Dara Paquette - Makeup

COOL TONED NEUTRL SMOKY WING

Featuring cool toned neutral palette

BASE
sequin supreme luminous primer sunscreen
pro conceal: peach
fit me matte pressed powder: translucent
photo focus loose setting powder: translucent
backstage face and body foundation: 0w
concealer: white
illusionist concealer: f1n
blush: mauvelous

EYES
cool toned neutrals palette
panorama mascara: black
micro brow pencil: auburn
micro brow pencil: brunette

LIPSglobal dewy lip tint: 19 choco
lip stain: pinkedglobal velvet tint: real note
dote on mood lip cover: soft grey

All products used to create this look are linked for you in a ShopMy Post up at the Linktree in my bio 💫

Feel free to ask questions in the comments! 🗣️🗣️

🎀 MAC COSMETICS ‘SNOB’ MAKEUP RECREATION 🩰

I’ve heard some MUAs and influencers talk about not recreating other people’s looks - and even worse; not looking at visual inspiration. And while I think that can be helpful at times of oversaturation/stimulation, ultimately, on a day-to-day basis, as a beginner and even seasoned artist, pulling reference and learning through recreation is one of the best ways to develop your skill.

Don’t allow other people’s egos keep you from tapping into your creativity, no matter how it appears. Just do it. Copy the thing. Keep copying until you develop your own style.

In art school, we created “master copies” which allowed us to learn specific techniques that might otherwise feel dull or not fully integrated by simply attending a lecture or just gazing at an image. Mimicking the strokes programs it into the body and with that, perception changes - and we continue innovating upon what we unlocked, because naturally, we desire to evolve. We continue building greater and more personal styles with our expanded arsenal of tools and mindsets.

Recreation for me is about continuing to develop my creativity. Sometimes, being creative feels exhausting. Sometimes, it doesn’t feel inspiring to conjur up a new look, but recreating a look *does*. I think of it like wardrobe: we want to wear something beautiful, have it reflect our mood, build our confidence, but we don’t sew or design a new outfit every time we put on clothes. Makeup can be like that for me. I love to look at images as templates and select the template that feels that best for that given day.

Love how this turned out even though the lip was a bit chaotic and doesn’t perfectly match the original look, I’m rolling with it / like the color. That was my way of building upon the look and making it more personal.

🎀 Monochromatic BB Pink Makeup Tutorial 🩰

This look is simple, but contains many subtle layers giving it more dimension.

For the eyes, I took the lightest matte pink shade from the midnight palette, swept it all over the eyelid up to the brow with a dense fluffy brush, and layered that same shade about four times with increasing saturation, creating a gradient from least saturated at the brow bone down to most saturated at the eyelid.

For the lips, the same concept. First layer: .global glow tint in 18 winter all over the lips (deep cool tone pink) . Let set for 10-15 mins, blot off with a tissue. Then lined the lips with lip stain in ‘p-inked’ - set for 5 mins, peel off. Then finished it with the most beautiful light pink frost lipstick by in ‘Candy’ - Thank you to my editorial makeup advert queen for recommending! 💗 Can’t wait to do a swatch and review of this.

Blush; same concept. Layered colors and finishes giving it depth and dimension. baked blush in petal primavera, .global last blush in 05 lavender overtop, and finished it off with highlighter in ‘star surfer’ the prettiest champagne pink.

Here’s a full list of all the products used to create the look. If you’d like to shop these items, they’re in a post in my ShopMy at the linktree in my bio.

BASE
pro conceal: peach
fit me matte pressed powder: translucent
backstage face and body foundation: 0W
photo focus loose setting powder: translucent
baked blush: petal primavera global the last blush: 05 lavender
space age highlighter: star surfer

EYES
midnight palette
epiphany glow pencil: moon mechanic (lower lashline)
panorama mascara: black
micro brow pencil: auburn
wispy cluster lashes - longest size applied to outer corner of upper lashline

LIPSglobal glowy lip tint: 18 winter
lip stain: pinked
frost lipstick: candy

For the month of March, I’ve submersed myself in a pink cloud. Nearly everyday I’ve worn a different pink makeup look, tweaking slightly with warmer and cooler shades to give nuance and dimension.

I’m thinking to start a new series. Would you like to see pictures of looks with a breakdown of the products used to create it? (Like in this here post? No instruction, no vid. This type of post is aimed more for the seasoned makeup enthusiast who just wants to know what was used.

Here’s my first go at a pictorial / product list post. If you dig it, I’ll keep doin’ it!

OR 🗣️ Do you prefer instruction? Silent vids with quick clips showing products?

As usual, all products mentioned can be purchased through a ShopMy post at the linktree in my bio, if you so desire. Just look for this exact post and products are all linked in tharrr. It’s there if you want to shop or just look at the products. Zero pressure forever, a service to you.

LEMME KNOW IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF POST 🫵🏻🗣️🗣️

BASE
pro conceal: peach
fit me matte pressed powder: translucent
backstage face and body foundation: 0W
illusionist concealer: f1w
photo focus loose setting powder: translucent
baked blush: petal primaveraglobal last blush: lavender

EYES
dreamscape palette
single eyeshadow (will update shade name)
panorama mascara: black
micro brow pencil: auburn
micro brow pencil: brunette
wispy cluster lashes

LIPS
suede lipstick: violet smoke
color sensational lip pencil: gone griege