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Hailey Bieber & Kendall Jenner’s Makeup Artist Has a Secret Hack for Perfecting Foundation and Our Faces Will Never Be the Same
Her technique? It’s pure.
by : Ava Gilchrist- Jan 16th, 2023
Instagram: @haileybieber, @kendalljenner
In a world where it feels like every celebrity has their own beauty line, makeup savants know the real experts are the ones A-listers turn to when it comes time to getting their glam done: celebrity makeup artists.
Mary Phillips is one said makeup artist who has piqued TikTok’s interest with a subversive makeup application hack that will have you acing your base every time.
Without further ado, keep scrolling below for an expert-approved guide to recreating Mary Phillip’s reverse bronzing hack that will leave you with a dewy, your-skin-but-better base.
Mary Phillips’ Viral Makeup Technique
Don’t believe us? Simply look at the almost 2 million TikTok viewers trying this viral method for themselves.
How To Apply Mary Phillips’ Makeup Technique To Look Like Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner
Remember when we said this look was incredibly easy to replicate? We weren’t lying, trying this look will only take three steps.
So put the notebook down, grab your makeup bag and get ready to commit this method to memory.
The secret to Phillips’ flawless foundation look is pretty much reversing the order you apply your makeup. Genius, we know.
They say if it’s not broken than don’t fix it, and while it may be true Mary is giving us a reason to look at things from a new perspective.
Rather than layer your creamy contour and concealing products on top of a thin layer of foundation, Philips advises that the best way to achieve a bronzed, blended appearance is to put foundation on last. Mind. Blown.
Here’s exactly how you can achieve the Mary Phillips foundation look:
1. Apply Your Cream Contour To The Parts Of Your Face That You’d Typically Bronze
You may be thinking that contour should be the last step, but here Mary recommends using it as the first step.
On a clean, skincare-prepped face, apply a cream contour to the parts you’d typically bronze. This is usually the natural shadow sections of your face, like below your cheekbones, underneath your jaw and on the bridge of your nose.
Using a cream contour rather than a powder contour allows for greater control and gives the product more depth when you blend it out for a perfectly carved cheek.
At this stage in the routine, you may feel like you look like a circus clown with harsh, un-blended lines but fear not for this is only the beginning.
2. Apply Your Concealer To The High Points Of Your Face And Blend
3. Using A Large Powder Blush, Blend Your Foundation Over Your Entire Face In Upward Strokes
The third and final step is where the magic happens. This part is also where it becomes a little more complicated.
This article originally appeared on ELLE Australia.
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