Valentine’s Day Makeup
Although Valentines Day is a few weeks away, I know girls like to prepare for events like these way in advance.
However, every girl is going to have a different Valentines Day experience so I thought it would be a fun idea to make makeup suggestions based on two types of girls: The Romantic Date and The Heartbreaker. Valentine’s Day shouldn’t only be celebrated by those who have that special someone – it is Single’s Awareness Day after all and that doesn’t necessarily have to carry a negative connotation!
Here are two makeup looks depending on how you’ll be celebrating February 14th, including key products I think every girl should include in their Valentine’s Day makeup arsenal. Enjoy!
The Romantic Date
So maybe you’re one of the few lucky girls who has a cute guy taking you out to a special dinner on V-Day. Whether it’s your long-time boyfriend or someone new, you obviously want to look gorgeous. For this occasion, I think it is best to keep your makeup soft and elegant.
Face
- Revlon PhotoReady Foundation: This is my absolute favorite foundation. It’s perfect for a romantic date because it contains miniscule specks of shimmer, which will help you achieve that glowy look. I love it because it feels light on my skin yet gives great coverage. Plus if you’re on a last minute dash to buy makeup, you can grab this at your closest drugstore!
- Benefit’s High Beam: This liquid highlighter will make you look absolutely stunning. Always place highlighter on the upper cheekbones, down your nose and right below the eyebrow. You want to highlight the points on your face that are highest. However, if you have oily skin like me, use it sparingly. I’d only put it on your cheekbones and eyebrows to avoid looking too oily.
Revlon’s PhotoReady Foundation and Benefit’s High Beam
Eyes
- MAC’s Retrospeck: This gorgeous gold shimmery eye shadow definitely has that romantic tone. I would apply this eye shadow all over the lid as the base color for the look.
- L’Oreal Hip Duo in Sassy: Put the shimmery brown eye shadow on the outer-V of your eyelid to help the dark brown eye shadow look softer and less harsh.
- NYX’s Dark Brown: Using a dark matte color on the outer-V of your eyelid will help give your eye more dimension. You don’t want all shimmer or all matte; it’s best to blend the two together. Although this brand is a drugstore brand, I find that many of their shadows have department store quality pigmentation.
MAC Retrospeck, L’OREAL Hip Duo in Sassy and NYX’s Dark Brown
Nails
- Essie Nail Polish in Ballet Slippers: Try to avoid dark nail polishes when going out on a romantic date. Clean, simple nails are always attractive. This nail polish epitomizes elegance and happens to be one of the brand’s most famous polishes.
Essie “Ballet Slippers”
The Heartbreaker
Valentine’s Day isn’t only about romance; it can be fun and flirty as well! This look is for the girls who don’t mind breaking a couple hearts along the way. With a bit of sass and attitude, you can have boys falling after your footsteps.
Even when you don’t have that special someone, you should still look fabulous on V-Day anyway. Ideally, you want to look seductive without looking too overdone. I recommend all the same face products as above but with a few tweaks to the eye products.
Eyes
- MAC’s Satin Taupe: Instead of Retrospeck, gently apply Satin Taupe all over the lid.
- Use NYX’s Dark Brown in replace of L’Oreal Hip Duo in Sassy as your Outer-V blending shadow.
- NYX’s Black: Instead of the dark brown, which creates a softer look, don’t fear going a little darker if you’re not out on a date. This will give you more of a smoky, seductive look.
- Maybelline’s XXL Pro Volume: Dramatic lashes are the key to a flirty look. The primer in this mascara preps your lashes by adding an extra volume boost then the mascara end finishes it off. The entire line of XXL mascaras are great for any night out whether you want your eyelashes to look longer, plumper, or more curled.
MAC’s Satin Taupe, NYX’s Black, and Maybelline XXL Pro Volume
Nails
- Revlon Nail Polish in Revlon Red: Red nails add an instant hint of seduction and sexiness to your look. This nail polish is the perfect siren red without looking too vampy. Say hello to bombshell nails!
