makeup looks for brunettes
Makeup Tips for Brunettes
Brown seems to be a lovely color to show off on your mane, but do you know how to match it with the right makeup? Buzzle reveals the secret to look your best with some handy makeup tips for brunettes.
A-list of brunettes
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Eva Mendes, Megan Fox, Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, and Kim Kardashian? Well, apart from the fact that they are all drop-dead gorgeous, these celebrities are also beautiful brunettes with dark black and brown locks.- While picking up the foundation, first try it on your face and view it in sunlight to check if it blends with the skin and gives a natural look.
- While shades of copper, almond, and warm brown look good for olive- to yellow-complexioned skin, shades of peach, coral, apricot, and orange work great for tanned skin.
- The golden foundation rule says that bolder colors would suit darker skin, while subtle colors work best for getting the natural look for fair skin.
- To even out the skin tone and control the excess shine, wear a translucent powder to set the makeup. You could use a blush brush to spread the loose powder evenly, or just use pressed powder. If you are not using foundation, then a tinted complexion powder should be used for an even skin tone.
- Tones of blushes in warm, earthy pinks, berry tones, and rose-colored hues can be used on the apples of your cheeks.
- Avoid light pink, apricot, and peach hues in blushes as they can make the skin look lifeless and old. It is also best to avoid orange shades of blush as it only brings forth facial imperfections.
- Makeup for dark brown-eyed brunettes: Eye makeup for those with brown eyes should include eyeshadow colors in blue (all shades), gold, pink, red (dark), chocolate brown, taupe, aqua, gray (dark), lime green, orange, turquoise, black, and purple.
- Makeup for brunettes with hazel eyes: Hazel-eyed brunettes can try eyeliners and eyeshadow shades in aquamarine, tan, sage green, orange, purple (creamy-light), gray (light), aqua, hazel, and rosy light pink.
- Makeup for blue-eyed brunettes: Eye makeup in this case should include eyeshadow colors in blue, pink, gray, turquoise, navy, peach, lime green, purple, tan (light), sheer greens, brown (light), black.
- Makeup for brunettes with green eyes: Try using shades of aquamarine, green (all shades), brown (all shades), hazel, mauve, plum, aqua.
- The only colors to watch out for are white, light blue and light pink as they can wash out the complexion of a brunette. Team the bright eye makeup look with black or brown colored mascara and eyeliner.
- Dark-skinned women with dark brown hair can opt for vibrant deep reds, burgundy, and metallic- and wine-colored lipsticks, while women with light skin tone and dark hair will look gorgeous in peach, neutral, and light brown lip colors.
- In case you have light brown hair and warm skin tone, your lip color can be bold so that your skin color does not really clash with your hair.
- You can also pucker up in shades of berry, plum, golden pink, brown-pink, fuchsia, sheer coral, wine, or shimmering mocha.
- A dash of gloss over ruby or rose lipstick works great. Avoid (or rather throw out) your frost, overtly shimmery pink lipsticks as they can make any brunette look pale and lifeless.