Greys and taupes have become incredibly popular with the change in weather (or, can we thank Kylie Jenner for that?). In the spring and summer I was buying baby pinks, terracotta oranges, and pale warm nudes. Now, I am all about those plummy browns, dusty mauves, and peachy nudes. Oh, least I forget the newly crowned trending beauty term of the fall: Greige (that's grey-beige).
Ombres are a great way to mix two of your lipstick favorites into one very presumptuous look. The ombre effect can instantly give a plumped up look to the lips, making them instantly appear larger and more voluptuous.
How I Got This Look
The Face
For the face on this look I want to keep every shade and tone I used very neutral and lightly defined.
I moisturize my face with Clinique Dramatically
Different Moisturizing Lotion and my under eye area with ELF Eye
Illuminating Cream. I prime my skin with Laura Mercier Foundation Primer in Radiance and prime my under eye area with ELF
Hydrating Under Eye Primer. Using a Beauty Blender, I apply Kat
Von D Lock-It Tattoo Foundation in Light 29 to my entire face. To
highlight and conceal I use NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Vanilla in a
V-shape beneath my eyes, in the middle of my forehead, down the bridge
of my nose, on my chin, and on my eye lids.
To
set everything I take the Real Techniques Setting Brush and place a
mixture of the highlight shades Lucid and Lyric from the Kat Von D Shade
and Light Contour Palette and place a generous amount over the areas
that I highlighted with concealer. I also add a generous amount to my
jaw directly below my contour line. I allow the extra powder to sit on
my skin for a few minutes to "bake" before brushing off with a Morphe Brushes G23 Soft Fan Brush.
With
the Real Techniques Sculpting Brush I take the contour shade Sombre
from the Kat Von D palette and contour beneath my cheekbones, underneath
my jaw bone, along the hairline on my forehead, down my temples, and
alone the parallel sides of the bridge of my nose. After blending I
apply Make Up For Ever HD Blush in Cool Pink using
the blush brush from the BH Cosmetics Party Girl Brush Set.
Using the same fan brush as earlier, I
then apply the first shade of pale white highlighter from the Carli
Bybel by BH Cosmetics Palette to the tops of my cheekbones, my forehead
just above my brows, and the bridge of my nose.
I
shape my brows with the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Ebony, fill
it in with the ABH Brow Powder in Medium Brown, and set it into place
with the ABH Clear Brow Gel.
The Eyes
I keep the eyes simple and neutral for this makeup look to keep the main focus on the lips.
I have been using the BH Cosmetics Party Girl Brush Set for applying my eye makeup. Using
the Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics palette I take the color Frisk, a matte warm grey, with a fluffy blending brush into the crease of my
eye
and start blending upward. This is going to be our transition shade.
I
then apply Cover, a matte red-brown, directly into my crease with a small tapered blending brush
using windshield wiper motions. I reapply this color a couple times to
build the color, making sure it blends into my transition shade but
stays directly within the crease.
I use the color Primal, a matte brown, to define my outer
corner. I apply this directly to the outer third of my eye lid in the
shape of a sideways "V" to smoke out the look ever so slightly. I also add a little of the color Undone, a smokey matte brown, over top of where I placed Primal to darken the outer corner.
Using a
flat shadow brush I take the color Frisk again and press it onto the center of my
eye lid and bring it down into my inner corner. Once the
color is as pigmented as I want it to be, I then go back in with a crease
brush and just make sure the crease and the outer V are just slightly
blended enough that there are no harsh lines.
I take a small angled brush to draw on my eye
liner using the NYX Gel Liner in Jet Black. I get as close to the lash line as
possible and press down on the lid to create a black line. I wing this
out just a little when I reach the outer corner of my eye.
I
then use the color Skimp, a pale nude satin, to highlight the inner
tear duct with a fluffy blending brush, and a small flat shadow brush to
highlight my brow bone just below my eyebrow.
Finally,
I take the color Cover again and glide it
below my bottom lash line using a small eye defining brush, making sure
to blend into the outer corner of
my eye to give the entire look a rounded appearance. To add some
dimension and soften any harshness I go over this color with our
original transition color, Frisk.
To finish I curl my lashes and apply
mascara using Benefit Cosmetics Roller Lash. Using the Vegas Nay by
Eylure Lash Glue I apply the Vegas Nay by Eylure lashes in Easy Elegance.
The Lips
I wanted to make the lips the centerpiece of this look. First, I take NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Nude Truffle to outline and fill in the outer corners of my lips I take this color inward about halfway to the middle of my lips on both sides.
I
then take NYX Matte Lipstick in Butter and fill in the rest of my lips. Using Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Pure Hollywood I place this onto my inner pout. Using my ring finger I carefully blend where the two colors meet to give the lips a graduated ombre effect.
I set the entire finished look with Urban Decay's De-slick Makeup Setting Spray.
Let Me Know!
What are your favorite grey or taupe colored lip shades and brands? What are you favorite brands in general for matte liquid lipsticks?
Products Used
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Cream
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