As we venture into July, blue takes over every mood board, including our makeup looks. Combine the heavy showers of the monsoons with the season of Cancerians, the first water sign, and you’ll have a solid reason to don an element of blue makeup, no matter where you head!
Touted as the most sentimental and emotional zodiac sign, Cancer babies, born in the time between June 21 and July 22, tend to be emotional, creative, and intuitive. So many of Cancerians’ traits are bestowed upon them by their ruling water element — compassion, love, nurturing instincts, and the capability to instantly connect with others. Celebrate the Cancerians in your life and sway into the Cancer season with these cancer zodiac makeup looks:
1. Aqua fox-eye
Go big on colour as you take inspiration from this look and indulge in a clean and chic interplay between warm and cool tones. While the trinity of blue, green and lilac perk up the eyes, a rich vermillion, dark peach or hot pink can add that much-needed infusion of warmth to balance out the look. The makeup products needed for this look include a cool-toned eyeshadow palette, a rich, deep-hued lipstick, face products for the base and an illuminating highlighter like the Smashbox X Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Rose Quartz.
2. Graphic floats
Tap into your inner artist and sketch striking strokes of blue onto your lids for a graphic eyeliner look such as this one. The hero product required for this look is a high-quality liquid eyeliner that allows for smooth, precise and pigmented strokes. We recommend the Bonjour Paris Coat Me Insta Dramatic Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Aqua Blue since it is waterproof, smudge-proof, buildable and super compact. For the lighter shades of blue, instead of looking for different blue eyeliners, you can simply reach for a white liner and mix it with your blue liner in varying proportions to create the different gradients.
3. Big blue energy
Rowi’s eye-catching look bets on the captivating electric blue by championing it all over her lids. Use an eyeliner such as the Makeup Revolution Relove Dip Eyeliner in Blue to create a look for it not only gives a one-stroke colour pay-off that complements the Indian skin tone beautifully but also lets you play around with the application in a precise and controlled fashion. Oh, and we love the touch of orange on the eyes and in the bleached brows as a dramatic and impactful contrast.
4. Artsy droplets
Take this look as a cue to wear the water sign on your face, quite literally. Creating this experimental and artsy look is not as intimidating as you think, just pull out a precise brush and start exploring your 3D makeup skills. Apply a radiance-boosting face product like the OFRA Rodeo Drive Primer before getting started with your eye makeup to ensure the heavy look has a long stay while the skin beneath remains glowing and radiant.
5. A pop of blue
Are you a clean girl with zero tolerance for experimentation or bold and dramatic looks? An eyeliner look like this one allows you to add a bright pop of colour to your makeup without overwhelming you. All you need to do is replace your go-to black eyeliner with a shade of blue and create a refreshing cat eye with it. A muted wear of blue like this can work with almost every lip and makeup look.
