Jen's Hair and Makeup

Makeup by Carmindy

The Look: Toned-Down Beauty

Makeup Products:

  • Makeup Forever face and body foundation, available at department stores
  • MAC's Blot powder
  • Stila's pinky bronze blush
  • Face Stokholm's eyeshadow pots, available at any Face Stokholm store
  • Iman's #1 eye/lip pencil
  • Stila's pinky gold eyeshadow
  • Lancome's eyeshadow duo in plum shades
  • Maybelline's Great Lash mascara in black
  • Makeup Forever's liquid lipcolor in #HB29A

Makeup Process:

1. Apply a light foundation to skin with a sponge.

2. Apply a fine dusting of translucent face powder to the T-zone of the face.

3. Apply a warm, pinky bronze blush to the apples of cheeks.

4. Apply a shimmery, pale gold eyeshadow all over eye lid from lash line to crease.

5. Apply a plum eyeliner along to upper lash line.

6. Apply a pinky/gold shadow on lid.

7. Apply a plum shade over eyeliner along lash line and blend into crease.

8. Apply a sweep of the same shadow under lash line.

9. Apply mascara to top and bottom lashes.

10. Apply lip color in a neutral/pinky shade.

The key to Jen's look was to tone her down and use moisture not sparkle to enhance her beautiful face.

Hair by Nick Arrojo

Hair Products:

  • Aveda high lift
  • KMS Texture Blast
  • KMS Spray Shine

Hair Process:

1. Nick cut Jen's hair in a long, face-framing angle with long layers through the interior.

2. He highlighted it with Aveda high lift "ashe blonde" and finished with a glaze to neutralize the brassiness.

3. He then applied KMS Texture Blast to the roots and blew it dry with a round brush to give volume.

4. He applied KMS Spray Shine for a smooth, glossy finish.