What this article is: a celebration of makeup, its artistry, and how cool a medium it is to work with.
What it is not: a competition or comparison of bare faces vs faces with makeup on.
We're here to talk about how cool makeup can be and how people use it, not to tear down anyone! Let's celebrate the power of makeup and the skills the people who use it have.
Not only did she create some KILLER brows, but that eye look? It's to die for. I love that she used a yellow-green color to bring out the color of her eyes!
You can see from the before picture that her cheekbones are to DIE for. Foundation tends to flatten out the curvature of your face, so the contouring is so necessary to really make her cheeks pop.
Here's how she did it: "The primer definitely makes a difference. I always make sure to put on primer five minutes after putting on my moisturizer so my base is smoother."
I'm a sucker for a pink-mauve color, so I am all about this lip look. It pairs so nicely with the eyeshadow without looking all matchy-matchy, too.
Honestly, our lashes should be way fuller naturally. Everyone looks good with big lashes — yes, even that random exception you're thinking of. Even Weird Al, yes. I know I'm right.
"I have blonde short lashes that were invisible unless I curled and coated them twice with mascara. Now they're literally twice as long, with the perm & dye it looks sooo much better than mascara ever did."
This look was done by this mom's daughter, how cute is that? She used a peach corrector to minimize the dark spots around her eyes. Note to self: get peach corrector.
Her brows needed NO work here, and I admire that about her. I am also a little jealous. ANYWAY. I love that they didn't do too much with the eyes or lips — it's all neutral!
It looks like a sunset on her eyes! To get that flawless blending, she said:
"When I transition to different shades I use a clean fluffy blending brush and do small windshield wiper motions back and fourth!"
Adding in some color really makes a difference, especially in her cheeks! The contouring here is gorgeous, but all I'm seeing is that beautiful blush work.
Oh my god, that glitter is EVERYTHING. It's a NYX holo glitter, which I can attest is a great glitter. We can't sleep on her lips, either — or maybe we can, because those things are so pillowy and gorgeous.
There's nothing better than a bold lip, guys. I love that she kept the eye makeup light in order to let the lips speak for themselves — literally and figuratively, of course.
Never underestimate how important light is to a makeup look! Highlighting the right areas will really make your face sparkle and glow. This look is so stunning!
Um, oh my god? Her skin is so flawless and so beautiful that I actually need a minute to process it. Models WISH they had what she has.
This full glam look is the perfect wedding look, in my opinion. The eyes are somehow soft and smokey, and the lips are the perfect neutral shade!
