- May 26, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 25
Are you looking for a specific makeup style to adopt? Want to explore more makeup styles but are unsure of what different types exist? I've created a list of the various makeup styles with their defining characteristics for you to reference.
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Breakdown of Different Styles
(many parts are optional and/or modified to people's preferences & I most likely haven't included all the features of each look)
Mainstream Makeup Styles
Clean girl makeup
Usually lighter and simpler than other makeup styles
Less foundation
Glowy skin
Blush
Gelled/slick eyebrows
Light lip products -> no heavy lip liner
Mascara
Latina makeup
Full coverage matte base
Filled in arched brows that are defined with concealer around the edges
Dark over-lined lips usually with nude colored lip products
Nose and cheek contour
Highlighted nose and inner eye corners
Fake lashes
Hispanic/Latina origins
Abg (Asian baby girl) makeup
Similar to Latina makeup but they abg makeup usually adds defined aegyosal and consists of glossy, brighter lip products
Full coverage matte base
Filled in brows that are usually flat and thin and still defined/traced by concealer
Fake lashes
Nose and cheek contour
highlighter on tip of nose and inner eye corners
Blush
southeast asian inspired makeup
Igari makeup
bright blush on center of cheeks
Glowy skin base so less to no foundation
Brighter lip products
Spring summer makeup tones
Japanese inspired makeup
light eye makeup
Douyin makeup
matte base
eyeshadow and eyeliner techniques that enhance the eye size like drawing bottom lashes and extending eyelid with eyeliner
colored contacts
Manhua lashes (individual lash clusters are popular)
contour nose, lips, and jaw
glittery eyeshadow
Chinese makeup trend
Y2k makeup (early 2000s/late 90s)
Extra thin brows
Lot of concealer under eye and sometimes around the brows
Frosted look with icy white, silver, turquoise, and lilac eyeshadow colors
Entire eye is colored with black including waterline with smudged/smokey eyeliner
Sparkly, sheer lipglosses
Alt Styles
(Uncommon makeup styles)
Beabadoobee makeup
Has a slept-in-makeup look
Falsies/lash extensions
Smokey smudged liner around entire eye and waterline
Faux freckles
Thin dark brows
Basically a signature grunge look
Egirl makeup
Matte makeup base
Nose contour
Highlighter on tip of nose and inner eye corners
Lots of blush
White colored waterline
Falsies that are usually spiked (manhua/manga lashes basically)
Thick, winged eyeliner
Doll makeup
Colored/Black contacts
Curled hair/wigs
Matte makeup base
Nose contour
Blush around eye and cheeks
Manhua/manga falsies
Overlined and matte pink lips
Eye makeup that enlarges, extends bottom of eye
Emo/Grunge makeup
Thick, black smudged eyeliner around entire eye
Little to no blush
Matte makeup base
Heavy mascara on top and bottom lashes and/or falsies
Overlined darker colored lips
Dark thin defined brows
Let me know if I missed any and what I should add to these lists! I hope this helped you understand the differences in various makeup styles and determine what style you'd like to try!