How To Do Your Make-Up For An All Black Outfit
When we throw on head-to-toe black – which is usually 6 out of 7 days a week (the exception being the day everything black has taken a trip to the dry-cleaner) – there’s always some uncertainty around what to do with our face.
Do you tie-in some black liquid liner? Some sort of lip? Or is it better just to keep it natural?
There’s no definitive, one-size-fits-all rule, but we’ve come up with a bit of a fail-safe routine that always looks the part, no matter where you’re going.
And out of the goodness of our huge hearts, we’re going to show you how to do it, too…. in just 5 minutes or less.
By Carmen Hamilton.
Apply your base and dust over with a translucent mattifying powder. Go for one that takes the shine away while leaving the skin looking luminous, but if you like to keep it dewy, be our guest – just skip this step and go with your preferred base.
Brighten up the under eye area with a highlighting and concealing pen like Estee Lauder’s Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB. We like to apply in an upside-down triangle shape and then blend.
Give the rest of your face a quick once-over with this also where needed – on redness, blemishes and around the nose.
We like to keep it simple, so we use a single product to add colour to the cheeks and contour in one go. NARS The Multiple in South Beach is the perfect shade. Blend it into the hollows of your cheeks using your fingertips, and follow with a touch on top of the eyelids, too.
This brings out the eyes without looking too heavy.
Apply a small amount of medium brown liner in between the lashes to give your eyes definition (without verging on goth). Follow with a quick slick of mascara on top lashes.
A bit of natural-looking colour on the lips will bring your face to life. Clinique’s Chubby Stick in ‘Curviest Caramel’ makes your lips look fresh and full without looking like you’re wearing anything on them.
