There’s nothing like the feeling of getting glammed up for prom, and your prom makeup look will be like the icing on the cake.
You want your prom makeup to portray your personality. This article will give you ideas from vibrant colored lips and darkly lined eyes to colorful looks that match your dress as well as more natural looks.
You will have the most fun at your prom when you feel like your most authentic and beautiful self, and your makeup is one of the best forms of self-expression.
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Vibrant Lips
Dark lips make a bold fashion statement. Play up your lips with a deep burgundy or brown shade. It’s a nod to Y2K makeup, which is totally trending right now for 2024.
If you want your lips to be the main focus of your look, dark lipstick is definitely the way to go.
A beautiful chocolate brown will make your lips really pop both in your photos and in the soft lighting on the dance floor.
Gwen Stefani’s beauty brand GXVE has the most beautiful vibrant shades of red, maroon, burgundy, brown and more, and it’s a clean beauty brand. It’s highly pigmented and it stays on.
2024 has been the year of cherry brown looks from lipstick to nail polish. Pair it with a gorgeous cat eye with some light brown eyeshadow in the creases.
This will make your eyes pop without taking away from the vibrancy of your lips.
And of course, there is always the classic and timeless red lip. This is a look that will never go out of style.
There’s something about red that makes it the most noticeable and eye-catching color, so if this is what you’re going for, go ahead and rock that red.
It’s the color of passion and love, and you should feel beautiful wearing it.
If you have cool undertones in your skin, go for a red with blue undertones. If you have warm undertones, go for a red with orange undertones in it.
Finding the right red for your skin tone will make it pop even more.
Deep rich raspberry lips are another gorgeous option for your prom makeup look. It’s a little purple, a little pink, and a little red in one shade and it looks great on all skin tones.
It is pretty and feminine but can also be tough and edgy, making it the perfect high-fashion shade.
Nude Lips
Nobody in the history of makeup could ever go wrong with a nude lipstick shade. It matches everything and adds a softness to your look.
It also gives you an opportunity to really play up your eyes with dark colors and have them be the focus of your look without feeling like you have too much makeup on.
A light neutral lip color will make your black, dark purple and brown shades really stand out, so if your eyes are your favorite feature and you really want to accentuate them, this is the way to go.
It leaves your lips looking soft and natural.
You can add some lip gloss to your nude lipstick if you want your lips to shine, or you can stick with the matte nude shades.
The matte shades have a more modern feel to them while the shiny glossy lip look has more glamour vibes.
If you want you can even take that to the next level and find a neutral shade with some shimmer in it.
Shimmery makeup and nail polish is back in a big way this year, so why not add it to your nude lipstick?
Peach is also the color of the year, so a shimmery peachy nude lipstick shade is a pretty choice for your prom makeup look.
Black Eyeliner Looks
Frame your eyes with some black eyeliner and eyeshadow. The darkness of the black next to your eye color will make your eyes really stand out, especially if you have light eyes.
Smudging your eyeliner will add beauty and softness to the look.
You can also use black eyeshadow to add depth the the shadows of your eye creases to make the main light-colored part of the lid the focus.
This makes your eyes look more open as opposed to a completely black eyelid.
And sometimes, just a little bit of black eyeliner is all you need. If you are into minimalistic makeup, this could be the look for you.
Wearing it with a pale pink lipstick and a light pink eyeshadow will add natural looking blush colors to your skin.
This is the perfect prom makeup look if you have a pink dress.
For a soft and sultry look, a black smoky eye always works. Prom or otherwise.
Line your eyes in black and smudge it a bit. Add black eyeshadow to the top lid and underneath the eyeliner on the bottom and blend.
Natural Prom Makeup Looks
Natural makeup is having a big moment right now. It’s the no-makeup makeup look and it can be achieved with beautiful brown and bronze shades, neutral flesh-toned colors, natural looking blushes, and glowing highlighters.
It’s also the perfect prom makeup if you are someone who doesn’t really like to wear much makeup and you just want to accentuate your features on prom day.
