How To: Glowing Skin & Bright Lips For Spring

In the fall and winter, I want all-matte everything, dark lips included. I blame it on the weather. And then spring happens, and it's glorious. I want dewy skin, I want all the pinks and pastels. I'm trying to mimic flowers, basically. So I decided to share a favorite look of mine for spring, and thought you'd like a tutorial. You can totally wear this, I'm serious. Let's get into the tutorial:

No surprise I'm using this, is there? ;) I like to start off with the eyes. I used the Sweet Peach palette from Too Faced. You can see all about it here.

• Pat Nectar (golden shimmer) onto lid. Since we're doing glowing skin, this accentuates that perfectly.
• Apply Puree into the crease and blend. Add Charmed I'm sure into the outer edge and blend for definition.
• Add a little of White Peach under my brows and Charmed under my lower lash line.

Here's how to get glowing skin:

• Let a moisturizer soak in first for about 5 minutes.
• Apply the Makeup Forever HD Invisible Cover Stick.
• Add a drop of a luminizing foundation, like this serum foundation from Stila. I also like this one from Laura Mercier or this one from Becca. Use a brush or makeup sponge to blend. I used both.
• I like this combo because I get coverage and a glow from within that doesn't look glittery.

I don't want to lose the dewiness, so lightly set areas that need it with Hourglass Ambient Lighting powder.

I kept brows simple and used a brow used this one from Mirabella, so use what you'd like.

Add a pop of color using Hot Tamale from Maybelline's Bouncy Blush.

Curl lashes and apply mascara. I've been loving this one from Stila. It has an hourglass wand.

And then the star of the show, Zac Posen for MAC in Dangerously Red. I call it a pinky-red. It's matte, but creamy. Not drying at all. Sometimes I like wearing it as a lip stain, as it fades a little darker.

And here's the finished look. Just a soft glow with bright pink lips.

I used the same tutorial here, but with different shadows from the Sweet Peach palette.

Here's a tutorial of the look, a Get Ready With Me talk-through. Play it this weekend while you're getting ready with me.

https://youtu.be/QqlcxfWe-cI

What's your favorite spring lip shade?

Extra Elle:

• A blogging company I work for featured a post of mine in their weekly newsletter. It made my day!
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