Grunge Makeup

Grunge makeup is characterized by pale skin and careless smoky eyes. This style of music, which was introduced by the legendary group "Nirvana" and, later, in fashion, was relevant in the 90s of the last century, and a vivid example of this is the famous top model Kate Moss. Pay attention to her makeup in her youth, this is what classic “grunge” looks like today. The "grunge" subculture breeds a casual lifestyle: "yesterday's" styling and makeup, pale skin, bright dark lips, ripped clothes that are larger than they really are, in a word, this is "anti-glamour" that is back on the catwalks. and modern life.

Grunge makeup has two directions: those same casual “smoky”, like Kate Mos or Courtney Love, or a dark line along the lower eyelid, this time done relatively neatly.. In the meantime, let's talk about the features of a fashionable image and how this type of make-up differs from the rest. Makeup should make it look like the girl just left a smoky rock bar, returned from a fun trip, or recently attended a concert by a famous grunge rock star.

Take a look at the covers of glossy magazines from the end of the last century: this is what the grunge look looks like today: careless dark "smoky" and perfectly even coverage, matte, pale face.

• In this kind of make-up light skin tone prevails, 2-3 tones lighter than natural.It is important to maintain an even matte and pale tone. You can use light pink blush and do not forget to shade them so that the pigment practically does not remain on the cheeks;
• For matte skin use matting light powder, it is possible to use powder with reflective particles - it will give some volume to the face and is useful for photo and video shooting;

• The less durability of shadows and eyeliner, the better, so save the primer until the next occasion;
• Lip color may be dark lilac or rich red, as well as nude (beige, pink). If the eyes are very bright and careless ("smoky"), choose a nude lipstick 1-2 shades darker than the skin, otherwise the red pigment of the lip product will also work;
• Grunge makeup suits any shape and eye shape, including Asian beauties with a "heavy" upper eyelid;
• An abundance of mascara is welcome here – necessarily 2-3 layers;

• Makeup is dominated by black, brown, dark green shades;
• There are no straight lines here., pencil and shadows are always shaded with a brush, and eyeliner is used for brightness and is applied (if desired) at the very last;
• Eyebrow shaping is not required, it is enough to comb them with a brush, if desired, lay them with a colored or transparent gel.

Makeup in the style of "grunge" is both careless and bright, it is suitable for a daily look or a party, depending on the occasion, you can use the "smoky eyes" technique or draw only the lower eyelid with a dark pencil.

Sloppy "smoky" Kate Mos loved in her youth, and today this makeup option is represented by top models. If you describe the “grunge” image, then imagine that you just didn’t wash off your makeup in the evening and went to work / party / date in the morning. How to do it step by step, we will tell right now:

• To start, draw the lower eyelid black pencil. For shading, you can use a flat brush;
• Apply dark (black, gray) shadows on the lower and upper eyelids, filling the entire space of the latter. Accuracy is useless here;
• Circle the bottom one more time. and the upper eyelid with gel eyeliner - this will make the look more expressive and make the image brighter;
• Draw an eyeliner line, repeating the oval contour of the eye and going beyond the reasonable;
• Arrows are out of place herethat go beyond the contour of the eyebrow, however, it is important to keep the almond-shaped contour of the eyeliner;
• Paint lips with rich red or dark plum color, you can give them a light outline with a pencil or do without it. Be careful with a rich pigment lipstick, unlike the eyes, it should not go beyond the contours of the lips, in a word, it should lie perfectly.

In loft-grunge make-up, there are colored “smoky eyes”, it is important that the shade is deep, rich, smoky.

• Contour the upper and lower eyelids using a classic black pencil, blend it well, apply on the mucous membrane of the lower eyelid;
• It is important to shade the pencil until a smoky effect is obtained, it is good if the eyeliner line is wide;
• Apply colored eyeshadow on the entire moving eyelid and the lower one - the eyelash growth line;
• Use 2-3 coats of black mascara it cannot be much in this technique.

If the first type of make-up is associated with the era of the subculture of rebellion against luxury and glamor, then "soft grunge" implies modern trends in a slightly doll-like appearance.

Another technique in grunge makeup is based on summing up the lower eyelid, while the line can be both neat and slightly careless.

• Apply eyeshadow to the eyelid and blend well, going beyond the natural limits. The ideal choice would be a creamy texture in a fashionable shade: earthy, khaki, dirty brown, mustard, but you can use any other light or dark "dirty" color of the shadows;
• Bring the lower eyelid with a kayal pencil rich black color, creating a clear thick line of almond shape;
• Now you need to shade the pencil, a brush in the form of a pencil is suitable for this. It is worth noting that the line should be even and practically not go beyond the eyebrows (haze from shading can come out);
• The fatter the line of the lower eyeliner will be, the more effective the image will be. It is important to maintain an elongated oval shape, expanding it towards the temples in order to visually enlarge the eyes;
• To complete it, choose a nude shade of lipstick. and some blush, which should emphasize high cheekbones.

If yesterday neat lines were present in the image of a modern girl, today, more than ever, “smoky” and shading are relevant. No - smooth lines and a tan, yes - smooth pale skin, three layers of mascara on the eyelashes and dark bright lipstick.

In the next video - a variant of grunge makeup from the famous makeup artist Mikhail Vidyaev.