Shining makeup with bright accents: 10 video tutorials
Text: Olga An
With the onset of summer, not only the wardrobe undergoes changes, but also a cosmetic bag: light textures are replacing dense textures and bright ones for discreet shades. Our today's selection of video lessons from bloggers and makeup artists proves that even in the heat you can make a comfortable make-up with interesting accents.
With thin arrows and freckles
The big anime fan, blogger McKenna Keylin is often inspired by them, including when creating everyday looks. Thin arrows along the contour of the upper eyelids, drawn far beyond their boundaries, complete with thickly dyed eyelashes look cute and touching. To achieve maximum similarity with cartoon characters helps light, radiant complexion and active blush - note that McKenna blush applies high on the cheekbones.
Added freckles add charm to the image. Their natural appearance is achieved not only by the choice of color, but also by a combination of small splashes (a brush will help with this) and individual large points (they should be applied with a pencil or eyeliner). For applying freckles, McKenna chose an elastic brush-tongue, but as an alternative you can look at duofire or use a sponge with large pores. The fixing spray will help to prolong the make-up durability, and for eyebrows it makes sense to choose a gel, rather than a shadow - in the heat it will hold better.
With bright eyeliner on the lower eyelid
Light makeup without false eyelashes and dazzling cheekbones in the best traditions of American bloggers - rather the exception for the Kathleen channel. In this lesson, the girl shows how easy it is to adapt the neon orange color to everyday makeup: just shift the bright focus on the mucosa of the lower eyelid. To keep the color on the mucous for longer and to be comfortable to wear, we recommend using gel, solidifying textures or fixing a cream pencil with tonal shades. The gradient on the upper eyelid, on the contrary, looks inconsistent: we advise you to abandon the darkening of the outer corner of the eye, or move the feathering shadows higher. Maintain an active color such as orange, can be blush of a similar shade, as does Kathleen, or translucent lipstick in tone.
With white arrows and without mascara
Such a simple and already classic method in make-up, like the use of an arrow, can be easily transformed from conservative to creative - just change the black color to white. For two years from the moment of recording this video, the idea has not lost its relevance. Moreover, a white pencil from a narrowly applicable product for lightening the mucous has evolved to a universal one: there are a great many white eyeliners of different consistencies and even matte lipsticks. The latter, by the way, are the most comfortable to wear. Futuristic image gives white color as the main and the absence of mascara on the eyelashes. By the way, it is not necessary to draw a classic arrow at all - experiment: from thin curved arcs in the crease of the eyelid to wide straight strips from the inner corners of the eyes to the outside; from accurate graphics to a smoky haze; from solid lines to strokes, circles and triangles. The main thing - to keep asceticism, without being carried away by drawing a zebra or daisies.
With bright shadows and a glossy finish
Blogger Karen Jung has her hand on the pulse: she has released several video tutorials on creating different non-beat summer make-ups. We liked her image with red shadows under glossy glaze. In the best Asian traditions, Karen begins makeup with preparing the skin for applying cosmetics: cleansing from excess fat with micellar water and applying serum with moisturizing ingredients. The tone of the face adjusts with a translucent, shining BB cream, and the shape with a bright coral blush and pink shades as a highlighter. Pay attention to the places of application of the last two - they are significantly different from the traditional for European make-up, but not worse than the bands on the cheeks correct the shape of the face.
As the main accent, Karen chose a garnet-red shade with a metallic sheen, which is enhanced under a layer of transparent vinyl sheen. At first glance, it seems not wearable glitter on the eyes: many brands have released products with persistent formulas and pleasant textures. But to protect your eyes from flowing inward glitter just does not hurt - for this, use a waterproof contour or mascara.
With the effect of wet skin and contrasting lips
Minimalistic makeup with the effect of wet skin and an emphasis on graphic dark lips became a visiting card for Diana Kurmey, and we share the love for this image. Simple performed by, such make-up will not disregard its bearer. In order not to overstep the thin line between stylish minimalism and the gothic way, you should abandon active contouring in favor of naturally radiant skin: replace sculptors with a cold gray subtone with pigments close to natural blush, and highlighter - with vaseline or a fat balm. You can come off on the contrasting color of the lips, relegating them the main role: the less natural lipstick in relation to the skin, the better.
With freckles of glitter and rhinestone
Korean Fay is not only a beauty blogger, but also a makeup artist. This lesson contains typical Asian makeup techniques: visual lengthening of the eyes using the arrow at the outer corner, a mix of warm coral blush with cold pink, which Fei puts on high on the cheekbones and blends almost to the lower eyelid, and the gradient on the lips from the same shades . An unusual make-up makes use on the cheekbones instead of the highlighter of large glitter flakes mixed with rhinestones. Mousse frosted lipsticks can help reduce the time to create this make-up - they can be used both for their intended purpose, and as a blush and even a shade; and the shining accent can be shifted from the cheekbones to the bridge of the nose, thereby imitating shiny freckles.
In a single color scheme
Vegan, feminist, clever and just beautiful Madeleine tells on her channel about travel, clothes and makeup. The latter takes in her life is not the main role, so that the blogger offers mostly everyday images. In this video, Madeline shows light, radiant make-up in a single color scheme - a win-win when the soul asks for something simple but effective. Products are chosen to match the season: as never before are the creamy shades relevant to the heat (they are easily applied and bleached with the fingers) and matte lipstick (loose hair adhering to the lips is not terrible). As a vegan, Madeleine chooses ethical cosmetics, proving by example that outer beauty is inseparable from inner beauty.
With freckles all over her face and glossy lips
Often the inspiration for bloggers are the images created by professionals for the gloss or the podium. Beauty blogger Cheryl from Ontario argues that it’s not the gods who burn the pots and easily make any makeup at home. Not the most comfortable to wear, but because no less spectacular image, will require tolerance to the abundance of sticky shine on the face, and from the owners of long hair - and more collected hair.
If you move away from the framework of inspiration in a concrete way, the field for fantasy is limitless: starting with the use of complimentary or, on the contrary, diametrically opposite bright shades for lips and freckles, ending with experiments with color splashes to create watercolor multi-layered. In order to make life as easy as possible and not to check every minute whether makeup was not smeared, we recommend using gel products as the basis - they are most resistant to rubbing under shine - and work out the contours of glossy zones with a transparent pencil.
With "festival" Smokey Aiz and geometric arrow
With the onset of summer, YouTube is filled with video instructions not only for everyday seasonal makeup, but also a bright fantasy - for visitors to music festivals. Most often, these images are a mix of hippie makeup with war paint Indians. As an alternative to strips all over the face, the author of this tutorial suggests unscrewing the color of traditional smokes to the maximum, adding a geometric arrow of a contrasting shade as an accent. We recommend experimenting with the color of the substrate for duochrome pigments, proportions and texture of the arrows.
With shining tone and eyelids
Shining, smooth skin without an active contour and glare - the reception is old, but this year thanks to star makeup artist Rene Sangan, he received a new name - non-contouring. The essence of such make-up is to use a minimum amount of products: start with a moisturizing base suitable for your skin type, then apply a light tone and slightly correct problem areas with the help of a concealer with light-reflecting particles. The relief of the face is emphasized by means as close as possible to the natural palette. As a summer adaptation in this make-up, BB- or CC-cream can be used, which at the same time is capable of performing as a tonal means, caring and provide protection from the sun. Due to its universality, such a base can be used as a basis for any makeup of eyes and lips. Shining shades of pastel shades will serve as a successful alternative to neutral beige tones for everyday makeup.