With Zara Larsson set to bring her Midnight Sun tour to Manila in just a few months, consider this your sign to start practicing your concert look. Bold, colorful makeup may seem intimidating at first, but with a few key techniques and a little practice, you’ll be ready to channel the singer’s radiant, high-energy aesthetic. Think vibrant hues, dazzling shimmer, and a long-lasting base that can survive every song on the setlist.
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Matte It Up
While the clean girl trend has made dewy skin the everyday favorite, a matte base is your best bet for a concert. It helps your makeup stay put through hours of singing, dancing, and Manila’s humid weather. Channel your 2016 beauty routine with a matte foundation, baked under-eyes, a reliable fixing spray, and a trusty fixing powder to keep you fresh from the opening act to the encore.
Vibrant Hues
Here’s where the fun begins. Lean into vibrant summer shades—bright yellows, electric blues, hot pinks, vivid oranges, or even the full rainbow. Whether you wear the color across your lids, blend it into your blush, or swap your usual black mascara for a colorful one, don’t be afraid to experiment and make the look your own.
Tip: Prime your eyelids with concealer or a white or black base before applying eyeshadow. A white base makes bright shades pop, while a black base adds depth to metallics and richer tones. For seamless blending, soften the edges with a clean, fluffy brush before layering shimmer on top.
All That Shimmer
No Midnight Sun-inspired look is complete without shimmer. Sweep it across the inner corners of your eyes, the high points of your cheeks, the bridge of your nose, your lips, or even your shoulders and collarbones for an all-over glow. Either way, shimmer is what ties the entire look together.
Tip: Use your fingertip or a dense brush for maximum shimmer payoff. If you’re after a softer, diffused glow, lightly dust it on with a long, fluffy brush.
Creative makeup is all about having fun and expressing yourself. Lean into bold colors, luminous shimmer, and a little experimentation to create a look that’s uniquely yours. After all, the best accessory to your Midnight Sun concert glam is the confidence and energy you bring to the show.
Featured Image and Photo: ZARA LARSSON (via Instagram)
Art by RAKI LUCAS
Frequently Asked Questions
Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun concert makeup is built on three steps: a long-lasting matte base using matte foundation, baked under-eyes, fixing spray, and setting powder; vibrant eyeshadow in bold shades like electric blue, hot pink, or bright yellow, primed with concealer or a white or black eyeshadow base; and shimmer applied to the inner corners, cheekbones, nose bridge, lips, and collarbones for an all-over glow.
For Manila’s humid weather, a matte base is more reliable than dewy formulas. The recommended approach is a matte foundation set with baked under-eye powder, a fixing spray applied mid-makeup and again after finishing, and a setting powder to lock everything in place through hours of dancing and heat.
To make vibrant eyeshadow shades pop, prime the eyelids with a concealer or a white eyeshadow base before applying color — the white base amplifies bright tones like yellow, orange, and pink. For metallics and deeper hues, a black base adds intensity. Soften the edges with a clean fluffy brush before layering shimmer on top for a seamless blend.
For the Midnight Sun look, shimmer can be placed on the inner corners of the eyes, the high points of the cheeks, the bridge of the nose, the lips, and the shoulders and collarbones for an all-over glow effect. Use a fingertip or dense brush for maximum pigment payoff, or a fluffy brush for a softer, diffused finish.
Zara Larsson is bringing her Midnight Sun tour to Manila. For the most current date and venue information, check Zara Larsson’s official channels and local concert promoter announcements for ticketing and schedule details.
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