Gold Homecoming Dresses - How Much Glitter is Too Much Glitter?

When it comes to gold homecoming dresses, there are a few ways that you can go about doing your makeup. However, sometimes you put on a gold dress and you think you should stick to really shiny, really glittery eyeshadows. However, there is a great alternative. So, here are a few fun looks that you can wear with really pretty gold homecoming dresses!

Gold Fade

For this look for gold homecoming dresses, you want to start out by buying Milani's Runway Eyes Ready to Wear palette. It has all of the colors that you need for this look. Start out with the lightest cream color and use that all over your lid. Then, take the gold and use that overtop of the light cream color. Then, use a gentle swipe of the darkest brown in your crease. You don't need much. Overtop of that, use your bronze color and bring it up just slightly. This is a great look for many different gold homecoming dresses! It's up to you which you'd like to wear it with, but it works pretty nicely with a darker gold color.

Light Gold

Now, as far as light gold homecoming dresses go, you might want something just a tiny bit lighter. For this, use the light creamy color instead. Use the gold overtop of it and use it all over your crease. If you want—and this goes for any of the gold homecoming dresses makeup looks, you can also use the gold eyeshadow on an eyeliner brush for eyeliner. Keep it subtle...but don't be afraid to wing it out slightly. You might want to try it over a yellow eyeshadow. Try to stick to brown eyeliner instead of black for this look, for your undereyes. It might not sound like a big deal, but black would really be way too harsh for makeup for gold homecoming dresses.

Makeup for Blue Homecoming Dresses

When it comes to blue homecoming dresses, there are quite a few mixed feelings regarding the makeup for this type of dress. So, here are a few makeup ideas for blue homecoming dresses that'll give you an idea of what would look nice, without going overboard. After all, blue eyeshadow, whilst being pretty in the pan...well, it takes a little bit more mastery than our childhood play makeup kits might have suggested.

Blue Smokey Look

If you're going for a blue smokey look for blue homecoming dresses makeup, then you definitely want to give light blue and shades of lilac a try. Start with a light blue and then go a tiny bit darker and then just a tiny bit darker. This works best for light blue homecoming dresses as opposed to darker makeup, which would work better for dark blue homecoming dresses. Start with light blue on your lid, and then use a slightly darker blue in your crease, with a windshield wiper motion. Then, take an even darker blue and using a piece of tissue to create the angle, go ahead and wing it out. Make sure that it's even on both sides. The tissues shouldn't touch your eyelashes while you're creating the wing. Make sure to keep it light and subtle.

Dark Blue

For dark blue homecoming dresses, instead use dark blue eyeshadow (or medium blue) and pull out a light colored eyeshadow. Not quite white...but, whatever you use, make sure it's matte. Put the dark blue eyeshadow on your eyes ALMOST to your crease, but not quite. Then, use the white eyeshadow, the matte one, and then blend the blue eyeshadow up from just below your crease into your crease. Make sure while you're doing this to slowly blend from the end of the blue eyeshadow up. You want it to fade into the matte white.

Finally

These are two pretty blue homecoming dresses makeup looks that you can use in order to add a little bit of glam to your outfit. Don't try to match your eyeshadows exactly and keep an eye out for anything that you think doesn't look right. If you don't like how it looks, then don't wear it! Most of all, enjoy your homecoming dance!