Makeup Wheel Spinner: 87 Looks from Everyday to Costume
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Star freckles
Freckles swapped for tiny stars, hearts or dots of cosmetic glitter scattered over the nose and cheeks. Draw them in white or gold liner and keep them uneven.
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87 looks on the wheel.
Numbers on the wheel
No-makeup makeup
Five-minute face
Dewy glow
Soft matte
Faux freckles
Sun-kissed
Flushed cheeks
Monochrome
Bold brow, bare face
Stained lip
Smudged brown liner
Gradient lip
Glass skin
Tightlined eyes
Classic red lip
Winged liner
Cat eye
Smoky eye
Soft glam
Cut crease
Halo eye
Glitter lid
Bronzed glow
Berry lip
Old Hollywood
Sculpted contour
Strobing
Metallic foil eye
Bridal glow
Black-rimmed eyes
Ancient Egyptian
Elizabethan court
Beauty patches
1920s flapper
1960s mod
1970s natural look
1970s disco night
1970s glam rock
1970s punk
1980s brights
1980s goth
1990s grunge
Y2K frost
Graphic liner
Floating crease
Negative space liner
Color-block lids
Bright color liner
Glossy lids
Blush draping
Bleached brows
Face gems
Glitter tears
Ombre lip
Underliner
White liner
Star freckles
Watercolor eyes
Chrome lip
Spidery lashes
Two-tone eyes
Whiteface clown
Auguste clown
Pierrot
Mime
Harlequin
Kumadori
Stage makeup
Porcelain doll
Cat face
Tiger face
Fawn
Skeleton
Pale vampire
Storybook witch
Scarecrow
Sea-worn pirate
Mermaid scales
Woodland fairy
Ice queen
Galaxy
Butterfly eyes
Pop art comic
Robot
Marble statue
Sun and moon
Painted-on mask
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Makeup Wheel Spinner: 87 Looks from Everyday to Costume: how it works
This makeup wheel spinner holds 87 looks in five styles: everyday, glam, eras and decades, editorial, and costume and stage. Tap a style and spin for a makeup challenge or a character. The result card says where the color goes on the eyes, cheeks and lips, and where the look comes from if known.
Start with one style, or with Easy to do
All 87 looks share the first wheel, so tap a style to get labels you can read. Eras and decades is the smallest with 13, Costume and stage the biggest with 26. Easy to do cuts across them: 27 looks that need three products or fewer, no steady hand and nothing near the eyes but pencil, shadow or mascara, from a stained lip to a cat face.
Wearing the look, or drawing it
To wear it, lay out only what the brief names. To draw it, think shape before color. Winged liner changes the outline of the eye, blush moves the warm part of the face, and a dark lip makes the mouth the focal point. Harder: spin twice, eyes from the first result and lips from the second.
Tips
Pick one feature: a look with strong eyes usually keeps the lips quiet.
The eras are dated: grunge came in around 1992 and was out by 1995, so dark red lipstick with smudged liner places a character within three years.
Got a palette to use up? Open My list and type one look per color.
Questions and answers
Which looks can the wheel land on?
87 looks: 14 everyday, 16 glam, 13 from eras and decades, 18 editorial and 26 costume and stage; 27 are also Easy to do. Costume stays mild: the skeleton and the pale vampire are graphic face paint, with no wounds or blood. Dates, such as the 1879 printing dots behind the pop art look, were checked against Wikipedia on 18 September 2026.
How does a makeup wheel challenge work?
Everyone spins a look and does it against a clock, no swaps. Agree the rules first: one spin each, 15 minutes, and only what is in your own bag. Take eye makeup slowly; the clock is for everything else. Elimination mode stops two people getting the same look. Hard mode: lips and cheeks only, without a mirror.
Is it safe to try these looks at home?
With the right products, yes. Use makeup and face paint sold for skin, and near the eyes only products labelled for eyes: the FDA approves no fluorescent color there and warns that traditional kohl can contain lead. Never share mascara or eye pencils. Test new face paint on your arm two days ahead, and have an adult help younger children.
1920s flapperDark lips painted into a small Cupid's bow, eyes rimmed in black pencil, very thin brows that slope down at the outer ends, and bright red blush put on in circles.
1960s modPale lipstick, false lashes and thick liquid liner drawn around the eyes. False eyelashes were worn right through the 1960s, so do not hold back on the lower lashes.
1970s disco nightThe evening half of the decade: glossy lips in bright red, deep pink or raspberry, pencil-thin eyebrows and dark eye makeup. Add shimmer for the dance floor.
1970s glam rockGlitter eye shadow, glitter nail varnish and bold color on anyone who wanted it. Glam rock grew up in Britain in the early 1970s and was defined by makeup, platform shoes and glitter.
