As a belly dancing performer, you are supposed to entertain your
audience with your complete look, which includes everything from makeup,
clothes, hair, accessories and overall styling. As it is rightly said that the
first impression is the last impression so if you won't look like a belly
dancer you won't be recognised as one.
Makeup being a huge huge part of your appearance as a performer needs
to be done right. A performer is first judged by his looks and then by his art.
So if you are a beginner who wants to learn or if you are a seasoned performer
who wants to brush up his/her makeup skills, we have got all of it covered.
Today, we'll be sharing some of the fresh techniques and innovative makeup
ideas for belly dancing -
Eyes -
Eyes grab the most amount of attention of the viewer when first looked
at. It's something that captivates him into the personality of the performer.
Doing it wrong will be a big no no.
All of us have those old business cards lying around here and there.
Right? This is the right time to make use of them doing your eye makeup.
Step 1 - Top edge of the
business card should be placed at the outer corner of your eye in such a way
that it helps to create a continuation line from your bottom eyelid.
Step 2 - Now following the
path of the card, draw a line using an eyeliner. 1-3cm is the best length that
we recommend but everyone's eye's shape and size is different so work it out a
number of times to discover what looks best on you !
Step 3 - This is the
easiest step where you just need to continue along your upper eyelid and
continue the same line till you reach the inner corner of your eye. Now, you
can either fill in the outer corner of the eye to make it look softer and
curvier or you can also leave it as it is, giving it a sharp and angular look.
Business cards will do the job both ways and give you the best cat eye retro
eye makeup.
Cheeks -
So this is one of the most important steps of makeup which is
contouring your cheeks. The stage light usually tends to eliminate the natural
shadows on your face and make it appear blank.
You should add shadows by creating a line on your cheek using the same
business card to enhance the depth of your cheekbone and increase the
visibility of the expression on your face while performing belly dance.
Doing cheeks includes 3 steps - Contouring, adding blush and
highlighting.
Step 1 - Place the top
edge of the business card in such a way that it makes a line from the centre of
your ear to the corner of your mouth along your cheekbone. Now using a large
fluffy brush, apply the contour powder or the directly use a contour stick and
create a clean contour line. This will accentuate your cheekbones on stage.
Step 2 - Now all you need
to do is just smile and add some flush of colour to your face by applying blush
on the apples of your cheeks.
Step 3 - A highlighter is
usually applied above the blush. But you can also apply it on your blush to
make it shine even more and take it to the outer corners of your eyes and blend
it towards your temples for a beautiful glow.
Lips -
Lips, it's something that can either make or break your whole makeup
look. Lipstick combines the whole face makeup together and makes it look complete.
Step 1 - Use a lip liner
of either the similar colour as your lipstick or a nude colour works with
everything. Overline your lips a little with the lipstick to make them look
fuller and better.
Step 2 - Now pick up your
lipstick and fill in your lips evenly.
Step 3 - Top it up with a
lip gloss for added effect.
And this completes your whole makeup look and you are ready to dazzle
your audience with your face expressions and killer dance moves. Remember, you
can always play around with your makeup and try different looks.
