Friday, March 14, 2014

Lily Collins Inspired Makeup Tutorial (W)

     (M.B.) Lily Collins has been making her mark in the acting industry between her roles in Abduction, Stuck In Love, and The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones. Not only has she been recognized for her nearly flawless acting, but her unique, yet completely wearable, makeup looks. Lily has very pale skin and unlike many people in our society today, she embraces it. Also, she isn't afraid to keep her bold eyebrows and make them stand out even more with a little bit of pencil. This look can be worn everyday or even for a special outing.

Directions:
     1. As usual, begin with a clean face. Lily (just like every celebrity) has perfect skin and to achieve that, she most likely washes it everyday. Washing your face twice a day may seem like a hard task to achieve but if you keep at it, it will become a part of your daily routine.
     2. Prime your skin. This will also assist in clearing up your face, creating a smoother canvas for your foundation, concealers, and other facial products.
     3. With a foundation of your choice, apply an appropriate amount to your (clean) fingertips. Then, dot the product on your forehead, cheeks, nose, chin, and the excess on your neck. Blend it out. The warmth of your fingertips will come as an aid in blending out the product as naturally as possible. Also, note that the lesser amount of foundation you can get away with is better.
     4. Conceal with a cream foundation. Apply this beneath your eyes, down the bridge of your nose, and on any imperfections you may have. Don't forget to blend out. In this look, natural looking skin is key.
     5. With a fluffy brush and a translucent powder, lightly buff it over your skin. This will set your makeup and lock it in place so that it won't run or streak.
     6. Prime your eyelids with a fairly opaque product. You want to prevent as much discoloration as possible and create the cleanest lid space possible.
     7. Groom your eyebrows with a spooly brush. If you'd like to, you can brush them upwards slightly to give off the illusion of a fuller brow.
     8. Find an eyebrow pencil that is closest to your natural shade. Just because you are going for bolder brows, doesn't mean you want them to look fake or drawn on. Make light strokes with a light hand to make them look natural and full like Lily's.
     9. Run your spooly brush back through them to help blend and make the pencil lines appear less harsh.
     10. Moving onto eyeshadow, pick up a flat shader brush and an orange-tone champagne shade. Pack this color on the lid and slightly into the crease. Then, bring the color to your lower lash line approximately halfway in. This will make your eyes appear smokey.
     11. Next, take a fluffy crease brush and a matte taupe shade shadow. Blend the color into your outer-v and into your crease to deepen the look. Then, bring the product to your lash line again but this time, keep it closer to the waterline. Only put the color one-third of the way in.
     12. Continue to work more of the taupe shade into your outer-v to intensify your eyes. The color will eventually build up to your liking.
     13. Tight line your upper and lower waterline using a kohl black pencil. If you don't know how to apply the color to your upper waterline, an easy solution is to apply an excess amount to your lower waterline and then continuously blink. The liner will transfer up into your waterline.
     14. With that same liner, lightly line just above your upper lash line, keeping it as close to it as possible. Avoid doing a dramatic wing. Keep it fairly simple.
     15. With a cotton swab or blending brush, smudge out the color to keep up with the smokey effect you're attempting to create.
     16. An optional step is to set your liner with a matte black shadow. If you do this, smudge it out to the best of your ability.
     17. Break out your favorite mascara and apply two to three coats of it to your upper lashes, focusing more of the product on your outer lashes for the same whispy effect that Lily has. Then, apply some more mascara to your lower lashes. Keep it to a minimum of two coats.
     18. Lily has defined cheekbones so to create that you're going to wan to sculpt your face with a matte bronzer. Suck in your cheeks and fill in the hollows with the product, then blend it upwards into your hairline for a mirrored "C" image.
     19. Next, apply a coral blush to the apples of your cheeks.
     20. Lastly, apply a coral toned lip balm to your lips.