Some of us have spent most of our lives relying on bright lipsticks and avoiding learning how to do fancy eye makeup. Maybe you also have droopy eyelids that make it difficult to create creative eyeshadow masterpieces and graphic eyeliner looks, or maybe eye makeup isn’t your forte. Either way, the global pandemic made lipstick useless (no one will see it under the mask or it just smears all over the place). If you also don’t know how to express yourself through makeup in today’s conditions, we may have a solution for you: ear makeup. Yes, you read that right. It’s a thing and it’s becoming quite popular.
Oddly enough, this is not something that was invented during the pandemic; Ear makeup has been around for the past few years, but the widespread use of masks and face shields definitely brought this unusual trend closer to the mainstream.
It makes a lot of sense if you think about it. With half your face covered for your own safety and virus protection, you can find other ways to express yourself too. Many went the classic route of cutting and dyeing their hair and using brighter eyeshadow, but the true creatives opted for ear makeup and we love it. It’s fresh, fun, creative and it’s something new to try. We love all the unique takes on this trend and can only hope you’ll get inspired and try some of them out.
We can’t talk about ear makeup and not mention Martha Butterworth, it seems that she was one of the first makeup artists to dabble in ear makeup. She is not afraid to use not only makeup but also small accessories and even tiny figurines to create little works of art on her ears. His themes range from floral designs to bizarre but romantic scenes. Sometimes her ear makeup creations are creepy and sometimes even touch on religious symbolism.
