Anime Makeup

The fashion on anime has gained popularity not only in Asia, but also in Europe, in Russia. Few people now know what it is. The popularity of cosplay, gyaru worship, constant meetings of lovers of Japanese culture and mass comic sessions only fueled interest in this style. Not bypassed fashion and makeup.

Style and techniques of anime style makeup look quite extreme. However, trying on such images on yourself, it is very easy to hone the art of visage. You will know how to make really gigantic eyes, how to achieve a perfectly smooth tone of the face, how to make a “puppet” beckoning mouth, and so on.

Yes, this makeup is only suitable for specific events or photo shoots, and not for everyday life, but sometimes you want to believe in a fairy tale, so why not! Immerse yourself in the Asian culture of makeup from the basics.

The following distinctive features of the style can be distinguished:

• Big eyes, colors often unnatural. How to achieve this effect will be described below.
• Smooth face tone.
• The perfect shape of the eyebrows.
• Very thick and long eyelashes - both lower and upper.

• Plump cheeks with an unnatural blush that can start from the lower border of the eye.
• Cute "puppet mouth."
• The verge of transition of the nose to the cheekbones is almost invisible, no shadows and contouring.
• A lot of sparkles and sequins.
• Bright colors of all shades of the rainbow.

The modern look of the animeshnik becomes very close to the drawn characters. Costumes, wigs and colored lenses very well complement the image, but you can start with the face.

Of course, the best place to start is with video tutorials. If you do not know who you can be inspired by, then here are the two names of real masters of reincarnation - Valeria Lukyanov (Amatue) and Anastasia Shpagina. Images, out of their light hands, a huge amount - you just enough to be inspired.

Most likely, the makeup you do not get the first time (and not even the second). Have patience, materials, and micellar water to quickly correct smeared lines and extra strokes.

Not everyone knows how all this can be done by yourself. It is necessary to disassemble the main technology in stages.

So, turn into a geisha. Agree, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about such an image is incredibly smooth white skin, like a porcelain doll. In the old days, Japanese women took several hours to create such beauty. Now the task is greatly simplified (thanks to a variety of decorative cosmetics).

It is recommended to proceed in steps. At the base of everything we lay white powder or the lightest shade of the tonal means that one can find. To create a very flat surface, you will first need to apply a primer. Work through this “ground” carefully so that the face really looks even, almost perfect.

After covering the base, you can go to the white makeup. If you use the technique of baking in everyday life, powder, designed to highlight certain areas, will help to make up quickly.

When the overall tone is complete, you can take hold of the eyebrows. Of course, they should be black as embers. Leave a fashionable wide and angular eyebrows.The classic form of geisha makeup is much shorter and thicker. Eyebrows are drawn slightly rounded, without angular creases and clearly traced hairs. One solid thick line.

After completing the eyebrows, you can go to the eyes. The most important element is the contour line at the top of the eye. Pencil, eyeliner or shadows should be very black, and the line itself - incredibly smooth and clear. Draw will have smooth movements, from the nose to the temples. The line should go on thickening.

A similar story also occurs at the bottom of the eye, only the tone of the liner should be slightly lighter. When both lines are ready, connect the far corner of the eye in the manner of the Banana equipment, seeking the Asian cut.

The final touch of this image will be the lips. Small but bright - like a bow on the head of a young schoolgirl. The edges can be whitened and make a shape that looks like lips, folded for a kiss. The color of lipstick varies from scarlet to pale pink.

Another additional color that can brighten the eyes will be yellow. A warm tone can be added to the corner of the eye or over the black arrow on the upper eyelid.

This traditional makeup is not very difficult to repeat. Some specific points (for example, correction of the shape of the eyes) are easily transferred to the everyday look. The following types of makeup, inspired by Asian culture, can hardly be used in the ordinary life of a Russian woman, but it is very interesting to try to recreate them.

