What is mushroom makeup?

According to Viktoria @vioda.makeup, A soft, velvety matte look with earthy, cool-toned colors — taupes, mauves, and mushroom browns. The skin finish is smooth and diffused like a mushroom cap: matte but not flat, with a soft-focus quality. It's the opposite of dewy glass skin.

Is mushroom makeup good for oily skin?

According to Viktoria @vioda.makeup, It's ideal for oily skin. The blurring primer and matte finish control shine, and the entire look is designed to look better without dewy products. Oily skin finally gets a trend that works with their skin type, not against it.

What colors are used in mushroom makeup?

According to Viktoria @vioda.makeup, Cool-toned taupes, mushroom browns, muted mauves, and dusty roses. Everything is earthy and muted — no bright colors, no warm oranges, no shimmer. Think of the colors you'd find on a forest floor in autumn.

Mushroom Makeup Tutorial

Beginner15 min

Mushroom Makeup Tutorial

Last updated: April 2026

Mushroom makeup is the answer to everyone who felt left out of the glass skin and dewy trends. This look is built on velvety, soft-matte skin with earthy, cool-toned colors — taupes, mauves, and mushroom browns. The finish is smooth and diffused like a mushroom cap: no shine, no shimmer, but never flat or cakey. It's the 'quiet luxury' of makeup trends and it photographs beautifully. Perfect for oily skin types who finally get a trend designed for them.

Step-by-step

1
Blurring base
Step 1 of 5
Apply a pore-filling or blurring primer all over — this is the foundation of the mushroom skin finish. Let it set until tacky. Then apply a natural matte foundation or skin tint with a damp sponge, building to light-medium coverage. The goal is even, smooth skin with no visible shine.
Tip: The e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer creates the perfect blurred canvas for this look.
2
Cool contour
Step 2 of 5
Use a cool-toned taupe contour (not warm bronzer) under the cheekbones, along the jawline, and on the sides of the nose. Blend with a fluffy brush in soft, diffused strokes. The contour should look like natural shadow, not a stripe.
Tip: A shade that looks grey-brown in the pan will create the most realistic shadow on the skin.
3
Taupe eyeshadow
Step 3 of 5
Apply a light taupe shade all over the lid and a slightly deeper mushroom brown in the crease. Blend the crease shade outward and upward. Skip shimmer and glitter — the entire look is matte. Line the upper lash line with a thin line of brown liner, smudged slightly.
Tip: Cool-toned brown liner is softer than black and matches the earthy palette.
4
Muted mauve blush and lips
Step 4 of 5
Apply a muted mauve or dusty rose blush to the apples of the cheeks — keep it soft and diffused, no harsh edges. For lips, use a matte mauve lip liner all over, then top with a soft matte lipstick in a similar muted tone. The lip should blend seamlessly with the overall color story.
5
Set and finish
Step 5 of 5Almost done!
Lightly set the entire face with a finely-milled translucent powder. Focus on the T-zone and under-eyes but dust a light veil everywhere. One coat of brown mascara — black is too harsh for this soft palette. Skip highlighter entirely — the finish should be uniformly soft and matte.
Tip: Brown mascara keeps the look cohesive with the earthy, muted palette.

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Pro tips

This look is tailor-made for oily skin — the matte finish and blurring primer control shine beautifully.
Avoid any shimmer or dewy products — the entire appeal is the uniform velvety texture.
Brown mascara and brown liner keep the look soft. Black creates too much contrast for the muted palette.

Skin type notes

Oily skin: this is your look — the blurring primer and matte finish control shine all day. Dry skin: add a hydrating primer underneath the blurring primer, and use a satin (not full matte) foundation to prevent flakiness. Combination: blur the T-zone, use satin on the cheeks.