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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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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Asian Eye Makeup Tips : 5 Tips to Make Your Eyes Look Big and Beautiful

Many Asian women worry that their eyes are too small, but using shadows, highlights, and colors, it’s surprisingly easy to draw attention up to your eyes, no matter their shape or size.

Here are 5 Asian eye makeup tips to help you look your best.

1. Eliminate Undereye Puffiness and Darkness

Skin tone and facial features vary a lot even within people from the same ethnic group, but many Asian women struggle with under-eye dark circles, puffiness, or both. Both these features create shadows, and shadows make your eyes look smaller and less noticeable. Using one, matte color will visibly ease the puffiness, because it looks like the skin is all the same level, and it will “open up” your eye area visually.

Use special under-eye concealer to counteract the darkness, and dab it in! Regular foundation won’t absorb right and will probably be too dark, and rubbing the concealer in instead of dabbing won’t build up enough color to cancel out the shadows.

2. Don’t Overdo Your Eye Makeup

No matter the size of your eye itself, unless you’re biracial or really lucky, you’re just not going to have the eyelid space that other girls have, so makeup tips for other ethnicities will look disastrous on your eyes. If you want to use a non-neutral makeup color, choose one, not several, and use it sparingly. Every other eye makeup you put on your lids should be based on a soft, flattering, taupe-based color.

3. Take Advantage of Eyeliner

Asian women are masters (or mistresses?) of wielding eyeliner, especially tricky liquid eyeliner, like pros, probably because the normal eye makeup tips don’t work very well on Asian eyes. Black, winged eyeliner that stretches slightly beyond the outer edges of your eyes can visually expand and open your eye area. With liquid liner, use several smooth strokes to run along your actual upper eyelash line to darken the base of your eyelashes. If you’re using powder or pencil eye liner, rub back and forth to really work the color into your lash line.

I almost always advise using it on the bottom lash line, however – too much darkness on eyes that are already smaller than average just create a giant, closed-looking shadowy area. Another reason is that the traditional Asian beauty ideal, particularly East Asian like Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, is in simplicity and smooth flawless features. And if you find that look appealing, adding bottom eyeliner will just clutter up your face and take the attention away from your natural beauty.

4. Use Subtle Jewel Tones on Your Eyelids

For almost all occasions, swiping a soft, blended layer of a jewel toned color eyeshadow (choose from emerald, ruby, rich purple, and navy blue) will add the finish eyeshadow touch to make your eyes pop. Frosty colors, though I know they are popular with some Asian girls, like light blue and hot pink, have become associated with little girls wearing play makeup and teenyboppers, while jewel tones will make you look timeless.

5. Mascara and Eyelash Curlers are Your Friends

One of the biggest Western ideals of beauty is having long, curly eyelashes. For Asian women, who are almost always born with short, straight lashes, it can seem like an impossible dream to get enviable lashes. However, if you’re following all my Asian makeup tips, you’ve worked eye liner into your lash line already, which serves to make your eyelashes look both darker and thicker.

Next, you need a volumizing, jet black mascara brand. Good Asian makeup brands are Shiseido and anything from YesStyle. Honestly, Asian eyelashes are usually sparse and short enough that you probably can’t overdo it with mascara, but do use an eyelash comb to separate any clumps after you’ve gone through at least two strokes on each eye with the mascara wand. Wiggle it at the base of your lashes, and slowly pull it upward and out, through your lashes.

Finally, pull out your eyelash curler and prepare to attack your eyelashes. I’ve known some Asian girls who have heated theirs up with a blowdryer first for greater effect, but that’s not truly necessary. Clamp down with the eyelash curler for a good 10-20 seconds, pull away, and clamp again. After a few times on each eye, you will get a noticeably lifted effect.

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