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Goth and alt makeup looks
Three alt looks, two dark and one bright. Goth Makeup packs matte black shadow into a plum crease, rings the eye in kohl and finishes with a matte black-cherry lip on cool, blush-free skin. Emo Makeup smudges thick black kohl all around the eye into a smoky ring, with a flash of pink above it and a pale lip.
Euphoria Makeup is the bright one, with a violet wing, a floating blue line above the crease, rhinestones under the lower lashes and holographic glitter. Try a dark look and the bright one on your selfie and compare them side by side.
Goth and alt looks on different faces
3 looks
Goth Makeup
Euphoria Makeup
Emo MakeupGoth and alt makeup tips
- Choose cool contour over warm bronzer. Goth Makeup and Emo Makeup both shade the cheeks in grey or grey-mauve and skip blush, which keeps the skin pale next to the black.
- Kohl in the waterline smudges by itself as the day goes on. Go over the lash-line pencil with black shadow on a small brush, which softens the edge and helps it stay put.
- For a black-cherry lip, line the whole lip first, then fill it with a matte lipstick and blot. Dark colour shows every wobble, so trace the edge with concealer on a fine brush.
- Both dark looks use defined, filled brows. For goth, fill them in a dark brown-black and clean under the arch with concealer so the shape is sharp.
- For Euphoria-style liner, draw bright liquid or gel liner over a sheer shimmer so the colour shows true. Stick the rhinestones on last, after the mascara.
Questions
- What is the difference between goth and emo makeup?
- Goth makeup is sharper and more polished, with a black lid blended into plum, a crisp black wing, sharp brows and a black-cherry lip. Emo makeup is messier, with kohl smudged all around the eye, clumpy mascara, a flash of pink and a pale nude lip.
- What is alt makeup?
- A loose name for styles outside mainstream glam, such as goth, emo, grunge and bright graphic liner. This page has three of them, Goth Makeup, Emo Makeup and Euphoria Makeup.
- Can I try an alt look I saw on TikTok?
- Yes. Add a screenshot from TikTok or Pinterest, or paste an Instagram post link, together with your selfie. The try-on adds only the makeup, so you see the black liner or glitter on your own face in about 20 seconds.