Rituals
Three ways to wear it.
The same small kit, three ways: an everyday face in about five minutes, a softly defined look, and a warmer face for the evening. Every step works with fingertips or one small brush.
i.Lip color at the mirror
Look i.
The five-minute face.
For most days. Skin still looks like skin, with a little more evenness and color.
Skin tint
Dot skin tint on the forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin. Press and blend outward with your fingertips, and leave the edges sheer.
Concealer, only where needed
Tap a little concealer around the nose, under the eyes, or on a spot. Blend the edges with your ring finger.
Cream blush
Dab cream blush on the apples of the cheeks and blend up toward the temples. Sweep what is left on your finger across the lids.
Mascara
One coat. Wiggle the wand at the base of the lashes, then pull through to the tips.
Tinted balm
Swipe on tinted balm and press your lips together. Done.
ii.A soft brush along the lid
Look ii.
Soft definition.
A little more shape around the eyes and cheeks, still easy to wear in daylight.
Even out
Skin tint and concealer as in the five-minute face, kept thin.
Brows
Fill sparse areas with short, light, hair-like strokes in the direction of growth, then brush through to soften.
A smudged line
Draw eye pencil close to the upper lashes. Smudge it with a small brush or a fingertip so it reads as shadow, not a stripe.
Two coats of mascara
Coat the top lashes, then add a second coat while the first is still slightly wet.
Cheek color, placed higher
Blend cream blush a little higher than usual, along the cheekbone toward the temple, for a more sculpted look.
Pencil and balm
Line and fill the lips with lip pencil, then blur the edge with tinted balm on top.
iii.Warm color in low evening light
Look iii.
Evening warmth.
Low, warm light softens color, so evening makeup can carry more of it. Deeper cheeks, a smoky line, and a fuller lip.
Build the base
Skin tint, then a second thin layer only where you want more coverage. Concealer goes on last.
Warm the cheeks
Reach for a deeper, warmer cream blush than you wear by day. Sweep it from the cheek up and out, and blend a touch along the temples.
A smoky line
Draw eye pencil along the upper lash line, a little thicker at the outer corner, and smudge it upward with a brush for a soft, smoky edge.
Mascara, focused outward
Two or three coats, with most of the attention on the outer lashes.
A deeper lip
Fill the whole lip with lip pencil for a deeper base, then press lip tint over the center.
Check it in the light
Take a last look in the kind of light you will be in. If it is warm and low, a little more color usually looks right.
Find the shades for your version.
Every look starts with a skin tint that disappears. The shade explorer shows how depth and undertone move each color.