Oriental makeup

Women of the East have always attracted attention with their mysteriousness and bright appearance. And it's not just their innate beauty - their stunning skillful makeup also plays a significant role. Looking at him, the image of a beautiful fairy-tale princess comes to mind. But nowadays, such makeup has ceased to be the prerogative of only oriental beauties - if desired and with some skills, any girl can do it. And we will help you with this, revealing all the secrets of its proper implementation.

The first references to decorative cosmetics were found in the texts of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, the oldest of which are about 10,000 years old. Initially, the decoration of faces and bodies with the help of such means was of a ritual nature, but later ordinary women began to use cosmetics in order to emphasize and enhance their natural beauty.

Cosmetics were made from natural materials such as henna, antimony, usma, ash, safflower and other gifts of nature. The best recipes have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. Some have survived to this day.

For example, for eyeliner and emphasizing the depth of the eyes, antimony was used with might and main - a black stone, which was ground to a powder, mixed with castor oil and circled around the eyes.This remedy had not only a cosmetic, but also a therapeutic effect - it relieved conjunctivitis, relieved tension and swelling from the eyelids, and healed wounds. Makeup made with antimony was durable and could last for several days.

The next tool that helped the women of the East become even more attractive is usma. With the juice of this plant, the girls drew eyebrows and covered eyelashes. The fact is that it is an excellent hair growth stimulator, and also dyes them black, which is why oriental beauties have such thick and bright eyebrows and eyelashes.

To give brightness to the lips, a red powder was used, extracted from the flowers of safflower dye. The same effect could be achieved with Arnebia root juice. And cheeks blushed with aker - clay mixed with poppy pigment.

As we can see, Eastern women knew a lot about beauty and used the generous gifts of nature with might and main. Even now in the eastern markets you can find almost all the tools that were used in ancient times, because their proven effectiveness has earned the trust of generations and has not been forgotten or lost.

In general, oriental makeup is divided into several types, but we will talk about them a little later. The most popular is the Arabic style makeup. It is by looking at him that we imagine the fabulous Scheherazade or Princess Budur from popular oriental tales. In order to try to perform such a make-up, you need to know about its features:

• Focus on the eyes. They should be bright, large and very carefully traced. Shadows, mascara and eyeliner choose exclusively saturated shades;
• Lips and cheekbones play a secondary role and do not stand out. It is strictly forbidden to use dark or bright lipstick;

• Pay attention to your eyebrows. Give them a clear outline and highlight with a black pencil;
• Sequins, rhinestones, false eyelashes are welcome.

However, an Eastern woman is not only a Muslim woman covered with a veil. There are two more types whose make-up can be considered oriental. They are Japanese and Indian. Based on this, there are the following varieties of such a make-up:

• The aforementioned Arabic. Only the eyes and eyebrows stand out;
• Japanese. His distinguishing features are a bright face, bright lipstick, underlined corners of the eyes;
• Indian. The most extravagant of all. The emphasis is on expressive eyes and sensual lips.

There are special cases when oriental makeup must be applied according to certain traditional rules. One such case is nikah, the Muslim wedding ceremony. Of course, it involves the application of Arabic makeup.

Since the nikah ceremony is held in the mosque under the watchful eye of the mullah and numerous relatives, the bride should look beautiful, but modest. It is recommended to emphasize the eyes with arrows and pay attention to eyelashes and eyebrows, but it is worth choosing cosmetics in the most light, gentle tones. Bright lipstick and blush are excluded.

The next special case that we will consider is the make-up of a professional geisha. In this case, the face should not just be light, but white. Eyebrows are drawn with a thin, clear line, lips are covered with bright red lipstick, eyes are shaped with a black pencil. This is how traditional Japanese makeup is performed.

And, finally, the third case, suggesting Indian style - the stage make-up of a belly dancer. Since the dancer's facial features should be visible from the farthest rows of the auditorium, such a make-up is made as bright as possible, using only saturated colors of shadows, eyeliner, mascara, lipstick and blush.

Despite the obvious differences, all three varieties of Eastern makeup have one thing in common: each of them suggests a flawless skin tone.

To perform any type of make-up in an oriental style, you need to carefully select cosmetics. First, pay attention to the tinting base for the skin: cream and powder. It is advisable to choose products with a light texture that do not clog pores, but at the same time are quite dense and pigmented, because the skin should be flawless. Also stock up on concealer, highlighter, correctors for contouring. Choose the right blush color.

