A beautiful look begins with great looking skin, which is why world renowned makeup artist Laura Mercier created her signature look, the Flawless Face. Her award winning products together with just a few of Laura’s innovative and unique techniques create the perfect complexion, and the base for the modern yet glamorous Club Couture look.
To get the look, we asked Laura Mercier to provide us with an easy, step by step guide. If you are after the VIP experience, may we suggest you visit your nearest Laura Mercier counter and put yourself in the hands of their highly skilled artists as they show you techniques that you can take home and make your own beauty weapons.
The Flawless Face: Simple techniques. Flawless Results.
1. Foundation Primer: A primer creates a perfectly even surface so the skin looks smooth and keeps your makeup looking fresh all day. Laura’s Primers visually fill in all the little spaces and smooth imperfections for a more flawless and youthful appearance. Want more? The invisible layer also acts as a buffer to protect your skin from the effects of the environment. Laura’s four Primer formulas create the perfect canvas for any look. ($65)
Simply massage the refreshing gel with vitamins A, C and E into your face.
2. Your choice of foundation: Obviously, we all want something different from our foundation. Clever Laura Mercier has developed a range of different formulas of foundation. From very sheer, to those with more coverage so you can get exactly what you want.
Laura’s Mineral Powders ($65), have earned a global reputation. You’ll love the carefully blended collections of foundations with primarily yellow undertones that work closely to match the natural tones of most women’s skin. Best of all, they are not so yellow as to add sallowness – ideal for achieving a truly natural look.
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Laura Mercier award winning Tinted Moisturiers available in normal and oil free formulas to even out skin tone but still offer sheer coverage. ($78)
Pro Tip: apply a small amount on to your fingers and massage into the skin.
Pro Tip: With the Secret Camouflage brush ($48), apply Secret Camouflage ($65) unique two-shade system where blemishes, scars and imperfections exist. Apply Concealer to the under eye areas to mask discoloration.
4. Setting Powder: To finish your flawless face, use the Translucent Setting powder ($68) with a velour puff to set your makeup for a fresh, natural all day wear. Containing no pigment, there’s never any caking or discoloration of makeup. Once again, we found that the correct tool – the Laura Mercier Velour Puff perfectly blends and ensures long lasting makeup.??
Pro Tip: Saturate the Velour Puff with powder and tap it on the back of your hand to remove excess. Gently use a rolling motion to work the powder into the skin without ‘moving’ the makeup from its place.??
Part 2: Applying Colour: The Club Couture Look??
1: Prepare the eyes with Eye Basics ($45) – a highly versatile perfecting base for the eyelids. This important step increases durability, wear of eye colour and corrects discolorations.??
2: Apply your favourite Laura Mercier eye colour ($44), we loved blending Plum Smoke on the lid, fading colour as you approach the brow, leaving just the inner corner free. Add layers of Laura’s Foiled Eye Colour ($45) in metallic silver or gold to the inner corner, blending into your eye colour with the brush. For more fun…you can also apply Laura’s foil colour wet. For wet use: Lightly dampen the Crème Eye Colour Brush ($58) and gently pick up the product. Using the back of the hand, mix the product to a thin, creamy consistency. Apply in thin, even strokes for a gold-leafed, foiled effect on the lid. ??
3: Add drama by creating the smouldering smokey eye effect with Black Caviar Eye Liner ($45). This semi-cream formula with a velvet matte finish is buildable and can be used for infinite looks. Use the smokey eye liner brush ($50) to apply the Black Caviar Eye Liner around the rim of the eye through the lash line and on the inner rim.?
4: Apply Long Lash Mascara ($50) to the upper lashes and in touches on the lower lashes by wriggling the brush at the root of the lashes. The clever stretch formula lengthens, separates and curls lashes. The formula is long wearing, water resistant and smudge proof.??
5. Beautifully made-up cheeks are an integral component of the Flawless Face. Consider them the basic for your face. Beginning at the top of the cheekbone and using a patting motion, apply your favourite Laura Mercier cheek colour. We loved Wild Bouquet ($48), to the apple of the cheek.??
6. Lips are simply accented with neutral pinks and beige. Choose from two new limited edition lip colours ($45) in Pink Label and Designer Beige. Finish with a hint of golden shimmery gloss in the new Limited Edition After Hours shade ($42).