pin up makeup
Pin Up Makeup
You may not be a poster girl who has hundreds of men swooning over you, but that should definitely not stop you from trying pin up makeup. Try this dramatic and feminine look to unleash your inner diva.
- Eyebrows tend to be ignored by most women, but high lifting, groomed, perfect eyebrows are very important to the look. Your eyebrows should be at their thinnest at the inner corners and at their thickest at the outer tips. Use an eyebrow pencil to fill in your eyebrows in case they are sparse. Comb them with an eyebrow comb before filling them in. If you want to set your eyebrows, you can use a gel to do so.
- One of the important tips to remember is that pin up girls tend to have a milky complexion and matte look, therefore, once you have finished applying the foundation and the concealer, you should use a powder to set it. Use a foundation that is the same shade as your skin tone or a shade lighter. Remember that you need to cover up any flaws that your skin has.
- Use a highlighter of the same shade as your skin tone on areas such as your forehead and cheekbones. These are features that tend to get accentuated by light.
- Now take the rose colored blush, and using a large blush brush, apply it on the apples of your cheeks in an upward motion. Use a shimmer blush for better results.
- Take the vanilla colored eyeshadow and apply it on your eyelid, starting from the lash line to the brows. Now, take the blue eyeshadow and apply it from the lash line till the area where the eyelid creases. Blend the two eyeshadow shades slightly to give it a more natural appearance. While applying eyeshadow, remember to allow the two colors to have a distinction despite being merged.
- The next step is to line your eyes using an eyeliner. Use a liquid eyeliner as the look is all about creating drama. Start from the inner end of the upper eyelid, moving outwards and beyond the outer corner to give your eyes a cat like appearance. Allow the liner to be as thick as you would like it to be. Thick eyeliner is integral to the pin up girl look. Now fix false eyelashes to complete your eye makeup. In case you are uncomfortable with the idea of false lashes, you can apply lengthening and thickening mascara to your eyelashes.
- The last, but definitely one of the most important tip is getting your lips to resemble the lips of the gorgeous pin up girls of yesteryear. Fill in your lips with a bright red lipstick and voila! you are ready.