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Hey Makeup Lovers!
Since spring is fast approaching I decided to do another spring 2024 makeup trend tutorial for you today.
For everything that my last spring trend, Ballet-Core, was about: soft pinks, subtly, pastels, this next trend is the opposite.
Our next spring 2024 trend is Mermaid-Core!
You can see my video tutorial here
What is Mermaid-Core?
As you probably guessed, 'Mermaid-Core' is inspired by mermaids.
Mermaid-Core had a big surge at Fashion Week with wet, slicked back hair and dewy, hydrated skin.
Whereas for makeup, it's a bit more open to interpretation.
You can choose anything from asymmetrical liner to bold bright shadows.
The biggest shades for Mermaid-Core makeup are blues, greens, and purples.
What Products Do I Need to Create a Mermaid-Core Look?
As mentioned above, blues, greens, purples.
I found that teals and magentas give a fun spring/mermaid vide as well.
I didn't have all of the shades I needed, so once again, I found myself at Wal-Mart.
And yet again, I was blown away at the variety of beauty products and how affordable they were.
It is quickly becoming my go-to for beauty.
Eyes are the fun part of a Mermaid-Core look. The only limit is your imagination.
I found that shadow sticks worked really well for blending and achieving a more dewy finish.
I also found some pretty metallic liquid eyeshadows from Makeup Revolution for about $2.97 that were perfect for a Mermaid-Core look.
Skin/Face needs to be kept dewy, not matte and reach a high level of highlight to give a shiny, Mermaid effect.
I used the multi-use sticks from NYX that I reviewed back in fall. They were perfect for achieving that pearly, mermaid inspired skin finish.
Lips should be glossy and border on looking like they are dripping water from just emerging from the sea.
A super juicy lip gloss is your best friend when aiming for this effect. I bought Covergirl's Yummy lip gloss and was so incredibly pleased with the outcome. It really gave me that dripping wet lip look.
How Do I Get a Mermaid-Core Look?
I'm happy to assist, as I have a brand new Mermaid-Core tutorial just for you!
You can check out my video tutorial here
1. Purple Shadow Stick + Blending Brush: First I took the purple shadow stick from Maybelline and traced it all the way through the crease of my eye, from inner to outer corner and winged it out just a tad at the end.
Then I used a small blending brush to buff the shadow and soften the line in the crease. This also helped to bring out more of the shimmer in the shadow.
It gave a floating liner type of effect.
2. Jade Liquid Liner: Next I used a jade liquid eyeliner pen and traced it across my top lash line. Just a thin line of color with a tiny wing at the outer edge of the eye.
3. Green Liner, White Highlighter Stick & a Blending Brush: With a green liner pencil from Wet N Wild, I traced along my lower water line for a punch of color.
Then I swiped a white highlighter stick across the brow bone and blended it with a rounded blending brush.
4. Teal Metallic Shadow, More Highlighter, & Mascara: Next, I used a teal metallic liquid eyeshadow from Makeup Revolution and painted that along my lower lash line with a small angled eyeliner brush. I created a small wing at the end and met it with the jade liquid liner from the top lash line.
I used more of the white highlighter stick and colored in the inner corners of my eyes.
With a black volumizing mascara I coated my top lashes. No need to add any to the lower lashes as they will be covered with the teal liquid shadow.
5. Concealer + Contour & Highlighter Sticks: I used a liquid concealer to clean up any glitter or fallout under my eyes (there wasn't much).
Next I used another multi-use stick from NYX, this time to create a subtle contour under the cheek bone. Then I blended it into my skin for soft effect.
Back with more white highlighter, this time under the eyes, on the top of the cheek bones and temples. And I blended that in with my fingertips for a glowing, dewy finish.
6. Cream Blush Stick & Lip Gloss: With yet another NYX multi-use stick, this time in a magenta shade, I blended it onto the apples of my cheeks and used my fingertips to melt it into the skin for that glow-y effect.
Finally, I used a super juicy lip gloss from Covergirl and applied it all over my lips for a really hydrated, mermaid look.
Put all these steps together and we will get...
Our finished Mermaid-Core makeup look!
And we are all set to "dive in" to this spring 2024 makeup trend!
The purple, teal, and green really play well together to give us that Mermaid-Vibe.
The metallic and shimmer finishes also work well together to achieve a multi-dimensional glowing effect.
The pearly multi-use sticks from NYX were truly ideal for keeping skin dewy and giving off a subtle shine.
The best part about the Mermaid-Core trend is that there are so many possibilities!
You could reverse the way I used the colors; teal in crease, purple on lower lashes.
Or go in a totally different direction, there are no rules!
Products I Used for my Mermaid-Core Tutorial:
Maybelline: Color Tattoo Longwear Multi-Use Eye Shadow
Stix in I am Fearless
Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Mini Angled Eye Brush 131
Maybelline: Master Precise All Day Liquid Eyeliner in
Emerald Green
Wet N Wild: Color Icon Multi Stick in Green
NYX: Jumbo Multi-Use Face Highlighter Stick in Vanilla
Ice Cream
Firma Beauty: 204 Wide Blender
Relove by Makeup Revolution: Eye Light Metallic Liquid
Eyeshadow in Dazed
Sheer Cover: Angled Eyeliner Brush
Real Techniques: Accent Brush
MAC: M·A·CStack Mascara In Superstack Mega Brush
Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12
Fair Neutral
NYX: Jumbo Multi-Use Face Highlighter Stick in Lemon
Meringue
NYX: Jumbo Multi-Use Face Highlighter Stick in Blueberry
Muffin
COVERGIRL: Clean Fresh Yummy Lip Gloss in 200
Laugh-Vender
Again, you can see my video tutorial here
Thank you so much for checking out my Mermaid-Core Tutorial!
I hope this will get your creative juices flowing so you can create a fun Mermaid-Core look for spring.
Remember, the sky's the limit with this trend. I'd love to hear how you plan to rock the Mermaid-Core trend.
If you like Mermaid-Core, you also might like my Ballet-Core Makeup Tutorial
Stay tuned for more spring 2024 makeup trends, and just makeup in general.
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Thanks again for reading!
See you soon!
XOXO
Ultima Beauty
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