Today, i will be talking about makeup and glasses. I'm sure someone is asking what's she all about? Read through, learn and Practice..thats all i've got to say! Please share with your glasses wearing friends too
I do a lot of research by reading several beauty magazines and online contents before i publish my posts and while doing that last night, this caught my attention...maybe because i wear glasses..maybe not but i'm sure not the only one that sees glasses wearers as too serious or sometimes not too pretty. The truth it is, it all falls back on the makeup and this post will teach you how to look chic & glam with your makeup.
As a glasses-wearer , I know all too well the beauty challenges of trying to “dress them up” when you want to wear something other than a lip balm. And then there is the not insignificant fact that you are unable to actually see, which further complicates the matter of makeup application. I’ve assembled some glasses guidelines for my fellow four-eyes:
LESS (MAKEUP) IS MORE
It really is.
I know the temptation is to overcompensate for the glasses by dialling it up—way up—with the makeup, but my personal opinion is that it’s overkill. Some prescriptions, yes, can make your eyes look smaller, and there are ways of dealing with that… but glasses just do not go with dramatic smoky eyes or tons of colours all the way up the eye-lid.
It’s kind of like wearing big earrings AND a big necklace. Even if you can pull off tons of makeup with your contact lenses, somehow throwing that additional accessory into the mix would make you look clownish. Instead…
FOCUS ON GREAT SKIN!
Megan Fox's skin looks amazing here, and believe me, even though this look is low-key, it takes some finesse with primer, foundation, illuminator and blush to get your skin looking this radiant.) This part will go a long way toward making your wearing of the glasses look DELIBERATE… not like you just threw them on because you didn’t have time to get ready.
A NUDE LIP IS NEVER WRONG:
You might be used to wearing bolder lip shades (and you CAN wear them with glasses, but more on that in a sec). A simple nude or pink or peach lip gloss, however, is a no-brainer. Especially if you’re new to glasses, have glasses with a dark or heavy frame, and/or are not much of a makeup person. When you keep the lips subtle, they’re not going to fight with what’s going on up top. Easy peasy.
Oh, and do a gloss instead of a balm—when there is no colour, the pop of shine makes it look more dressy.
EMPHASIZE YOUR LASH LINE—NOT YOUR LIDS
And this brings me to the delightful Anne Hathaway, whose execution of my point here couldn’t be better:
So I already said that going all dramatic on the lids, in order to compensate for the eyewear, isn’t advisable.
Does that mean you shouldn’t wear ANY eye makeup? Hell no. What you want to do, instead, is to focus on the lash lines and lashes as much as humanly possible.
So: DO tons of black volumizing mascara on both the upper and lower lashes (everyone looks good in black mascara.) You can also line all the way around the eye with a black, brown or grey or navy pencil depending on your skin tone. I’d suggest you go for one of those water proof liners that last. If you must wear shadow, stick to something really soft, like a beige, peach, brown..something really soft.
You can go a bit heavier with the eyes if you’re wearing glasses without frames, like Alicia Keys here:
Oh, and because some lenses can give you dark circles, make sure you apply concealer to the inner corners around your eyes and not just the outer corner of your eyes for making your eyes look wide-awake and well-rested. I will also suggest you go for a slightly creamy concealer to avoid the eye area looking cakey. For best results, apply with a concealer brush. Or, in a pinch, you can use your ring finger—just be gentle!
GO AHEAD AND DO A BRIGHT LIP
You can! Really. As long as your glasses are black or brown (not coloured). And make sure you do it with frames that are fairly substantial too, because they need the chunkiness to balance them out. Leona Lewis shows us how it’s done:
Notice how soft the eye makeup is? This is my favourite way to wear a bright lip anyway—with just mascara and the tiniest hint of eyeliner, basically—but it’s even more important with eyewear.
Chloe Sevingy goes for a classic red:
Again, all the elements are there: quirky, heavier frame (at least at the top part) plus a big lip, plus a minimal eye. I love the long lashes too.
WEAR COLOURED SHADOW AT YOUR OWN RISK
Brights on the eyes can be risky with glasses or without—but if you’re gonna try it, please look to glasses superstar Alicia Keys (again) for inspiration:
Fun, right? There are a number of reasons why this works so well:
a) It’s focused just around the lash line.
b) It’s “grounded” with brown/black eyeliner.
c) The frames are black, chunky and modern, so they “match” (coloured frames would be disastrous!).
d) The lip is soft and glossy.
e) The rest of her outfit doesn’t introduce any other colours.
Finally, Here's a picture of me...hehe..looking cool with my glasses..kindly ignore the that big chunk of blue liner in the left picture..i honestly didn't know. *wink*
Now tell me:
Do you wear glasses?
How do you wear your makeup with ‘em? Do you find it a challenge?
Which celeb (including me) do you think rocks her glasses best?
"Look Good... Feel Good"
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