Have you been waiting for me to coerce my friends into being makeup models?
The time has come.
I am very lucky to have very kind and very easily coerced friends, and you get to see a few of them featured here today! While on a beach weekend with three of my closest friends, I decided to take full advantage of their kindness and their beautiful faces. Keep reading to find out how to get the three looks they are so wonderfully modeling!
Victoria: The "Barely There" Makeup
Victoria is the kind of Normal Girl who is semi-terrified of makeup. She doesn't need an ounce of the stuff, but she also doesn't own a lot of makeup or know how to use much of it. I had to assure her that we would do a very minimalist, natural look, and I think it turned out great. If you are the kind of girl who doesn't want a heavy makeup look, or you're like Victoria and makeup seems daunting to you, this is for you!
What we did:
I decided that we would go base-less for Victoria's look, since she has beautiful skin and also might be scared away by foundation. With that in mind, I just applied a little bit of clear primer (Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer) and translucent powder (Urban Decay De-Slick Mattifying Powder) to take away any unwanted shine. Then, I added a little natural flush to her cheeks using the Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in the color "Exposed." I gave her a bit of natural highlight on the tops of her cheekbones with the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette in the shade "Radiant Light," a color that is a little dark to be a highlight for me but was perfect on her tan skin. I applied some eyeshadow primer (Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion) and used the Lorac Pro Palette 3 on her eyes. I laid a base color all over her lid ("Canvas"), blended a neutral brown into the crease ("Cool Taupe"), and added a shimmery mid-tone color to her lid ("Rose Bronze"). I skipped the eyeliner, since we were going for natural, and went straight to mascara (CoverGirl LashBlast the Super Sizer). Then, on her lips, I started with a base (NARS Lipstick, "Dolce Vita") and then gave her a little shine and a tiny pop of color with the YSL Rouge Volupte Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick in the shade "7".
Before and After:
Taylor: The Everyday Bronze
Taylor is more comfortable with makeup, so I wanted to give her an everyday look for someone who enjoys makeup but doesn't necessarily want to rock a smoky eye daily. This could also serve as a "night out" look for makeup beginners. It's bronzy and summery, but would look great in the winter as well!
What we did:
We started with the foundation that Taylor had with her, Covergirl Outlast Stay Luminous Lasting Natural Foundation. To give the foundation a more natural finish, I sprayed her face with the Urban Decay De-Slick Oil Control Makeup Setting Spray. The base was a little too light for her since she got a tan on the beach today, so we bronzed it up a bit with the Bare Minerals Ready Bronzer in "The Skinny Dip." We also added warmth to her cheeks using the Milani Baked Powder Blush in "Luminoso." I filled in her eyebrows with the NYX Micro Brow in "Taupe," and set them in place with the Anastasia Clear Brow Gel. After applying the same eyeshadow primer that I used on Victoria, I used the Lorac Pro Palette 2. I used the bronziest shade, "Mocha" all over the lid, and a dark brown, "Cocoa," to smoke out the outer portion of the lid and carve out the crease. It's a simple, two-shadow look, but it looks much more difficult than it is! I lined her upper lash line with Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner ("Dark Brown"). Then, she used her mascara, L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Miss Manga, on the top and bottom eyelashes. We finished the look with the Revlon ColorBurst Balm Stain in the shade "Honey."
Before and After:
Larissa: The Normal Girl's Night Out
Larissa was very clear that I could do whatever kind of look I wanted on her face. With that in mind, I went for an easy, realistic "night out" look for Normal Girls. I love this look because it's purposefully not perfect; the smokiness works best when it's a little messy. It's the fool proof night out look!
What we did:
I used one of my favorite bases on Larissa, the IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC Cream in the shade "Light." Larissa gets oily like I do, so I gave her the full oily skin treatment: a few spritzes of the spray I used on Taylor, topped by the translucent powder I used on Victoria. Then, I used the same brow products from Taylor's look to define her eyebrows. For her cheeks, I used the Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in the shade "True Love," as well as the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette shade, "Incandescent Light." I used the eyeshadow primer from before, and then used shadows from the Lorac Pro original palette. I used "Pewter" all over the lid and into the crease, "Sable" to define the crease and outer third of the lid further, and "(Black)" on a pencil brush to roughly line her upper lash line. Then, for more definition, I used the same liquid eyeliner that I used on Taylor. I also took the same "Black" shade with a pencil brush and lined her lower lash line. Adding in that last step is a great way to add some smokiness to your look and take it from day to night! She added the same mascara that Victoria used, and I chose the L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Glossy Balm in "Lovely Mocha" for her lips.
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A big "thank you" to my beautiful Normal Girl Models!
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