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9 Get-Gorgeous Makeup Tips for Glasses

Makeup master Bobbi Brown shares her expert tips on how to create dramatic makeup looks for glasses
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Makeup Do: Color Coordinate
The color of your eye makeup shouldn't compete or clash with the color of your glasses. "If you want to do the same color as your frames on your eyelids, try a base hue that's a shade lighter, and go a few shades darker for the crease color," says Brown.

Image via Ben Ritter for Bobbi Brown

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Makeup Don't: Skip the Concealer
An important thing to note when applying makeup for glasses: Your specs can highlight and draw attention to under eye circles and discoloration, so never forget concealer underneath the eye and in creases. For longer-term correction, try one of these super concealers with skin care benefits.

Check out our tutorial on how to cover dark circles with makeup here.

Image via Ben Ritter for Bobbi Brown

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Makeup Do: Maintain Your Brows
"Brows frame the face and add both polish and definition," says Brown. "They should be shaped and defined, especially when wearing glasses." Untamed brows can make your glasses overpower your face, or worse, draw major attention to your less than groomed eyebrows.

(Watch Benefit Global Brow Master Jared Bailey wield his makeup wand to create perfect, natural-looking brows for glasses at the 9:00 minute mark.)

Image via Ben Ritter for Bobbi Brown

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Makeup Don't: Be Afraid to Experiment
Just like we experiment with orange lips and dewy skin, experiment with your eye makeup looks — and glasses. It's understandable to have a standard pair of glasses that matches everything, but keep a fun pair for days when you want a different look. White frames appear ultra modern with brightly colored eye makeup and an exaggerated cat eye.

Image via Ben Ritter for Bobbi Brown

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Makeup Do: Enhance Your Features
Often we treat makeup as a means of covering up, rather than bringing out. (Hey, it's not the right attitude to have, but it happens.) Use your glasses to enhance the features you like, not to cover up your face. For example, this model's navy frames bring out her blue eyes. And the sleek, wider frames highlight high cheekbones. Sometimes the best makeup for glasses are your glasses (who knew?).

Image via Ben Ritter for Bobbi Brown

BY HAYLEY MASON | DEC 8, 2016 | SHARES
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