If you’re looking for a glowy prom makeup look, use a little bit of highlighter on the upper cheekbones and under the brow bone.
Add a glowy and shimmery brown or red bronze shade of eyeshadow with clear glossy lips.
If you want the drama of long lashes, you can add some fake ones, or if not you can just use a really good mascara that will elongate your lashes without looking clumpy or melting off before the night is over.
GXVE makes an amazing mascara with a clean formula that feels soft instead of clumpy that separates and lengthens your lashes.
You won’t even need the false lashes.
If you don’t want to wear bronze over your whole eyelid but still want that extra bronzy glow, you can wear it in the crease of your eyelids instead with a lighter color on the main part of the lid.
This will illuminate your eyes and it just looks so pretty. Its also the type of prom makeup that will go with any dress.
For the most natural look, choose a barely there blush and a nude lip shade that is only a shade or 2 darker or lighter than your natural lip color, whichever you prefer.
You could swipe on a very light brown eyeshadow to finish the look and it will look like you’re pretty much wearing nothing at all.
I think this is way better than going for a makeup look that looks nothing like you in the end. Keep your pretty face showing!
A shimmery pearl white eyeshadow gives your eyes a natural looking glow, especially if it is on the sheer side.
The more opaque it is, the less natural it will look. But with some sheerness to it your skin color can still come through and it will just look more like a highlighter.
You could also use an actual highlighter if you wanted to and you’ll get just the right amount of glow.
You can add a small amount of eyeliner to the upper outside corners of your eyes and a tiny bit to the bottom lash line if you wish, but if you want the natural look, keep this as light as possible.
A pretty, light brown eyeshadow works well to line the eyes with. You won’t have to worry about harsh black lines and if the brown is light enough, it will look like natural shadows on your face that will make your eyes look brighter.
Add your favorite lengthening mascara, lightweight foundation, blush just a shade darker than your skin tone, and a pop of highlighter on your cheekbones.
This eyeshadow palette by GXVE works perfectly for a prom makeup look like this.
It has just the right amount of soft bronze and shimmery browns to achieve this prom makeup look and give you the natural glow you want.
Match Your Prom Dress
If you’re one of the girlies who are obsessed with color, don’t be shy to choose a prom makeup look that matches your dress, or if you have a black dress your makeup could be your pop of color.
Go ahead and try a dramatic cut crease eyeshadow look complete with winged eyeliner and big lashes. Choose your favorite bright and shimmery colors. You could even throw a little glitter in there.
Blue eyeshadow and blue makeup in general is making a huge comeback in 2024. This 80’s trend has resurfaced in the most modern way and shows up in many creative makeup looks.
Instead of applying it to the traditional areas of the eyelid, apply a line of it in the crease and extended outward in a playful way.
Line the bottom lash line with it and add white eyeshadow to the inner corners of your eyes and maybe a bit on the lower parts of the upper eyelids.
Take your cut crease prom makeup look to the next level with bronze being the main color of your lids and a tiny pop of fuchsia right under the crease.
Start with a brown base and apply it from the crease up to your eyebrows. Use your foundation to coat the lower eyelid and try to make the upper edge as crisp as possible.
Take a white or cream shimmery eyeshadow and apply it on top of the foundation from the inner corners to the middle and along the upper edge.
Add bronze eyeshadow from the middle to the outer corner of the eyes and blend it in with the light shimmer.
Use a tiny eyeliner brush to draw a fuchsia line under the crease, but leave a bit of the white shimmer showing at the edge.
Add your eyeliner and lashes and you’re prom makeup look is done!
Why not throw your nails into the mix and match everything to your dress?
Go for the full mermaid effect with a shimmery green eyeliner, nail polish, and dress all at once. Add glitter, sequins, bling, whatever you want.
For this look, nude lipstick will accentuate your lips without drawing attention away from your beautiful color-themed makeup.
I hope this article has helped spark ideas for you so you could find your perfect prom makeup look!
And please, stay safe and have so much fun!
xo
