mia

Today I met with the lovely Mia at her beautiful flat in NOHO for a little fall makeover.  Mia is such a natural beauty and she prefers to wear little to no makeup, so we did a very neutral fall look for her.

To achieve this look:

1. Blend a light tinted moisturizer over the skin.  For Mia, we chose YSL's Teint Parfait. 
2. Sweep an illuminator over the skin before applying foundation to give the skin an "underglow."  I highly recommend Coloresicence's Illuminating Pearl Powder or String of Pearls. 
3. Conceal underneath the eyes with a peach based concealer.  I used Clarins' Instant Light Brush on Perfector.  
4. Spot conceal with mineral compact.  Then, lightly dust loose mineral foundation with a large brush over forehead, nose and cheeks.  Colorescience's All Even mineral makeup suited Mia's complexion perfectly. 
5. Lightly frame the face and enhance the cheekbones with bronzer and blush.  I like to sweep bronzer underneath the cheekbones and lightly at the top of the forehead.  I sweep blush on the apples of the cheeks toward the temples.  Blend well!  We used Colorescience's It's Only Natural bronzer and Blushing Bride blush.   
6. For a soft, yet sultry eye, simply take a light base shadow and sweep on the eye lid and up to the brow bone.  Then, take a contour color and dust in a "u" shape in the crescent of the eye.  Highlight by adding some of the light base shade in the center of the lid.  Add more definition if you so choose by lining the upper lash line with a dark brown powder liner or pencil liner, and finish with two coats of mascara!  Today we used Colorecience's Star White, Star Bright and Betrayal eye shadows, and Dior Blackout Mascara.
7. Use a light gloss to hydrate the lips.  Mia is wearing Nars' Turkish Delight.