This Trend Will Make You Look Like You're From Another Planet — in a Good Way
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As far as music festival season goes, nailing down your beauty look is just as important as planning out your day-by-day show schedule. And for festival-goers looking to dance the day away in the heat looking out of this world, there's one trend that's dominating 2016: space girl makeup and hair.
This fad — which takes its cue from Disney movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century — has crept up through Tumblr, YouTube, and Instagram to become one of the most popular looks of the season. While some may keep this style on reserve for Halloween, it's subtle and low-key enough to work well for festivals, where music-lovers are encouraged to make a statement with their hair, makeup, and outfit.
To embrace this trend — and replicate it for your festival season — watch some of the best YouTube tutorials featuring this trippy trend!
Though this metallic space girl tutorial is geared toward those prepping for Halloween, the look is subtle and can easily transition into festival style. Emily Canham uses metallic eye shadows, a dramatic winged liner, and a shimmery blue lip to create a look worthy of Zenon. She finished off the makeup with supersimple space buns.
Martine Jensen demos both an alien-themed hairstyle and makeup look if you really want to go there. She elevates the style by adding glitter to her roots, contouring with a blue shadow, and dotting jewels underneath her eyes.
This simple, easy-to-follow makeup tutorial from Kathy Pham proves that anyone can achieve the space girl makeup look. She includes plenty of opportunity for customizing the trend, especially when it comes to eyeliner design details. She makes the look super pretty by adding highlights to the nose, forehead, and cheeks.
Though geared toward those looking for a last-minute Halloween costume, Courtney Randall's alien tutorial is low-key and fashion-forward enough to work for an event any time of the year. She uses magenta eye shadows, blue eyeliner, and stick-on jewels for the makeup, and then pulls it together with a black lip. The makeup may be the star of the show, but she includes options for alien hair and outfitting to help complete the full look.
Katherine Elizabeth draws inspiration from Tumblr via bold cream makeup, hot-pink brows, and dramatic lashes for this alien makeup look. If you're looking for something a bit more everyday, you can easily skip the base pink color — or even the forehead design — and focus more on the details she adds to her eyelids, brows, and lips.
We can always count on Topshop to create a look that feels simultaneously fun and high fashion, and the brand's stylish philosophy is very much present in this intergalactic makeup tutorial. By using glowing highlights, shimmery shadows, and plenty of glitter, the look is fresh and eye-catching without feeling overdone or especially costumey.
Heva Allard's take on space girl makeup is what we would imagine an E.T. and Alice in Wonderland crossover main character to look like, featuring a blue palette for the eyes and lip. Even without using jewels or geometric designs, she is able to create a look that inspires us to jump on the next spaceship to Mars.
For those hoping for a space-themed hairstyle only, Bodmon Zaid's tutorial focuses on the popular space buns. She includes plenty of tips to ensure that the look turns out as desired — like applying hair spray with your hand, positioning the buns on top of your head, and embracing the imperfections of this messy style.