Planning for prom may be a lot of work, so let’s make it easier! To help you relax a little, I’ve put together some ideas for prom makeup. It’s vital to match your makeup to the style of your dress once you’ve picked it out. There are so many wonderful tips and tactics to make yourself appear even better on your special day, no matter if you want to seem glam, classy, vintage, or playful. Here are some pretty ideas for prom makeup to get you started:
1. Vixen from the Past
Beauty that seems old-fashioned is one of the first prom makeup ideas you should think about for the big day. Taylor Swift has her distinctive cat eye and beautiful red lips, which are two must-haves for the vintage look, as you can see in the picture above. This makeup would look wonderful with both long, A-line dresses and short, retro outfits. To get this look, use a waterproof liquid liner (so it stays in place all night) and a long-wearing red lip color. Put a piece of tissue over your red lips and then sprinkle some translucent powder on top of it to help the color linger. It doesn’t hurt to bring the tube with you for touch-ups during the night, either. To polish off the cat eye appearance, don’t forget to use some ultra-black extending mascara or perhaps some wispy artificial eyelashes.
2. Metallic Minx
First, put a very pigmented silver shadow all over your lower lid and into the eye bone. This will give you a truly gorgeous look. Next, use a little brush to dip it into some dark brown shadow and blend it into the outer corner of your eye and then into the eye bone. To get a winged effect, put some gold shadow right in the middle of your lower lid and then finish with a brush of liquid liner.
This eye look with the Metallic Minx is both dramatic and classy. It adds a touch of shine to any dress color. Use a small brush to draw a thin line of the same silver shadow along your lower lash line to make your eyes stand out. Put on several coats of your favorite volumizing mascara on both your upper and lower lashes to make them stand out. If you have them, putting on fake lashes could take this shiny look to the next level, giving you even more of that camera-ready, desirable look you need for your big night.
3. Smoky Eye
Use colors like bronze, deep bronze, and brown to obtain a look like the pretty Amber Heard’s above. Use a dark chocolate color to cover the whole lower lid and bone, making careful to wing the color out a little toward the outermost part of your eye. Next, put the lighter bronze in the middle of the lid to make it look deeper. For a smoky appearance, use a little brush to mix the deep bronze color just below your lower lash line. Use a white waterproof eye pencil to draw your water line. This will make your eyes look a little bigger without making the smokey look too strong.
4. Natural Beauty
We don’t always want to go fully natural, but sometimes we want our makeup to look more natural. This look is really beautiful without being too much or too heavy. Use a tinted moisturizer or CC cream on your face to make it look more natural. Set the cream with a pressed powder, and then add bronzer to the cheekbones, temples, bridge of the nose, directly beneath the hairline, and jawline. Put some peach blush on the apples of your cheeks and some nude shadow on your lower lids. You can use a lot of eyeliner, like the model above, to make your eyes stand out. After that, only put a few strokes of mascara on your upper lashes. You’re all set when you put on a nude or peachy lip color.
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5. Lovely in Purple
This works for any color you want to match your makeup to. A creamy-colored liner, like NYX’s Retractable Eye Liner, is one of the finest ways to add a little color without going overboard. Line your lower lash line (and upper if you want) after putting on your shadow but before putting on your mascara. This will assist your natural eye color stand out and get people’s attention.
6. Pretty and Shaped
People search the internet a lot for how to do contouring. It’s really not that hard. Use your fingers or a foundation brush to put a thick, creamy light foundation or concealer stick on all the bright spots. After that, put a dark powder or foundation that is a few shades lighter than your skin tone on the dark patches. This includes your nose, which you should do with a small, but firm brush for accuracy. After you’ve put in both the light and dark sections, use a blending brush to mix everything together. When you’re done mixing, you can also put some concealer on the region beneath your eyes to add more highlight and blend again. After you’ve done all of this, use some pressed powder to set the makeup on your face. You’re all set once you put blush on the apples of your cheeks.
7. Soft and Beautiful
To get a cute but basic makeup look, use light makeup on your face and a soft, pastel hue on your lips and eyelids. To make your eyes look more dramatic, use some lengthening mascara or fake lashes. This will give you a very subtle but lovely bright look.
Prom season is a lot of fun, and I hope these prom makeup ideas will help you look and feel your best. This doesn’t mean that makeup is the only way to look your best on your big day. However, playing with colors and highlighting your best features is a fun way to feel like the beautiful person you are. What kind of makeup do you want to wear to prom?
