Technique and makeup for brown eyes and blond hair

For brown eyes and blond hair, special makeup is selected. The main focus is on the eyes or lips. But this is not the only subtlety. We figure out how to profitably emphasize your advantages and hide flaws with the help of cosmetics.

Features of makeup for brown eyes and blond hair

Make-up for dark eyes begins with determining the color type and skin tone. Next, the color palette that will be used is formed. Our task is to emphasize the beauty of the eyes.

The main nuances of makeup:

• the choice of natural shades (beige, chocolate, pale pink, etc.) that are combined with brown eyes;
• active use of nude colors for shadows;
• pinkish blush;
• attention to shades of brown eyes (green, golden, etc.);
• active use of classic, textured, retro makeup;
• applying beige or pink lipstick for daytime make-up.

Makeup should look very natural. Mostly the owners of brown eyes choose warm shades of shadows and blush. Only with very dark (almost black) eyes can you experiment with a cold range.

Basic principles of makeup

As with regular makeup, cleanse and moisturize your skin first. You can make a face mask, for example, with shea butter or oxidants. Use a water-based moisturizer and patches.

Basic Rules:

• apply makeup only on cleansed and moisturized skin;
• use scrub and lip balm;
• apply a radiant primer where shine is required (on the wings of the nose, on the eyelids, cheeks, forehead);
• comb your eyebrows and shape them;
• contour the nose or cheekbones, and then apply a light color tone;
• use concealers and powder;
• use shadows only for the mucous membrane, lower eyelid, interciliary arrow, upper movable eyelid.

Eye shadow can be applied with fingers or a brush. In order to emphasize the shade of the eyes, use not only mascara, but also powder or gel pencils, kayals for the mucous membrane and colored eyeliners.

Skin tone and blush

For makeup, choose pink or pale apricot blush, and even out skin tone, making it as light as possible. It is not recommended to use dark and burgundy shadows in order to emphasize the cheekbones.

Preference is given to naturalness and soft transitions from blush to tone. Thanks to this tactic, you will look as if you just arrived from the sea or returned from a walk in the mountains.

Suitable eyeshadow palette

For makeup, a palette of natural shadows is taken. For example, you can choose beige or light brown for daytime makeup or soft purple for evening makeup. 

To make the right choice, determine which color scheme the iris belongs to (warm or cold). Evaluate only in daylight.

Successful eyeshadow colors for makeup:

• golden;
• bronze;
• beige gray;
• brown;
• olive;
• peach;
• black;
• purple (more for evening make-up).

Eye makeup begins with the application of the base and shading. We use light shades that we apply to the crease of the eyelid and distribute to the very eyebrow. With the same shade, carefully paint over the lower eyelid. 

The task is to make the eyes as open and beautiful as possible. Eyebrows are painted with shadows in brown or dark color. Use an eyebrow sculptor to give a beautiful outline.

For dark shades of brown eyes, it is better to choose cool colors. When in doubt, use a palette with neutral shades that work for everyone. 

Under brown eyes, choose similar shades of shadows to make them more expressive, or those colors that are on the opposite side of the color wheel.

lipstick color

The shade of lipstick depends on whether evening or daytime makeup is planned to be applied. For everyday make-up, it is better to choose nude lipsticks, pink colors. For evening make-up choose more saturated shades. For example, the color of the evening dawn, roses, wine.

The main stages of makeup

Consider how to do makeup step by step. All these rules are well known to every woman, but there are also nuances of makeup artists that may remain unknown.

To apply makeup:

• Choose shades of eye shadow, blush and lipstick for brown eyes.
  

• Prepare the skin: cleanse, moisturize, apply a leveling tone.

• With the first shade on the crease of the eyelid, apply a transitional color, blend. The darkest shade is applied closer to the corner of the eye. A transitional shade is added to the lower eyelid. Apply highlighter to the corner of the eye and apply mascara to the eyelashes.
  

• Apply blush to your cheekbones and color your lips with lipstick.
  

The task of makeup is to emphasize the beauty of the eyes and lips, as well as mask minor skin imperfections. The face after all work should look fresh and not resemble a mask.

