Features and options for wedding makeup for brown eyes

Wedding action is both exhausting and enjoyable process. So that your happy moment is not overshadowed by anything and you look irresistible until the end of the holiday, you should take care of persistent makeup. If you are the owner of brown eyes, then we will help you choose the right and embody the image.

Features of makeup for a brown-eyed bride

Brown eyes have a special expressiveness, so you need to carefully select and apply wedding makeup so as not to overdo it. With the help of a properly selected make-up, you can emphasize not only the dignity, but also the character traits of the brown-eyed bride.
It is important to consider the following features:

• Makeup durability. In order for the bride to look perfect for almost the whole day, you should choose high-quality and persistent decorative cosmetics and skin care products. The foundation should be applied over the base, it will last longer. Matte powder is best kept with you throughout the ceremony.
• Don’t forget the makeup remover. After a busy day, you don’t really want to wash off the remnants of cosmetics until the morning.
• Skin care is very important. A month before the event, it is recommended to visit a beautician, he will assess the condition of your skin and give advice on how to care for it, recommend the procedures that will need to be carried out. It can be facial cleansing, eyebrow correction. Recommendations for skin care at home will also be important.
• Moisturized skin will look better. Use for daily care cosmetics or oils purchased at the pharmacy. For example, peach, olive oils are perfect. Make sure there are no allergies.
• Focus on the neck and décolleté. They also need to be moisturized. And if the dress is open, then at least powder it.

How to choose cosmetics?

It is very important that bridal make-up is durable and of high quality, because you will have to combine day, evening and make-up for a photo shoot. The personal preferences of the bride in choosing cosmetics should also coincide with the advice of makeup artists:

• Ink. External factors, the weather and the bride’s tears of happiness can play a cruel joke and spoil the wedding makeup. Waterproof mascara will come in handy as never before.
• Eyeliner. Again, water resistance will be an important property. The lines look even and neat if the applicator or brush is thin enough.
• Pomade. When choosing a lipstick, durability and comfort on the lips are important. In terms of shade, the main thing is that the lips look harmonious with everything else.
• Makeup base. A high-quality base ensures the durability of makeup and allows it to last a long time. When choosing this tool, it is also important that the coating lays down evenly and does not roll.
• Eyeshadow. The quality of the shadows is the key to a beautiful image. Shadows should not crumble and roll down until the end of the wedding day. It should be applied evenly and easily. It is advised to use matte shadows, but carefully so that they do not clog in the skin fold on the eyelid.

Wedding makeup for brown eyes depending on the color type

Girls with brown eyes belong to different color types. Therefore, when choosing cosmetics, it is important to focus not only on eye color, but also on skin tone and hair color. Based on the color type of appearance, cosmetics of cold or dark shades are selected.

Brunettes

Brown-eyed beauties, and even with dark hair, have a bright and expressive appearance that attracts attention. Golden and bronze tones in makeup will help emphasize all the advantages of the happy owners of this type of appearance. Sometimes there are brunettes with fair skin. Dark-haired “snow whites” are recommended to choose a foundation of cold shades. You can also add some highlighter to it with a gentle blue glow. Cold shades are used for the eyes:

• lavender;
• purple.

Blondes

A rare and unusual combination – a blonde with brown eyes. It is important to emphasize your showiness and femininity. You can safely use red lipstick, black eyeliner and shadows with glitter in makeup. If you want to play up a delicate image of a princess, then you can use pink blush, light, sand or beige shadows, light pink matte lipstick or just a gloss.

Brown-haired and red-haired

Girls with chestnut or copper shades of hair are not recommended to get involved in dark tones and stick to the “golden mean” when choosing a makeup palette. But you can clearly emphasize the eyes, eyebrows, lips. For the eyes, shadows or combinations of shadows are suitable:

• green and bronze;
• pink and coffee.

Eyebrow pencil can be two to three shades darker than hair color. Beige or peach lipstick will perfectly complement the look. Red-haired brides are advised to use radiance on the skin. You can resort to a bronzer and apply all over the face, this will give the effect of a tan, which always looks very sexy.

blond

For fair-haired, the blue color of the shadows is suitable, this will make dark eyes even deeper and will blend perfectly with the hair. Colors with shine will give the skin a kind of inner radiance. For light brown hair and brown eyes, make-up is suitable, which is also used for red-haired beauties. Another plus is that almost the entire palette of shades is at your service.

Preparing for bridal makeup

To look stunning during wedding events, prep your skin a month and a half before the festive event. Where to begin:

• In a couple of weeks, you can complete a course of face masks. Taking into account its features and problems. Masks are moisturizing, nourishing and tightening. Determine what your skin lacks and enjoy the effect of masks.
• Do not hurt to do gymnastics for the face. Simple exercises that will take a minimum of your time will subsequently show an excellent result: the skin contour will tighten, small and mimic wrinkles will disappear, the skin will become more elastic.
• Makeup rehearsal. It will allow you to spend a minimum of your time on makeup on your wedding day, and will also give you the opportunity to see how your face will look in different light, whether your skin will accept cosmetics well and whether an allergic reaction will occur.

