Blake Lively from Gossip Girl always nails that pretty pared-back look. We asked celebrity make-up artist Glenn Nutley on what he thinks of her look, and his tips to emulate it.
By Glenn Nutley
Blake Lively has claimed the flawless fresh look and done it beautifully! I feel it’s based largely around her hair. It’s the simple blow dry that moves… not tortured straight, or over curled or teased. It’s the kind of hair that looks like you could just run your fingers through it.
The trick here is to not try too hard – less truly is more, try to concentrate on your natural beauty. Put more effort into preparing your skin by giving yourself a sequence of masks.
Prepare your skin with a gentle cleanser and a light physical exfoliant, I like the skin prep scrub from Dermalogica, then apply a chemical exfoliating mask for about 10 minutes, which contains a gentle acid to lift off some dead skin cells and leave the younger fresher layer more visible, and then end with a rich moisturising mask. I use Chanel Hydramax + Active for a luxurious pampering experience.
Now that your skin is even moisturised and glowing, with a little concealer to cover imperfections, a cream blush to keep the glow, pair that with a simple lip gloss and a wack of mascara and it’s pretty much done.
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