How To: Velvet Lip with Maya Ahmad
Matching your liner to your lip colour is the ultimate shortcut to full, fabulous lip looks – and the stunning {
} (Maya Ahmad) has made this easy with an array of products from {NYX Professional Makeup}. Follow these simple steps to recreate her sumptuous, rich berry-rouge lip look…Before you turn your attention to the main event, ensure you’ve created a flawless base with NYX Professional Makeup’s {Total Control Drop Foundation}. After this, sculpt out some supermodel cheekbones using {Highlight & Contour Pro Palette} and achieve Maya’s signature, 'soft focus' glow by picking up the highest points of your face with the beautiful {Strobe of Genius Illuminating Palette}.
Once you’ve aced your base, create immaculate arches with the {Tame & Frame Tinted Brow Pomade} then enhance your eyes with the {Ultimate Shadow Palette - Warm Neutrals}. This stars no less than 16 stay-put satin shadows for endless looks – but to channel your inner Maya, use the soft taupe and champagne shades to add some subtle depth and definition, before defining the crease with a rich toffee tone and defining the lashline with {Epic Ink Liner}.
When you’ve completed your eye artistry, it’s time for the star of the show: that timelessly alluring lip look. Line, define and sculpt your lips with {Suede Matte Lip Liner} in ‘Spicy’, drawing a fine line just outside your natural lip outline to create the illusion of increased fullness. Then, use the matching {Soft Matte Lipstick} (again, in shade ‘Spicy’) to fill in your kiss. Now. go forth and pucker up, Gorgeous!
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