Soft Glam
Soft glam is a polished but gentle look: an even, luminous base, warm-brown and rose eyeshadow blended until no edge shows, fluttery lashes, diffused rosy blush and a satin pink-nude lip.
How to do Soft Glam makeupMakeup looks, explained
Each look below has its own step-by-step guide. The six modern looks can be previewed on your own photo with the Lookslate quiz.
Smokey Eyes
A smokey eye is an eyeshadow gradient that is darkest at the lash line and fades up into the crease, usually in charcoal, black or deep brown.
How to do Smokey Eyes makeup
Eyeliner Focused
The eyeliner-focused look makes one precise black line, usually with a short wing, the single feature of the face.
How to do Eyeliner Focused makeup
Business
The business look is polished daytime makeup: light, even coverage, neutral taupe or soft brown eyes, a thin line at the lashes, groomed brows, soft rose blush and a muted rose lip.
How to do Business makeup
Bronze Goddess
The bronze goddess look gives the face warmth as if from the sun: bronzer on the high points of the face, warm bronze eyeshadow with a deeper outer corner, golden highlight, peach blush and a glossy warm-nude lip.
How to do Bronze Goddess makeup
Evening Glam
Evening glam is a fuller, more defined look built for low, warm evening light and flash photography: shimmer-lit eyes with a deeper outer corner, liner and sculpted lashes, highlighted cheekbones and a rich rose lip.
How to do Evening Glam makeupAll faces shown are AI-generated fictional models, not real people.
Makeup looks by decade
Decade looks come with full tutorials. The preview does not draw them yet, so each guide names the closest look it can show on your photo.
1920s makeup
The 1920s flapper look pairs pale, powdered skin with dark, smudged eyes in a round shape, thin brows that slope down at the tails and a small, dark lip drawn into a sharp cupid's bow.
How to do 1920s makeup
1950s makeup
1950s makeup is the pin-up look: a smooth matte complexion, a short upswept liner flick, full and neatly arched brows, rosy cheeks and a crisp red lip.
How to do 1950s makeup
1960s makeup
1960s mod makeup puts all the attention on graphic eyes: a dark line drawn in or above the crease, thick upper lashes, painted or false lower lashes and a pale lid, balanced by a pale nude or soft pink lip.
How to do 1960s makeup
1970s makeup
1970s makeup is warm and glowing: bronzed, healthy-looking skin, blush swept high toward the temples, soft earthy or shimmering lids and a glossy lip.
How to do 1970s makeup
1980s makeup
1980s makeup is loud and colorful: bright eyeshadow such as electric blue, purple or fuchsia carried up toward the brow, strong blush draped along the cheekbones, bold full brows and a vivid pink, fuchsia or red lip.
How to do 1980s makeup
1990s makeup
1990s makeup is matte and muted: thin, defined brows, smoky brown or taupe eyes, a little contour, and the decade's signature lip, a dark brown liner around a lighter nude or glossy center.
How to do 1990s makeup
Y2K makeup
Y2K makeup, from around the year 2000, is frosty and playful: shimmering pastel lids in icy blue, lilac or silver, shimmer on the cheekbones, thin arched brows and a high-shine clear or pink gloss.
How to do Y2K makeupAll faces shown are AI-generated fictional models, not real people.
Choosing between looks
Each look suits different light, occasions and skill levels. Our guide to choosing a makeup look for the occasion compares all six.