D.to pink to green. Or rather, from Millennial Pink to Gen Z Green: each generation has its own color. And the younger ones have found theirs: green, not only a reference to nature but also a futuristic and hopeful tone. Which is well suited to makeup.
Green makeup, for Gen Z green is the color of the future
Green make-up is perfect for SS 2022: its infinite nuances, from the lightest and most pop to the darkest ones that recall woods and forests, adapt to the desire for color that the summer brings with it.
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A trend already highlighted last autumn by Pinterest and then also confirmed by the catwalks and the looks of some celebs. Versatile and playful, green pleases everyone, from Gen Z to Perennials.
Because Gen Z likes green
Fresh and playful, green is full of meanings. Not only refers to nature and all the struggles made to protect the environment, but it is also futuristic.
In particular they are the grass and pop nuances to be the most popular, also because of the fact that they lend themselves to be drawn in a graphic way between sinuous lines, hatches and points drawn under the eyelids.
Millennials Pink and Gen Z Green, the colors in comparison
Therefore set aside the Millennial Pinkthe time for green hope has now come.
To decree its success above all Doniella Davy, make up artist designer of the cult tv series Euphoriawhich uses a lot of this nuance mixed with blue or yellow or makes it more iridescent thanks to the application of glitter and stars.
But the SS 2022 catwalks are no less: Pat McGrath chooses it for the Versace beauty look, while from Giorgio Armani prefers the sea green shade.
Green make-up for Millennials is shaded and glittery
Despite its versatility, green must be used wisely. Only the very young are allowed to indulge in saturated color, graphics and iridescent applications.
The eyeshadows, in glitter or opaque textures, spread over the mobile eyelid, blending themperfect for smoky eyes, less obvious than the classic black, or draw the lower rhyme of the eye to bring out the look.
How did he do Emma Stone who chose a make-up at the last New York Film Festival grass green applied to the inner and outer corner of the eye. To keep in mind to bring out the look but also the Titian hair.
And if you want to be daring, the make up artist Patrick Ta chose a glittery emerald green for Adriana Lima that stretched up to the middle of the upper eyelid and bordered by a graphically applied black eyeliner.
Green make-up, even for the over 40s
Even for those over 40, green is an ideal color for make-up. So much so that also Victoria Beckham she added it to her make-up line as a passe-partout color: «I chose the olive shadeit is ideal because it is suitable for all irises and perfect above all for illuminating the darker ones »said the stylist.
The more natural shades such as forest green and olive are in fact ideal for over 40s and are perfect for drawing light points and delimiting the eyes. For this, pencils and mascara are the best choice.
How to choose green eyeshadow based on your iris
With so many shades how to choose the right green? Just observe your own iris.
Green is indeed a ideal color to bring out hazel eyes, brown-green ones and green ones. In particular, the darker shades are suitable for hazel eyes and, if there are golden specks, the glitter textures that give a lot of light are perfect.
For green eyes, the shade must be as close as possible to the iris itself while for blue eyes it is better to choose the most pop shades. Unfortunately, in fact, green and blue “collide” with each other, not exalting each other, because both are cold shades.
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