Revlon Nail Polish in Revlon Red
Your thoughts?
Are you going to be the Romantic Date or Heartbreaker this year? I have to confess that I am one of those girls who lacks that special someone to share my Valentine’s Day this year. However, I am not going to allow that to prevent me from having fun and neither should you!
What are you going to do on Valentine’s Day? Are you going to do a special look to try to attract that cute boy in your writing class? Let me know! I’d love to hear what you guys are all doing!
Posted on on February 3, 2010 / Filed Under: Beauty & Hair / Tags: Beauty, MAC, Makeup, romantic makeup, seductive makeup, smokey eyes, Valentine's Day
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Madeleine
Seeing as how I’m single right now, unless something happens I’m going to be the Heartbreaker. I don’t know what I’m going to do on Valentine’s Day, I have nothing planned yet. I don’t think I’m going to try a new look for Valentine’s Day because I don’t want to look like I’m trying to hard.
Katie
Since it’s my first Valentine’s Day with my guy, he is very excited to make this special as possible for me. :P So far, I have NO idea what he’s planning or what we are doing for that day because he wants it to be surprise.
lalalina
Im sorry, but I found this post very unhelpful. You do not take into account different skin types or tones. It is also hard to follow your suggestions when you do not have pictures of how the looks may turn out.
Mani
My boyfriend and I don’t really celebrate Valentines day since our anniversary is the day after.
kaley
i wonder how you wanted these looks to turn out exactly..I feel like this article is not complete, but I definitely cant hate because you featured some really great products! I just recently raved about high beam on my blog, im absolutely obsessed!
Abigail
Awww.. some pics would’ve been great to see how it looks like!..
anyway… love your site… :)
Rebecca
I agree, pictures of the finished look would have helped, but I get the idea :)
Nicole
Hey guys! Thanks for the suggestions I definitely agree that some photos would definitely help visualize the look. However, putting personal photos seems slightly too revealing. Nevertheless, yesterday I too was thinking about how I could help visualize the look more for next time. I was actually thinking of using those handy face charts that makeup artists use. That way I can help you guys get a general idea of the what the finished look should look like.
But unfortunately I am a car-less college student but no worries because I plan on going home soon so I can hopefully get a hold of some for you guys.
@lalalina: I chose neutral brown shades because I felt they would flatter any skin tone. However, I really value your suggestion and will definitely incorporate that into my next look.
I apologize if I wasn’t able to completely demonstrate to the overall look. You will definitely see improvement next time! :)
xoxo
Nicole
Natalie
OMG! The nail polish! The other day I tried on something just like that at Sephora and I thought it looked amazinggg!
Rebecca
@ Nicole: Face charts are a great idea!
Sara
I found your post really helpful, i got the idea of how the makeup looked without photos and i agree with you that the colors you picked generally will flatter all skin tones. Thanks for the post :)
Cait
Good thoughts on valentine’s makeup! Really liked the neutral tones… Valentine’s is a day to be classic and elegant, at least in my POV — in part because V-day dinners are so expensive!
Only problem… you forgot lips!! My new favorite makeup is lip stain… nice because you don’t have to worry about it staying put!
Suburban Sweetheart
The girl in that top photo sort of has a hooker look going on. Yikes. I like to keep it natural.
Linda
I agree with some of the ladies, above, about the post being a little one-dimensional, however, I suppose, it does give a general idea of the direction to go in if you wanted to try one of these looks…
If anyone wanted ideas for a Valentine’s Day look, I’m kind of obsessed with makeup artist, Michelle Phan’s stream on Youtube….she did a Valentine’s Day makeup tutorial, last year, that I thought was absolutely fab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDbEB9T-iUA
Danielle
I wore Revlon’s “Revlon Red” for Valentine’s day, and I absolutely loved it. It matched my blouse perfectly, a domlan-style rose-printed top from Charlotte Russe. Unfortunately, I can’t find a picture to save my life…
Great article, keep it up Nicole!