Eye makeup for homecoming

Homecoming is an event where one is excited to try a new look. If you received a great dress, it’s important to make it even better. For example, if you purchased a white dress shoes or black and decided to go for white eyeliner. Some people use makeup for homecoming on the light side so that the look doesn’t look too harsh. Others bring out their wilder side with bold colors like red or deep purple tones. You can wear eye makeup for homecoming to your benefit by using nude makeup or using an eyeliner pencil.

Eye makeup for homecoming is a must-have. Homecoming is the time when you can let your style shine and show off your best features, so it’s important to look your best.

Here are some tips to help you get the eye makeup for homecoming that will make you feel like a queen on your big night:

-First, find a good foundation that matches your skin tone and hides any imperfections. You want to look fresh and flawless!

-Next, add a little bit of blush on the apples of your cheeks. This will give you a nice pop of color that makes you look vibrant and healthy (which is what everyone wants).

-Then add some mascara to your lashes—not too much, just enough so that they stand out from afar but not so much that they look clumpy or fake looking up close.

-Finally, apply some lip gloss overtop of whatever lipstick or lip stain you’re already wearing so it looks shiny and perfect!

Eye makeup for homecoming

School’s officially in session again, which means homecoming will be here before you know it–so it’s time to plan! Putting together the perfect head-to-toe look for the big night involves a lot of decision making, from finding the dream hoco dress to nailing your hairstyle to creating a photo-ready homecoming makeup look.

To help you pinpoint how you’re going to prep your face for the big night, we’ve rounded up some homecoming makeup ideas ahead. Whether you prefer a glam Old Hollywood-inspired red lip, a natural glow, or a trendy bright eye makeup moment, you’ll find all the inspo you need.

1. Keep That Summer Glow

Summer may be over, but your face can still look sunkissed and radiant for homecoming. See how to light up the night with highlights and warm, soft makeup shades below:

Steps:

– Start with SPF, moisturizer, and a light BB cream or CC cream. Feel free to cover any blemishes with concealer, but the goal here is to let your skin glow, so keep your base as light as you feel comfortable.

– Step 1: Brush your eyebrows up and fill them in using light, feathery strokes and a brow powder in a shade that matches your brows to create a natural arch. No need for sharp lines, just a soft shape that frames your face. You can set your arches with clear brow gel if needed.

– Step 2: Using a small blending brush, take a warm bronze or coppery eyeshadow (we like using bronzer for this step to create a very natural look, or you can use a more pigmented shade to play up your eyes) and apply it all over your lid and up into your crease using soft, windshield wiper motions to blend out any harsh lines. The intention here is to define and add a little pop to your eyes, but not be the main focus of the look.

– Step 3: Add warmth to the outer edges of your face and your cheekbones with bronzer. You can use a powder product, but for a true summer glow look, cream products blend well and keep this look from getting too matte. This isn’t a full contour – instead, just think about lightly defining your bone structure and adding natural color, blending with a brush or makeup sponge. Then, apply a peach or coral blush to the apples of your cheeks and up your cheekbones. Again, you can use powder or cream, depending on your preference and how dewy you want to look.

– Step 4: Now it’s time to glow! You’re going to brighten your face with the glowiest highlighter you have – you can use a cream or powder highlighter for this step, depending on your preference. If using a cream product, you can swipe it on and blend with your fingers. If using a powder higlighter, grab a highlighter brush or fan brush. Apply to the high points of your face that naturally catch the light: on top of your cheekbones, along your brow bones, down the bridge of your nose, in the inner corners of your eyes, and on top of your cupid’s bow. You might even add any remaining product from your fingers or brush lightly in the middle of your forehead or on the tip of your chin for megawatt glow.

– Finishing touches: Accentuate your eyes with a swipe of mascara (or go without if you have naturally lush lashes or extensions) and add sheen to your lips with a tinted balm or lip gloss (it’s back, babe), lip liner optional.

2. Go Bold with Bright Blue Eyeliner

Bright eye makeup is an ultra-fun way to add an unexpected pop to your homecoming look. Whether you match your dress hue, color block with a dress in a complementary shade, or amp up an LBD, you’re going to stand out–see how to achieve the look below:

• Step 1: Use a flat brush to be able to pick up more of the product and pack it onto the eye more easily.
• Step 2: Once you have the pigment at your desired intensity, go back in with a fluffy brush to make sure everything is evenly blended and that there are no harsh lines or edges. Leave the outer edges slightly lighter in pigment and make the center of the eye the most concentrated.
• Step 3: Highlight the inner corner to brighten; this also helps keep the eye from looking closed off.

3. Or Opt for Pretty Purple Eyeshadow

Want to take the bright eye look up a notch? Try covering your lides in a highly-pigmented eyeshadow hue and keep the rest of your makeup subtle and natural.

4. Try a Glam Red Lip

Red lips never goes out of style. To go uber-glam with your homecoming makeup, start by honing in on the perfect red lipstick for your skin tone, then see how to perfectly primp your pout below:

The perfect red lip is a staple for every woman this time of year, yet it can be a challenge to master the line work and choose the perfect shade to match your stunning outfit if you aren’t used to wearing it all the time. Need some advice on how to pull off the perfect red lip? Check out our step-by-step guide to master this classic beauty look!

