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GET THE LOOK: Spotlight on Highlights Let’s hear it for highlights - nothing makes skin look fresh and healthy like a dab of luminizer on the top of cheekbones, cupid’s bow and on the inner corners of eyes. RMS Beauty’s Living Luminizer is my not so secret weapon and gives an I-only-drink-green-tea-and-practice-yoga-daily glow. 

GET THE LOOK: Spotlight on Highlights

Let’s hear it for highlights - nothing makes skin look fresh and healthy like a dab of luminizer on the top of cheekbones, cupid’s bow and on the inner corners of eyes. RMS Beauty’s Living Luminizer is my not so secret weapon and gives an I-only-drink-green-tea-and-practice-yoga-daily glow. 

GET THE LOOK: Fresh Makeup

After I dragged myself out of bed this morning and had a quick scour of my Pinterest, I landed on this gorgeously fresh makeup look and thought, heck, I’m going to try that! Here are the products I used to get the look: 

  1. First, I prepped for glowing skin by using Odacite Jojoba Beads Exfoliant followed by Pai Avocado & Jojoba Hydrating Day Cream (did someone say ho-ho-jojaba? Probably not).
  2. I then applied a very light layer of Vapour Atmosphere Soft Focus Foundation and went over blemishes and under eyes with RMS Beauty ‘Un’Cover-Up. 
  3. Next, I applied RMS Beauty Living Luminizer over cheekbones, browbones, the inner corners of the eyes and along the bridge of the nose. Then, using a Bare Escentual Flawless Face Brush, I buffed a bright coral creme blush onto the apples of cheeks (I have to admit to using the very non-clean Stila Convertible Color in Petunia, but RMS lip2cheek in Smile looks to be a great clean alternative).
  4. Up next was a quick swipe of liquid liner across the top lashline only, followed by a quick curl of the eyelashes and a layer of Ere Perez Almond Oil Mascara.
  5. And to finish, I dabbed Kjar Weis Lip Tint in Bliss Full over lips. 
  6. Hair was freshly washed so I just added a spritz of sea salt spray and roughly blow dried for some texture. 
GET THE LOOK: Pretty Pastels I love this look - soft pretty pastels blended from the outer corners of the eyes. It’s perfect for Spring! I think these colours from Nvey cosmetics would all look gorgeous when applied this way:  Lilac: Nvey Eco Eyeshadow in 171 Mint: Nvey Eco Eyeshadow in 154 Cotton Candy: Nvey Eco Eyeshadow in 159 Use a soft gold or taupe over the entire eyelid for the base: Nvey Eco Eyeshadow in 152 or 168

GET THE LOOK: Pretty Pastels

I love this look - soft pretty pastels blended from the outer corners of the eyes. It’s perfect for Spring! I think these colours from Nvey cosmetics would all look gorgeous when applied this way: 

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GET THE LOOK: Natural Beauty

Letting natural beauty shine through will never go out of style. The key to this look is to prep for gorgeous, glowing skin by applying a resurfacing mask (try Nude Miracle Mask or Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask - reviews of both coming soon!), then using a nourishing serum for maximum hydration (I recommend Franc Essential Serum). If wearing makeup stick to shades that are similar to your skin tone: pinky blushes, clear or peachy glosses, not too much bronzer (if any) and just a hint of mascara. 

GET THE LOOK: Olivia Palermo’s Shimmery Grey Eyes

Love Olivia Palermo’s update on the traditional smokey eye using shimmery silver and grey tones. Alima Pure has a great range of silvery and grey shadows in a range of finishes - my picks are Ava, Stone, and Zen.

As with all smokey eyes, use a variety of shades in the same colour tone and cover the entire lid with the medium shade, use the darker shade in the crease and on the outer ‘wings’ of the eyes, and the lightest shade to highlight browbones and light up the inner corners of the eyes. 

Keep the rest of the look simple and finish with a volumising mascara and light slick of pale pink or nude lipgloss.

Images of Olivia Palermo via moodboard.typepad.com, Alima eyeshadow images via alimapure.com