Amongst many things, what a year living inside has taught us is how to get creative, and this year's makeup trends are nothing short of that! This is the year of celebrating the spectrum of colors from bright eyeliner strokes to classic red lips, trends that have us all mesmerized. So, let's dive into the best new makeup trends of 2021.

 

As most of our time in public is spent covered in “face mask eyes”, it has become all the rage. Your eyes have now become your style statement. They not only describe your personality but also have become a means of communicating emotions. And the best way to embrace the hues of our personality and feelings is through graphic liners!

 

Graphic Liners

It's time to experiment with vibrant colors and splash on those neon and pastels. It's time you start perfecting your electric blue cat eyeliners and lilac double-winged liners. It's the season to go all out; mix colors, create your own color pallets, try different styles of liners but make it graphic! The season of black eyeliners is out, and now it is all about the hues.

 

Colorful Lids

Next up on the topic of color, we have another explosion of beautiful hues with the colorful lids trend. Tie-dye t-shirts have been the hot favorite from summer to summer, but this year sparks a new creative number with tie-dye lids, use all the pastels you've got, add in your matte, and shimmer eyeshadows for a fun look. 

 

Cover your entire lids with purple hues or any color that speaks to you and get a subtle but joyful look. A colorful lid is not only there to brighten your mood, but it can also bring the right amount of oomph to your outfits. This year we have seen Dua Lipa rocking exuberant light blue lids and Barbie Ferreira mastering olive green lids and creating the wow factor.

 

Colorful Mascara

This year screams color and brings you another exciting trend: colorful mascara. You have seen Lupita Nyong'o look utterly divine in bright blue lashes; it's time you get a little inspired and try it for yourself! Go for any bold color from the ranges of pink, green, purple, blue. Here is a pro tip: purples and greens compliment brown eyes perfectly while pink brings out the blue in your eyes. And those with green eyes look stunning both in purple and pink. You can create this look with both monochrome and contrasting makeup. 

 

Glossy Skin

It's all about embracing your natural skin by jumping on the fresh, glowing foundation trend. Hailey Bieber is often seen with glowing skin, thanks to the glossy skin trend we all are here for! This trend is all about sporting a no-makeup look with generous amounts of dewy highlight, and you can get this look, too, with a bit of tinted moisturizer or any lightweight foundation and a balmy highlighter. A streaky shimmer for highlight is not made for this look.

 

Bronzed Skin

This year is all about the sun and flaunting that summer skin with a perfect tan. The bronzed look is the look of this season, and most brands have come up with products that will give you that soft sun-kissed complexion to enrich your summers. So, what are you waiting for? Embrace the summers with that bronzed glow! 

 

Cream Blush

On the topic of achieving naturally glowing skin, cream blush is your best friend. It provides you with a naturally flushed look that will have everybody gushing at your skin. It perfectly encapsulates the summer glow and is an excellent product to use in the dry winters. An all-rounder product, cream blush is a must-have in your on-the-go makeup kits as it's easy to apply and gives your makeup a good finish.

 

Bushy Brows

This is a trend that does not require purchasing additional products. Use glycerin bar soap and a spoolie to achieve an effortless bushy brow look; the best and easy fix is the Pears Glycerine Soap. This trend benefits all kinds of brows; whether you want to add volume to your sparse eyebrows or tame your bushy brows, soap can make it work. The key is to lightly dampen a spoolie and brush it over the soap bar and then get going on achieving the shape of your choice.

 

Statement Lips

Another trend taking the fashion world by storm is rocking a classic statement lip. It is the season to explore new horizons and experiment with bright colors and make it as bold as it gets! The trend is all about rocking unconventional hues like bright purples and metallic blues. And there is always the classic red lip that completes your entire look!

 

K-beauty inspired Lips

Another must-try lip trend is the gradient lip trend, popularly called the K-beauty-inspired lips trend, as it originated from Korea. The color of soft bloom achieved by this technique in the center of the mouth also works its way to emphasize your eyes. The finishing look is nothing short of flattering yet innocent. You can achieve this look with any lip stain or lip and cheek tint of your choice: just dab your shade in the center of your lips, and voila!

 

Decade Makeup 

It's the season to pay ode to the 60s,70s, 80s, and 90s! From graphic liners to reaching new heights on mattes, you can bring back the 90s. Another hot favorite is the 60s style cut-crease we have seen so many people rock. So, it's time to recreate the looks of the decades and hop on to the very exciting graphic liners and bottom lashes of the 60s. Or experiment with the glitz and glam of the 70s and go all out with that glitter in your glam looks. Glittery eyes are the way to go! And if the graphic liner of the 60s is not your forte, then draw on sleek, thin eyeliners of the 90s.

Let me know below what your favorite 2021 makeup trend is!