How to Match Your Makeup with Your Hair Color?

What evening makeup should you choose based on your hair color? An evening event is the perfect opportunity to shine with a trendy, glamorous dress and more sophisticated makeup! Forget the simple, day makeup and opt for something more elegant with festive colors. To avoid any faux pas and not outshine the disco ball, apply these colors subtly and match them to your hair color. For a successful evening makeup look every time, follow the Make Up For Ever guide!

Evening Makeup: Bold and Elegant

Before getting dressed up, wear a complete, pronounced, and elegant evening makeup look. It's the perfect complement to your evening hairstyle and beautiful red dress! Aim for elegance with a fresh and radiant complexion, stunning eyes, and a beautiful smile. Here are some makeup ideas for all hair types...

Evening Makeup for Blondes

For blondes with brown eyes, metallic colors can enhance your beautiful eyes and hair color! The result will be even more stunning with XXL lashes accentuated by a bold eyeliner line. If you have fair skin, enhance your complexion with pastel, nude, coral, peach, or apricot lip gloss or lipstick for a fresh touch! Blondes with tanned skin can opt for red or raspberry lipsticks to brighten the complexion. Avoid pastel tones that darken your skin type.

Evening Makeup for Brunettes

Great news for brunettes: you can indulge in warm shades to shine at an evening event, especially if you have a tanned complexion. It's a surprising effect to enhance your complexion instantly! Those with fair skin don't need much to stay on top! A beige or pink foundation will suffice to enhance your complexion. For elegant eye makeup, dark colors will suit you perfectly. Finish with lips highlighted by a beautiful plum or carmine lipstick. You'll be the belle of the evening, for sure!

Evening Makeup for Redheads

Red-haired femme fatales can focus on their eyes with a stunning smoky eye! Typically, gray tones enhance blue eyes. To complete the look, add a touch of brown lengthening mascara to enlarge the eyes. For lip makeup, keep it subtle by choosing soft shades like beige, light pink, coral, or apricot. If you want to highlight your femme fatale side, feel free to use bright lipstick for more sensuality!

Evening Makeup for Gray Hair

What evening makeup will enhance gray hair? For the eyes, opt for light makeup with dark colors for a soft color harmony! This choice will highlight the eyes, bringing more depth and brightness to your gaze. As for lipstick, bright/dark red will perfectly match gray hair. Fuchsia is also a reliable choice that contrasts beautifully with gray strands.

Makeup... But Not Only!

A successful evening look isn't just about stunning makeup! Go all out to look perfect for the occasion. Besides a plump pout, radiant complexion, and captivating eyes, pay attention to your hairstyle and outfit. Ensure coherence among these elements for a complete look. If your hair and outfit colors are already warm, opt for more discreet makeup, worthy of a grand occasion like an evening event. Use nude sobriety to perfect your style. Conversely, if you choose a more sober outfit with black or brown hair, go bold with your makeup. Embrace intensSe and vibrant colors to add glow to your look.

Above all, maintain a flawless complexion throughout the evening to stay radiant. No need to touch up your nose or redraw eye contours after an hour of dancing! Just follow these simple rules! First, choose a perfect makeup base to help your skin retain applied beauty products. Second, choose a quality foundation that lasts up to 16 hours without errors. If desired, a light touch of translucent powder can add a velvety nuance to your complexion. Finally, finish your makeup with a setting spray. This ensures you stay radiant all evening! And to guarantee day and evening makeup at any time, explore our Academy's Private Customized Makeup Training!