OFM Style: Ride for Your Pride with These Makeup Tips

This June marks the 51st annual American LGBTQ Pride parade held in New York City, and the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which took place in the Greenwich Village neighborhood in New York. Now is an important time to not only commemorate the LGBTQ community of the past but to live as fiercely as we can. So, I am here to share some tips so you can slay the way you were meant to.

Let’s start with the face: Before you master your brows and begin your foundation, let us talk about their shape. You may want to spice them up for your local Pride events, digital or physical. So, before you hit them with color, remember to outline your eyebrows with your face concealer so you can have the perfect shape. You’ll be able to easily clean up any extra pigments that like to fall onto your skin. And don’t forget, once you fill in the brows and blend out your concealer, you will have a perfect shape and a light-catching highlight that will leave people begging for your brow gal. Next, let us move onto the face base.

Your number-one priority is to get your face snatched for festivities and everyday looks. First, if you want to display your Pride without using the same color patterns you might see others use, using the garage door look (solid color) on the eye while highlighting the inner corners of eyes with shimmer is a quick and beginner-friendly way to display some solid skills without complicating the look. 

For example, using a red matte as the base color on the right eye and an orange shimmer on the inner corner and using a green matte with a blue shimmer can make the eyes pop. Use a violet or purple lipstick and blue shimmer gloss to complete the roy-g-biv you are giving off. Finally, a black or white liquid eyeliner to wing out your eyes and keep you smizing if you have to wear a mask. NYX cosmetics makes an amazing, smudge-proof, liquid eyeliner that is hyper-pigmented, and it is user friendly.

However, you aren’t done there; let’s talk about your actual highlight! Whether you are using a matte, natural, or satin finish from your foundation, the perfect highlighter can step up your look. I know I am skipping contour, but if you are wearing a mask, attention will be on the eyes and part of the cheeks. 

The magic of highlighter is, it can go anywhere! Make use of one that blends well with your skin. Use a fan-shaped brush to take the highlighter and lightly dab your brow bone, the ridge of your nose, and the apples of your cheeks. You can also use it to bring attention to your clavicle or anywhere on your chest. A universal highlighter that looks amazing everywhere and on every skin tone is the Fenty Diamond Bomb; it is a universal skin luminaire that makes you look like a million doll hairs.

Use these simple tips to impress your besties and explore your pride this season. Makeup is not just for the MUAs and TikTok stars but for everyone who wants to play and feel maximized. Remember everyone to stay beautiful, stay bold, and stay proud.