When I think of fall, I think of romantic breeze tinged with a slight chill.  Leaves slowly falling off trees and littering the ground, mingling with the summery green grass. And colour. Fall is usually filled with rich, deep colours. However, for those who like simplicity the nude face was all over the A/W ’11/’12 runways (D&G, Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera). The nude, or no-makeup-makeup-look is one of the most challenging to achieve. It doesn’t mean you throw on mascara and lipstick and go (that’s just minimal makeup).  It’s a delicate balance between the amount of makeup you put on; the application of those products and the effect that the products give off.  On photoshoots, makeup artists will spend ages bringing out the natural beauty of a model.

As you can see in the photo above, there is a definite difference between no makeup and nude makeup (forgive the super geeky photo on the left).  This look didn’t take me a long time. You just need to choose the right products and use a light hand, especially with the foundation.  And don’t powder yourself to death! See below for a full list of products.

Products Used:

 Face:

Estee Lauder Nutritious Vitamineral Makeup (Intensity 5.0)

MAC Select Cover-up (NC 45)

Camera Ready Cosmetics oil control powder (all over)

Make Up For Ever powder blush  (153)

NARS blush (Torrid)

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural (Dark)

Eyes:

MAC Select Cover-up (NW 40, under eyes)

MAC Paint Pot (Groundwork)

Eye shadows:

• Crease (MAC “Soba”)
• Lower Lashline (MAC “Cross Cultural”)
• Highlight (Illamasqua “Emerge” cream pigment)

Eyebrows: MAC eyeshadow (Cross Cultural)

Tightline: Lancome Le Crayon Kohl (Raison Noir)

Lashes: Lancome Cils Booster XL, L’Oreal Voluminous  Mascara (Carbon Black)

Lips:

Lipstick: Aldi‘s Lacura Beauty (#701)