The badass women issue

BEAUTY

78 InSTYLE FEBRUARY 2019

THE BRITISH MAKEUP ARTIST SHARES THE

GOODS BEHIND HER SIGNATURE BOLD LOOKS

FOLLOWERS FLOCK TO HER FEED to see

what Rosie Huntington-Whiteley once called

“the KJH special”: a flashy pop of color set against

fresh, dewy skin. “I know how to put [foundation]

on a person and make it look like it’s not there at

all,” says Hughes. A former editorial manicurist,

she developed her makeup skills assisting industry vets on

set. But it was Instagram that made her a social-media star,

attracting clients like Ashley Graham and campaign work

for beauty brand Glossier. “Instagram is my launchpad, my

inspiration,” she says. And with near-daily posts and live

tutorials featuring glossy complexions and edgy eyeliner,

Hughes continues to draw a crowd. “If someone told me

10 years ago that Instagram was going to change my

career, I would’ve been like, ‘ Yeah, whatever.’ ”

After filling in

sparse areas with

this pen, Hughes

brushes brows

upward and sets

them with hair gel.

Ardell Beauty Stroke a Brow

Feathering Pen, $10; sallybeauty.com.

Göt2b Spiked-Up Max-Control

Styling Gel, $7; walgreens.com.

Massaging in

moisturizer

before founda-

tion makes for

a more seam-

less applica-

tion, she says.

BareMinerals

Complexion Rescue

Tinted Moisturizer

Hydrating Gel

Cream, $30;

bareminerals.com.

Weleda Skin Food,

$19; weleda.com.

Hughes dusts highlighter

along the very top of the

forehead, down the

bridge of the nose, and

on the chin. The

vertical path elongates

the face, she says.

Revlon Electric Shock

Highlighting Powder in Light

It Up, $15; ulta.com.

Secret

We a p o n s

KATIE JANE HUGHES’S

When painted

on with a wet

brush, these

metallic shadows

deliver a rich,

textured finish,

says Hughes.

Huda Beauty Obsessions

Eyeshadow Palette Precious

Stones Collection in

Sapphire, $27; sephora.com.

To give lips a softer look,

Hughes applies lipstick

then blurs edges with a

pointed eye-shadow brush.

She also dabs powder over

the center of lips for

a diffused effect.

Hughes loves unexpected

pairings, like pink shadow

with red lipstick.

Prepping

Ashley

Graham

A peek

inside

Hug^

hes’s

kit

Innisfree Eyeshadow

Contouring Brush,

$6; us.innisfree.com.

Urban Decay Lo-Fi Lip

Mousse in Noise, $22;

urbandecay.com.