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title: "90s grunge makeup: how to do it, step by step — Face Card"
description: "Brown-red matte lip, charcoal smudged at the lashes, thin brows left alone. Six steps, with drugstore, mid-range and luxury products from $52. See it on your own face first in the Face Card app."
url: https://facecardai.app/looks/grunge-90s
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Party · 6 steps · 7 min

# 90s grunge makeup, *step by step.*

Brown-red matte lip, charcoal smudged at the lashes, thin brows left alone.

The whole look from **$52** at the drugstore to **$211** in luxury.

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![90s grunge makeup on a model](https://facecardai.app/img/app/looks/grunge-90s.webp)

## How to do it

### 1. Skin (90 sec)

Matte-ish skin.

- Drugstore: e.l.f. **Halo Glow Skin Tint SPF 50**, 8 Medium Neutral, $14
- Mid-range: Saie **Slip Tint SPF 35**, Five, $38
- Luxury: Charlotte Tilbury **Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint stick**, 8 Medium, $48

### 2. Eyes (3 min)

Charcoal pencil smudged along the upper and lower lashes, no shadow.

- Drugstore: e.l.f. **Smoky Kohl Eyeliner**, Black, $4
- Mid-range: Sephora Collection **12 Hour Colorful Contour Pencil Eyeliner**, Black, $13
- Luxury: ILIA **Thru Line Waterproof Eyeliner**, Black, $26

### 3. Cheeks (40 sec)

Nothing.

- Drugstore: e.l.f. **Camo Liquid Blush**, Cheeky Lychee, $8
- Mid-range: Rare Beauty **Soft Pinch Liquid Blush**, Encourage, $25
- Luxury: Charlotte Tilbury **Unreal Lip + Cheek Glow Blush Stick**, Rosy Glow, $44

### 4. Brows (60 sec)

Left alone.

- Drugstore: e.l.f. **Instant Lift Brow Pencil**, Neutral Brown, $4
- Mid-range: Rare Beauty **Brow Harmony Precision Pencil**, Cool Brown, $19
- Luxury: Anastasia Beverly Hills **Brow Wiz**, Soft Brown, $26

### 5. Lips (45 sec)

A brown-red matte lipstick with a matching liner.

- Drugstore: NYX **Fat Matte Smooth Color Lipstick**, Cocoa Cuddles, $12
- Mid-range: MAC **M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick**, Taupe, $25
- Luxury: Charlotte Tilbury **Lip Cheat lip liner**, Hollywood Honey, $28

### 6. Set (20 sec)

A light mist from arm’s length, eyes closed. It lets everything settle for the day.

- Drugstore: NYX **Makeup Setting Spray · Matte**, $10
- Mid-range: Urban Decay **All Nighter Setting Spray**, $34
- Luxury: Charlotte Tilbury **Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray**, $39

## The whole look

-   Drugstore **$52**
-   Mid-range **$154**
-   Luxury **$211**

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