How to Apply Mac Glam Makeup
MAC Glam is a line of makeup by MAC that helps create the glamorous look of red-carpet makeup, combined with dramatic colors and shadows. There are dozens of colors to choose from within the lipstick, eyeshadow and mascara collections. Creating a MAC Glam red-carpet look with natural colors calls for precision and patience. If you wish to use different colors for a more creative effect, switch out some of the eyeshadows and mascaras for the colors you desire. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Cotton swabs
- Makeup sponges
- Tissues
- Sink and towel
- Eyebrow pencil
- Eye liner
- Blush
- Four eyeshadow shades
- Lip liner
- Lipstick
- Gloss, shine or shimmer
- Face concealer
- Under-eye concealer
- Eyelid primer
- Mascara
- Large soft brush
- Small soft brush
- Small firm brush
- Medium-sized fluffy brush
- Lip brush, if desired
Instructions
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Make sure your face is clean and washed, then pat it dry. You want to start with a clean palette. First, emphasize your eyebrows for a dramatic effect. Use an eyebrow pencil from the Glam collection that is similar to your natural color. For blondes, this may be close to Cork. For brunettes, it may closer to Espresso. Follow the natural arch and lines of your eyebrows, coloring them in to darken and emphasize arches.
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Apply a light-colored concealer under your eyes to hide dark circles, if desired. Pat the concealer from the bottom inner corner of your eye to the top of the cheekbone to the outer edge of your eye. Let the concealer absorb for a full minute.
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Prime your eyelids. Use the MAC Constructivist Paint Pot to do this. It is a darker primer to help create the Glam effect. Using this will help hold the eyeshadow on your eyes and prevent a creasing effect. Apply it all over the eyelids, and blend. Next, highlight the brow bone area with a light-colored eyeshadow, such as Mylar or Cream Puff with a smaller soft brush. Swipe a coat of it from your eyelids up to the brow bone and a little outside of the eye's edge.
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Use a medium-sized fluffy brush to apply the first coat of eyeshadow on the eyelids.Start with the color Bamboo all over the lid, up to the crease. Next, use a smaller, firmer brush to sweep an eyeshadow that is a couple of pigments darker, such as Saddle, into the crease. Also run this color along the bottom lash line on each eye.
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Use a darker eyeliner to line the bottom and top lash line. Use shades such as Stubborn Brown, Blood Diamond or Onyx. Draw a thicker line on the top lash line, starting from the inner corner and gliding to the outer corner, a little outside the edges. It you wing it outwards slightly, it will create a more dramatic effect. Wipe a cotton swab lightly under your eyes to remove makeup dust.
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Use a makeup sponge to apply a concealer that matches your skin tone to your blemishes or entire face, depending on what you desire. Add more lighter-colored concealer to your under eyes if necessary to remove dark makeup smudges.
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Use a large, soft makeup brush to sweep light to medium pink-toned blush (such as the Well Dressed color from MAC) from the apples of your cheeks, sweeping up to your temples. Dot bronzer, if desired, on the creases underneath your cheek's apples, the tip of the nose, the forehead and chin.
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Apply a dark brown or black mascara to the upper and bottom lashes, starting at the base, then wiggling the mascara wand outwards to cover all of the lashes. Use at least two coats.
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Use light to medium hues for your lips, depending on your skin tone. For this type of Glam makeup, you do not want to use a brightly colored red or pink lipstick and lip liner. It's best to use more subtle tones, such as a pinkish tan (such as SubCulture) or a light pink (Viva Glam VI). First, line your lips with a lip pencil that matches the lipstick shade you chose. Apply the lip liner just on the outside of your natural lip lines to create a fuller effect for your lips.
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Apply the lipstick over your lips, and top it off with a lip gloss that adds sparkle, shimmer or shine.
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Tips & Warnings
Experiment with different colors. Palettes for MAC Glam makeup include lime green, turquoise, red, orange, yellow and indigo, to name only a few.
References
- Photo Credit By: MAC Makeup
