Makeup is an indisputable feminine weapon of seduction at all times. Expressive eyes, sensual lips, glowing blush and a floating eyebrow line sometimes affect men even more than a luxurious shock of well-groomed shiny hair.
And this is logical, because the arsenal of decorative cosmetics today is unusually wide and capable of stunning effects. So what are the basic rules for creating seductive makeup? Passion.ru editors decided together with experts to understand the main intricacies of this issue.
Anastasia Marchenko
Makeup artist of the beauty studio "La'Queen", @laqueen_msk
Rule 1. Perfect radiant skin
Perfectly smooth and light skin is considered the basis of seductive makeup. The face should look healthy and youthful. Therefore, special emphasis must be given directly to the tone in order to hide fatigue and imperfections. You can make your skin glow with a highlighter, and you should definitely apply a peach-colored blush on your cheeks. It is important not to overdo it so that there are no bad-toned orange stripes on the cheeks.
Rule 2. Bright lips
In order to look seductive, a girl, of course, cannot do without bright lipstick. The fuller, juicier and brighter the lips, the more sexy and expressive the face is. If you have large facial features on your own, lipstick will be your main weapon. A win-win option would be red, burgundy, crimson shades.
Rule 3. Light haze of the eyes
In addition to bright lipstick, you can add a slight haze around the eyes. Draw the outline of the eyes with a pencil and blend lightly. This will create an interesting color contrast, and the eyes will look brighter and larger. You can also draw a light thin arrow. With eye makeup, the main thing is not to overdo it, since we focus on luxurious lips.
Rule 4. Perfectly colored eyelashes
Next, paint over the eyelashes well. For a seductive look, it is important to create not a puppet look, but a fox. The graceful curl of long, thick eyelashes will also add sexuality to your look. If you decide to glue on the eyelashes to create a fox look, be sure to paint over the inner eyelid and the area between the eyelashes so that the glue is not visible. In addition, with a dyed inner eyelid, the eyes automatically become brighter, and at the same time, they do not look flashy.
Rule 5. Kissed lips
If your lips are thin, then bright lipstick, on the contrary, will visually reduce them. In this case, it is better to focus on the eyes and cheekbones. Classic smoky eyes, cat arrows and false eyelashes will be appropriate here.
The same eye makeup is appropriate if you just don't want to accentuate your lips.
An addition to this make-up will be the creation of the effect of kissed lips. This trend was introduced into fashion by Koreans. To complete this, apply red, hot pink or raspberry lipstick to the center of the lips and blend to the edges. The result is a slightly sloppy and wildly sexy kissing lips look.
Sofa Kaplan
Official makeup expert Avon
“The main rule of perfect porcelain skin is to prepare it well before applying decorative cosmetics. Choose a foundation with a matte or natural finish, and the texture should be light rather than dense. If you have dry skin, use an additional moisturizing face mask before applying the tone.
The finishing touch to the look, if you have oily skin, you should have powder, it will fix the foundation and will not allow your face to shine like an Easter pancake after a couple of hours.
A small life hack for choosing bright lipstick, without which seductive makeup can rarely be found: bring it to your teeth, if the color of the lipstick visually makes your teeth yellow, then the shade does not suit you, if the color of the tooth does not visually change or, on the contrary, it becomes lighter ¬ this is yours shade.
Evgeny Trefilov
Stylist, designer, owner of the author's beauty studio Volifert Studio
Rule 6. Eyeliner is a must
From childhood, everyone remembers the bright eyeliner of the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. Truly mesmerizing lines outlined the eyes as if snakes were captivating with their dance. Eyeliner has approximately the same effect today. The thickness of the line, the neatness of the outer corner, the contrast of color change, but nevertheless it always remains relevant.
Rule 7. Shimmering shadows
The flapping of eyelashes against the background of shimmering shadows on the moving eyelid is comparable to the wings of butterflies, causing momentary numbness and attracting keen interest.
Rule 8. Moderation
Women know what signs men react to and how they read the created images, therefore they master the techniques of irresistibility from their very youth. But any idea in the hands of a beautiful lady can crumble to dust because of the desire to focus on details. And at all at once.
It is not uncommon for women to draw bold arrows in front of their eyes, supplementing them with war paint of shadows, abundantly oiling their cheeks with blush and outline the contour of the lips, retreating a couple of millimeters from their natural edge, and then appear in this form on the streets, scaring everyone in their path or causing ambiguous ridicule.
Rule 9. Naturalness
The sense of proportion has always turned out to be identical to the sense of exquisite taste. That is why seductive makeup often looks delicate and almost invisible, because there is nothing more sexy in the world than naturalness.
Subconsciously, a man, like a male, always chooses a healthy woman, and it is health that make-up should exude if his goal is seduction.
If the shadows are natural, or intelligible, without nuances and difficulties (men love everything simple and understandable), if the eyebrows, then not painted like mouse tails or contrasting, as if they were strangers, but real, “theirs”.
If eyelashes, then it is fluffy-expressive, and not visible from afar, as if after a transplant from someone else's armpits. Blush under a layer of powder will always look natural and almost imperceptible if the shade is chosen in accordance with the color type. But if there is no layer of powder, the deception will immediately become apparent.
Rule 10. One Critical Emphasis Principle
The rules of modern seductive makeup preserve the principle of one important accent, and only you yourself can decide whether it will be eyes, eyebrows or lips. But one condition remains unshakable - well-groomed, reading skin affects any person, regardless of gender, much stronger, causing either a feeling of desire to possess or a huge envy!
Thus, in the matter of skillful transformation, one cannot do without regular self-care, cleansing, nourishing, moisturizing, and only then primers, highlighters, satin textures, foundation and BB-creams, applied, as it is now fashionable, with special brushes. Matte textures are far behind, and healthy vibrant skin is welcomed more than ever.
