Beauty Tips: How to Pull Off Glossy Makeup

According to makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes, loose powder is the key to keeping your shine in check–"Large fluffy shadow brush around any glossy texture."

As for applying the luster itself, Hughes recommends concocting your own shine by layering clear gloss on top of matte pigment. Those in the market for something new have plenty to choose from. Milk Makeup's clear, non-sticky Face Gloss for example, works like a topcoat for your features, Nyx Lid Lacquer turns normal eye shadow into–you guessed it–eye gloss, and NARS Triple X Lip Gloss makes lips look like PVC.

Here, Hughes demonstrates three ways to wear gloss in real life.

GLOSSY EYES

Slick lavender lids accent an otherwise bare face. To get the look, try Eye Shadow in Beautiful Iris topped with Clear Brilliance Gloss, both by M.A.C.

 

GLOSSY LIPS

 

Hughes channeled the opaque lip look at Giambattista Valli couture with super-saturated red gloss. To get the look, try Fiona Stiles Ultrasuede High Intensity Lip Color in Cherry St.

 

DOUBLE GLOSS

 

For a lightweight version of Philip Plein's goth runway gloss, pair taupe lids with magenta lips. To get the look try M.A.C Studio Eye Gloss in Lightly Tauped and NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment in Give it Up

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