Cosmopolitan Australia September 2017

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FOR A PERTH GIRL

who is mostly self-taught,

Lauren Curtis sure is a wiz

when it comes to makeup.

We sit down with the super

vlogger and grill her on all

her fave makeup tricks and

can’t-live-without products.

You should take notes –

this is makeup know-how

you need in your life!

How does Lauren Curtis come up with

the inspo for her looks? ‘My followers

tell me what they’d like to see,’ says

Lauren. ‘I ask them and they’ll give me

feedback. Or I might get inspired by a

trend – like contouring or strobing

• a celeb look, or seasonal makeup.’

TIP #1 Use micellar

water

‘I use Garnier Micellar

Water because it’s just so

effortless. It removes all

traces of makeup, leaves no

residue behind, and one

bottle lasts me forever!’

TIP #2 We can shun

primer

‘I actually don’t prime! I

have normal skin that holds

onto makeup well without

looking too dry or oily. I

do credit a lot of that to my

dermal therapist, Carmen

Anuriw – she’s known as

The Skin Fairy.’

TIP #3 One step to

#blessed skin

‘I use Cover FX Custom

Cover Drops. I find it only

takes a couple of drops to

build up a f lawless coverage,

which means I don’t have to

layer my face with makeup

to achieve the same effect.’

TIP #4 Powder power

‘I don’t like the feeling of

damp skin! I don’t want to

touch my face and have it

feel sticky and as though

my makeup will come off

onto my fingers. Setting it

with powder – I use Face of

Australia Translucent Loose

Powder from Priceline,

$11.95 – also locks my

makeup in all day.’

TIP #5 Fish faces

are good

‘I like to make a fishy face

when applying bronzer. It

helps to make the shadow

below your cheekbone

more prominent.’

TIP #6 Smiling helps

‘I find smiling helps locate

the apples of my cheeks

when applying blush. I also

lightly sweep my blush back

towards my ears and blend

it into my contour.’

TIP #7 Less is more

‘With both contour and

highlight, less is more; you

should just be emphasising

what’s already there.’

TIP #8 Insta-brows

‘I work with my natural

shape as much as possible.

I like to create a frame to get

both brows looking even,

before filling them in.’

TIP #9 L o o k w i d e - e ye d

‘I love champagne eye-

shadow tones for daytime

because it keeps my eyes

looking open and awake.’

TIP #10 Lips can go

(almost) nude

‘I ensure that my lips are

exfoliated beforehand and

apply a nude shade straight

to my lips. For day, I love

a lip balm or lip oil.’ #

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LAUREN’S

FAV E S

FAVOURITE MASCARA

ModelCo Lashxtend

Mascara, $22 [5].

FAVOURITE POWDER

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish

Natural in Light, $52 [1].

FAVOURITE LIPSTICK

MAC Lipstick in Pure Zen,

$36 [2].

FAVOURITE BROW PROD

Make Up For Ever Tri Brow

Premium, $50 [3].

FAVOURITE FOUNDATION

Cover FX Custom Cover

Drops, $72 from Sephora [8].

FAVOURITE SKINCARE

DMK Beta Gel, $139 [4].

FAVOURITE SCENT

YSL L’Homme EDT, $105

(60ml) [6].

FAVOURITE CLEANSER

Garnier Micellar Water

Original, $13.95 [7].

WORDS BY SALLY HUNWICK. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL SUESSE/BAUER. STILL-LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS JANSEN/BAUER. INSTAGRAM

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