The colors are changing, the sweaters are emerging from storage, and we’re thinking of how to switch up our makeup for the new season. Here’s an easy fall makeup look you can take from work to dinner with only a few finesses for after dark.
To pack in your mini makeup bag for the day
- Concealer and small concealer brush
- Blush and blush brush
- Creamy highlight
- Translucent powder
- Q-tips and a mini bottle of makeup remover
- Mascara
- Lipstick
The base
If your skin gets more dry once Fall starts, make sure you choose a richer moisturizer and/or a foundation or base with extra hydration. Look for hyaluronic acid and glycerin on the ingredients list for plumping, moisture-locking benefits.
- Complete your Fall-ready skincare routine
- Apply a light layer of foundation, BB cream, or tinted moisturizer, whichever makes you most comfortable
- Use a skin-matching concealer to erase under-eye circles, redness, and discoloration
For evening: add a little extra concealer where it may have worn off during the day, then dust with a little translucent powder to set.
The cheeks
- A terracotta, berry, or apricot blush is so pretty all year but especially in Fall.
- Cream blushes are great for easy application without the need of a brush.
- Take it over the apples of the cheeks toward the temples and dust the excess over the nose and through the hairline for cohesiveness.
For evening: add a little highlighter on the tops of the cheeks, nose bridge, and brow bone before heading out.
The eyes
I like to keep the eyes minimal during the day for this look so when you jazz them up before going out, the difference makes an impact.
- Lay a long-wearing cream shadow all over the lid. I like one that matches my skin tone and evens out any discoloration or texture.
- Take a chocolate colored eyeliner pencil and draw very closely along the upper lashes and gently smudge with a brush.
- Add mascara.
For evening:
- Add depth and warmth to the crease by either buffing your blush into the crease (if it’s not too red-toned).
- Or, take a creamy eyeshadow pencil and place it through the crease and into the lower lashes, blending with your finger or a synthetic brush.
- Take your highlighter and use your ring finger to press onto the inner corners and center of the lid.
- Add a little more mascara to the tips of the lashes.
The lips
Energize your way through the day with a creamy, flattering lipstick to offset your simple eye look and create a focal point for the face. My favorite daily Fall lip shades are the stunning nude Smooches (a creamy pencil formula, too!), MLBB deep coral shade Adios Beaches, and true red Wild Cherry.
For evening:
If eating and drinking is on the cards, I actually like to take the lip color down and add texture with gloss. Gloss wears off neatly and you don’t need to worry about patchy lips after an oily snack. Before you head out, take a Q-tip soaked with makeup remover and take off your lip color, giving the lips a little exfoliating scrub action at the same time.
My favorite evening gloss is Chamoy because it gives a sweet and juicy red tint.
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