Adele... Beautiful voice, Beautiful face....
She is my FAVORITE artist hands down. When I heard she was going to undergo surgery to remove a polyp on her vocal cord I was devastated. I couldn't imagine Adele not making any more amazing albums. When I heard she was performing at the Grammy's I was super ecstatic. When I saw her on the red carpet I was blown away. What a classic beauty. So graceful and elegant. When I thought It couldn't get any better she took the stage and I literally had tears in my eyes during her performance. No fireworks, no rave music, no lip syncing, no crazy dance moves.... just pure, perfect, and flawless talent. Since I was so enamored by her look and makeup Sunday night, I decided to write a blog on It.
I obviously did not do her makeup for the big event (maybe one day ;) but It is pretty simple how she acquired the look or how I would mimic the look with my products.
So first things first.. She has a very fair complexion so she use a beautiful matte foundation. I'd recommend the Makeup Forever Mat Velvet foundation. It's a full coverage foundation that is for oil prone skin and it's also water resistant. It just leaves the most flawless coverage.
Once you've got your foundation on your obviously going to set it with a finishing powder. Since she was in front of a lot of flashing cameras that night I would assume she used a High Definition powder. I like using Makeup Forever High Definition finishing powder. Don't let the white powder fool you. It goes on translucent and does not leave your face white. I use it on my clients when they make TV appearances and also on my brides for pictures.
It looks as though Adele used a contouring product of some sort. She didn't over do it, she has amazing cheekbones but some contouring is always a must. If I were doing this look I'd use my M.A.C blush powder in Clove Pro matte. It's a peachy bronzy blush that works great for fair complexion's for contouring.
And your just going to want to take a contouring brush and gently buff right under your cheekbones. If you have a wide or long forehead, go ahead and contour around your temples extending upwards along the hair line making sure to buff into the hair line. Also, if you want to define your jawline, contour right under your jawline giving the illusion of a more prominent jaw. Here's a picture of all the proper areas that you can contour. Courtesy of Kevyn Aucoin.
Obviously blending is a MAJOR factor when contouring. Make sure you buff and buff so you leave no harsh lines. This picture is merely to show you the areas of dark(where you want certain features to recede and the lighter areas where you want to it to seem more prominent) I'll do another blog on contouring and highlighting soon. There is a lot of great techniques that I'll show you. It's amazing what it can do.
Now we can move on to her amazing eyes that dazzled that night. I love how she chose a very neutral lid since she really played up the eye liner and lashes! I would start off with a M.A.C paint pot in Painterly. Then I would apply M.A.C eyeshadow in Naked Lunch(I know, weird name) all over the lid
Then I would apply M.A.C shadow in Free To Be just in the crease of the eye very VERY softly.
Now we can move onto the eyeliner part of the look. She obviously used a liquid liner. She made a thick line on the top lash line which made such a classic statement. It was PERFECTION! It made her green eyes pop and looked so glamorous. You can use the Loreal Lineur liquid liner that I spoke about in the Eyeliner blog or any liquid liner that you love. On the bottom lash line I would use a gel liner (M.A.C. Blacktrak) and get it as close to the lash line as possible. Almost smudge it into the actual bottom lashes.
Don't forget to fill those brows in also. Get a trained esthetician to groom your eyebrows. It's so important to maintain your eyebrows. They frame the face and can totally complete your look. Fuller eyebrows are making a comeback ladies so let them GROW!! Just keep them groomed! Fill them in with a powder that's close to the color of your hair.
FALSE LASHES!!!!... This look was made fabulous by these dramatic lashes. Just so beautiful. I like to use the M.A.C. False lashes #36 in very black.
And last but CERTAINLY not least.. those fabulous red lips!! I think she pulled them off fantastically!! She looks like an old Hollywood movie star like Elizabeth Taylor. If I were doing this look I would probably choose M.A.C. lipstick in Russian Red. It looks great on every skin tone. It's a universal red!
I hope you try this look. It's so simple but yet makes a statement. If you do this look send me a picture! I'd love to see your masterpiece! Stay tuned for more blogs coming up. I'll be talking about this coming Spring and the beautiful colors that are popping up everywhere. Be sure to check out my Facebook page Makeup By Ashley Anselmo or my website www.ashleyanselmo.com.
See you soon my Makeupnistas!!
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