Apparently it was also popular to apply glitter mascara to the lower eyelashes to double the effect of big eyes, but does anyone know that?
What is Ayu style gal makeup?
- Base makeup has a soft "marshmallow skin" that makes you want to touch it
- Add highlights to the bridge of your nose to make your nose look taller
- Put the nose shadow on the side of the bridge of the nose
- Put a soft pink color on your cheeks
- Sharp eyebrows. GOOD when matched with your hair color!
- Highlight the eyes with black eyeliner and long eyelashes
- Use beige lipstick to create glossy lips
Ayu-style gal makeup refers to gal makeup that is inspired by singer Ayumi Hamasaki, also known as "Ayu," and became popular in the early 2000s.
The feature of this makeup is that it is a nude makeup () that is all beige.
.Nude makeup: Makeup that uses mainly beige colors that are close to bare skin and blend well with the skin.
The makeup uses almost no color, giving it a calm, mature look.
Base makeup
The key is to create a marshmallow skin () for the base.
It was important to create a base that was not too matte and had a certain amount of shine.
Liquid foundation was said to be more effective at creating beautiful, radiant skin than powder foundation.
.Marshmallow skin: white skin that looks soft like a marshmallow.
It gives a soft impression that makes you want to touch it.
Highlight
Highlighting is essential for achieving glowing skin.
Many gals added highlights to the bridge of their noses and cheeks to create a three-dimensional, ayu-like facial appearance.
Nose shadow
Apply nose shadow firmly from the tip of the eyebrow to the side of the bridge of the nose.
By doing so, we were able to create a three-dimensional effect and create a high bridge of the nose that resembles Ayumi Hamasaki.
Cheek makeup
Pink cheek color is popular!
The key was to add it softly so as not to make it stand out.
Eyebrow makeup
Her eyebrows are characterized by sharp, slanted eyebrows.
Draw thickly at the beginning of the eyebrow and thinly towards the end of the eyebrow.
Until now, gals (gals in the 90's) only used pencil type eyebrows to draw their eyebrows, but from around this time more and more gals started using powder type eyebrows as well.
As powder types have become more popular, more children are using techniques to blur the outline of their eyebrows, resulting in eyebrows that look softer than before.
Also, since Ayu-style gals had a high proportion of blonde hair, their eyebrows were unified in light brown color to match their light hair color.
Eye makeup
Speaking of Ayu, her big eyes are her charm point!
Eye make-up was very important in order to get bright eyes like hers.
For eyeshadow, apply a beige shadow (with pearls) or white shadow that blends in with the base, and use black eyeliner to thinly line the top and bottom of your eyes.
After that, apply plenty of mascara to lengthen each eyelash and you're done.
The most important thing to keep in mind when applying eye makeup is to emphasize your eyes with long eyelashes.
I applied three to four different types of mascara, including a mascara base, to increase the length and volume of my eyelashes.
There were also some children who wore false eyelashes to recreate long eyelashes that looked like Ayumi Hamasaki!
Lip makeup
Ayu-style gal makeup does not emphasize the color of your lips.
By applying beige or pink-beige lipstick and layering gloss on top, I was able to create glossy lips that won't dry out.
Lipsticks such as Courrèges "305" and "306" and glosses were popular!
The key to makeup at this time was to remove the color from the lips in order to emphasize the eyes, leaving only a glossy look.
To get rid of the redness on their lips, many of them applied concealer, then lipstick and then gloss!
Ayumi Hamasaki style gal makeup is different from the 90's girl makeup, it has a gal-like but elegant atmosphere.
The makeup emphasizes the eyes, giving it a very cute look, and I think it was well received by both men and women.
