Avant garde makeup is known for being dramatic, artistic and often extreme. The polar opposite of a natural look, avant garde makeup is all about creativity and expression.
Although individual makeup looks may be distinct, there are several characteristics that typify the avant garde makeup style.
You see these artistic makeup looks on the runway and fashio show models, for advertsisements and special photo shoots, in fashion and beauty magazines, and for beauty pageants or performance events. You will also come across these looks in makeup artists’ portfolios to showcase their talent, and for makeup competitions or challenge events, as well as holidays and other special events.
Some makeup artists and those with particularly expressive and creative personalities may also go avant garde with their makeup any time the mood strikes them for a given day or a given occasion.
For the average woman, avant garde makeup style may not be the norm, but it can make aan impact for a special occasion. Women can also glean creative new makeup ideas from avant garde makeup styles and tone them down to a level they are comfortable with for an incredible new look.
Inspiration for avant garde makeup designs can come from a wide range of sources, including your imagination, celebrities or characters from books or movies, emotions, time & periods, fashion & current trends, seasons and much more.
Browse the pages of the lates fashion magazine and you will undoubtedly run across some of these makeup looks. You can also view photo galleries of makeup artists, especially those who specialize in avant garde or performance makeup to get ideas.
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Avant Garde Makeup Looks
Here are a few simple ways for anyone to get instant avant garde look; always use a good primer prior to heavily make up to keep the shadows and liner stable.
Dramatic : apply a dark smokey shadow over the eye lid and blend out and up towards the outer corner of the eye. Apply a shimmer highlight shade near the brow bone, and lightly smudge a shade two or three lighter along the lower lash until it meets. Line the upper eye with a thick, dark line and apply false eyelashes , blending with mascara.
Cool and Playful : use two bright, cut complimentary eye-shadow shades, cover eyelid with one shade, and then blend the color into the crease. Add more of the lid color above the crease shade near the brow bone. Lightly blend a metallic or shimmer shade all over the lid and brow bone. Line the top lid with black liner, and add false eyelashes or several coats of mascara on curled lashes. Affix gems to the side of each eye in a creative design.
Dark or Goth Inspired: starting in the middle of the eyelid and working outward, blend a dark orange or red shadow into the lid and crease. Draw a dark, sharp line with liquid liner slightly above the crease and extend out and up. Draw a thinner line about a quarter inch below the lash line and extend out and slightly at the end of the eye.