Our friends and partners from the EVVA esthetic beauty salon told what a beauty box is and why it is indispensable for a modern woman who wants to do everything and always look good. And for clarity, together we have prepared a photo tutorial on creating a simple and effective daytime makeup.
So, a beauty box is a compact set of cosmetics that will be enough for you to create your ideal daily makeup. The composition of the box can vary, but, as a rule, it includes a concealer and tone, pencils (or shadows) for eyes and brows, mascara and lipstick. According to makeup artist Irina Koroleva, this set is enough to prepare your face for a new day in 10 minutes. The Mirra beauty box we used also includes hydrogel patches that refresh the face and give the skin under the eyes a rested look. But keep in mind that using patches will prolong your procedure by 20-30 minutes – however, it will be worth it!
So let’s get started!
The patches will refresh the skin around the eyes
After you’ve allowed your skin to rest, apply a day cream. We use Mirra products for our photo tutorial, and you choose the one that is most suitable for your skin at this time of year.
The next step is concealer. We take a tone slightly lighter than the skin and apply in the center of the forehead and the vertical of the nose, as well as on the area under the eyes. Blend with a brush or fingers, creating a base for an even complexion.
The corrector will help hide problem areas and even out the tone
The brush is the perfect blending tool
Even out the complexion – apply the tone. We use BB Cream and you are your favorite foundation! Irina also recommends using a brush for shading – this way the product lays down more evenly.
BB creams have a fairly dense texture
Ideal for smoothing and moisturizing skin
Now we need to add volume: outline the oval of the face with contour powder, and apply a highlighter to the protruding areas.
Sculpting is necessary so that the face does not appear flat
Using highlighter and contouring powder
While natural eyebrows are still in vogue, they won’t require much of your attention. A little color, a little shine, give direction with an eyebrow gel – and you’re done!
You can always add some color to your eyebrows.
A care product with a dedicated brush to help add shine and contour
Moving on to the eyes. For your daily makeup, you can use one color that suits you perfectly. Irina chose a warm bronze brown shade that will suit any girl, without exception! By blending it all over the upper lid or just around the lashes, you can control the intensity of the shade. The shape of the eyeshadow in a pencil is very convenient both for use and for wearing in a cosmetic bag, which is why it is ideal for beauty boxing.
Your beauty box can have two shades of eyeshadow – warm and cold, for example
Uneven feathering helps to add volume
“To“ open ”the eyes, but not to lengthen them visually, we apply a pencil only along the line of the upper eyelid, from edge to edge, drawing also the space between the eyelashes. This will visually increase the volume of the eyelashes and make the look more expressive, ”says Irina Koroleva.
Finding your perfect tool is important when it comes to drawing lines.
Irina prefers a soft pencil
The final chord of working with eyes is eyelashes. We curled with tongs and then applied mascara.
Eyelash curlers are only scary for men, and girls are very respectful of them.
First the tongs, then the ink!
And finally, lips – for them we took a pencil and a moisturizing lipstick in a neutral shade, emphasizing the natural color.
For daytime make-up, we use natural tones
If you have never applied lipstick with a brush – by all means try it, it is very convenient!
The makeup that Irina made for me is ideal for everyday life: it is discreet, but it effectively emphasizes the features of the face, refreshing it.
Personalized beauty box will allow you to repeat your perfect makeup day after day. At the same time, you do not have to go through a ton of tubes looking for the right one. And you can add a bright accent at any time, for example, simply by taking a more juicy shade of lipstick or lighter shadows.
Woman`s Day editorial team thanks for help in organizing the shooting.