GRWM (Get Ready with Maybelline) for music concert season: Day, Sundowner, and Nighttime Looks
A concert or a music festival is all about enjoying creativity as much as the music itself. The journey begins with the first chords of the day and goes on till the last cheer of the night. It’s only right that your concert makeup matches the energy too. Be it a daytime music festival, a sunset rager, or a nighttime concert filled with eclectic lights. There are always plenty of concert makeup ideas that go perfectly with the theme of the music being played and your own personal preferences.
Seeing the concert season inch closer in India, we present GRWM: Get Ready with Maybelline for 3 unique concert makeup looks. These concert makeup ideas are easy to achieve anywhere, anytime.
Look 1: 70s Daytime Music Concert Makeup
This concert makeup is just right for the early hours when the first acts have just begun and everyone is full of energy. This is the ideal time to start with a fresh, dainty, flower-power look that had the 70s gripped. The daytime sun can beat down on your skin, so the key is to go easy on your base makeup, add plenty of sparkle, and go all out with your eyes. Here’s how -
Base:
As always, start with a primer that will help you keep your makeup together. If it’s sunny and sweaty, try to opt for an oil-control matte primer. Go on to smear a thin layer of skin tint all over your face to create a base for this concert makeup idea. You can also use a lightweight, buildable foundation to start with your concert makeup. Bring out the concealer and dab it onto a few spots and blemishes you wish to cover. Lastly, bring out a peachy blusher and use it generously across your cheekbones and nose to add some pink into your concert makeup.
Our Recommendations:
Super Stay Lumi Matte Foundation
Eyes:
Just like your concert makeup base, start your eyes with a generous layer of primer and concealer. You can even use an eyeshadow palette as a colour corrector to undo any pigmentation. Now dig into your soft pastel eyeshadows with lavenders, pale pinks, or baby blues and create a coat over your eyelids. You can even put some concert makeup with gems and stickers to use. Bring out a glitter eyeshadow and add another coat over your lids to give your concert makeup that irresistible sparkle. Add a tinge of highlighter to both corners of your eyes and the tip of your nose to finish the look. Finally, close your concert eye makeup with brown eyeliner and cat-eyed wings. Don’t forget a stroke of mascara to keep your lashes fluttery.
Our Recommendations:
Blushed Nudes Eyeshadow Palette
Colour Rivals Shadow Duo range
Tattoo Studio Gel Pencil Liner
Lips:
It’s never too soon to start sipping at concerts, so smudge-proof lipsticks are in order. Pick a nude or dusty pink lip colour and coat your pout for the daytime concert makeup. Leave room for a lip tint or gloss that will add shimmer to your lips while making them look plumpy. You can also keep things simple with a tinted lip balm and a sheer gloss.
Our Recommendations:
Superstay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick
Pro Tip:
Add a playful touch by applying a bit of body glitter along your collarbones or in your hair for a whimsical, festival-ready vibe. Temporary face tattoos or small floral stickers can also elevate your look without compromising comfort.
Look 2: The Sundowner Concert Makeup
When the sun begins to change colour, your concert makeup look should too. There’s no time better than the golden hour to get on your highlighter and click some dazzling pictures. It’s also the perfect time to bridge the gap between daylight subtlety and nighttime glam. So GRWM for concert makeup and pull off the glamorous sundowner look.
Base:
Kick off the concert makeup look with a luminous, dewy primer that will give you an appearance of an inner glow. Work in a thin layer of a foundation or a skin tint to create a light to medium coverage. For added sheen, either blend a liquid highlighter with your foundation or paint it on the high points of your cheekbones and brow bones. Use a loose and fine translucent setting powder around the T-zone area and anywhere else where the concert makeup looks heavy and needs to be kept intact. Next, it’s time for a peachy blush that will make your skin look young and offer a nice, subtle flush. Cream-based blush always leaves a natural dewy finish, just the way a sundowner looks. Use a golden or peachy-toned highlighter again to accent naturally glowing skin and consider dusting on some bronzer for a bit of warmth and a sun-kissed look.
Our Recommendations:
Fit Me Matte + Poreless Tube Foundation
Facestudio Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter Makeup
Eyes:
It’s time to play with the colours. Use an eyeshadow palette with golden and rose gold soft warm shimmers that will beautifully pick up the light when the sun goes down. Using colourful eyeliner and a dramatic wing can also be a stunning add-on. Colours such as teal, violet, or electric blue can give you an electric concert eye makeup during golden hour. For those who dare to go there, metallic colours can be placed on the lid or glitter dust can be used on top of the eyes to further enhance their beauty.
Our Recommendations:
New City Mini Eyeshadow Palette
Lips:
Embrace a more daring lip colour as compared to your daytime concert makeup look. It’s time to line your lips sharp and jump into a soft coral, fuchsia, or even a berry-stained liquid matte lipstick. For a bolder look, opt for a matte lipstick in a deep red or rose, with a gloss for added shine.
Our Recommendations:
Super Stay Vinyl Ink Longwear Liquid Lip Color
Look 3: Sparkly Concert Makeup Look For The Nights
As soon as the sun goes down, it’s time to fully embrace the all-out concert makeup. If you are going for an electronic vibe, a hardcore rock concert, or anything in between - a nighttime concert makeup look is in order. This time it’s all about maximum impact looks which are suitable for the setting. Think full-blown eyes, lips, and lots of shine.
Base:
Make sure the base for your concert makeup stays perfect throughout the night and is minimally applied with a long-wear full-coverage foundation. A matte foundation will keep you shine-free through the dance-off. Next, we contour. This allows you to create depth and structure throughout your concert makeup to balance out the high points of your face in time for the night lights. Centre your highlighter on the nose, brow bridge, and cheekbones for some shimmer. You can use warm, yellow blushers to get an eclectic glow.
Our Recommendations:
Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer
Eyes:
This concert eye makeup is to be bold and the focus of your look. Create a fierce eye makeup look using a smokey eye with dark colours, especially deep blues, but feel free to mix in other colours as well such as purple and yellow in a rich dark shade. You can play with metallic colours on the lids or add heavy sparkle to your concert eye makeup for even more drama. A strong winged eyeliner can create depth, and full, thick lashes can finish the look. You can also try false lashes for more excitement.
Our Recommendations:
Maybelline Tattoo Studio Smokey Gel Pencil Eyeliner
Maybelline Lash Lift Mascara Waterproof
Lips:
It's party time so you may have bold colours for your pout. A bright fuschia or an electric orange is ideal to tie your concert makeup together. If you are bold, then a neon lip stain with matting lipstick fits in too. Don’t forget the lip gloss to add some shine.
Our Recommendations:
Sensational Liquid Matte Lipstick
Maybelline New York Lifter Gloss
Concert makeup is incomplete if you forget to have fun with it. Don’t shy away from different colours, textures, and finishes to achieve a look that is just right for you and makes you feel fabulous. If you’re still sceptical about the concert makeup looks, get onto the Virtual Try-On tool by Maybelline to test out eye and lip makeup online first. Check the Foundation Finder Tool to get your hands on the precise, tone-matched shade. No matter what time of the day it is, there is always a festival makeup look that works for you and allows you to dance all night.