Step One: A Glowy Base

The most important step in achieving a glowy, no-makeup makeup look is starting with a hydrating base. Before applying any products, make sure you’ve lightly cleansed the skin and applied a lightweight moisturizer tailored to your skin tone. This will instantly remove any dirt or bacteria from the face, helping to prevent breakouts and removes oils on the skin that can cause the makeup to cake. After cleansing, apply a hydrating primer – ideally one that has gripping or blurring properties too. This will help create a flawless base for your makeup to sit on top of as well as hold it in place all day. As an alternative to foundation, BB creams and tinted sunscreens are both great options for a lightweight, luminous base. They can also be lightly blended into the skin using your fingers, as a pose to a makeup brush or sponge that can leave a heavy, full-coverage finish. The final step in achieving the perfect glowy base is to spot-conceal lightly. Use a creamy concealer like the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer and only apply small amounts as needed, for example, under the eyes or over dark blemishes. It’s good practice to also blend your concealer with your fingers, as it will mimic the look of your natural skin while adding brightness.

Step Two: Sun-Kissed & Bronzed Cheeks

With your bright and glossy base perfected, your next step is to add some natural colour back into the face. There are hundreds of different shades of blush available to buy. While it can be tempting to test them all, if you’re looking for a natural, sun-kissed look, it’s better to choose a shade that matches your skin’s depth and undertone. Your skin’s depth is classified as either fair, medium or dark. Your skin’s undertone can either be cool, warm or natural. When choosing a shade of blush that’s right for your skin, these are the recommended shades to go for:

Skin Depth:

• Fair – Light or sheer shades of blush, like peach or baby pink
• Medium – Well-suited to a variety of different colours. Some of the best include corals, warm rose shades and mauve.
• Dark – Highly pigmented shades, deep or rich colours. Some of the best include bright reds and deep berry shades.

Skin Undertone

• Cool – dusty roses, pale pink and lilacs
• Warm – warm terracotta, apricot and bold peach tones
• Neutral – rosy pinks and muted berries

Cream blush products are the best option for a skin-like, natural look. Powder products can make your skin look flat and dry. The same goes for bronzers. To complement your blush, apply a small amount of liquid or cream bronzer to the top of the forehead, jawline and cheekbones. For a seamless blend, choose a dense contour or bronzing brush with an angled brush head that will help you follow the natural contours of your face.

Step Three: Natural Eyes & Brows

There was a time and place for thick, carved-out brows. Now is not that time. Instead, use a lightweight brow gel or putty that can hold your brows in place. For the eyes, stick to a light brown or bronze eye shadow that you can lightly dust over the eye lids. Follow with a thin layer of your favourite mascara, or take it even further with a brown mascara that can soften the appearance of the eyes even more.

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Step Four: Hydrate and Set

One of the final touches that brings your no-makeup makeup look together is a soft, hydrated lip. A nude lip balm or lip gloss can be a great option to match the natural look of the rest of your makeup, as long as it’s glossy and hydrating. You could also ditch the lipstick for a nude lip liner followed by a clear gloss. Whether you’re enjoying the sun abroad or if you’re making the glowy, sun-kissed look your new daily aesthetic, you’ll need the products to be set in place with a translucent powder. Apply the powder over the areas that you concealed, and follow with a dewy setting spray to finish your no-makeup makeup look.

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