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Last year, Beauty brands such as Urban Skin Rx andHumanracestarted to embrace green in their packaging and branding.
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The shade has even been coinedGen Z green, replacing the millennial pink we once obsessed over.
“They’ve made this kelly green color extremely trendy in fashion,” she shares.
“I think a lot of things that people wear in makeup stem from fashion tones and colors.”
Dua Lipa at the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2022
“Green is everywhere,” she shares.
He recommends shimmery pastel greens fordeeper skin tonesfor bright payoff and an ode to early-2000s glam.
To bring out the green in hazel eyes, try olive shades.
Models on the runway for Giorgio Armani show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2022
Myricks and Napoli recommend yellow- and gold-based greens, respectively, for hazel eyes.
For blue eyes, she recommends darker, richer green tones like hunter green.
If they’re darker, try a jade shade."
Me wearing shamrock green eyeliner in 2021
Any green will work well with brown eyes, but she especially loves blue-greens to bring out the warmth.
Florida-based makeup artistLennie Billy, on the other hand, recommends finding colors that contrast your skin’s undertone.
This will make the colors stand out against your skin.
Model on the runway for Del Core show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2022
Fair skin, as one example, can try pale pastel greens.
“It feels the most like a wearable neutral.”
All you’ll need to do is a little swatching to figure it out.
Makeup artist Lennie Billy wearing two green eye makeup looks
A simple way to go is creating a sharpcat-eyewith greeneyeliner.
it’s possible for you to also mix different shades of green liners together for an ombre winged liner.
you could also usecolor theoryto wear different colors at the same time.
Myricks suggests pairing green shadows with darker purple ones because the shades complement each other well.
“Try tapping a reflective green shadow or cream over a matte purple shadow,” she shares.
Line your waterline with a neon- or shamrock-green hue, for example.
Billie likes blending a light-green shade in the inner corners of the eye,a rising makeup trend.
With graphic liner, you might simply paint abstract shapes on your face in any way you choose.
it’s possible for you to draw rectangles, dots, hearts, or add squiggles in multiple hues.
She also loves the brand’s matte dark green shadeMystic.
Don’t be afraid to have fun with multidimensional greens, too.
TheMelt Cosmetics Liquid Lipstickin Toke is a forest-green hue that Billie likes using.
There’s also theColoured Raine Liquid Lipstickin the matte hunter-green shade Ivy.
But she says that the COVID pandemic pushed people to embrace green manicures all year round.
Try a green gradient manicure, which we predicted would be abig trend in 2022, instead.
On a natural nail, add different shapes of green polish to only certain sections of the nail.
Nail artistGina Edwardsrecommends using green as an accent color with a contrasting base color for a statement-making manicure.
She likes multicolored French manicures as well.
Use green as the base with neon tips or add green tips to a colored or neutral base.
We recommend the olive hueLittle Green Invaders.
She recommends tryinggreen gemstones, even if you add just a few like the above manicure.
But why stop there?
Try other green nail accessories, like teddy bears,fluffy pom poms, and evenflower charms.
Best Green Nail Polishes
Edwards loves deep jade and olive green nail polishes.
We recommend theCote’s Peacock Green Nail PolishandOPI’s Infinite Shine Long-Wear Nail Polish in Olive for Green.
If you’re looking for a muted and light green shade, she enjoysHolo Taco Matcha Maker.
For a glittery hue, tryGotti Nails Money!
Her last recommendation is the dark hunter greenCirque Colors McKittrick.
Darker greens are a more subtle option.
She advises bringing inspirational photos to your hair colorist so they can customize a shade for you.
Kelis in the early 2000s and me in 2021.
Dyed roots are a good option; just look at Billie Eilish.
it’s possible for you to try it asmoney piece highlightsor anywhere else you see fit.
Another alternative is dyeing just the underside of your head green.
Mixing different colors together for an ombre style works well, too.
The bottom line is there is no limit to the styles you’re free to try with green.
A green gradient manicure from nail artist Sigourney Nuñez
Two green manicures from nail artist Sigourney Nuñez
Bejeweled manicure and green metallic French manicure from nail artists Gina Edwards and Sigourney Nuñez, respectively
Kelis in the early 2000s and me in 2021.
Billie Eilish with her neon-green roots
