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February 14 2024
How to Achieve the Clean Girl Makeup Look for Hooded Eyes
The Clean Girl Makeup look is a popular trend on social media that features a minimal and natural makeup style with glowing skin, fluffy brows, rosy cheeks, and subtle lips. It’s a perfect look for everyday wear.
However, if you have hooded eyes, which are eyes that have excess skin that folds over the crease, you might find it challenging to create this look without making your eyes look smaller or droopy.
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with some tips and tricks on how to apply makeup for hooded eyes and achieve the Clean Girl Aesthetic.
Understanding Hooded Eyes
Before we dive into the makeup techniques, let’s understand what hooded eyes are.
Hooded eyes have a fold of skin that partially covers the eyelid, making the lid space appear smaller. The natural crease is less visible or hidden altogether. If you have hooded eyes, you’ll relate to the struggle of eyeshadow disappearing when your eyes are open.
Here’s what you need to do:
1. Perfect Your Brows
Brows frame your face, so let’s start there:
• Brow Grooming: Use a brow pencil with a fine tip to create precise strokes that mimic natural brow hairs. Fill in your desired brow shape using quick, flick motions. Blend and fluff your brows using the spoolie end of the pencil.
2. Eyeshadow Application
Creating a visible crease is key for hooded eyes. Follow these steps:
• Eyeshadow Primer: Begin with an eyeshadow primer to ensure longevity. Try our skincare-infused Eye Primer ($10) to keep your shadows in place and prevents creasing and smudging.
• Crease Color: Focus on creating a visible crease. Use a crease color slightly above your natural crease line. Look forward while applying eyeshadow to ensure the effect is visible when your eyes are open.
• Inner Corner Highlight: Add a pop of lighter eyeshadow to the inner corners to lift and brighten the lid. Our Eye Crayon ($8) in shade Pearl St is perfect for inner corner highlight!
3. Create Your Own Crease
Since hooded eyes lack a defined crease, you’ll need to create one:
• Layering Technique: Apply more pigment to your crease after the initial layer. Extend the crease color a bit higher than your natural crease to give the illusion of depth. Our perfectly paired Eyeshadow Duos ($8) are great for creating a light-to-dark gradient across your eyelids!
4. Line and curl your lashes
One of the most important steps for hooded eyes is to line and curl your lashes, as this will help elongate and enhance your eyes and make them look more alert and expressive.
• Eyeliner: Use a brown or black eyeliner and draw a thin line along your upper lash line, slightly winging it out at the outer corners. You can also use a gel or a liquid eyeliner for more precision and intensity. Our Liquid Eyeliner ($12) with ultra-flexible felt tip delivers smudge-free formula in great precision that stays all day.
• Lash Magic: Next, use an eyelash curler to curl your lashes and apply mascara to your upper and lower lashes. Our best-selling Volumizing + Lengthening Mascara ($12) with an innovative tubing formula to build volume and lengthen lashes that lasts all day and doesn’t flake, smudge or run!
5. Finish the rest of your face
Now that your eyes are done, you can finish the rest of your face with some blush, bronzer, highlighter, and lip color. For the Clean Girl Makeup look, you want to use products that are creamy or liquid, as they will blend better with your skin and give you a more natural and dewy finish.
• Healthy Looking Blush: Use our award-wining Cream Blush ($10) or Hydrating Liquid Blush ($12) and apply it on the apples of your cheeks, blending it upwards and outwards. This will give you a healthy and fresh flush that complements your eye makeup.
• Glowing Skin: Next, use our Luminizer ($10), a liquid highlighter and apply it on the high points of your face, such as your cheekbones, nose bridge, cupid’s bow, and chin. This will give you a radiant and glowing complexion that catches the light.
• Lips: Finally, use a lip tint, a gloss, or a balm in a nude or pink shade and apply it on your lips, either with a brush or your fingers. This will give you a plump and natural lip look that completes your Clean Girl Makeup look. Try our Glossy Lips ($10) which is lightweight, creamy and non-sticky for a hydrated look.
And that’s it!
You’ve just learned how to achieve the Clean Girl Makeup look for hooded eyes in five easy steps. This look is perfect for any occasion, yet very versatile and customizable, so you can play with different colors and products to suit your mood and style.
Why Hooded Eyes Can Be Tricky
Creating Clean Girl Makeup for hooded eyes comes with its challenges:
1. Limited Lid Space: Hooded eyes have less visible lid space, so eyeshadow tends to disappear when the eyes are open.
2. Crease Concealment: Finding the right placement for eyeshadow can be confusing due to the hidden crease.
3. Smudging and Transfer: Hooded eyes are prone to smudging, especially if you have oily eyelids.
4. Eyeliner Dilemma: Hooded eyes require a thinner eyeliner line to avoid overpowering the lid.
For more makeup techniques for hooded eyes, check out our other blog post: 8 Makeup Tips to Try if You Have Hooded Eyes
Remember, practice makes perfect! Experiment with different shades, techniques, and products until you find what works best for your unique eye shape. Whether you’re heading to work, a brunch date, or a casual outing, mastering Clean Girl Makeup will have you looking effortlessly chic and radiant. Embrace your natural beauty, and let those hooded eyes shine! 🌟
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