Congratulations, class of 2024!
Looking for graduation makeup ideas for your pictorial and ceremony? Let me ignite your imagination with these head-turning makeup looks for this special milestone you’ve just achieved!
I’m so excited for you to move on to your next big step in life! Whether you’re finishing high school or college, it’s a big deal and you should look your best for the occasion, especially your makeup look.
Because guess what, photos and videos last long and it’s important that you can look back one day and say, “Damn, I slayed!”
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You’re probably busy during those years when you need to top or pass your exams. Especially the last couple of months when the pressure’s getting into finishing your theses, complying with incomplete subjects, and all that whirlwind!
When I was in my last months in college, I barely took a bath, combed my hair, or put makeup on.
But after all the hard work, everything will come to pass and you’ll finally get to feel the relief of checking off your to-do lists, one at a time. Now, you’re ready to get yourself to look put together and search for your makeup looks on your graduation day!
Today, you’ll get inspired with graduation makeup ideas, makeup for graduation pictures, bold makeup for graduation, simple graduation makeup, tips, and more.
After learning all these graduation makeup looks, you’ll be extra prepared to decide what look you will rock with on your graduation day. That’s either you DIY your makeup or hire a makeup artist for your desired look.
This post is all about graduation makeup ideas for the class of 2024.
Stunning Graduation Makeup Ideas
1. Red Lip Classic Thing That You Like
Red lips can make a powerful and alluring impact when used appropriately. They have a long-standing reputation for creating a bold statement and sophisticated look.
The key is to find the right shade of red that compliments your skin tone. So, go and test some red lipstick at your local beauty outlets. But keep in mind the best sanitary practices when it comes to makeup testers. Also, don’t be shy to ask for assistance.
Slaying your graduation makeup look with red lips is easy-breezy. You can even DIY it! Here are the key points to follow:
- A medium to full-coverage foundation
- Soft brows
- Nude eyeshadows, preferably closer to your skin tone
- Winged eyeliner
- Curled and carefully separated lashes
- Soft sculpting for nose and cheeks
- A hint of red blush
- And of course, make heads turn with your bold red lips
I recommend using a matte or velvety formula for this look because glossy ones tend to make you look more mature than you actually are.
2. Soft, But Make It Glam
Go all out with this soft glam makeup look this graduation with an emphasis on all your beautiful features. With this look, you’ll achieve balanced attention to your eyes, nose, cheeks, and lips.
You can recreate this look with these few main points in mind:
- A full-coverage foundation
- Defined bushy brows
- Soft eyeshadows
- Highlighted inner eye corners
- Individual lashes
- Sculpted nose line
- Soft overlined lips
This look is the perfect makeup for graduation pictures because of the full glam application that will be flawlessly defined on camera.
If you’re doing this yourself, don’t get too carried away by overdoing your application. Try to apply thin layers of products. You can always build them up when you want more but it would be difficult to fix when they’re overdone.
3. Graduation Makeup Looks for Morena Beauteas
Here’s one of the many ways you can achieve a sophisticated look when you’re a morena.
Morena generally means someone with brown hair. However, in some countries like the Philippines, they’re considered as girlies with brown skin. Most girlies in the Philippines have beautiful, glowing brown complexion, and this makeup look is for them.
If you’re a morena girl, you can effortlessly pull off a cohesive neutral graduation makeup look like the one above with these in consideration:
- Choose a medium to full-coverage foundation
- Opt for neutral shades of eyeshadows
- Pop a light gold highlighter on your inner eye corners
- Define your eyes with liquid eyeliner
- Awaken your eyes with lifted lashes
- Sculpt your cheeks and nose
- Use a bronzer to warm up the outer edges of your face
- Draw light on the center of your face
- Select a peachy blush shade
- Finish off with a peachy or nude lipgloss for healthy-looking lips
Additionally, since you’re drawing attention to the center of your face, try to pull your hair back. A sleek ponytail or even with your hair down will do. Just stay away from full bangs or thick curtain bangs because it might take away the sophistication in this makeup look.
This is the perfect makeup for graduation pictures and ceremonies.
