GET EMMA STONE’S PARTY-PERFECT MAKE UP LOOK
Although a classic red lip feels very festive, we think Emma's shocking fuchsia makes a playful, 'demands-attention' alternative - perfect for the party season (and easy-as-pie to achieve).
Skin must be prepped to perfection - a bright lip is ideal for detracting from a forehead spot, but if your complexion is uneven or you've got a blemish near(ish) your mouth, then bold lipstick can make it 'pop' (poor phraseology, sorry!). Emma's satin lip needs balanced by a flawlessly velveteen base - Jouer Cosmetics' Matte Moisture Tint provides buildable, semi-matte coverage that is barely detectable when 'buffed in' with a Foundation Brush, for your-skin-but-better effect.
Use AmazingCosmeticsAmazingConcealer Illuminate to disguise any blemishes, apply the merest hint of blush to cheeks (we like Rituel de Fille's Inner Glow Cream Blush in 'Rapture') then set everything in place with a light dusting of Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish.
Brows need 'filled in' and combed neatly - as usual, it's Anastasia Beverly Hills' double-ended Brow Wiz to the w-escue - then eyes are defined with a hint of neutral shimmer shadow, a subtle (but pitch black) feline flick and lashings of lengthening Mascara applied to top and bottom lashes. NudeStix Magnetic Eye Colour Pencil in 'Lilith' makes for effortless, all-over eye enhancement, and Stila Cosmetics' Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner has the ultimate precision nib for easy-access to the lash line.
'Tightlining' the upper, inner lid will instantly make lashes look more luscious - use a soft kohl such as Studio 10's I-Lift Longwear Liner in 'Pewter', then use the corresponding peach-toned end to line the waterline for wide-eyed, Bambi-esque effect.
Lips must be perfectly smooth - buff them (gently!!) with a toothbrush to eliminate scales and stimulate circulation - then apply a matte, easily absorbed balm (Kaplan MD's Lip 20 is ideal) around half an hour before lip colour, to ensure your pout if perfectly hydrated.
Lipstick-wise, we love Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips in 'Electric Poppy' - a stunning, opalescent blue-pink - or Huda Beauty's Liquid Matte in 'Video Star' - a smokin' hot magenta that's completely kiss-resistant. And if you like a hint of shimmer, Jouer's Long-Wear Lip Crème in 'Dahlia' is a gorgeous, glimmering, high-impact metallic.
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Cult Beauty’s Content Editor and a Cult Beauty OG, Verity loves nothing more than the marriage of language and lip balm. A quintessential Libran, she’s a self-professed magpie for luxury ‘must-haves' and always pursuing the new and the niche — from the boujee-est skin care to cutting-edge tech. Balancing an urge to stop the clock with her desire to embrace the ageing process (and set a positive example for her daughter), Verity's a retinol obsessive and will gladly share her thoughts about the time-defying gadgets, masks and treatments worth the splurge...
