shadows should be used to highlight the line of arrows.
5. The eyebrows should be neat and smooth. Their thickness does not really matter.

If you follow these simple rules and use quality cosmetics, Japanese-style makeup will be effective and attractive.