4. Smokey Eyes and Nude Lips
This graduation makeup look is spicy!
If you’re looking for a classic graduation makeup look with an oomph! a smokey eye and nude lips combo is for you. With this look, you’re ready to give the camera and everyone around your stunning siren eyes!
Here are what you need to rock this look:
- Full-coverage matte foundation
- Soft, defined brows
- Brown eyeshadows
- Waterproof kohl pencils for the upper and lower waterlines
- Soft eyeliner wings, drawn by kohl pencils
- Soft lashes, preferably thicker on the outer corners
- Chiseled cheekbones, nose line, and jawlines
- Soft pinky-nude lipstick
Your goal in this graduation makeup look is to draw attention to your eyes. But don’t get carried away with the kohl and slowly build up your eyeliner as you do this makeup look.
5. Fresh and Glowy Makeup for Graduation Pictorial
If you want to look back one day and say to yourself, “My youth was well spent.”, this fresh and glowy makeup look is for you.
Fresh and glowy makeup can instantly make you look younger. Especially in photos. That’s why this healthy look is perfect for your makeup for graduation pictorial.
To achieve this makeup look, here are some tips you can use:
- Use a medium-coverage liquid foundation
- Clean and define your eyebrows
- Opt for pink eyeshadows
- Put on natural falsies, not the heavy ones
- Choose a healthy flush of a pink blush
- Top highlighters over your cheeks, tip of your nose, and chin
- Wear peachy cream lipsticks or lipgloss
This light and fresh makeup look can elevate your overall look by making you appear more youthful and ready for adulthood at the same time.
Lastly, among all the inspirational looks in this post, this fresh and glowy look is perfect for those who aren’t used to wearing makeup. This can go with almost any dress and personality – two of the most important factors in choosing what kind of makeup look to wear on any occasion.
6. Sleek and Clean
Now, if you want to look like you’ll be walking on a red carpet, this next makeup look is perfect for you.
Minimalistic but glam! This sleek, clean, and elegant makeup look can demand attention during your ceremony day and can still party hard at night!
Recreate this look with these tips in mind:
- Opt for full coverage foundation
- Define soft brows
- Apply nude-colored eyeshadows
- Use an ultra-fine highlighter for your eyes, shining bright like a diamond
- Wing that liner
- Select a pair of falsies with a good length and curl, preferably longer in the middle than the outer corners
- Bronze your cheeks, temples, and forehead, applying close to the hairlines
- Softly bronze your nose line, and highlight the tip and bridge of your nose
- Slightly overline your lips with a light brown lip liner
- Dab a nude lipstick and top it over with a peachy gloss
This makeup look is the most sophisticated of all the looks in this post. It can be perfect for graduates in fields of medicine, law, graduate studies, and other fields that require a more serious and professional demeanor. 🙂
7. For the Love of K-Beauty
If you’re anything like me, obsessing about K-Beauty looks is one of your pastimes!
This graduation makeup look is perfect if you want to look cheerful, whimsical, light, and airy. This is such a simple but eye-catching look and well-suited for high school graduation makeup looks. You can even DIY this look and get a beautiful result!
Try these tips when you wanna go for a youthful K-Beauty graduation makeup look:
- Opt for a medium-coverage foundation or a glowy skin tint
- Draw soft brows
- Apply peachy shades of eyeshadows
- Highlight the inner corners of your eyes as well as the inner 2/3 of your eyebags
- Define the outer thirds of your eyebags with a soft brown matte eyeshadow
- Line your upper lids with brown liquid eyeliner as close to the lashes as possible
- Choose a brown mascara
- Use falsies with whimsical effect, I highly recommend this pair of lashes
- Sculpt your nose line and highlight the bridge and tip of your nose and Cupid’s bow
- Apply a sheer peachy blush
- Finish off with a peachy lipstick with a velvety formula
So, there you have it!
While visiting a professional makeup artist is always a great idea, you can also try to achieve the same looks at home with some practice. So, why not put your skills to the test and give it a try?
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Once again, congratulations to you!
This post was all about stunning and head-turning graduation makeup ideas for the class of 2024 that will inspire your look on this significant milestone you’ve achieved.
