by Aline Agopian
The models at Gucci looked fierce with a strong brows and radiant skin. In a few easy steps, this look can be quickly achieved. Make sure you are using a great sunscreen everyday such as the lightweight Clarins UV Plus HP Multi-Protection Day Screen SPF 40 to help prevent any discoloration caused by the sun. The most beautiful part of Gucci's look is the perfect skin so start off with a light weight moisturizer such as the Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturizer which wears beautifully under makeup. Next step, use Laura Mercier's Radiance Primer followed by one of the brand's newest foundations, Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide. The name says it all as it does deliver what it promises - my favorite shade is Buff. I love the radiant dewy look but if you want to tone down the shine, gently set with Laura Mercier's Mineral Finishing Powder, focusing on the T-zone where most women tend to get oily.
A quick step for the eyes if you are limited on time, is to add whatever is on fingertips leftover from your foundation or concealer as a base for your entire eyelid. A nice creamy concealer for this look would be Laura Mercier's Secret Concealer in numbers 2 or 3. I like applying this with a triangular cosmetic sponge.
Now that your beautiful canvas is ready, let's move on to eyebrows. If you have thick beautiful eyebrows, great! Simply sweep on some clear brow gel and move on to the next step. If you are like me and need to fake a full brow, try Lancome's Brow and Highlighter Duo. Use the dark side to color in your eyebrows and the nude side to draw a nice line underneath the eyebrow to highlight the brow bone. Don't forget to blend. To line the eyes, use a simple brown eyeliner such as the classic Lancome Pencil in Black Coffee. In the inner corner use Laura Mercier's Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Highlight 01 as an eyeshadow.
Using NARS' Laugna Bronzer, start at the hairline and continue down to your cheekbone, blend really well to prevent your face from looking muddy. Take this same bronzer swipe onto the crease of your eyelid using Gucci's Blending Brush in #20. A few swipes of Diorshow Iconic Mascara in Chestnut and you are almost done. Although this runway look is pretty bare you might look a little pale for real life so add little color with a swipe of NARS' Orgasm Blush on the apples of your cheeks.
Your last step is the lip. I love YSL's Volupt Tint-in-Oil in Undress Me. This isn't the old sticky lip gloss look of the '90s but instead a hydrating natural lip color that adds shine and color using essential oils.
As for the hair, part your hairline down the middle and control any fly aways using the Kiehl's Creative Cream Wax. Tie a low ponytail and Voila! You look like you just walked off the Gucci runway!
