How to Do Hijab Makeup

In hijab makeup, because the hair is covered, certain areas of the face need to be highlighted. The most common type of look you will find among hijab makeup ideas focuses on the eyes. That way, all the attention goes to your face. Eye makeup plays an important role in balancing a hijab makeup look, because flawless makeup creates a balanced overall appearance.

For hijab makeup, after prepping your skin, you should move on to your base makeup, shape your brows to suit your face shape with the help of some brow-shaping tips, put the emphasis on your eye makeup, and bring your skin to life with blush and contour. Since this is a look that focuses on your eye makeup, your lip color choice for hijab makeup should lean toward simplicity.

Which Basic Products Are Used in Hijab Makeup?

Let's list the basic products used in hijab makeup step by step:

1. Complexion products: Moisturizer, makeup primer, foundation or BB cream, concealer, powder.
2. Eye products: Eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow.
3. Products that define your features: Blush, contour, highlighter.
4. Brow products: Brow pencil, brow powder, brow mascara.
5. Lip products: Lipstick, lip liner, lip gloss.

What Are the Natural and Light Makeup Trends?

No-makeup makeup is one of the 2025 makeup trends; it prioritizes skin and puts a natural look front and center. It looks both natural and light. Even though complexion products are used on the skin, the products applied are lightweight and made with natural ingredients, so the skin feels smooth.

You can adapt natural and light makeup trends to your everyday hijab makeup. Now, on to the steps for a natural hijab makeup look!

• Using too much product makes your makeup look heavy. For example, if you use too much powder, your skin turns dull and loses its glow. Instead, you can choose liquid and cream makeup products.
• Rather than overdoing your eye makeup, you can define your lashes and use eyeshadow in earthy tones.
• To keep your lips looking natural too, we recommend using hydrating lipsticks or clear glosses instead of matte lipsticks.
• To keep your brows natural as well, softly filled brows are ideal rather than thin brows or brows drawn sharply with a pencil.

What Should You Keep in Mind for Eye and Brow Makeup?

Eye and brow makeup are the two areas that need the most attention, especially in hijab makeup. What to keep in mind for eye makeup:

1. Use your makeup products according to your eye shape. If you have small eyes, you can choose light-colored eyeshadow. If you have droopy eyelids, you can angle the wing of your eyeliner slightly upward.
2. When applying mascara, choose a mascara that suits your lash type. If you have sparse lashes, you can apply a volumizing mascara. If you are going to apply several coats, always wait for each coat to dry before moving on to the next.
3. Apply eyeliner or eye pencil on the inner or outer rim of your eye depending on whether your eyes are large or small.

What to keep in mind for brow makeup:

1. If your brows have gaps, you can lightly fill them in with a brow pencil or brow powder. This way, your brows look natural but full.
2. Make sure the shade of the brow products you choose does not differ from the shade of your brows.
3. Once you have shaped your brows the way you want with the help of brow-shaping tips and applied your brow products, finishing with a brow-setting gel will help keep your brows in place all day.

What Should You Consider When Choosing Lip and Blush Colors?

The first thing to consider when choosing lip and blush colors is your skin tone. If you have fair skin, you should choose soft shades for both lips and blush. Peach tones suit you well. If you have a medium or olive skin tone, you can choose bronze or warm shades for blush and deep pink shades for your lips. If you have deep skin, you can go for blush shades with brown undertones and burgundy and plum shades for your lips.

Choosing the right lip and blush colors is one of the key hijab makeup techniques, because you can coordinate your lip and blush shades with your headscarf. For example, if your headscarf is mostly pink, you can choose a pink shade that suits your skin tone and carry it throughout your makeup.

Is It Possible to Make Hijab Makeup Last Longer?

You can make your hijab makeup last longer, but how? How do you make hijab makeup long-lasting? Let's go through it step by step.

1. Before you start your makeup, deep-cleanse your skin. Makeup holds better on clean skin.
2. Using a makeup base or primer both moisturizes your skin and boosts the longevity of your makeup.
3. Rather than piling a lot of product onto your skin for your base makeup, apply it in thin layers.
4. Before you start your eye makeup, apply a primer around your eyes. The primer you apply to your eye area is different from the one you apply to the rest of your face.
5. Use water-resistant mascara and eyeliner or eye pencil.
6. Use a brow-setting product.
7. Use long-lasting products on your lips.
8. Apply cream or liquid products instead of powder blush and powder highlighter.
9. At the end of your makeup, boost its longevity with a setting spray.