Whether you’re spending your day out with your significant other, having a girls day with your friends or going shopping to show yourself a little love this Valentines Day, it’s a great time to put together a fun makeup look. When thinking about a Valentines Day makeup look, three different styles come to mind: A sultry smoky look, A soft neutral eye and pop of color lip, and a fun pink shimmery Victoria’s secret angel look. Here’s a breakdown of how to put together each look: (The base for each look can be found in the contour tutorial on my Instagram page [brennamcdonalddesigns] including products used!)
Queen of hearts:
1. Use a light brown on the lid and blend up into the crease, all over.
2. On the outer V, moreso along the upper lash line pat down black shadow & blend that up and out with a fluffy shadow brush all over the lid, applying shadow more than once if necessary.
3. Use a shimmery white shadow along the brow bone and inner corner
4. With a smaller brush (or q-tip if you don’t have one) smudge black along the outer half of the lower lash line subtly blending into the white shimmer shadow
5. Add top liner with a dramatic wing
6. Define your eyebrows to draw focus to your eyes
7. Add top & bottom mascara
8. Use red lip liner to line your lips and fill with red lipstick.
9. If you want a little bit of a stronger look to match the bold eyes and lips you can build on the basic contour and define your cheek bones a little bit more.
Pink Pout
1. Pat down a medium brown along the lash line and extended lash line as if it is top liner
2. Use a blending brush to pull the color up towards the brow bone
3. Repeat step one with a darker brown and blend in place creating an ombre effect with the two browns.
4. Use a white shimmer shadow along the brow bone and inner corner of the eye
5. Use black liner to create a black top line with a wing
6. Add mascara on the top and bottom
7. Lightly define brows
8. Use bright pink liner and lipstick and top with a shiny pink gloss to add a different texture to the look
Sweet Tart
1. Use a shimmery nude shadow all over the lid as a base
2. Take a bright pink shadow or blush along the whole crease extending from the outer corner to where the brow meets the bridge of the nose
3. Wet your brush a little and pat a super shimmery white along the inner corner of the lid and the inner corner and along the brow bone
4. Use a light brown along the lower outer corner
5. Add top liner with a wing
6. Use mascara on the top and bottom
7. Define brows
8. Add blush and a highlight along your cheekbone
9. Line lip with pink liner and fill
Happy Valentines Day!! Xoxo
-Brenna McDonald Designs