How to Wear Makeup to Match Your Glasses

Step 1: Blush
First smile, then starting on the apple of the cheek, blend the blush back towards the top of the ear, then down toward the jawline.

We used Bobbi Brown Blush in Pale Pink.

Step 2: Lips
This look focuses more on the eye makeup, so choose a soft, nude shade and gently apply.

We used Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Color in Nectar.

Step 3: Brows
First, brush your brows up from the head to the arch. Then use a brow powder or pencil and fill in beginning where needed, which is usually the tail. Fill in on the forehead side to bring the brow up.

We used Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Saddle.

Step 4: Eye Base
Use your finger or a brush to apply an eye base from lash to crease. Then take your finger and gently blend it up to the brow.

We used Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Eye Base.

Step 5: Eye Shadow

Choose a base shadow without any shimmer that matches the lightest skin tone on your face and apply all over your lid up to the brow. Next, take a medium tone in a neutral hue that plays off the color of your wire frames and apply it from lash line to crease, and blend.

We used Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Bone and Blonde.

Step 6: Eyeliner
Eyeliner is a must when you are wearing glasses. Start at the inner corner of the eye, apply the color out towards the end of the lashes starting thin and gradually getting thicker as you go out. Try to stay as tight and close to the lash line as possible as you go and make sure not to stop short. You want the liner to come all the way to the end so it doesn't cut off the eye.

We used Bobbi Brown Perfectly Defined Gel Eyeliner in Chocolate Truffle.

Step 7: Mascara
Apply the mascara in smooth strokes making sure you get right to the root of the lash. With wire-frame glasses, you don't want to go crazy with mascara, just one or two coats to get a nice tint of color.

We used Bobbi Brown Extreme Party Mascara.

Step 1: Blush
First smile, then starting on the apple of the cheek, blend the blush back towards the top of the ear, then down toward the jawline.

We used Bobbi Brown Blush in Pale Pink.

Step 2: Lips
This look focuses more on the eye makeup, so choose a soft, nude shade and gently apply.

We used Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Color in Nectar.

Step 3: Brows
First, brush your brows up from the head to the arch. Then use a brow powder or pencil and fill in beginning where needed, which is usually the tail. Fill in on the forehead side to bring the brow up.

We used Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Saddle.

Step 4: Eye Base
Use your finger or a brush to apply an eye base from lash to crease. Then take your finger and gently blend it up to the brow.

We used Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Eye Base.

Step 5: Eyeshadow
With chunky, colored glasses you want bold eye makeup, but in neutral colors that won't clash with the frames. Use the same base shadow as the first look (one that matches the lightest skin tone on your face), but choose a darker medium shadow. Apply the base all over your lid up to the brow, and the medium shade from lash to crease. Then use the base shadow to make sure that it is evenly blended across the whole eyelid.

We used Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Bone and Rich Espresso.

Step 6: Eyeliner
Eye liner is essential when wearing glasses: the thicker the frames, the thicker the liner. Use a black eyeliner on the top of the eye, start at the inside and go out staying as tight as you can on the lash line. When you have chunkier glasses, you should use eyeliner on the top and the bottom. Take the rich espresso eye shadow used in look one and apply with an eyeliner brush along the lower lash until it meets the top line at the corner of your eye. Don't worry about the lower lash line being perfect, a soft and smudgey look will enhance your eye shape.

We used Bobbi Brown Black Ink Gel Eyeliner and Eye Shadow in Rich Espresso.

Step 7: Mascara
Apply your mascara in zig zag strokes (not quick soft motions) and make sure you're jamming the wand into the lashes so the formula really gets in there.

We used Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara.

Step 1: Lipstick
If you're wearing bold glasses in a natural color, keep the eyes subtle and bring a pop of color to your lips and cheeks. Choose a bright, summery hue and press down when you apply making sure to come all the way in to inner corners of your mouth.

We used Bobbi Brown Art Stick in Sunset Orange.

Step 2: Blush
For this look, choose a blush with a subtle shimmer that will reflect light. Apply on the height of the cheekbone to lift and enhance your bone structure.

We used Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Nectar.

Step 3, 4, & 5: Brow, Eye Base, and Eye Shadow (not pictured)
Use the same technique as Wire Frames.

Step 6: Eyeliner
When you have chunkier glasses, you should do eyeliner on the top and the bottom of the eye. The bigger the glasses, the thicker the eyeliner, but make sure it is thinner on the bottom of the eye. Choose a liner with a bronze shimmer to apply to the top from the inside out as close to the lash line as possible. Take the rich espresso eye shadow and apply with an eyeliner brush along the lower lash until it meets the top line at the corner of your eye in a V shape.

We used Bobbi Brown Perfectly Defined Gel Eyeliner in Scotch and Eye Shadow in Rich Espresso.

Step 7: Mascara (not pictured)
Apply mascara in smooth strokes making sure you get right to at root of the lash.

We used Bobbi Brown Extreme Party Mascara.