Makeover: Soft sophistication in new youthful look

Credit to Author: Tracey Tufnail| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 18:00:46 +0000

Jennifer Burton, 47, is an event planner and was ready to refresh her style. She wanted a softer, more youthful look with a sophisticated feel.

Jennifer has straight, medium density hair which was previously highlighted. She finds her hair to be limp, and often wears it up.  I wanted to create a style that was fun, easy to manage, and sophisticated.

I shampooed her hair using KMS Add Volume Shampoo to give limp and flat hair a little lift.  I sprayed KMS Add Volume Leave-In Conditioner for weightless conditioning, then sectioned her hair and began cutting the back of the hair into a jaw-length graduated shape.  I incorporated soft textured layers for added movement, and love the way this shape works with Jennifer’s face shape.

Before styling, I sprayed KMS Add Volume Styling Foam and rough-dried the hair with a blow dryer, then used a brush to create a little lift at the roots.  I blow dried her part on the other side to soften her hairline, and I finished her style with KMS  Hair Stay Working Spray for flexible hold.

Makeup:

Jennifer loves a bold red lip and dark eye makeup, so to soften her look, we opted to play down her lips and stick to a smoky eye.

We used a rich-chocolate brown shadows to create a smoky effect and rimmed her eyes with black waterproof eye liner.  We added an opalescent silver shadow to the inner corner of her eyes for a little shimmer, curled her lashes and coated them with black mascara.

We filled and reshaped her eyebrows and added a hint of coral-peach blush to the apples of her cheeks, and finished with a neutral lipstick.

Makeup must-haves for this look:

Primer: Smashbox Primer Oil

Foundation: NYX BB Cream in Golden

Concealer: Covergirl Concealer in 820

Bronzer: NARS Bronzer in Laguna

Eyeshadow: MAC Paint Pot in Groundwork with MAC Swiss Chocolate

Eyeliner: Smashbox Always on Gel Liner in Fishnet

Brows: NYX Micro Brow in Ash Brown

Blush: Glo Minerals Blush in Flowerchild

Lip colour: Bert’s Bees Lip Balm with Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Caramello

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