Makeup: Adobe Nude, Get the Look from STYLE Santa Fe

STYLE Santa Fe Makeup Look – Adobe Nude

Drawing on the pale, natural shades of adobe clay, this look is light, lifting and will leave you looking younger and feeling fresh.

The art of makeup application is to enhance a woman’s natural beauty without looking like she is wearing makeup. Anything else is fad, fancy, or glamour, (which is great), but for the woman wanting to look her classic, timeless best, enhancing her own beauty is the key. Simple, understated but in no way lacking. This doe not imply that you will use less products, less time or procedure. This is not the same as going natural where you may do a dab of mascara and a clear gloss, no, this is not the same. This is obtaining a more natural, nude look through the artistry and application of makeup. From STYLE Santa Fe, this is the Adobe Nude look.

Read the instructions below and/or watch the video

Face

Start with a clean face. Moisturize face and neck before applying makeup.

Concealer/Highlighting and Contouring/Shading

Light - For concealing under-eye circles, blemishes, uneven skin tone, bringing out features, sculpting the perfect face. Light highlights, hides, and brings out.

Dark – Dark deepens, recedes,

Use a concealer two shades lighter than your normal skin-tone/foundation. Apply under eyes as needed to cover circles. Blend lightly with pad of ring finger for the least pressure and so as not to stretch the skin.

To measure where your contouring highlights and shadows need to go, use a pencil to measure (not mark) from just below the tip of the nose to just below the high point of the cheek bone near the hair line. If your cheek bones are prominent, you will darken here. If they need to be brought out, you will highlight here. Below this line, you will use a contouring shading two shades darker than skin tone to create the depth. Blend all generously toward the hair line.

If the nose is prominent, use the darker shading colors again to tone down the prominent features. For example, if there is a “ball” on the end of the nose, place a dab of the dark contouring shade there and blend. If the nose is wide, place a stripe of the dark contouring shade down either side of the bridge and blend.

Repeat the process on any other facial areas that need to either come out or recede. Blend everything exceptionally well so that there are no defining lines.

Foundation

In using a foundation for this Nude Adobe look, this does not mean to use a foundation in the shade of “nude,” you will still use the shade that is appropriate for your skin tone. Apply foundation and blend carefully again, making sure there are no visible lines, especially at the chin line and hairline. Use a sponge to blend.

Powder

Do a light dusting of translucent loose powder. Use a kabuki brush to do this.

Blush

The only hint of color in this look is going to be in the blush because we still want to “blush” because that is natural but try a shade lighter than normal. No bright shades, something muted and toned-down though still with a hint of color. Your blush will be applied just above your measured contouring line, on the top of the cheek bone back toward the hairline in one long easy stroke. Blend carefully toward hairline, again making sure there are no visible lines. Dust lightly with powder to “set” your blush.

Eyes

Eyeliner

Eyeliner goes on before the eye-shadow so that you can do the shaping, contouring, blending and smudging that you need to do. These techniques cannot be done once the shadow has been applied.

With a light brown eyeliner, line top of lid, measuring from inner top of pupil to outer corner. This gives the open eye look. Do not line the entire top lid as this will give a closed look. Next line beneath the eye. Stop your lines at the corner of the eye with a slight “lift” at the end. Smudge lines with a eyeliner smudger which comes on the eyeliner (like an eraser on the end of a pencil). Do not even buy eyeliner that does not have this feature. Do not use liquid eyeliner for this look; it is too set, too harsh. This look is soft.

Eye-shadow

Apply a darker nude shade in the crease of the eye. This is not a dark shade though, it is still a very light earthtone. Mattes without any sparkle are best suited for this look.

Next apply the lightest shade, like a cream or off-white, to the lid and beneath the brow. Smooth and blend all. Wipe from the outer corner of the eye with your makeup sponge upwards to the outer edge of the brow to remove any shadow that has crept out or extended beyond where it should be.

Mascara

Apply mascara as usual to top and bottom lashes in brown, brown/black or black.

Lips

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Lip-liner

The lips need to be lined with a very light color. This can be a light coral, light pink or a pale beige. Do any necessary contouring to shape the perfect lip. Dust lightly with powder to set.

Lipstick

This is a nude shade, like a beige. It is paler than pink but not a white. Apply and dust again with powder. Reapply and blot.

Gloss (optional)

Apply a dab of clear gloss in the center of bottom lip for extra shine if desired.

That completes the Adobe Nude look from STYLE Santa Fe. Add neutral colors in a top and skirt or top and pants to compliment and enhance the look even more. Taupe, beige and/or white will work exceptionally well with this look though any colors will go with this simple yet stunning look.

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