How to prepare the skin before makeup on day X:

1. Before applying makeup, wash your face with plain water using a cleanser. Then apply a moisturizing day cream that absorbs well. Residues after half an hour can be blotted with a napkin.
2. Follow up with a make-up base for smoother, more even-toned skin and longer-lasting make-up. Apply the main base to the entire face, and correctors to separate areas. Bases can be color-correcting, a certain color performs its function. For example:
   • green well hides small vessels;
   • pink is great for hiding pimples.
3. Apply foundation in a thin layer and blend well. The product should be in tone with the skin so that there is no mask effect.
4. Apply powder to match the skin tone, this will give a natural and healthy look, make makeup more resistant. Loose powder would be preferable. Reflective particles will hide the unevenness of the skin and add radiance.
5. Before an important life event, due to worries and experiences, the bride may not sleep much. Pay attention to the thin skin around the eyes, blood vessels can appear through it. To help avoid this:
   • rubbing with an ice cube or applying eye cream;
   • eye patches with different effects;
   • corrector or pink concealer, it is gently driven in with a fingertip.

A very important factor is the quality of cosmetics. Give preference to those firms that value their image and are in demand in the market. Usually they are very strict about the quality of products.

Wedding makeup options for brown eyes

Most brides prefer a classic wedding look with modest and delicate makeup. But if you want to do something original and be remembered by everyone present, then you can experiment with make-up options and choose the one that you like best.

creative

When creating a creative image of the bride, there are no restrictions. Often used here are rhinestones, feathers, unusual shades of shadows and lipsticks, and long false eyelashes. You can experiment with shades, add brightness, because this is where the rule will be appropriate: the brighter the better.

The image below is perfect for girls with gray-brown eyes.

Makeup variant:

1. Apply the base under the shadow on the moving eyelid to the eyebrow, blend well. Highlight the inner corner of the eye and apply highlighter under the brow bone.
2. With a fluffy brush, pick up light brown shadows and blend over the entire crease of the upper eyelid. It is better to start from the outer corner of the eye.
3. Draw an arrow with the base for the glitter and fill it with sparkles with a brush. So that they do not crumble, you can put a cotton pad or a napkin under your eyes.
4. Glue rhinestones in the temporal region onto the glitter base or eyelash glue.
5. Add smaller rhinestones.
6. In the inner corner of the eye and on the temporal region, add the smallest rhinestones.
7. Fill in your lashes and finish off with lipstick.

Delicate/pink

This make-up style will look good with any wedding dress. It will emphasize the charm and tender youth. Stick to beige and pink scales, diluting with soft peach. Thin arrows will not interfere, but do not use false eyelashes, they will look unnatural.

Makeup will look harmonious with any shade of brown eyes.

How to do gentle makeup:

1. Pick up the lightest pigment on the brush and spread over the entire eyelid.
2. Darken the outer corner of the eye with pink pigment.
3. Apply highlighter to the inner corner of the eye and under the eyebrow.
4. Blend the shadows well.
5. Draw arrows, paint over the eyelashes.
6. Complete the look with pink lipstick.

Retro

Remember the pin-up posters? It is quite possible to use this style in a wedding look.
You will need:

• Red lipstick;
• dark eyebrow pencil
• black eyeliner;
• mascara.

These tools in your arsenal will help you create the image of the stunning Marilyn Monroe with her languid eyes, a small fly in the corner of her bright lips and fluffy curled eyelashes.

The make-up will look very impressive on girls with chocolate eyes.

How to:

1. Apply light shadows to the entire moving eyelid.
2. Dark brown shadows darken the outer corner of the eye and the crease, blend.
3. Highlight the inner corner of the eye, and under the eyebrow.
4. With eyeliner, draw a long, wide arrow.
5. Paint your lashes well.
6. Underline the eyebrows with a pencil.
7. Paint your lips with red lipstick.

Vanguard

This style helps you stand out and express yourself. To create a “catwalk girl” look, you can use the latest fashion trends. For example: monochrome, double arrows, blue smoky eye. But the main criterion for such a make-up is smooth skin and an even tone.

The image will look most successful on brides with gray-brown and light brown eyes.

How to:

1. Apply a make-up base on the mobile eyelid.
2. Apply pigments with a brush: yellow and orange. Blend.
3. Darken the upper crease of the eyelid and apply purple pigment.
4. Highlight the inner corner of the eye, and under the eyebrow.
5. Pick up a white tint on the brush and draw an arrow from the outer corner of the eye.
6. Draw an upper arrow with eyeliner.
7. Darken the lower interlash and brighten the mucous membrane of the eye.
8. Paint your eyelashes well or use false ones.
9. Finish off the look with pink lipstick.