Before you get started, you’ll need to figure out which type of red lipstick is right for you, both the formula and the color. For a long-lasting look, try a matte liquid lipstick. These formulas are very pigmented and apply smoothly for a polished look that will stay put all day. The downside is they tend to be drying and can crack or flake if your lips are not properly prepped ahead of application. Traditional lipsticks come in a bullet tube and a variety of finishes, from glossy to matte. Depending on which finish you select, traditional lipsticks may not wear as long as a liquid formula (matte will last longer than glossy), but they tend to be more moisturizing and due to their easy-to-use application, they are ideal for a girl on the go to throw in your clutch for a night out. You can also experiment with lip pencils, lip tints, and lip stains, depending on the way you want your red lips to look and what tools you are most confident using. Sample different kinds in the store and see which ones would feel the most comfortable for you to use at home.

Once you’ve picked the type of formula you like best, you’ll need to determine which shade of red is best for your skin tone and style. You can’t go wrong with a classic, true red for just about any holiday occasion, but you might want to try a fiery tomato red to make a bold statement or a deep, brick red for a more vampy style. To find your perfect red, look to your skin’s undertones and work from there. 

Step 1: Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate! To create the perfect lip, you want a clean, smooth slate to start with. We suggest using a lip scrub to remove any flakes and prep your canvas for proper lipstick application. Another option is to simply use a new, dampened toothbrush to gently scrub the dead skin away. Either option will do the trick!

Step 2: After giving them a quick scrub, you’ll need to moisturize. Any lip balm or cream will work– we suggest something with an SPF if possible! Once applied, allow the product to absorb into your lips for a few minutes while you do the rest of your makeup, then blot away any excess.

Step 3: Using a lip liner that is about one shade lighter or darker than your planned lip color, line the outer edge of your lips. By using a slightly different shade, you can help highlight or shadow your lip shape to create your best lip look. This would also be the time to overline your lips, if you’re trying to enhance that pout. Just make sure overlining is something you are comfortable with – you wouldn’t want to try it for the first time when you are wearing red lipstick and have a party to get to, just in case something goes wrong! 

Step 4: Once your lips are lined, apply lipstick starting from the center of your bottom lip, then draw outward to the edge. This step doesn’t need to be perfect–the perfection stage is coming up!–just get color on the majority of your lips inside the line you made in the previous step.

Step 5: Using a small lipstick brush, take some color from your lipstick and carefully apply it around the inside edge of your lips. This is the time to perfect each line, and make sure everything matches on each side.

Step 6: Take a concealer brush with a little bit of foundation, and line the outside of your lips to create a perfectly crisp edge. You can fix any mistakes you might have made while applying color here and make sure you have the sharpest lines.

Step 7: Blot your lips on a tissue, and with clean hands, place your index finger between pursed lips and pull it out–removing any excess color from the inside of your lips, which would inevitably transfer to your teeth. Nobody wants that!

5. Get Party-Ready in Shimmery Gold Shadow

Want to shine on the big night? Opt for shimmering metallic shadow and a sleek black cat-eye for a can’t-fail eye-makeup combo. Get the step-by-step details below:

Steps

1. Create a base by applying a dusty rose eye shadow across the upper lid.
2. Add a subtle pop of color to the inner corner with a shimmery copper eye shadow.
3. Sweep a generous amount of the same eye shadow from the previous step to the middle section of the upper lid.
4. Clean up the brow bone with a beige matte eye shadow.
5. Next, create depth by applying a darker shimmer eye shadow to the outside of the lower lash line.
6. Draw your cat eye using liquid eyeliner.
7. Brighten the eye by taking a white pencil to the waterline.
8. Complete this party-perfect look with false lashes and mascara!

6. Keep it Subtle and Soft with Warm Neutrals (and a Hint of Pink!)

When in doubt, go pretty in warm natural tones and soft pinks. This simple homecoming makeup adds subtle definition to your eyes and an all-over glow to your beautiful face. See how to do it below:

Step 1: Begin by shaping and filling in your eyebrows with brow powder, pencil, or gel. Need tips on how to create the perfect frame for your face? Check out our tips for creating the perfect brow! You can also prep your eyelid with concealer or eyeshadow primer to create a flawless base for your eyeshadow.

Step 2: Using a light neutral metallic eyeshadow and a fluffy brush, shade your entire eyelid with soft sweeping motions, going up slightly into the crease and into the inner corner of your eye. Next, with a slightly darker matte brown eyeshadow and a domed blending brush, add definition to the outer third of your eyelid and crease. Be sure to blend!

Step 3: Take a brown eyeliner pencil and trace around your upper lash line and the outer third of your lower lash line, slightly extending the line at the outer corner of your eye if you like. Using a small blending blush or liner brush, take a matching eyeshadow and lightly blend out and smudge the eyeliner to create a soft, smokey effect.

Step 4: Finish the look with mascara on your upper and lower lashes. You can add individual false lashes to the outer corner of your eye for even more drama and definition.

That’s it! Complete your makeup look with rosy blush, a shimmery lipstick or gloss, and highlighter on your cheekbones and the high points of your face.

7. Look Timeless and Elegant in a Classic Cat-Eye

Much like a red lip, a cat-eye with defined brows never fails. Bring the glamour with this graphic liner look, then keep the rest of your face subtle and natural–just follow the instructions below:

Steps

1. Begin by shaping your brows using a pencil.
2. Fill in the brow with a brush and powder.
3. Next, use a matte highlight, and apply to the upper lid.
4. Add a shimmer highlight to the brow bone and inner corner for a subtle pop.
5. Carefully create a cat-eye.
6. Complete this simple glam look with a fresh coat of mascara!