1970s natural lookLight foundation and matte shadow in beige or gray, for a face that looks bare. For the first time since 1900, makeup was picked to suit the occasion: natural by day, dramatic at night.
1970s punkHeavy black around the eyes, hard lines and a flash of fluorescent color, put on to look deliberately artificial. Late-1970s punk set out to provoke, not to follow the trends.
1980s brightsBright, heavy color. Everyday 1980s makeup meant light-colored lips, dark, thick lashes and pink or red blush, and neon-colored makeup was widely worn too.
1980s gothPale skin with dark eye shadow, stark black liner and dark or black lipstick, worn by both sexes. The look grew out of late-1970s British post-punk and took shape in the clubs of the early 1980s.
1990s grungeDark red lipstick with smudged liner and shadow, as if slept in. The grunge look came into style around 1992 and was out again by 1995.
Ancient EgyptianA thick black line right around the eye, carried out past the corner, with green on the lid. The Egyptians ground their eye paint from minerals: green from malachite and black from galena.
Beauty patchesMouches, French for flies: small patches of paper, silk or velvet cut into hearts or stars and stuck to the cheek, chin or forehead. In fashion from 16th-century France into the 1700s.
Elizabethan courtA stark white face with bright red lips, the fashion in the time of Elizabeth I. For a drawing, keep the skin flat and pale and let the mouth be the only strong color.
Y2K frostBlue-frosted or silver eye shadow, cosmetic glitter on the cheekbones and pale, shiny lips. By 1999 sparkling makeup was in style, and lip gloss had largely replaced lipstick.
Everyday 14
Bold brow, bare faceBrows brushed up, filled in and set, and everything else left alone. In a drawing the brows carry the expression, so give them weight and a clear shape.
Dewy glowSkin that catches the light: a sheer base, cream blush and highlighter on the cheekbones, no powder. Keep eyes and lips quiet so the skin is the point.
Faux frecklesDots of brown pencil across the nose and cheeks, pressed in with a fingertip so they blur. Vary the size and the spacing. Even rows look like a pattern, not freckles.
Five-minute faceTinted base, cream blush, mascara and balm, all put on with fingers. Set a timer. Whatever is not on when it rings stays off.
Flushed cheeksBlush is the whole look. Pink or red goes high on the cheeks and over the bridge of the nose, as if just in from the cold. Rouge, the old word for blush, is French for red.
Glass skinSkin so hydrated it shines like glass: layers of skincare, a sheer base and almost no powder. The look comes from Korean beauty, which favors skincare over layers of foundation.
Gradient lipColor pressed into the center of the lips and faded out toward the edges, so there is no lip line at all. Tap the edges soft with a fingertip.
MonochromeOne color in three places: the same rose, peach or terracotta on the eyelids, the cheeks and the lips. A single cream stick can do all of it.
No-makeup makeupSkin evened out only where it needs it, brows brushed up, one coat of mascara and a lip close to your own color. The test: nobody can tell.
Smudged brown linerBrown pencil along the upper lashes, smudged with a fingertip until no hard edge is left. Softer than black and very hard to get wrong.
Soft matteThe opposite of dewy. Velvety powdered skin with no shine, a muted rose lip and brown mascara. To draw it, leave out every highlight except the one in the eyes.
Stained lipColor pressed into the lips and blotted until it looks as if it belongs there. A lip stain is sheer and matte and soaks in instead of sitting on top, so it smudges less.
Sun-kissedBronzer and blush where the sun lands first: across the nose, the tops of the cheeks and the forehead. Balm on the lips and nothing on the eyes.
Tightlined eyesDark pencil pushed into the roots of the upper lashes, between the hairs, instead of drawn as a line above them. The lash line looks thicker and no liner shows.
Glam 16
Berry lipA deep berry or wine lip with bare lids and one coat of mascara. Matte lipstick in deep red and dark wine was a night look of the mid-1990s.
Black-rimmed eyesSoft black eye pencil along the upper and the lower lashes, smudged a little so the eye sits in a dark frame. Buy a pencil sold as eyeliner, not traditional kohl powder: the FDA warns that kohl can contain lead.
Bridal glowMade to last all day and to photograph well: soft pink cheeks, defined lashes, a rosy lip that survives dinner, and nothing that glitters too hard.
Bronzed glowBronzer around the edge of the face, gold on the lids and cheekbones, a caramel gloss on the lips. Think late afternoon light: warm everywhere.
Cat eyeClose to winged liner, but the wing is thicker and the look takes in the lower lash line as well as the top. The two lines meet in one point at the outer corner.