Makeup techniques for brown eyes and blonde hair

For brown eyes and blond hair, different makeup techniques are used. For example, smokey eyes, retro winged eyeliners, or go for a natural nude look can create a romantic look.

smokey eyes

The effect of smoky eyes is achieved through the correct use of dark shadows. This technique is used not only for evening events, but sometimes for festive exits.

For makeup:

1. Apply foundation to eyelid.
2. Comb your eyebrows and shape them.
3. Paint over the area between the eyelashes with a black pencil.
4. Paint over the mucous membrane with a brown gel pencil.
5. Take a fluffy narrow brush and apply dark brown shades to the edge of the eyelid.
6. Blend warmer colors on top.
7. Apply the lightest colors under the eyebrow.
8. Add a highlight of light shadows in the middle of the eyelid and in the corner of the eye.
9. Blend dark shadows under the lower eyelid.
10. Once again, go over the edge of the eyelid with a pencil and make a black soft line, and then paint with the same shade near the very eyelashes.

The most important thing with this makeup technique is to apply shadows well on the lower eyelid. Due to this, the effect of smokey eyes is achieved. Next, grab black or brown mascara, or attach false eyelashes.

For eye makeup, a flat natural brush and a fluffy shading brush are used.

Retro or with arrows

Retro style makeup is chosen mainly for an evening out or special occasions. The main difficulty is in the accurate application of the arrow, which makes the look more expressive.

For retro makeup:

1. Choose an eyeliner that will be used for arrows, and a pencil to match its color.
2. Fill in the lash line with a black or brown pencil.
3. Draw a line slightly larger than the eye itself and blend on top.
4. With black eyeliner, draw a line near the same ciliary edge.
5. Apply mascara to your eyelashes.

Retro makeup looks great with a natural shade of lipstick. If we are talking about an evening make-up, then you can choose more saturated shades.

Nude

Natural shades are the main “chip” of makeup for brown eyes and blond hair. This is a technique for every day.

For makeup:

1. Moisturize skin and apply foundation.
2. Use corrector and concealer if there are signs of fatigue or bruising under the eyes.
3. Comb your eyebrows.
4. Apply a brown or black pencil to the area between the lashes.
5. Add smoke by feathering the pencil effect.
6. Use any cream eyeshadow to apply on the eyelid.
7. Work the entire crease with shadows.
8. On the lower eyelid, apply an intermediate color of a more intense shade.
9. Work the mucosa with a light kayal and add glitter to the corner of the eye.
10. Paint the area between the eyelashes with a liner and paint the eyelashes with mascara.

False eyelashes are often used for nude, as the main focus is on the eyes. Use the options that suit you and paint over with ink. Lips for this makeup technique are painted only in beige, light pink.

Day

Bright colors, glitter, sequins and other evening decorations are not suitable for daytime makeup. The main thing is to make a natural tone of the face and stick to the most natural shades.

For makeup:

1. Cleanse skin and apply matching reflective base.
2. Use a brush and sponge to apply foundation.
3. Apply the tone from the center of the face and “pull” to the neck.
4. Apply moisturizing concealer around the eyes with patting movements, also use it to work out the T-zone, the wings of the nose.
5. Shape your eyebrows.
6. Apply highlighter to the high points of your face.
7. Add peach or soft pink blush.
8. Apply cream shadow on the eyelids (on the movable and fixed part).
9. Use a brown pencil to draw the area between the lashes.
10. Add a “tail” to the arrow, if necessary.

Day makeup is suitable for work, meetings with friends and other purposes. Lipstick color is chosen in the style of “nude” or muted matte tones.

Evening or holiday

For evening make-up, girls with brown eyes and light curls can choose the most daring colors and shades. For example, they use purple and golden shadows that go well with brown.

For evening makeup:

1. Prepare your face (cleanse, moisturize and apply tone).
2. Use the smokey eyes technique described above.
3. Lipstick choose brighter shades (wine, red and other colors).

