What Make-Up Should You Wear?

Make-up

One thing I never understand is why there are articles and sites telling you what make-up you should and shouldn't wear. I know they're only suggestions, but finding a combination of what you like and what is right for you seems rare. Someone with a thin, diamond shaped face with warm skin undertones and blue eyes may prefer the make-up suggested for someone with a fuller, round face with cool skin undertones and brown eyes, and vice-versa. To me, personal preference is the most important thing when it comes to establishing your make-up styles, and no one should question what you wear.

Sometimes, reading the suggestions for what I should wear in terms of make-up puts a downer on my day, because it's often the opposite of what I would go for. I don't wear much everyday make-up, and even then I only really add a couple more products into my routine when doing some occasion make-up.

One part of my everyday routine that is important is my lipstick. I have small lips with a fairly prominent cupid's bow. Many make-up tip articles suggest that if you have small lips, you should try wear softer colours rather than bold or dark ones, but bold and dark is my signature look! My lips are small and I'm okay with that, so I want to make them stand out as much as I can and embrace them, not shun them and blend them with the rest of my face with a pale pink or nude.

Eyeliner is another important part of my everyday make-up. My go to style is a classic black winged eyeliner look which I have been perfecting since I was 13 and I think it looks great with my eyes and works. However, as I have green eyes, many articles suggest I should use a brown liner instead of black as black drowns out green eyes whereas brown makes them pop. Personally, I could never imagine wearing brown eyeliner as I feel black works with my cool undertone complexion and makes my eyes stand out more.

If I'm going somewhere for a special occasion, I like to wear eyeshadow to really enhance my eyes. Usually I will do a grey/black smoky eye look, sometimes blending in a colour which matches or compliments the main colour of my clothing. Researching into what eyeshadow colours are suggested for people with green eyes, I found out that most places are quite unanimous on green, purple, and gold, colours I wouldn't usually choose first unless they complimented my outfit the most.

Everyone has a different combination of facial features, and I believe that if you found a make-up look that you love and think works well for you, then go for it. The important things is that you feel good and confident about your make-up as you are free to experiment with whatever colours you want. Don't disregard all advice however. I took the advice of sticking to a matte lipstick as it works better on small lips, and I have stuck to it.