Next, select the eye shadow. Their palette will depend entirely on what type of oriental makeup you have chosen. For Arabic and Indian styles, bright shades, mother-of-pearl, sparkles are suitable. For Japanese - matte shades of basic colors.

Mascara, liquid eyeliner or eyeliner suggest only one color - black, and the richer it is, the better. You can also use false eyelashes.

When doing lip makeup, style also plays a role - if it is an Arabic version, your choice is nude beige lipstick; Japanese means scarlet lips, but Indian will allow you to “play” with a palette from red to wine-burgundy.

The type of face and the shape of the eyes of Europeans, of course, differs from the appearance of oriental girls. But if you want to make up so that you can try on the chosen image for a while, our step-by-step instructions will help you. Before starting to acquaint you with the implementation of makeup in stages, I would like to mention a few important points:

• A beautiful make-up is, first of all, a neat make-up. If you are planning to amaze everyone with the image of an oriental beauty at any event, be sure to rehearse the chosen make-up and it is better more than once. Experiment with tone, shadows, try contouring. See how you will look in different lighting. Make sure that all selected funds are persistent and do not drain from the face after an hour;
• Oriental eyes are almond-shaped eyes. But if you have a different eye shape, do not be discouraged - any of the techniques involves “finishing” along the outer corner with a black pencil. This way you can "lengthen" your eyes and it will look very organic;
• Choose your outfit carefully. Not every dress or suit is suitable for oriental makeup. The best option is the style of the outfit for the traditional clothes of the country whose make-up you have chosen. This does not mean that you should wear a veil, sari or kimono, but you can pick up something similar and dilute with suitable accessories.

Well, now, the promised master class on performing oriental makeup. For example, we chose the most popular option - Arabic. So let's get started:

• Even out the tone of the face. Cleanse your skin first with water and make-up and sebum remover. Apply your daily cream. Next, apply a tinting agent with a round sponge-sponge, carefully blend over the face. Do some contouring if you want. Give the skin a matte finish with powder;
• Accentuate your cheekbones with blush that matches your tone. It is desirable that they be a little darker in color than the face. On the "apple" of the cheekbones, you can apply a drop of highlighter;
• Draw a clear line of eyebrows, lengthening them to the temples;

• Let's add sparkle to the eyes: apply light shadows with mother of pearl under the arch of the eyebrow and on the inner corner of the eye;
• Now turn on the imagination: cover the upper movable eyelid with colored shadows. Moving to the outer corner of the eye, apply darker shades. Blend the borders;
• Arabic makeup is unthinkable without arrows. Draw them with a pencil, liquid eyeliner or liner - your choice. The arrow should go beyond the eye, giving it an almond shape and visually enlarging it. It is recommended to emphasize the lower eyelid in the same way;
• Apply lengthening mascara to lashes or use overhead bundles;
• And finally, paint your lips with a neutral lipstick. They should not stand out on the face.

In order for oriental makeup to suit you as much as possible, you need to take into account your color type, eye color is especially important. Here's what makeup artists recommend for the best results:

• If your eyes are brown a priori, the image of an oriental beauty will suit you.If you also have dark hair, choose the following eyeshadow colors: brown, gold, silver, lilac, purple. Owners of blond hair will suit sand, green and pink shades;

• Green-eyed they can also rejoice - after all, an oriental make-up will only enhance the effect of their already rather unusual eye color. The palette of shadows in this case will be as follows: purple, gold, pink, sand;
• Blue-eyed and gray-eyed beauties can safely choose gray, purple, gold and pinkish shades.

Of course, any oriental makeup, be it Turkish or Japanese, is quite difficult to perform and cannot do without mistakes. Check out the list of the most common ones and try not to do them:

• Too bright blush. The make-up of the countries of the East suggests an even tone of the face with smooth lines and gently emphasized cheekbones. They should not stand out as bright spots. In this case, the image will be overloaded and turn out to be vulgar;
• The same is true with lipstick. If you chose Arabic makeup, then the color of your lips should be as natural as possible, without shine, without mother-of-pearl. If your choice fell on Japanese or Indian options, in principle, suggesting the presence of bright lips, remember that in this case you should choose from the red-burgundy range, but do not use brown, plum and other dark colors;

• And finally, another error: selection of a color palette for blondes in the same tones that brunettes use when applying oriental makeup. This is fundamentally wrong. The type of blonde is gentle muted tones, so choose the appropriate cosmetics.It should be at least a few shades lighter than for dark-haired ladies.

We hope that our tips will help you and you will be able to do makeup in an oriental style without any problems. Consider all the nuances of your appearance and do not be afraid to experiment!

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