Friday, October 29, 2010

Fresh Face Beauty: 5 Minutes To A Perfect "No Makeup Look"

There are many days that I want to have more of a natural appearance without going completely bare. It is on those days that I do the "no makeup look". Although I am wearing makeup, it yields a fresh, natural, clean, ultra femme look! This technique is perfect for those long days running errands, lunch dates with the besties, and even a movie night with the beau! 

Read on for the skinny!

Face:

Choose a creamy hydrating moisturizer: This is the only time I use a store-bought moisturizer. We are going to use this moisturizer as a base to create a tinted moisturizer. Using a moisturizer as a base will leave your face uber dewy, glowing, and hydrated. - I use Cetaphil Facial Moisturizer

Need a bit more coverage? Add a tiny dollop of concealer to the foundation + moisturizer mixture to help up the ante on the coverage. Only a tiny bit is needed!

Time to mix: Mix the ingredients together on the back of your hand until well blended.

Apply with a foundation brush; Apply thin layers of the tinted moisturizer evenly in a light upward motion. 

Eyes:
Skip the eyeliner use a thickening mascara! Place the wand near the lash-line and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. This will make your lashes appear much thicker, and will also darken your lash-line giving you the appearance of open, brighter eyes.

Eyebrows:
Lightly fill in your eyebrows with a brow pencil and brow powder; don't overdo it on the brows, as this is usually a dead giveaway you are wearing makeup. When filling in your brows with a pencil, use light, short, strokes.

Lips:
Line lips with a neutral liner; I used Flesh from Ulta. Flesh is my favorite nude liner to use!
Fill in lips with a taupey-nude lip gloss; I used MAC Plushglass in Wildly Lush.
 

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18 comments:

  1. love this look! gorgeous as always! keep up the great work x

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  2. Can you do a video please of how you do a complete make up look I really would like to see how you do your lips?? mostly people are learn and understand better wjen they can visualize!!! thanks in advance... you are really gorgeous

    Aurelie

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  3. that is a good idea....mixing the three.

    love those bracelets too!
    ~L~
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  4. gorgeous!what moisturizer did you use?

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  5. You have such gorgeous skin. Thanks for the tip of mixing the concealer, foundation and moisturizer. I'll be trying this :)

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  6. great tips i am actually going to do a no makeup challenge as i tend to wear it daily and have done so for years now. i need to get more used to not wearing it and let my skin breathe ;0)

    oh btw my threading salon is now selling dermalogica products, i thought of you today when they tried to upsell me lol

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  7. Hi I meant to ask in your last makeup post.
    Do you still use the pink raindrop shaped sponge? You would use it for foundation and stipple? now I see you are using a spiky mac brush and seemingly the same technique. Do you use either one? Do you prefer one over the other and why? Or does each applicator give a different look?

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  8. Thanks for the tutorial!

    jen
    http://blankwhiteframes.blogspot.com

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  9. You look great!! You always look so effortlessly pretty!!!!

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  10. just curious what brand of concealer do you use?

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  11. Great tips! I've been wanting some ideas on how to wear makeup without it being super obvious. I will definitely be trying this ASAP-and love the idea of letting the foundation warm up on the back of your hand!
    -Meagan
    http://spunkychateau.blogspot.com

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  12. niiice...do you apply to your eyes and neck, too? or just your "face"?

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  13. Thanks for the tip - as a brown girl, I can RARELY find tinted moisturizers for my complexion, this is a great tip to make your own, or add more moisture to your regular application.

    Peace,
    Monique
    http://sofullsista.blogspot.com

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  14. I tried tinted moisturizers when I years ago and didn't like it because it didn't seem like I was wearing makeup, therefore my teenaged mind wondered what was the point.
    Now I'm looking for various ways to simply use cosmetics to enhance my face. But I admit, I'm still a little wary of tinted moisturizers, but I'll give it another shot soon.
    Do you still set your face with powder with this method?

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  15. I'm not big on wearing makeup but love how you showed the amounts of each on your hand. It is a great help for a novice like myself.

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  16. This is very helpful. Thank you for the recommendation...

    I use Iman Stick Foundation Second-to-None and Mac concealer, which neither are liquid...

    How can I achieve the same using my existing products?

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  17. darn... i wish i could do this with mineral makeup...

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