Senior year is already filled with so much to think about and your senior portrait shouldn’t add to the stress.
Getting flawless photos is easier than you think: with these expert tips, you can create a senior picture makeup look that accentuates your natural beauty. If you’re planning on having a professional do your makeup, the inspiration pics ahead will help you figure out exactly what kind of look you want.
1. Bronzy Senior Picture Makeup
To create a beautiful bronzy look on the cheeks and lids, use lighter shades of bronzer and eyeshadow. Start light and build up to the intensity you want—it’s much easier to add more than blend out dark colors to avoid looking smudgy.
2. Wing Liner And Glossy Lip
Use your makeup to accentuate your features. This look focuses on emphasizing the shape of the eyes and bringing attention to the lips.
3. Pink Flush Makeup Look
Don’t try anything new for your senior picture makeup. If you want a specific look, give it a test run before the day. Flushed blush look is on-trend and it photographs great, just make sure you know exactly where you want it to sit on your cheeks and nose.
4. Medium Glam With Natural Colors
Start with medium to full coverage matte foundation that matches your skin tone. Follow with concealer to take care of any blemishes. Once your complexion is even, you’ll have the perfect base to create a flawless look.
5. Barely-There Makeup
This look includes everything you would expect from much heavier makeup, but because the colors are soft, it looks natural.
6. Soft Glam Makeup
After foundation, blush is the most important product to include in your senior picture makeup. Foundation gives you even complexion, but it makes you look washed out. Blush brings life back to your face and enhances its natural shape.
7. Soft Peachy Makeup Look
Soft peachy eyeshadow and lip complement the natural blush in this look. If you’re not skilled at doing your makeup, choose neutral or nude colors that won’t look smudgy. The exact shades depend on your skin tone and undertone.
8. Sun-Kissed Blush Look
Want the trendy sun-kissed blush for your senior picture? Great choice! This makeup style will make you look healthy and glowing instead of overly made up. Apply your blush, then apply a little more, to make sure it shows in the pictures.
9. Clean Makeup Look
If you don’t wear makeup and just want to look your best in your senior portrait, a clean look is your best choice. Natural-looking make up will enhance your features but it won’t make you feel like you look completely different than usual.
10. Matte Lip And Dramatic Wing
You want to feel like yourself in your senior portrait. If you usually only wear mascara and lip gloss, dramatic wing eyeliner won’t make you feel confident. But if you wear it every day and ditch it for your senior picture makeup, you’ll feel like something is missing.
11. Smokey Glam Makeup Look
Smoked out liner will make your eyelashes appear thicker and your eyes look mysterious. Unless you’re used to black eyeliner, try brown or dark gray for your senior picture makeup—it looks less harsh, and it’s just as intense.
12. Bronzed Natural Makeup
To make your skin look flawless and glowing, you need to prep it with skincare before applying your foundation. Use a lightweight moisturizer, but make sure it does not have any SPF in it because it’s reflective and might cause flashback in photos.
13. Full Glam Look
Natural-looking makeup is a great choice for senior pictures, but if you love a bold look, go for it! Colors look less intense in photos, so to make sure the pigment really sticks, primer is your best friend—especially when it comes to eye makeup.
14. Red Lip And Shimmery Eye
A bold lip can be just the pop of color you need to tie your look together. Try a slightly brighter shade than you usually wear and be really careful with the application.
15. Dewy Glam Makeup
When getting ready to have your picture taken, remember that shimmer looks greasy in photographs, and if you want a glowy look, be careful about the placement. The best spots to apply highlighter are at the top of your cheekbones, in the inner corners of your eyes and at the tip of your nose.
16. Bronze Tones And Fluffy Brow
The eyes are the most important feature to highlight in your senior picture makeup. Here, fluffy brows and smokey eye makeup frame the eyes to bring out their color, making them the focus of the picture.
17. Rosy Soft Glam
When in doubt, choose pink for your cheek and lip color. Depending on your skin undertone, choose a cool or warm pink hue. If you have a deep skin tone, choose a more pigmented product and a brighter shade if your skin is light.
18. Peachy Tones Makeup Look
In everyday life, this is heavy makeup. In senior pictures, it looks light and fresh. When if comes to cheeks and lips, always apply a little more than you would for your usual makeup look.
19. Glam Senior Picture Makeup
Nothing says glam like false lashes. If you want intense makeup focused on your eyes, applying the lashes will bring the whole look together.
20. Shimmer Eye With Glossy Lip
Your senior picture makeup has to be long lasting to endure the whole experience. Waterproof mascara is a must!