How to Do Makeup for a Brown Gown

Use brown, peach and gold makeup to enhance a brown dress.

To add magic to a brown evening gown, prom dress or bridesmaid's dress, play up the color by using bronze and gold eye colors to create a smoky evening look. Rich brown shades paired with a light-colored lip make your eyes the focus of your look and complement the pretty shade of your gown. Do a simple makeup look that will enhance your dress, not take the focus away from it.

Things You'll Need

• Foundation
• Powder
• Black eyeliner
• Bronze shadow
• Light brown or gold shadow
• Glitter
• Black mascara
• Eyelash curler (optional)
• Peach blush
• Nude pink lipstick and gloss

Instructions

1. Apply foundation and powder as you normally would.

2. Line the top and bottom lash lines with black eyeliner to create a rich smoky eye. A liquid eyeliner will stay on for longer and look more polished.

3. Apply a bronze shadow to the eyelid. Sweep the eyeshadow outward a little bit so it comes out into the outside crease of your eye for added drama. You can also use a little bit under the lashline.

4. Sweep a lighter shade such as gold or light tan over the brow bone. Blend the two shades together a bit with your fingertip. For added shimmer, brush a little loose glitter over your eyes.

5. Apply several coats of black mascara for an evening look. If you want to make your eyelashes look longer, you can curl them with an eyelash curler before applying mascara.

6. Brush peach-colored blush onto your cheekbones. Since your eyes and dress are the focus here, don't get too heavy-handed with the blush.

7. Smooth on some nude lipstick. A lipstick with a pink tone will complement your brown dress and will not take too much attention away from the rest of your makeup look.

References

• BellaSugar; How to Create a Smoky Eye; October 2006
• YouTube; Easy Autumn; Michelle Phan; November 2009