Cult of ‘gloss’: porcelain face and radiant lips

Every intensity needs a vanishing point. Sometimes a single emphatic glance, deliberately lit lips, or skin worked to the point of sculptural can transform the message makeup sends to the world. Nars, a master at reconciling sophistication and boldness, proposes an exercise in choice: which feature deserves to capture all the light?

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Juicy lips

The makeup artist wanted to bet everything on the lips in this spectacular look. After perfecting and unifying the skin with the Natural Matte Longwear Foundation “applied with tapping motions using the fingers to avoid a mask effect,” and illuminating and correcting with Radiant Creamy Concealer, she chose the Explicit Lipstick in the shade Insolent for the lips. Over this color, she applied the moisturizing protective balm Afterglow Lip Shine in the shade A-Lister to enhance the juicy effect. All from Nars.

Ultra-pigmented

Makeup artist Inés Castaños first applied the Natural Matte Longwear Foundation on the model’s skin. “I recommend warming it up on the fingers before applying.” Then she added touches of light and correction in strategic points with the Radiant Creamy Concealer. She outlined and filled the lips without blurring the ultra-pigmented color of the Powermatte High Intensity Lip Pencil. On the eyelids, the creamy Total Seduction Eyeshadow Stick in the shade Strip Down. All from NARS.

Smokey sophisticated

Inés Castaños enhanced the model’s gaze by working on her eyes with a look that contrasts with her skin tone and continues the color of her dress. She did this with the Total Seduction Eyeshadow Stick in the shade Enigmatic, from Nars.

Fluorescent gaze

After perfecting the skin with Natural Matte Longwear Foundation, Inés Castaños applied the Powder Blush in the shade Thrill around the eyes. She highlighted the lashes with the iconic Climax mascara and added hydration and juiciness to the lips with Afterglow Lip Balm in the shade Stargaze. All from Nars.

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Silver mermaid

The key to the makeup lies in the perfection of the model’s skin, achieved with the application of Natural Matte Longwear Foundation. On the temples and lips, Laguna Bronzing Powder and The Multiple (blush, eyeshadow, and lipstick) were used. All from Nars.

Extraordinary lips

In this makeup work where the lips are the protagonists – with Explicit Lipstick in the shade Insolent and the Afterglow Lip Shine balm in the shade A-Lister – the skin also says it all. Its perfection was achieved thanks to the foundation Natural Matte Longwear Foundation. All from Nars.

Game of seduction

After improving the skin’s appearance with the Natural Matte Longwear Foundation and the creamy Radiant Creamy Concealer, Inés Castaños performed a subtle work on the lips with the Explicit Lipstick in the shade Liaison. She gave prominence to the eyes with the Total Seduction Eyeshadow Stick in the shade Enigmatic. All from Nars.