Glitter, blush and other techniques look spectacular in evening make-up. All kinds of arrows and other graphic designs also look good.

anti-aging

For rejuvenation, a base cream with light-reflecting particles is actively used. You can use special primers with oils. Choose translucent vibes rather than heavy foundations.

Makeup should look natural. The powder is also selected light and hardly noticeable. The face should shine and look healthy. Highlighter is applied to the cheekbones and T-zone.

For eyes with an impending eyelid

The impending eyelid visually spoils the makeup, so it is customary to hide it with special means. Arrows with this form of eyes usually do not draw. All overhanging zones, on the contrary, are darkened by shadows.

For makeup use shadows:

• red-brown;
• beige, satin;
• bronze, purple.

The base under the shadows is applied to the mobile and fixed eyelids. The area is powdered so that the shadows are well shaded. To apply the base shade of the shadows, choose a wider brush.

To correct the overhanging eyelid, shades of shadows are used that are 2-3 tones darker than the skin color. Basically, these are warm brown and bronze combinations.

For light brown eyes

Brown eyes are mixed with a sandy or honey shade. To enhance this color, you can use any shades of shadows. But it is better to stop the choice on 2-3 options.

Makeup Rules:

1. Apply concealer to your eyelids and set with powder.
2. Choose a beige transitional shade of eyeshadow and apply to the middle of the eyelid.
3. Use honey, brown, bronze shades and add them to the transition color.
4. Apply a darker brown eyeshadow to the crease of the eyelid.
5. Highlight the area under the eyebrow and gently blend all the transitions.
6. Color your lashes with mascara or add false lashes.
7. Add lipstick in light shades, such as coral.
8. Highlight your cheekbones with peach blush.

Brown eyes look good framed by bronze or golden shadows. But cold shades, for example, silver or blue, are best avoided altogether.

Under blond hair

Blondes are light and natural colors of shadows. The emphasis in such makeup is always on the eyes or on the lips. Feel free to use the technique of smoky eyes for evening outings and nude for everyday work or study.

For green-brown eyes

This is the most spectacular color combination for a successful make-up. Suitable green, purple, blue, brown and other shades. All shades of bronze or gold also look good.

For lips, it is better to choose light brown lipstick, tea rose color, matte maroon shade. With green eyes, any pink color of lipstick and blush looks great.

For fair skin

The lighter the skin, the more natural blush, eye shadow and lipstick should be. Choose peach, coral, nude, beige and light brown shades. 

Dark lipstick can only look appropriate in evening makeup. Do not forget about the complexion (yellowish, olive, etc.), which will need to be corrected in tone.

Basic make-up mistakes

When applying makeup, women periodically make mistakes. The most typical of them: the rejection of toning and moisturizing the skin. But there are also flaws when applying eye products. It’s almost impossible to hide them.

Eye shadow

It is a mistake to use only dark and brown shadows if you have brown eyes. This makes makeup heavy and sometimes aging.

Always try to use honey, peach, green, purple, olive shades. This will help draw attention to the eyes and make the look more expressive. Dark colors are appropriate for evening makeup, and even then they are always emphasized by other brighter shades of shadows.

Bottom eyeliner

Black or brown eyeliner is best used for drawing arrows in the inter-eyelash zone. But underlining the lower eyelid with such a dark contour is a taboo for most women. This technique will visually narrow the eyes.

Graphic lines

For evening makeup or a themed party, graphic lines are often drawn on the eyelids. But this is a task for a professional makeup artist. If you do not have good drawing skills, then it is better to choose a different technique.

Too dark Smokey Eyes

Smoky makeup looks very impressive in an evening look. But if you use jet black shadows and eyeliners, you can turn into a panda or a vampire. Practice moderation in this make-up technique. 

Sometimes it’s better to use brown rather than black eyeshadows, purples and other colors that will make you look “smokey” without scaring others.

Makeup for brown eyes and blonde hair should be natural and simple. For an evening out, brighter, wine shades for lips and purple colors for shadows are allowed. But makeup artists agree that for brown eyes there are much more options for using the color palette. You can experiment with many shades without sacrificing the final effect.