It’s Sad Girl Season: Crying Makeup Is the Latest Rave on TikTok
It’s giving seasonal depression — but make it glam.
Do you quietly suck your teeth when people post selfies of them crying on social media? Yes, we agree — it exudes “attention seeking” (whatever that may mean.) However, TikTok has turned those frowns upside down into a smile with a makeup trend that embraces the crying girl.
Created by makeup artist Zoe Kim Kenealy, she notes that the trend is for the “unstable girlies.” Kenealy then demonstrates how to assemble crying makeup using nothing but the glossiest lip gloss, tons of blush blended into the higher points of her cheekbones, and a palette from Fenty Beauty to etch out redness around the eyes, ears, nose and cheeks. For the actual “crying” effect, Knealy uses a liquid glitter eyeshadow to add “glisten in her eyes” and an eye gloss from About-face for a dewy, hearty cry finish.
The crying selfie trend is hot off the press as stars such as Bella Hadid and Nicola Peltz Beckham take to Instagram to show their natural feelings. At this point, it was only fitting that a TikTok tutorial arose for how to recreate the look, but only for glam purposes. We’re sure the girlies will rave over this look, so we’ve included the full tutorial below for more inspo.
@zoekimkenealy #greenscreen crying makeup look tutorial 😅 Can I go as a crying person for Halloween or is that not a thing #cryingmakeup #tearmakeup #cryingeyes #makeupforhalloween ♬ Show Me How (Album V) – Men I Trust
