Amy Winehouse is known for her extreme cat eye makeup, but her lipstick colors occasionally change, depending on her mood. In some cases, you’ll see her with bright red lips, which compete with her heavily made-up eyes. In others, she tones down the lipstick, preferring a subtle pink shade which allows her eyes to steal the show.
If you’re familiar with Amy Winehouse, you know that she places a good deal of emphasis on her eyes. This isn’t a look for the timid, and it isn’t office-appropriate, either.
Face
Begin by applying foundation or just concealer and powder to even out your complexion. Amy’s skin tone is medium, but use whichever colors most closely match your skin.
Brows
Amy’s brows are neatly arched and strong. Wax, tweeze or thread your eyebrows into a high arch as she does; if they’re a little sparse, color them in with pencil in a color that matches your brow color. Use an eyebrow brush to tame them into place.
Eyes
No Amy Winehouse makeup look is complete without a lot of eyeliner and mascara. Choose either liquid liner or a soft kohl pencil. Whatever method you select, the color choice is black.
You can skip the eye shadow if you like, but if you want to wear some color on your lids, make it a light shade, such as pearl or nude.
Begin on the upper eyelid and apply bold black in several steps. Start close to the lashline at the inner corner of the eye. Draw a line all the way past the outer corner and draw it up as you do so. Overlap this line and travel slightly higher up, drawing the same line. Repeat until about half of your upper lid is colored black.
Use the same liner to draw a line on lower lids. This line doesn’t need to be as thick; start at the middle of the lid and draw it outward to meet the upper line.
Follow with two to three coats of black mascara.
Lips
Your eyes are already a focal point, so you can go the subtle route with pale lipcolor or glam it all up with red — it’s up to you. For soft lips, apply a pale pink or rose lipstick. You can follow with a light coat of gloss if desired.
