38 Valentine’s Day Makeup Looks To Fall In Love With

Whatever your plans are for V-day, there should always be room for a gorgeous Valentine’s Day makeup look. You’ve got to love yourself first, right? So playing with products and feeling phenomenal is a smart way to start. When it comes to self care, you can’t beat 40 minutes of solo time with your makeup bag, if you ask us. So, whether you’re going out with your significant other, meeting friends, adding some sparkle to a regular Friday or simply staying in to complete Netflix, we’d recommend looking like your best self – however you see fit – while doing it.

As for Valentine’s Day makeup inspo, we’ve already started spotting a few themes that are standing out. Off the back of the monochrome, or tonal makeup look, tonal pink is having a real moment. The trend sees variations of the shade applied across eyes, cheeks and lips for a pretty, cohesive and co-ordinated makeup look.

If you’re more experimental, playful looks make an adorable statement, with face fems and playful liner adding enviable personality. But, if cutesy’s not your vibe, we’ve seen the grunge glam trend get a Vally day makeover with smudgy, smoked-out liner and audacious red lips offering up an aesthetic that’s a little rebellious and romantic.

Of course, a classic red lip will never not look beautiful and we’ve seen some cool remixes that keep it feeling modern and fresh. Or, want to keep things more girl-next-door? We’ve seen plenty of low-key, natural makeup moments get a subtle glow-up, whether it’s glossier skin or extra definition around the eyes.

Here’s some of our favourite Valentine’s Day makeup ideas to get you in the mood…

TONAL PINK

Every shade of pink painted across eyes, lips and cheeks.

Sheeny lilac-pink

Pink heart gemstones

Softly smoked-out pink

Raspberry lids and lips

Flirty and flushing

Playing in pinks

Lilacy pinks

Rosie nudes

Two-tone ombre pink eyes

Fruity pinks

Lavender pink

ROMANTIC GRUNGE

Swerving anything too cutesy, this is a little sexy, a little edgy but still so romantic.

Smudgy smokey

Dagger liner and red lips

Femme fatale lips and graphic liner

Sheer smoked shadow

GLAZED & GLOSSY

Soft, sheeny textures that glow over that candlelit dinner are romantic but so wearable.

Glazed blush

Liquid lilac

Glazed cheeks and glossy lips

Ultra glossy lips

Glossy skin

REMIXED RED LIP

A red lip for Valentine’s Day may not be groundbreaking, but it’s so stunning, we don’t care.

Wet kisses

Dark red lips and glowy skin

Lips over eyes

Fresh French kiss

Play lips up and the rest down

SOFTLY SMOKEY

Want to feel flirty without anything too drastic? Soft smokey eyes are where it’s at.

Champagne smokey

Golden smokey

Plum smokey

GLAM GIRL NEXT DOOR

You don’t have to deviate wildly from your everyday look, just introduce a little more definition, whether that be extra fluttery lashes or a slightly rosier lip colour.

Kohl-defined eyes

Blush lips

XXL flutter

Blushing

A pop of purple

Loaded lashes

Kitten liner

GOLDEN GLOW

If you’re going for goddess vibes, gold keeps things feeling warm and ethereal, plus it’s so easy to introduce into your makeup look.

Sparkling eyes and sheeny skin

Mega-watt glow

Gold and graphic

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