CHENNAI: Looking for a way to up your makeup routine? Maybe take it into another orbit? Say hello to holographic makeup.
One of the hottest beauty trends, holographic makeup is all about smattering iridescent shades on your face. Think a seamless rainbow sheen, prismatic reflects, oil-slick lips and eyes. Hologods tell us that teens and 20-somethings across the world have assumed all alien forms with their rainbow look and other-worldly glow to transcend the oh-so-redundant beauty planet. All you dark, and light souls who want to join their galaxy, read on to ace the look and unleash your inner unicorn.
Get the holographic makeup look
Cleanse, tone and moisturise your face
Use a good primer to smoothen out your skin
Use a colour corrector (also known as a concealer) to cover dark spots and dark circles
Invest in a good foundation and ensure that the colour matches your skin tone. Blend it well using a
Beauty Blender
Contour your t-zone, chin area, cheekbones, and forehead to accentuate and sharpen facial features
For eyebrows, use a natural shade of brown to fill them in and define them
To nail the holographic eye look, mix shades of metallic olive green, pink and purple eyeshadow at the
Edge of the eyes
Add olive green pigments to the inner corner of the eye
Cut-crease eye makeup is a technique that contrasts eyeshadow colour at the crease of your eye. Add a
Touch of green glitter at the crease and let those eyes pop some sheen
Apply metallic white kohl on the waterline to brighten your eyes
Highlight your cheekbones with dark pink blush
Dab white shimmer on your t-zone, cheeks, chin, and forehead to keep the holographic look intact
Draw your lips with a deep shade of red lipstick
Set your makeup with a good fixing spray
Style your hair with a mohawk updo to create volume
Tips and suggestions
Use a fan brush to apply shimmer, with prismatic hues, on cheekbones, bridge of the nose, or eyebrow bone.
Less is more. Too much glitter all over the face can make you look frosted.
(Vanlalmuanpuii is a senior stylist. Khusbu Bugchhen Rai is a cluster coach. They work at Green Trends Unisex Hair & Style Salon)