Whether you're a makeup
minimalist or a smoky-eye devotee, these quick and easy looks give
you pretty, polished results with just a few products.
Sheer Genius
The bare necessities for this "no makeup" look? Rosy-pink blush and
lip balm. For a dewy glow, makeup artist Maxine Leonard dabbed Jo
Malone Vitamin E lip balm on cheekbones, inner eye corners--and
lips, of course. Then she carefully filled out the brows and
brushed them up. "With a fresh, natural look, it's important to
have groomed brows. They frame the face and add definition," she
says.
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Gold Rush
For a fast smoky eye, Leonard dotted black pencil between the
lashes and lined the lower inner rims. Then she blended the liner
with a slick black gloss for extra sex appeal. As a final touch,
she mixed a dab of lip balm with gold shadow and gilded the inner
eye corners. "Highlighting the eyes opens up the face," she
says.
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Pinkberry
"Fuchsia lipstick is more fun and playful than the classic red,"
according to Leonard, who first lined the model's lips with MAC Lip
Pencil in Magenta to prevent color bleeding. "It's a versatile
shade that suits girls with fair or dark hair." To balance the bold
look, she suggests a clean swipe of lengthening - not thickening -
mascara. "With a bright lip, you don't want heavy black lashes."
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