Keep it Natural or Glam it Up?
It's no surprise that makeup is versatile; we can play around with different colors and shimmers to achieve a natural inner glow makeup look or a full-coverage, glamorous one. Whichever makeup style you prefer depends on what suits your tastes, but either way, we've got you covered. Here are 10 tips for a no-makeup makeup look and 10 ways to glam it up for a night out.
1. Prioritize Skincare
The base for any makeup look, especially for a natural one, starts with skincare. Make sure to pamper your skin so it stays hydrated, moisturized, and glowing, and allow some time for your skincare products to set in before you apply makeup. The most important step of all is to wear SPF to protect your skin from damaging rays.
2. Tinted Moisturizer
A natural makeup look means letting your skin shine, so reach for a tinted moisturizer such as a BB cream instead of a full-coverage foundation. If you're worried about any blemishes or textures, remind yourself that that's just what skin naturally looks like, so don't feel like you need to cover every last pimple up.
3. Eyebrow Gel
Instead of filling your eyebrows in, use a tinted eyebrow mascara or a clear gel. This will add a bit of color to your brows without going overboard, and clear gel will help to lock it in place. If you already have naturally thick and dark brows, you can skip this step altogether.
4. Natural Smoky Eyeshadow
For eyeshadow, it's best to stick to neutral beiges and browns. Use shades that accentuate the soft hollows and curves of your eye shape to bring out those natural shadows. You can also add a bit of blush to your eyelids to give them some color, but avoid deep reds or bright corals
5. Light Bronzer
Like eyeshadow, stick to a light bronzer that matches closer to your skin tone and only a few tones darker. As opposed to contour, which is typically more pigmented and heavy, applying bronzer will help accentuate the natural shadows of your face and give you a sun-kissed look.
6. Nude Lips
For a super natural makeup look, skip the lipstick and just wear lip balm. But if you need some color, you can either use a tinted lip balm or gloss, or a sheer lip tint. These are easy to dab on your lips to give it a boost of hue. Reach for nude, your-lips-but-better shades.
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7. Brown Mascara
Though black mascara is often the go-to, brown or ashy mascara can make your lashes look softer, wispier, more natural, and less heavy. But if you need something a tad darker, you can also reach for a black-brown mascara instead.
8. Basic Eyeliner
Skip the winged eyelinerโgo for a basic tight-line look or trace the natural curve of your eye's outer corner. Keep a light hand and use brown eyeliners (as opposed to black) instead, then blend out any harsh lines with a bit of eyeshadow.
9. Pinch for Natural Blush
Instead of dusting on blush, pinch your cheeks to give them some color. In the colder months, you can even skip this step as your skin will already be flushed. But if you still prefer to wear blush, pick a shade that suits your natural skin tone.
10. Vaseline
Vaseline does more than just moisturize dry skin and chapped lips. You can add this to different parts of your face to give it some more glow, or brush it over your brows and eyelashes as an alternative to gels and mascaras.
Now that we've covered the 10 tips for a natural makeup look, let's dive into the 10 tips for a fun night out.
1. Cut-Crease Eyeshadow
Cut-crease eyeshadow might not be as popular now as it was in 2016, but it still remains an iconic way to glamorize your makeup look. The fun part about it is you can go as crazy as you'd like with the colors, mixing oranges, greens, or blues, then pairing it with a shiny shimmer in the middle.
2. Winged Eyeliner
When you're going on a night out, winged eyeliner is essential. Draw it as bold and thick as you'd like, then smoke it out with your eyeshadow to bring the whole look together. Since there are different ways to do a winged eyeliner, you should also find the one that suits your eyes the most.
3. Contour
Contour is another must to glam up your makeup. This can be layered on with bronzer to further deepen shadows on your face, such as the curve of your nose, the hollows of your cheeks, and along your jawline.ย
4. Blush
Go heavy-handed with blushโor, better yet, mix various shades to give your skin an ethereal flush. While you can apply blush everywhere on your face, such as on your forehead, ears, and nose, there are also different ways to apply it on your cheeks so that it doesn't come off muddy or make you look older than you are.
5. False Lashes
On top of mascara, use false lashes to bring out your eyes. Some glam makeup looks actually seem incomplete without these, like the cut-crease eyeshadow look, so these will really help to make everything pop.
6. Full-Coverage Foundation
Of course, we can't forget the full-coverage foundation. But that's not allโmore than just coverage, when you're going for a night out, you need a foundation that will last the evening. Choose one that suits your skin tone, and make sure to apply it in thin layers to prevent it from caking up.
7. Glitter & Gemstones
What's a fun night out without some glitter or gemstones? Dab some over your eyelids or your cheeks, or any areas that need more shine. For gemstones, you can add these under the eyes for a teardrop look or dot them in different areas as temporary beauty marks.
8. Highlighter
To add even more shimmer to your face, brush some highlighter on areas where light naturally hits, like the tip of your nose, along your cheekbones, and the dip of your cupid's bow. You can either choose a highlighter that's more shimmery or one that contains bigger flecks of glitter, whichever suits your look better.
9. Bold Lips
Bright red lipstick is definitely a look, but don't let that stop you from trying out other bold lip colors like purple, blue, or orange. Pick a shade that goes well with the rest of your makeup, then top it off with gloss for a nice sheen or keep it matte.
10. Powder & Setting Spray
To lock your makeup look in so that it lasts the night, make sure to powder your face and set everything in with a good setting spray. Depending on the type of spray you choose, it can also give your skin a dewy finish if matte is not your cup of tea.