Classic red lipA sharp red lip, clean skin and little else. Line the lips first so the edge stays crisp, and blot once. In a drawing it is the only saturated color on the face.
Cut creaseA sharp line of concealer cut along the eyelid crease, with light shadow below it and dark shadow above. It makes the lid look bigger. It needs a steady hand.
Glitter lidOne wash of glitter eye shadow from lashes to crease, pressed over a glitter primer so it stays put. Use glitter that is sold for the eye area, never craft glitter. Glitter eye shadow was a favorite of the glam years of the 1970s.
Halo eyeDark shadow at the inner and outer corners of the lid and a bright shimmer in the center, so the middle seems lit. Repeat it under the eye to close the halo.
Metallic foil eyeShadow pressed on damp so it shines like foil: gold, copper or pewter from lashes to crease, tight black liner, and the rest of the face kept plain.
Old HollywoodWinged liner, red lips and a beauty mark touched in with brow pencil. In the 1950s, film actresses helped bring dark red lips back into fashion.
Sculpted contourA shade one or two tones darker in the hollows of the cheeks, down the sides of the nose and at the temples, and a lighter one on the high points. Blend until no stripe is left.
Smoky eyeDark shadow blended outward from the lash line until it fades with no hard edge. Keep the lips pale. Smoky dark gray eye shadow was already a popular choice in the 1970s.
Soft glamWarm brown shadow blended into the crease, fluttery lashes, glowing cheeks and a nude lip. Everything is turned up a little and nothing shouts.
StrobingThe opposite of contouring. Only lighter, light-catching shades go on, over the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose and the brow bone, with little or no dark shade at all.
Winged linerA line along the upper lashes that ends in an upward flick, aimed at the tail of the eyebrow and stopped roughly half of the way there. Liquid liner gives the sharpest point. Match the two sides last.
Editorial 18
Bleached browsBrows covered with concealer until they nearly vanish, which turns the face strange and sculptural. In a drawing, just leave the brows out and see what happens.
Blush drapingBlush swept from the cheekbones up over the temples and onto the outer eyelids in one C shape, so that cheeks and eyes share a color. Pink and peach are the usual choices.
Bright color linerOne bright line in hot pink, orange, green or yellow along the upper lashes, and nothing else on the face. Read the label first: the FDA approves no fluorescent color for use near the eyes, so choose a bright liner that says it is for eyes.
Chrome lipA metallic lip in silver, gold or rose that looks like poured metal. Press metallic shadow over a lipstick of the same color, and keep the rest of the face matte.
Color-block lidsTwo or three flat blocks of bold shadow with hard edges between them and no blending, like cut paper. Press the color on with a flat, stiff brush and clean the edges with a cotton bud.
Face gemsSmall flat-backed face gems, the kind sold with a skin-safe adhesive, placed along the cheekbones and out to the temples. Follow the curve of the bone, keep clear of the eyes, and use an uneven number.
Floating creaseA single thin line drawn in the eyelid crease, or just above it, with nothing on the lid below. It reads best with the eyes open, so check it in a mirror straight on.
Glitter tearsCosmetic glitter pressed over a little glitter gel and trailed down the cheek like the track of a tear. Start on the cheekbone, below the under-eye area. Chunky silver reads best.
Glossy lidsAn eye gloss, a clear balm made for eyelids, over bare or lightly tinted lids for a wet, glassy shine. Lip gloss is not made for eyes, so leave it on the lips. The look creases within the hour, which is why it lives on photo shoots and not at the office.
Graphic linerLiner as drawing: a wing that floats free, a double line, a box around the eye. Cake liner, which stays dry until you wet the brush, is the usual tool for it.
Negative space linerThe outline of a wing or a shape drawn in liner and left empty, so bare skin becomes part of the design. Keep the lines thin. Thick ones close up as the day goes on.
Ombre lipTwo lip colors blended into each other: dark at the outer corners and light in the center, or dark on top and light below. Blend with a brush, not by pressing the lips together.
Spidery lashesLashes clumped on purpose into a few thick, separate spikes, top and bottom, with heavy mascara. Doll-like and a little odd, and very easy to draw: count the spikes.
Star frecklesFreckles swapped for tiny stars, hearts or dots of cosmetic glitter scattered over the nose and cheeks. Draw them in white or gold liner and keep them uneven.
Two-tone eyesA different color on each eye, say blue on the left and orange on the right, in exactly the same shape. It works because everything but the color matches.
UnderlinerColor only under the eye: a bright eye pencil along the lower lashes, drawn out to a small wing, with the top lid left bare. It turns the usual rule upside down.