The eyes are the mirrors of the soul. In the anime style, these mirrors are so large that through them one could find out the whole story. It is around the eyes that the beauty of the image is built, and it is worth starting with them.

You should decide on with what minimal set of tools you can recreate such a cute and strange image. You will need:

• base under the eyes;
• white shadows;
• white eyeliner (preferably waterproof);
• gray-brown eyeliner (to create a shadow effect);
• black eyeliner;
• false eyelashes.

The first thing to do is put a primer on your eyes. It will allow the white pigment, which is very necessary for a deceptive visual effect, to manifest itself in all its glory. Apply the primer not only on the upper eyelid, but also affect the area in which so-called bags are often formed.

Then remember the Nike logo. Under the eye you will need to draw in white shadows a shape resembling this tick. Drawing this contour, you designate the lower border of the drawn eye.

Also fill your upper eyelid with white, capturing the area above your natural eyelid fold. White color should end almost at the very eyebrows.

Carefully trace the water line of the eye with a waterproof white pencil so that the water line and a tick of white shadows appear as one.

Then set the whitewash aside and take the black eyeliner. Draw a neat arrow from the middle of the eye, which is directed downwards. Its bottom edge should follow the shape of the white check mark drawn earlier. So you visually expand the boundaries of the eye.

When finished with the bottom edge, go to the top. Now that you have a contour outlining the recreated eye sockets, you can draw a beautiful arrow pointing upwards. Start drawing from the nose. Gently pull the corner up, make the arrow quite oily. It is necessary to paint in several layers. To correct the irregularities can be using all the same white waterproof pencil or foundation. It is better to use a brush for this, not fingers.Having created a beautiful wave, go to the drawing of additional highlights and contours.

In the place where the brow bone is the most prominent, draw a straight line. For a start, this can be done with a pencil that you left to create the shadows, but then it will need to be tinted with a liner. The space between the black arrow and this line tightly paint over white. In parallel to the first line, draw another one, a little closer to the nose, and you need to make it so that it repeats the curve of your eyebrow a little more.

When you draw two lines in black, start adding a shadow. Take a gray-brown pencil and start with the bottommost line that forms the painted eye.

Duplicate the silhouette completely with a pencil - just below the black outline. Perform similar actions on the two drawn stripes on the eyebrows.

Then corner of the eye, located closer to the nose, paint over brown pencil. Start a little bit from the inside and bring the little arrow out. Then use the black liner again: draw a small triangle on the very edge of the water line.

Then the case remains only for false eyelashes. You can easily leave the top row as your own; just coat the hair with mascara for thickness and color. But on the line below you will need to paste a number of artificial ones. The technology is the same as always, only the place of attachment changes.

To make doll lips, you can use two colors of lipstick - a light and darker shade. Apply lipstick better with your fingers, so the color will be very soft. Fill the main contour with a light shade, and put a dark speck in the middle of the lips. Use your fingers to gently blend the transition so as to get an ombre. Do not sketch triangles of lips - on the contrary, try to round the top. So lips will look plumper.

Here are some tips for the most common anime style images:

• Lolita image. In Japan, this is a whole cult. Cute girls in dresses, similar to cakes, always big eyes and a lot of pastel colors.
• Warriors in sailor. It is unlikely that anyone remembers this famous cartoon. Make a childhood dream come true!
• Gothic Lolita. Dark sad angel in the form of a little girl. It is so mysterious, both innocent and very sad.
• Harajuku style. In short, it can be described as "all at once." Teens in Japan love to fasten ten layers of clothing, heaps of hairpins, badges, and overhead strands. They paint their face with colored freckles and just stains of paint.

No one will forbid you to invent your own unique look. It may include the features of different characters or completely copy the look of some one. This make-up style was created for one purpose - to entertain and make a kind smile (both with the object itself and with those around it). To change is great. You can return to the usual European image with the help of a couple of movements with a sponge, thoroughly moistened with micellar water.

In this video, a beauty blogger turns into a cartoon character with makeup.