Makeup for Asians: Techniques and Makeup Product Suggestions

If you are searching for the best makeup and techniques for applying the makeup, then you have come to the right place. Being Asian is one of the best things when it comes to wearing and applying makeup since you can some of the most beautiful eyes and typically flawless, luminescent skin. You should make sure to choose makeup that emphasizes your best facial features and make then stand out the most.

Start with Eyeliner to Focus the Attention on the Eyes

The key to making those beautiful Asian eyes stand out is eyeliner. Asian girls can wear just about any kind of eyeliner such as the traditional black and brown, but to really make their eyes stand out they should consider browsing the store aisles for items that are in metallic colors. If you are a more adventurous person then you could consider using the colors of plum or hunter green – rich jewel tones that will really make those eyes pop.

One of the best ways to make the eyes look their best and using eyeliner is to use a sponge tip applicator and use a simple swiping motion. That is going to make the eye have a smoky look that just looks amazing.

Adding Eye Shadow to Create Drama

Makeup tips for other women will advice getting the darkest eye shadow color into the crease of the eyelid, but most Asian women don’t have enough space on their eyelids to pull this beauty tip off, and the end result just looks messy. When it comes to being Asian and wearing eye shadow it is better for you to start out with the darker color nearest your lash line. Instead, you work you way up the eye and end with the color that highlight the area nearest your brow. You should then finish with a dark eyeliner and a dark mascara to make the eyes look smoother and sexier.

If you are one of the many Asian girls who do not have a crease and would prefer to have one, it can be done, but it will take a few minutes to avoid smudging. You simply apply a shade of gray or brown shadow that happens to be a few shades darker than average. This could also be done by adding the brown or gray to the out V part of the eye and sort of swept down to make an even more dramatic effect for the lower lashes. This needs to be a very narrow but still soft and smudged line, and only put a little makeup on at a time to avoid going overboard and having to re-do all your eye makeup.

If You Forget Everything Else, Remember to Use Mascara and an Eyelash Curler

In order for Asian women to have any kind of effect for their lashes, they are going to have to curl them. You simply purchase the curler curl them and then apply the mascara. If you do not want to use an eyelash curler then you can simply add more drama to your eyes by applying just a small of mascara more dominantly to the outer corners of the eyes, and really pull the mascara wand through your lashes.

Makeup for Asians tend to look its best on these women when they use colors that are on the muted side. Pulling off  smoky eyes can be done almost effortlessly and they can be create some of the most beautiful eyes and eye makeup you will ever see. Asian women have some of the best of luck when it comes to wearing makeup as it almost takes no work at all and can be done very quickly.

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Chinese Makeup Tips: A 4-Step Beauty Routine

Asian eyes can be some of the most beautiful shaped eyes women around the world envy. They all tend to be unique and sexy shaped, elongated and also extremely alluring to most men. It has been said that Asian women can have some of the most exotic and mysterious eyes in the world.

However, so many Asian women struggle to figure out what kind of makeup to wear as well as what looks best on them. The best daytime makeup look for most Asian woman is to use brown and gray based neutrals along with a white shade along the top of the eye near the brow. For more dramatic, nighttime looks, Chinese women can wear deeper jewel tone eye shadow to add depth and drama to the face.

Most  Asian women have a beautiful porcelain colored skin that is one of the easiest skin colors to match with just about any kind of makeup, as long as you stick with a golden-under toned base. The colors they can choose from are nearly endless and can match them however they are worn. Here are some of my favorite Chinese makeup tips.

  1. The best way to make Asian eyes pop and stand out is to start by shading in your eyebrows with an eye shadow brush or pencil. You should always stick to a shade that is just one small shade lighter that what you currently have with your natural hair color. Make sure to create a soft arch and fill in areas that seem to be a little bare. This tip is to help your eyes look a little bit bigger.
  2. The next makeup tip is to start off with light colors that are soft and subtle. Pink and white are the best ones and should be applied all over the eye area all the way up to the brow.
  3. If you really want your eyes to pop, then line the lashes with a black pencil. You should make sure the line extends up and outward at the corners of the eyes to make them look slightly longer. Do not line the lower lashes, however, which will create too much darkness and “shadows”, which will make your eyes seem smaller than they really are.
  4. Many Chinese women have eyes that are more deep-set than they would prefer, which creates the effect of the eyes being smaller and more “closed” than they actually are. For this reason, you may consider investing in an eyelash curler. This is an excellent way for your eyes to stand more. Make sure to apply a thick layer of mascara to both the top and the bottom of the eyelashes. You do not have to purchase a heated eyelash curler, your eyelashes can get curled just as well with a plain ordinary eyelash curler combined with the heat from a hairdryer.

