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Beauty TipsSUPPLIES
- Oil-free moisturizer
- Facial tissue
- Face primer
- Foundation
- Translucent powder
- Tweezers and mini scissors
- Brow color
- Eye primer
- Eyeshadow base
- Highly pigmented eyeshadow
- Eyelash curler
- Black mascara or black mascara with a hint of color
- Blush
- Lip color
Overview
While the makeup on runway models' faces can seem like too much if worn for everydayness, this does not mean you should refrain from putting any of it on. If you want to wear runway makeup in broad daylight, you simply have to modify it. Wearing runway makeup is one way you can look trendy and stylish; just make sure you don't strive to look exactly like the models wearing several vibrant shades all at once. After all, what looks striking under the bright lights in such a glamorous setting will not translate the same way when worn out on the street.
Step 1
Begin always by prepping your face for makeup. This will help the products go on smoothly, last longer and appear more vivid against your skin, which is especially important with runway-style makeup. Dot and blend an oil-free moisturizer on a clean face. Press a facial tissue all over your face after about 5 minutes to lift away excess product. Smooth a face primer onto the center of your face, blending outwards.
Step 2
Put on the foundation appropriate for the look you are going for. Runway makeup makes use of a variety of finishes you can try. If you want dewy skin, for instance, use a liquid foundation with light-reflective particles. For a matte look, use a powder or creme-based foundation; those with dry skin who want a matte look can use a liquid foundation with a matte finish. Dust your face lightly with translucent powder to set your foundation for the day.
Step 3
Groom your eyebrows as necessary. Runway makeup may or may not require impeccable eyebrows, but if the look you are going for is polished, tweeze the strays outside and in between your brow line. Trim any hairs that extend past your brow line as well. Eliminate any sparseness by filling your brows in with a brow pencil or powder applied with a stiff angled brush. Use short light strokes to simulate the appearance of brow hairs.
Step 4
Apply an eye primer from lash line to brow bone. This will help your eye makeup go on smoothly and resist creasing. After the primer absorbs, lay down an eyeshadow base, also from lash line to brow bone. Eyeshadow base will help the colors on your eyelids pop, which is important for runway makeup.
Step 5
Choose one color that is currently a popular runway eyeshadow. Instead of wearing it all over your entire lid--which could be overwhelming--use the color to rim your eyes, keeping it close to your lashes. This creates a subtly stunning effect. Keep your eye makeup from looking unstructured by curling your eyelashes and applying either a black mascara or a black mascara tinted with a darker version of your eyeshadow.
Step 6
Find the cheek and lip look that does not work against the makeup you already have on. You can apply an understated but shimmery blush, for example, along with a lipstick in the same shade but in an entirely different finish, such as matte or creme. Allow yourself to be inspired and to get creative--after all, runway makeup is ever changing and fresh. As long as the elements of your makeup do not just look good individually but work together as a whole, you should be able to pull off the latest color trends and textures from the catwalk.
TIPS AND WARNINGS
- TIP : When partying or clubbing, you may add playful touches to your makeup as seen on the catwalk. Try wearing feathery fake eyelashes perhaps, or some face art created with liquid eyeliners in a variety of colors.
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