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3 Best Valentine’s Day Makeup for Eyes To Impress Your Date

February is the month of celebrating love. Yes, we are talking about Valentine’s Day and the excitement and joy it brings with it. Now, you may have already started planning a romantic dinner at a restaurant, booked reservations for a weekend getaway, or preparing to cook a surprise dinner for him at home. Amidst all this planning, there’s one thing you’re probably forgetting - creating a perfect Valentine’s Day makeup look. After all, you don’t want to meet him looking like a raccoon with messy hair and a dishevelled look?

If you too are guilty of making last-minute makeup decisions, don’t fret! We, your fairy godmothers, have taken charge of making you look angelic on the most magical day of the year, Valentine’s Day. In this piece, we have compiled three mesmerising Valentine’s Day makeup ideas for you. Check out these creative Valentine’s Day makeup ideas and surprise your special someone, making him unable to take his eyes away from you.

How to do eye makeup for Valentine's Day?

  1. Double wings: For a bold Valentine’s makeup look, outline your lash line with eyeliner, starting from the inner to the outer corner. Create a sharp cat-eye effect with small strokes at the upper lash line’s end and connect the inner corners. Leave the middle lower lash line empty and extend the wing at the outer corner.
  2. Reverse cat eyes: Apply a pencil eyeliner on the lower lash line, extend it upward to create a wing, line the waterline, and smudge for a dramatic look.
  3. Orange eye makeup: Create a stunning Valentine’s makeup look with bold orange eyeshadow, paired with eyeliner or just mascara for a subtle touch. Finish the look with a nude lip and a matching coral or orange outfit.

For more details, check out the guide on Valentine’s Day makeup look elaborated below.

3 Creative Valentine’s Day Makeup Ideas

Try any of these creative Valentine’s Day makeup looks and express your love for makeup as well as your special one:

    1. Double wings

    Let your special one fall in love with you again by creating a bold Valentine’s Day makeup look. Create the base makeup by following the regular routine - primer, liquid foundation, and concealer - and then jump straight to the eye makeup. To create a bold eye makeup for Valentine’s Day, take an eyeliner and outline the lash line. Glide the eyeliner as close to your eyelashes as possible and start from the inner corner of your eyes and slowly move the eyeliner to the outer corner.

    Create a cat-eye makeup for Valentine’s Day by using small strokes at the end of your upper lash line. Next, apply the same eyeliner on the inner corner of your lower lash line. Make sure the lower and upper inner corners join to give a sharp look. Keep the middle of the lower lash line empty and then start dragging the eyeliner and extend the wing on the outer corner of the lower lash line. Since this Valentine’s makeup look focuses on adorning your eyes, you can go for nude lipstick to maintain a balance. Pair your Valentine’s Day makeup look with a pink or black dress and a beautiful clutch.

    2. Reverse Cat Eyes

    Show the world and your loved one your uniqueness by opting for a creative Valentine’s Day makeup look. This Valentine’s Day, experiment with your eye makeup and create a reverse cat eye. Reverse cat eye makeup is the upside-down version of the traditional winged eyeliner. To create this dramatic Valentine’s Day look, take a pencil eyeliner and apply it on your lower lash line. Drag the liner beyond the outer corner of your eyes but in an upward motion to create a wing. Don’t forget to line your waterline. Next, take a flat makeup brush to smudge the eyeliner.

    Finish this Valentine’s makeup look with mascara and voila! For lipstick, you can pick nude shades or any lighter colour! Go for a high bun and pair this Valentine’s makeup look with a white or silver outfit and the same-coloured earrings.

    3. Orange eye makeup

    Running late for your Valentine’s Day dinner date? Look drop-dead gorgeous this Valentine’s Day by creating a quick orange eye makeup. This year, choose the colour orange as Valentine’s Day eyeshadow and let your eyes do the talking.

    You can minimise your effort and fire up your look just by swiping the orange eye shadow on your eyelids. You can add some drama to your cute simple Valentine’s Day makeup by applying eyeliner or skip it and apply only mascara. You can add some highlighter in the inner corner of your eyes. For your lip makeup, go for a nude shade. You can pick coral or orange outfits to match the colour of your dress with your eye makeup.

Now that you know about these alluring and creative Valentine’s Day makeup looks, you can create one and make Valentine’s evening more special. However, before starting your face makeup, you must prep your skin and try to follow the skincare ritual mentioned below:

Prep your skin

To get the flawless base for your Valentine’s Day special romantic makeup looks, follow the steps mentioned below:

    Step 1: Cleanse your face

    Before starting the Valentine’s Day makeup look, deeply cleanse your face. Choose a gentle foaming cleanser that would exfoliate the skin, remove impurities, and give you a radiant glow after every wash. We recommend you to use the L’Oréal Paris Glycolic Bright Daily Foaming Face Cleanser.

      Step 2: Hydrate your skin

      To get a hydrated Valentine’s Day makeup look, nourish your skin with a hydrating face serum. A serum makes sure your skin absorbs all the makeup products optimally. We recommend you to apply the L’oréal Paris Revitalift 1.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum that would help to get hydrated skin in no time! Those who are struggling with dark spots and dullness can notice faster results by opting for glycolic-acid-infused face serum. Go for L’Oréal Paris Glycolic Bright Skin Brightening Serum which helps remove up to five years of dark spots in just a few weeks. Start using this serum a few weeks before Valentine’s Day to reveal spotless, blemish-free, radiant, goddess-like skin on that special day.

      Pro tip: For added skin hydration, apply L’Oréal Paris Hyaluronic Acid Serum Sheet Mask to achieve intensely hydrated skin in just 15 minutes.

      Step 3: Take care of your under-eye area

      Your eye area tends to get dry. Hence, to pull off the best eye makeup for Valentine’s Day, you must apply an eye serum to moisturise your eye area and keep your eye makeup all day long. We recommend you apply L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Eye Serum (offers intense hydration). If dark circles have settled permanently in your under-eye area, then using glycolic acid-infused eye serum would be a great help. Opt for L’Oréal Paris Glycolic Bright Eye Serum (depuffs under-eye area and helps reduce –49% of dark circles in 2 weeks).

      Pro tip: Dip your face in ice water to control the natural oils and minimise pores to ensure your Valentine’s Day makeup stays longer (but try this with caution).

    Surprise your loved one with these bold yet cute makeup ideas for Valentine’s Day and watch him fall in love with you all over again. If you are not so sure about the ultimate outcome, you can try these looks virtually. Wondering how? You can utilise the L’Oréal Paris Virtual-Try-On tool that allows you to try various products virtually from the comfort of your home.