12 Japanese makeup styles you should try

1. Daily makeup

Still basic steps like: mascara, eyeliner and eyebrows. However, the Japanese focus on eye makeup and use eyeshadow and false eyelashes to increase sharpness. Besides, they often choose natural lip color with pink tones.

2. Office makeup style

As mentioned, the Japanese pay a lot of attention to eye makeup. However, they often choose deep colors when going to work in the office, except for professions that require bold makeup. This makeup style does not use false eyelashes and chooses a neutral pink beige lipstick color.

3. Makeup "like no makeup"

This makeup is called Superpin Makeup (すっぴんメイク). Suppin in Japanese means bare face, no makeup. This makeup style is suitable for those who want to wear makeup but do not want to stand out so that people will notice.

4. High school girl makeup

Most schools in Japan have strict rules about makeup. Of course, students in these schools still find ways to "circumvent the law" by inventing light makeup like no makeup (like the above suppin), or choosing to apply makeup after school.

5. “Idol” makeup look

In Japan, the word "idol" has a slightly different meaning from its original meaning in English. Idols are young female (also male) singers who sing and dance on stage. Most idols interact with fans through social media or events such as fan meetings, face-to-face talks with idols or photo op sessions with idols.

6. Gyaru Makeup

Gyaru (ギャル) is a culture that originated with Japanese women. It has become a word with a broad connotation, but mainly refers to the fashion style of Barbie dolls.

7. Seiso Gyaru Makeup

Seiso means neat. Seiso makeup is usually a deep tone, suitable for work and school. The suppin makeup is a prime example of the Seiso style.

8. Hime Gyaru Makeup Style

Hime Gyaru (姫ギャル) is another genre of Gyaru culture with a hint of Lolita culture. This culture is more casual, with pastel tones and princess style, but not as bold as Lolita.

9. Lolita makeup

Lolita places great emphasis on innocence. Lolita-style outfits are often discreet and feature rich embellishments such as pleats and ribbons.

10. Gothic Lolita Makeup

Gothic Lolita is a variation of Lolita with a "punk" culture. This makeup look is similar to Lolita in that the makeup is bold in the eye area but lighter in the cheek area, dark eyeliner and gray or blue eyeshadow.

11. Harajuku Makeup Style

Harajuku makeup uses bright tones such as pink, blue or yellow, and applies various stickers and glitter particles to the face to create accents. The eye area is also heavily made up with eyeliner and false eyelashes.

12. Kimono Makeup

This makeup style originates from the traditional makeup style of the Oiran - the high-class prostitutes of the Edo period. They used white powder for the entire face and used red Beni powder to highlight the eyes.

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