Today celebrity make-up artist, fabulous friend and amazing mommy Lynn Simpson tells us how we can look like a celebrity this Valentine’s Day.
It was after she recently did my make-up for my birthday bash that I was dying for her to share her process and inspiration with you all. Turns out she was influenced by some pretty gorgeous women (no wonder I loved my look!) and now you too can get that look. Thank you Lynn for making this V day just a little more beautiful! xx Jess
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I’m loving all of the matte makeup these days. You see it all over Instagram with Kylie Jenner inspired lip colors of burnt beiges, browns and mauves. Then there are also beautiful smoky eyes using matte shadows. The best part of this trend is that the new formulas out there are smooth, weightless and comfortable to wear. These are not the chalky, dry, overly powdered looking products from the 90’s.
For Jessica’s birthday look we were inspired by these looks from a few decades ago and of course, the fashion muse, Kate Moss. For a modern twist we incorporated a dewy, fresh looking skin using Hourglass Veil Fluid Makeup. I set the foundation with Ben Nye Banana Powder , and then sprayed MAC Prep + Prime Fix + to enhance the dewy glow.
We created a matte smoky eye using burnt beiges and browns. I pretty much always use Too Faced Shadow Insurance under any eye shadow to keep it from smudging and fading. Then I took MAC Costa Riche Eye Liner and used that as my color base for this smoky look to quickly build depth at the lash line. For extra drama line the lower lash line and inner rim. I used NARS Matte Eye Shadow in Sophia to blend over Costa Riche Eye Liner to create a soft smoky look. Make sure to blend it on the lower lash line as well. We highlighted the brow bone with Makeup Forever M500 in Ivory. Lashes always make everything better! So we used Ardell Demi Wispies for some extra glam.
Since the eyes were in the terra cotta family, we continued this monochromatic look using Guerlain Bronzer in #3, and lightly brightened the cheeks with YSL Blush in Bohemian. For the lips, we lined it with Chanel Aqua Crayon in Cinnamon and used Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss in Expressive.
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Lynn Simpson is a professional makeup artist and creator of Delilah Beauty. She has worked with celebrities Ashlee and Jessica Simpson, the Kardashians and Yoanna, House winner of America’s Next Top Model, cycle 2. She has also worked on the set of E!,VH1, OWN, MTV, Chicago The Musical, and has been featured in magazines all around California. Lynn continues to take the makeup world by storm with one beautiful face at a time.
For more information on Lynn and Delilah Beauty, check out her website and for more great tips, click here.
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