Above all else, if I could leave you with just one Chinese makeup tip, it would be not to put too much stock into the Western world’s supposed ideals of beauty. There are as many different beauty preferences in the world as there are people in it, and the best way to look your most beautiful all the time is to play up your best features, and for most Chinese women and other Asian women, this means emphasizing flawless skin, almost invisible pores, and lovely, exotic-looking eyes. You are gorgeous!

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Best Asian Eye Makeup Techniques to Try

 

Makeup techniques for Asian women are fundamentally different from the traditional makeup eye shading, lining, and color application tips that other girls should follow.

For instance, many Asian women lack the second eyelid fold that creates a clear line between the eyelid and the area under the eyebrow. Some Asian women may have smaller eyes and less space in general to apply eye makeup to, and their makeup goals in general may be much different from a non-Asian’s.

So without further ado, here are some Asian eye makeup techniques aimed specifically at fair-skinned women from China, Japan, and Korea.

Apply Monochromatic Eye Shadow Schemes

Because most Asian women have relatively smaller eyelids, applying different eye makeup colors in varying hues and intensities just looks really overwhelming and juvenile on Asian women.

Instead, pick a color family, and purchase a good single hue eye shadow compact, with at least three different shades of light and dark colors.

And instead of trying to apply the lightest color on the brow bone, as many makeup guides will say, dab the lightest color onto the inside corners of each eye, the medium shade in the middle of your lid, and the darkest subtly shaded on the outer corners of your eyes. For each color, you should brush on eyeshadow all the way from your upper lash line to under your eyebrows.

Shape, Tweeze, and Fill in Your Eyebrows

The shape of your eyebrows has a dramatic impact on how your eyes look to others – they’re a frame that can either enhance or detract from your eyes, depending on how well you maintain them.

Unfortunately for current beauty ideals, many Asian women have eyebrows that are relatively thick but sparse, when the “perfect” eyebrow is full but shaped.

But don’t worry! Asian women can still cultivate beautiful eyebrows; it will just take a little more work.

First, you need to tweeze or wax out the sparse eyebrow hairs and leave your eyebrows somewhere between a quarter and an eight of an inch thick, depending on what looks best to you.

Then, you need to create a bit of an arch on the underside of your eyebrows to “open up” your eye area a little more and bring the focus to your eyes. Most Asian women’s eyebrows are pretty straight, so a little bit of intentional arch will have a big impact. Only pluck a few hairs at a time, then step back and observe the effects. Your natural arch should be somewhere around a third of the way into the width of your eyebrows, but it can vary a little between different people.

Finally, fill in sparseness with soft strokes of a medium to hard small eye shadow brush to best mimic the appearance of eyebrow hairs. I’ve found that using an eye pencil, even if the color is right, creates strokes that are simultaneously too dense and too wide, creating a harsh look. Usually, you want to hide the fact that you’re filling in your eyebrows, so you want the effects to be as natural as possible.

The Eyelash Curler is Your Friend

Of course, most women know all about the magic of mascara, but a vital Asian makeup technique is to use a heated eyelash curler to visually expand the eyes even more. Most Asian women have eyelashes that are like their hair – beautiful and smooth, but stick straight. For eyelashes, this is a difficulty that is best fought with several run-throughs with an eyelash curler.

I usually spend about 15 seconds blowing a hair dryer (on the “hot” setting, obviously) directly onto the curler, then immediately clamping it against one eye. Repeat once or twice on each eye. The effects are spectacular.

Most Asian makeup tips are about opening up the eye visually – from using subtle monochromatic shading on the eye lid to thinning the eyebrows to curling your lashes upward. For most women, I would tell them that if they only had time to use one item of makeup in the morning, I’d brush on mascara. But for Asian women, the eyelash curler will make the single biggest difference in beautifying your appearance.

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