How To Make Spring's Nude Makeup Work For You
It's true—the sun-kissed, outdoor festival-ready, bare necessities, nude makeup look perennially rebounds each spring. And while there's something to be said for toning things down and getting back to basics, you can still play up your features and look perfectly natural without going completely bare. But putting the nude look together can be far from effortless, with typically laid-back shades many times resulting in washed out lips or too sallow skin. So to curb any anti-au natural tendencies, we rounded up the best nude makeup and consulted experts Jessie Powers, Make Up For Ever's National Educator, and Christina Zilber, founder of Jouer Cosmetics, on how to go fresh and flawlessly nude this spring.
Thumbnail image: Bottega Veneta fall '11 image courtesy of Redken.
Lips: Powers recommends picking lip colors that correspond with your skin's undertone and level: "Choose shades that are at least as dark as your skin color, if not slightly darker. If you go too light, you risk looking washed out. Lip gloss is usually a bit more transparent and it allows your own lip color to show through. If you choose a pale nude gloss you're basically making a slightly lighter version of your natural lip color; and using a transparent peach tone gloss for fair to medium skin or a transparent orange tone gloss for deeper skin, can add a little life to your lip if a straight skin tone shade looks too dull.
Above, from left: Derek Lam spring '11 image courtesy of Estee Lauder; Make Up For Ever Lab Shine Lip Gloss, $18, available at Sephora; NARS Madere Pure Matte Lipstick, $25, available at Barneys; Tarte LipSurgence natural lip luster in Buff, $24, available at Sephora.
Thumbnail image: Bottega Veneta fall '11 image courtesy of Redken.
Lips: Powers recommends picking lip colors that correspond with your skin's undertone and level: "Choose shades that are at least as dark as your skin color, if not slightly darker. If you go too light, you risk looking washed out. Lip gloss is usually a bit more transparent and it allows your own lip color to show through. If you choose a pale nude gloss you're basically making a slightly lighter version of your natural lip color; and using a transparent peach tone gloss for fair to medium skin or a transparent orange tone gloss for deeper skin, can add a little life to your lip if a straight skin tone shade looks too dull.
Above, from left: Derek Lam spring '11 image courtesy of Estee Lauder; Make Up For Ever Lab Shine Lip Gloss, $18, available at Sephora; NARS Madere Pure Matte Lipstick, $25, available at Barneys; Tarte LipSurgence natural lip luster in Buff, $24, available at Sephora.
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