There’s something so striking about a minimal makeup look—it can brighten up and enhance your features of your face without looking like too much. Case in point, Priyanka Chopra’s dreamy daytime look that defines makeup minimalism—the all-over nude, bare eyes, wispy lashes and soft peach lips channels our 2021 beauty vibe—subtle, simple, effortless. Wouldn’t it be fun to have a delicate flush on the cheeks that could be the result of a great inversions yoga flow or your strategic, subtle swipes of blush? They’ll never know.
Get the look: Priyanka Chopra's matte lips and barely-there base
- The key to achieving your minimal makeup dreams starts in the pre-makeup stage: prep. Deeply moisturise your cleansed face to create a smooth, supple base. Try Charlotte Tilbury’s Magic Cream that hydrates and plumps, bringing an instant mood lift to tired skin.
- Conceal only what’s necessary—use the warmth of your fingers to apply the product under your eyes and dab, dab, dab. Use the concealer to correct and spot treat any pigmentation on the rest of your face, making sure to blend it in with a sponge until your skin looks even-toned. Look to asa’s Easy Blend Concealer, the cream-to-powder formula is the perfect blend to get this look.
- You don’t need to line your eyes to open them up. Skip the shadow and kohl, and let the mascara wand do its magic. Kiko Milano’s Sicilian Notes Nutrilash Mascara will add depth to your eyes and lashes, lift them up and the buildable formula will provide just the right amount of volume to keep ’em fluttering.
- Don’t hate on your overgrown brows. Brush them up to give them some definition, then finish with a nourishing brow serum, like Forest Essentials’ Nayantara Clear Lash & Brow Serum to keep them in place. You can also prime your lashes with it before the mascara for an added lift.
- Use the Pixi Sheer Cheek Gel to add some subtle colour to your cheeks—blend until it looks like the sun kissed your face.
- Always follow the ‘balm it, then colour it’ rule when going matte. Massage and nourish your pucker with L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Lip Balm, followed by a peachy-nude colour that works well with your skin tone—or go for a universal shade of nude like MAC’s Powder Kiss Lipstick in Sheer Outrage.
- Complete the look by spritzing on some mattifying setting spray, like the NYX Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray Matte Finish, to ensure your effort to being effortless doesn’t become a sweaty, greasy mess.
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