Smokey eyes/evening

Evening makeup in the style of smoky eyes won the hearts of many of the fair sex. After all, it is thanks to him that you can enlarge your eyes and make your eyes look more expressive, and a light haze will add mystery to the image.

Looks spectacular on brides with any shade of brown eyes.

How to:

1. With a soft black pencil, draw a line from the bottom from the inner corner to the outer, thicker line from above.
2. In the outer corner, connect the lines, make an arrow.
3. Blend all lines well.
4. Above the arrow, apply brown shadows from the outer corner to the inner one, and paint over the bottom as well.
5. Paint over the eyelashes well, if desired, you can add false ones.
6. Finish off with a nude lipstick shade.

In lilac tones

A very bold option that requires diligence and accuracy in execution. It is important to immediately pay attention to the condition of the face – a small pimple, unevenness in the presence of shades of a purple hue, will look noticeable.

It is not necessary to make the image very bright, you can dilute it with light shades and get a very delicate make-up that will look great on brides with gray-brown eyes.

How to:

1. From the inner corner of the eye to the middle, apply light shadows.
2. Apply a light pink shade from the middle to the outer corner of the eye.
3. Focus on the outer corner of the eye with a dark purple color, and blend.
4. With eyeliner, draw a thin arrow on the upper eyelid.
5. Use a purple pencil to line the bottom of the eyes, and blend.
6. Paint over the upper and lower lashes.
7. Finish off the look with light pink lipstick.

“Cat’s eye”

This makeup will help visually “stretch the eyes” and make them almond-shaped, and the look will become more mysterious and manky.

Make will look great with any shade of brown eyes.

How to:

1. Spread light shadows all over the upper eyelid.
2. With a dark shade, draw an arrow from the outer corner to the eyebrow.
3. Cover the moving eyelid with silver shadows. Slightly above the crease of the eyelid, apply dark shadows.
4. Blend the shadows, and highlight with light shadows under the eyebrow.
5. Line the upper eyelid with a pencil, the lower one with dark shadows.
6. Add silver sequins.
7. Apply mascara, carefully painting over the lower and upper lashes. Overlays can be used.

Nyudovy

For young brides, this option is very suitable. Cosmetics are reduced to a minimum: you can only slightly darken the outer corner of the eyes, make up eyelashes and eyebrows, it is enough to apply a transparent or pink gloss on the lips. Beige, sand, brown tones will be perfectly combined with the image of a gentle bride.

Suitable for any shade of brown eyes.

Below is a version of the nude wedding makeup in the video tutorial: https://youtu.be/nPDamx51lZ4

For a wedding guest

The wedding involves long photo shoots and the skin must be perfect. Choose foundations from trusted brands so that numerous photographs do not catch a greasy shine on the face or an unevenly applied tone. An example of makeup for a wedding guest:

1. Evenly with a cosmetic sponge, apply the foundation so that it matches the skin tone and there are no visible transitions.
2. Paint over the moving eyelid with light shades, use the same shade to decorate the lower ciliary edge. Paint over the crease with a shade darker. Blend everything so that the transitions are not visible. Mascara apply in two approaches.
3. Shape your eyebrows with restraint, style with a special eyebrow gel.
4. Use highlighter, blush and bronzer. They will refresh your image, your face will look rested.
5. For lips, use a clear or pink gloss.
6. Set your makeup with powder.

Video instruction: https://youtu.be/ckF14QEvdrc Make-up should be moderate and in no case defiant. It is worth remembering that this is a solemn event, which gathers guests of different ages. You can look beautiful while using a delicate color palette.

Tips for successful makeup

To make your wedding makeup really successful and you be irresistible, remember the secrets of a successful make-up. They are the following:

• In the impending century. It is better not to use black for the eyes – choose shades of light colors, beige and gray. Eyeliner and arrows will be inappropriate in this case. The inner corners of the eyes and upper eyelid should be lighter, while the outer corners should be darker.
• If you prefer arrows in makeup. It is better to use light shadows, then the eyes will look more expressive and the look shining.
• Burning brown-eyed brunettes will suit oriental style. With long, bright arrows.
• Try to choose natural makeup. It will create the appearance that there is practically no makeup on the bride’s face. Brown eyes look quite distinct and pronounced even in the absence of eyeliner and shadows.

Considering all the subtleties when preparing an image for a wedding celebration, listening to the advice of famous makeup artists, you should remember the main rule – any makeup will look much better if you combine it with a sincere smile and happy eyes. And from a technical point of view, our step-by-step instructions will help you.