I saw this outtake of a Maybelline ad featuring stunning model Emily DiDonato (whose hair I once raved about, and still love), and gasped. The look screams “flirty, pretty and romantic”. It inspired me to do a how-to look for this look – and with Valentine’s day around the corner, how perfect would this look be?
Now it might look very natural, but as we all know, “natural” looking makeup sometimes take the most time to do and just as many, if not more products. Still, this is a pretty simple look: there’s no heavy colors or dramatic hues. Instead, the look is soft and fresh – I love it!
Hair is soft and feminine with this look, just like the picture on the right. Start off by washing and conditioning hair. Next, blow-dry your hair for some volume (more tips on how to get volume here) and then grab a curling iron, or hair rollers.
Whatever your hair length, try some rollers or a curling iron to add some soft, romantic waves (ala this look on Angelina Jolie). After curling your hair, run your fingers through it to separate your curls, and then set with hairspray.
First and foremost, keep skin clean and matte. Cleanse your skin and load up with moisturizer. Next, apply your foundation, concealer on your under eye circles and blemishes, and then apply a loose powder to set it all.
For your cheeks, apply a soft pink blush on. If you have a luminating/highlight powder, sweep some on top of your cheekbones and decollage for a sexy shimmer.
The eyes are the main focus of this look, so frame those beautiful things with your natural brow shape. Shape your brows the way they are, making sure they aren’t too thin. If they are too thin, fill them in with powder or another brow product of your choice.
Next, keep your eye makeup simple. Apply a wash of shimmer eyeshadow in soft colors such as pinks, peaches or lilacs, whatever you like best. Go easy on the eyeliner (brown instead of black, and only a thin line on your top lash line) because this look is all about the eyelashes. Curl your lashes, apply mascara, and apply clusters of individual false eyelashes (how to apply false eyelashes, here).
Lastly: your lips, the icing of the cake! As you can tell, this lip look is juicy, bright and fresh – obviously to make your date drooling at the thought of kissing you. Apply lip balm, then lipstick and then lipgloss. I have to say, the best colors for this look is candy colors: all shades of pinks. The brighter and cuter, the better!
A flirty scent is a must! I’ve listed some of my favorites here, but some other romantic, feminine floral scents I’ve tried recently are Ralph Lauren’s Romance Always Yours, YSL’s Parisenne, and Jessica Simpson’s Fancy. (And while we’re on the topic of fragrance, here’s my tip on making your scent last longer.)
I’d actually recommend going dark on your nails – it gives your fresh and girly makeup an edge, but if you’re not into that, keep the look going on to your nails with nudes and pastel colors. A soft pastel pink or baby blue would look really cute! If you want to go dark though, you can check out my post: How to: Dark, Glossy Black Nails.
I hope I inspired some candy-colored, soft pretty makeup looks this Valentine’s Day! However, I’d still love to know – do you have any special makeup looks planned? Or is Valentine’s Day just another day for you? Do let me know! … I guess you all can guess what makeup look I’ll do this Valentine’s? 
I did my research, and found some fuchsia lip color products:
Remember my rule with heat styling tools – keep it in moderation and use leave in conditioners and a weekly 
I hope you’re having a wonderful day with loved ones, (and for those who celebrate, Gong Xi Fa Cai!). I’ll leave you with one of my favorite love quotes….
… But I want to know what you think: is this crazy or cool to you? 
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