Because of the help of singer-songwriter, Alicia Keys, the ‘no makeup’ trend is becoming more and more acceptable. Women are beginning to find beauty in minimalism. There are many of you who are super excited about the less is more approach. And there are some of us who think, “I could never get away with that. I’d look terrible”. We get it. So we want to offer the best approach to wearing less without feeling less attractive.
SKIN CARE
First, it begins with amazing skin care. How do you achieve fabulous skin? It starts with healthy nutrition! The closer we get to a whole foods diet, the less exposure to chemicals our body will have to deal with. Have you ever heard of the “Whole 30” diet? For those of you who have, you probably noticed that during this challenge, you had the best skin! For those of you have not heard of this. Its premise is eating only whole foods for 30 days in order to identify foods that your body has an unwanted reaction to. So after the 30 days are up, you’d reintroduce foods back into your diet to see how you feel, and to notice what you feel. It’s very interesting!
It also begins with using the correct products for your skin type. Your skin will change with your age and it will also change with each season. Each year we work with numerous bridal parties of all ages and the number one challenge we face when applying makeup is overcoming the obstacles of dry skin. Hydration is key to a youthful appearance. How do you achieve this?
We highly recommend consulting with an aesthetician who can provide the best insight for you. In fact, we partner with Serene Beauty Face & Body! What we love about Serene Beauty is they’ll have you bring your skin care products to your first visit, so they can understand what you’re using and properly recommend solutions to any struggles you’ve been facing.
THE MAKEUP YOU WILL APPLY
Once your skin is nourished and hydrated, it’s time to apply some makeup to appear like you have no makeup on at all. Sneaky! We love love love the Mineral Radiance Moisture Tint by Youngblood Mineral Makeup! It’s a moisturizer and tint built into one. It’s very translucent. Meaning, you apply it similar to applying moisturizer and you really have very little coverage as a result. Why do it? There’s a couple reasons, one is to add an environmental barrier between your skin and the exposures you’ll come in contact with each day. Instead of dirt absorbing into your skin, it will sit on top of your ‘foundation’. You’ll wash this off before bed, thus prohibiting your skin from unnecessary oxidization. And the other reason it’s fantastic is it will smooth the harsh effects of large pores, acne scars and fine lines.
Following a very light foundation, we recommend a highlighter. If you’ve never used one, we love Youngblood’s Illuminate Highlighting Palette, which is a kit filled with a plethora of highlighting tones!
You apply the highlighter on your cheek bones, down the linear part of your nose, the front of the chin and across the middle of the forehead. Remember to blend, blend, blend! The goal is to look dewy, like you’ve been playing in and around the lake all day. Or to give you a better visual, as if you’re a teenager with flawless skin. The perfect balance of skin.
OPTIONAL ADDITIONS
Not everyone will need to add eyebrows and eyelashes to their ‘no makeup’ look, but some of us do, or it may be hard to tell if we have any! Filling in the eyebrows with a shade lighter than you’d normally choose, will give a natural look, while giving you the framework desired to show off your eyes. In other words, eyebrows help enhance your eye color!
We recommend the same for your eyelashes! Youngblood’s Outrageous Lashes Mineral Lengthening Mascara. Is available in Mink as well as Blackout. Mink is a brown tone that will give you a very natural look if black would seem over-the-top for a ‘no makeup’ outcome.
WHEN TO WEAR THE ‘NO MAKEUP’ TREND?
Well if Alicia Keys can pull this off during nationally publicized concerts, why couldn’t we do this in our everyday lives? You can! Being comfortable and confident will project more beauty than a fancy dress or a fifty-five step makeup application.
Interested in your own custom step by step makeup application? Book with one of your amazing makeup artists at Be Inspired Salon! They can also guide you on the very best makeup products provided by Youngblood Mineral Makeup. The reason we carry this line is we believe it’s the cleanest, yet most amazing line to work with whether you want a barely-there look, or a full-coverage, long lasting look!
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