Dare to go Bare

One of spring’s biggest beauty trends is all about rocking the “no-makeup makeup” look. Think dewy, almost glossy skin paired with sheer, minimal makeup done in neutral and nude tones. Here are a few tips on how to bring this trend from the runway to your everyday style.

Blank Canvas – The best way to achieve natural, soft makeup is by using a muted colour palette. Matte textures work great to achieve monochromatic looks, and tend to stay put longer. Always choose neutral shades in nude-based tones for easy blending and a barely-there finish.

Fresh-Faced – Another way to achieve a natural look but with a touch more colour is by adding a flush of cream blush. You can use this all over the face by applying a sheer wash of pink colour on the eyes, lips and cheeks to give skin a dewy, fresh-faced glow.

Bronzed and Beautiful – Bronze, gold and glitter, oh my! Shimmering lids, sun-kissed cheeks, and metallic lips are putting a rebellious spin on the neutral versus natural look. Working with soft gold and bronze tones in shimmery, glittery textures are a beautiful way to dress up eyes, warm up cheeks and create statement lips.

Lips and Lashes – While keeping skin fresh and flawless, you don’t have to necessarily “bare all”. One simple way to dress things up is with two coats of black mascara to pump up lashes. This will help to frame the eyes while keeping makeup minimalistic. The other is to create a lip stain effect by applying lipstick in a rosy red or berry shade, and blotting well to achieve a worn-in pout.

Stay BeYOUtiful,

Lisa xo

Lisa Aquilina is the founder of Stilettos and a Stroller and creator and Editor-in-Chief of Women with Ambition™️Magazine.