The nude makeup palette is still going strong but it is evolving and changing in line with the season. Spring and summer’s new nude is inspired by the desert’s warm, deep sunsets, terra-cotta earth, and golden tones.
Contour takes a back seat to well-blended bronzers and highlighters. Start with self tanner if your complexion is pale. (Note: you need to use self tanner all over your neck, décolletage, and shoulders so you don’t look like you are wearing a mask.) Follow up with a bronzer that gives a warm flush and apply it right into the hairline.
Use a highlighter on your temples, along the top outer edges of your cheekbones, down the center of your nose, the center of your chin, and a tiny bit in your cupid’s bow of you upper lip. You don’t want to look like you are trying to glow in the dark, so start with a light touch of highlighter and build it up gradually.
Go for the desert equivalent of the smokey eye using warm sunset hues and coppery tones, well blended and applied on both the top and the bottom eyelids. Use a dark matte crayon liner to define the eye, rather than a precise liquid liner. Frame the eye with a well-groomed brow to really draw attention and complete this dramatic look.
A deep nude lip works best for each version of the desert palette. Whether you are wearing a monochrome look for day, or a stronger sunset look for evening choose a lip shade that is slightly darker than your own lip color in a semi-matte finish.
These shades are the perfect warming trend for spring and summer beauty, and depending on how liberally you apply the products, these desert hues can take you from work to weekend. Consider it the easy version of the nude palette: just keep blending and don’t be afraid to use your fingers to achieve the perfect sun-kissed “I just came back from vacation” look.
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XOXO Shelley
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