Eye Makeup for Teens—Subtle Looks for Interviews
You’ve endured years of babysitting and lawn-mowing supplemented by a measly allowance. You’ve finally gotten your parents to agree to an after-school or summer job, and you’ve scheduled the interview. You’re on the way to having a real job, in the real world, with real pay! It all hinges on first impressions, and looking your best is more important now than ever before.
The theme for teen interview makeup is fresh, young, vibrant, and clean! You don’t want to look like a 40 year old business woman, and that’s okay—you’re prospective boss doesn’t want that for you either! The boss also doesn’t want you to look like Christina Aguilera a-la-“Dirrty,” either. Some things you’ll (usually) want to avoid: heavy glitter makeup; dark, smudgy eyeliner; screaming, neon-ish, candy colors; and anything that says “baby” (read: no glue-on sparklies).
For starters, you’ll want to take good care of your skin! All the makeup in the world can’t make-up for a poor complexion. A skin care routine for healthy skin has 5 steps—cleanse with a good cleanser, exfoliate with a cool mask, freshen with a toner that isn’t too harsh, hydrate with a light and non-oily moisturizer, and protect with a light foundation. Some cleansers on the market today simplify the process by offering a 3-in-1 cleanser. No matter what products you get, look for these five steps. Follow the program morning and night to keep your skin looking its best. Remember, when you start a skin care program, it is normal to see a few breakouts over the first 2 weeks as your skin releases long-held toxins. If you’re still breaking out after 3 weeks, you need to change products.
Now that you’re skin is fresh and vibrant, it’s time to protect it with a great foundation. Some companies offer a “dual-coverage powder foundation”—a sheer powder that can be applied dry as a powder, or with a damp sponge to dry into a sheer, light foundation. A quality foundation will protect your pores from pollution, smoke, and dust, without clogging your pores. If you don’t use a powder foundation, you’ll want to make sure you “set” your foundation by applying a loose or pressed powder over it. A note about shade selection: use a shade that matches or is a hair lighter than your skin tone. Never go darker! Apply a light blush to your cheeks, and a light gloss with a hint of color to your lips. A great foundation, cheek color, and lip gloss will bring out your eyes in a beautiful way!
You’ll want eye makeup that is natural-looking. For something super-simple, try a cream or liquid eye color in a shade like bronze or vanilla. Smooth a lighter shade along the entire eyelid. Then smooth a tiny bit of the darker shade into your crease. Take a darker powder shadow, and use a fine-tipped brush to line the eyes without the harsh look of a pencil eyeliner. Top it off with a great mascara, and you’re good to go!
Want something a little more dramatic, but still tasteful? For a teen-glam look, you’ll want three eye colors. Apply a super light color (pale pink, pale peach, or off-white) under your brow bone and above the lash line to the crease. A little shimmer is okay, but don’t go overboard with sparkle! Next, apply a medium-neutral color along the crease of the eye, starting from the outside and working in. This midtone color could be a soft brown, rose, or peach, and should coordinate with your first color. Third is your highlight color, and this is where you can bring a little sparkle, individuality, and brightness into your look. Instead of an eyeliner pencil, which can sometimes appear harsh and fake, apply a bit of your third color along your upper and lower lash lines. Then highlight the outside half of your crease with this color. Your highlight color can be a little more bold, and here is where you can bring in fun colors like lavender, light blue, green, and gold. The next step is super-important—BLEND, BLEND, BLEND! When using multiple eye colors, it is important that you blend your colors well to avoid looking artificial! Then, for extra-long looking lashes, try “minking” your eyes. Apply a coat of a lengthening brown mascara to your lashes. Then follow-up on the tips of your lashes with black mascara! The results—WOW!
Depending on where you’re applying for a job, you can play with these looks a bit. If you’ll be working outside, you’ll want to stick to the super-simple look, with waterproof mascara and natural colors that look great in the sunlight. Working inside in a well-lit environment? Try the super-simple look, or do the teen-glam look with muted colors. Working inside in a darker place, like a sports pub/restaurant or as a waitress on the night shift? Try the teen-glam look, and use a darker color for your liner for that subtly smudged look. Working somewhere festive, where party makeup is appropriate? A little extra shimmer can be fun!
Work-appropriate makeup doesn’t have to be dull or a drag. Using these tips, and a little common sense, you can create makeup looks that let YOU do the shining… not your makeup!
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