Watercolor eyesSheer washes of two or three pastels that bleed into each other across the lid like wet paint, with no liner and no hard edges. Cream shadows and a fingertip work best.
White linerWhite liquid liner in place of black, as a wing or a floating line. In the 1960s, liquid liner was drawn around the eyes in thick lines of black and of white.
Costume and stage 26
Auguste clownA base of pink, red or tan instead of white, a red nose, and white around the eyes and the mouth to make them bigger. The Auguste is the clumsy, happy clown of the pair.
Butterfly eyesEach eye becomes a wing: bright color swept from the lid out to the temple, outlined in black, with veins and white dots along the edge. The nose is the body.
Cat faceA black nose tip, a line down to the top lip, three whiskers a side and winged liner. Dots above the lip finish it. The quickest costume there is.
FawnBrown contour, a dark nose tip, white spots dotted over the forehead and cheeks, and wide doe eyes made with a line of white eye pencil just under the lower lashes. Add ears on a headband.
GalaxyDeep blue, purple and black face paint sponged in a band across one cheek and temple, then dotted with white face paint for stars: many tiny dots, a few bigger ones, and one four-point star drawn with a fine brush.
HarlequinA half mask painted on in black, with red and black diamonds running down one cheek. The stage Harlequin wore a red-and-black mask, and his patches became diamonds in 17th-century Paris.
Ice queenWhite and silver frost: pale shimmer over the lids and brow bone, white-tipped lashes, cool pink cheeks, and snowflakes in white liner at the temples.
KumadoriKabuki stage makeup: bold stripes over a white base, the same on both sides of the face. Red lines mark a powerful hero, blue a villain, and brown a monster or spirit.
Marble statueWhite or stone gray over the whole face, lips and brows included, with soft gray contour and a few thin gray veins. Even the lashes can go white.
Mermaid scalesBlue, green and purple shimmer along the temples and cheekbones. Stretch a piece of fishnet over the skin and pat shadow through it, and the scales print themselves.
MimeWhite from hairline to jaw, black brows drawn high, a thin black line through each eye and a small mouth. The silent figure in whiteface took shape in Paris in the early 19th century.
Painted-on maskA mask painted straight onto the skin with face paint: an outline around the eyes and over the bridge of the nose, filled with color, edged in gold swirls and finished with a few face gems at the temples. No strap to slip.
Pale vampirePale skin, shadowed eye sockets, hollow cheeks and a dark red mouth. The gaunt, pale vampire dates from the early 19th century. The vampires of folklore were ruddy or dark.
PierrotA whitened face with no mask, thin arched brows, a small dark mouth and one painted tear. Pierrot is the sad clown of pantomime, and the character dates from the late 17th century.
Pop art comicBlack outlines around the features, flat blocks of color and rows of red dots across the cheeks. The dots copy the Ben Day printing process of 1879, used in mid-century color comics.
Porcelain dollPale matte skin, round pink circles of blush, a tiny mouth painted inside the real lip line, and long lower lashes drawn on with liner. One hairline crack makes it eerie.
RobotA silver or gray base, panel lines drawn in black with a ruler-straight hand, a few rivets dotted in, and one eye ringed like a lens. Keep it symmetrical.
ScarecrowAn orange triangle on the nose, round red cheeks, and a stitched smile drawn out from the corners of the mouth in short black lines. Freckles and a painted patch finish it.
Sea-worn pirateSmudged black liner around both eyes, bronzer for a sea tan, and stubble stippled on with a coarse sponge and brown shadow. A drawn-on mustache is optional.
SkeletonA white face with black eye sockets, a black nose tip and teeth drawn as lines across the lips. Dark shadow that deepens the eye sockets into a skull is an old stage trick.
Stage makeupFeatures drawn large enough to reach the back row. Highlight the nose and cheekbones with a color two or more shades paler than the base, sink the hollows with one two shades deeper, and carry the liner past the outer corner.
Storybook witchA green base, a contoured nose and chin, heavy dark brows and one drawn-on wart. Purple on the lips and lids sits well against the green.
Sun and moonThe face split down the middle: warm gold with rays on one side, cool silver blue with stars on the other. A good one to draw, because the split does the design work.
Tiger faceOrange over the face, white around the mouth and above the eyes, black stripes pulled in from the edges and a black nose. Paint the stripes last, thick to thin, in one stroke each.
Whiteface clownA white base over the whole face with the features painted on in red and black. Joseph Grimaldi created the traditional whiteface design in the early 1800s. The white clown is the refined, sad one of a pair.
Woodland fairyGreens and golds on the lids, vine lines curling from the outer corners, flushed cheeks and a dusting of cosmetic glitter on the cheekbones. Tuck real leaves into the hair.