Achieving a Natural Makeup Look: The Ultimate Guide

It’s all about embracing the skin you’re in. Trends come and go, but enhancing your natural features never goes out of style—which is where minimal makeup delivers that fresh-faced, glowing healthy skin we all love.

Here are the quintessential steps to nail the effortless, your-skin-but-better makeup look.

Minimal makeup is the understated use of makeup to create a light, next-to-nothing makeup look that looks natural and soft using minimal products. The key, however, is achieving a well-prepped skin that gives you that hydrated glow which in return helps you use less product. Here are the quintessential steps to nail the effortless, your-skin-but-better makeup look.


Proper skincare prep is a must 
Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel


Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel

The effective dose of five AHA/BHAs, antioxidants and vitamins lift away dead skin along with excess oil and impurities, while improving uneven tone and texture in 2 minutes and revealing smooth, beautiful skin.

Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentrate


Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentrate

If you were to sneak a look inside any top makeup artist’s bag, you’d likely find this French cult favourite 24-hour miracle cream. This versatile cream not only hydrates dry skin; it also restores the skin’s glow, primes, removes makeup, and so much more.


Create an even and balanced complexion

Shiseido Synchro Skin Self Refreshing Tint SPF 20

Shiseido Synchro Skin Self Refreshing Tint SPF 20

This breathable skin tint provides a light coverage letting your natural skin shine through, with a 12-hour wear. The unique formula features skincare ingredients that deliver a surge of hydration whilst keeping the skin nourished for up to 24 hours.

RMS Beauty UN Cover-Up Concealer


RMS Beauty UN Cover-Up Concealer

Specifically formulated to enhance the natural look of skin, these silky concealers deliver hydrating coverage and a radiant finish. The lightweight and creamy texture auto-adjusts to match your skin tone and blends seamlessly into the skin.


Enhance those eyes for a natural look

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Gel


Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Gel

A highly pigmented eyebrow gel with a long-lasting, waterproof formula to help achieve fuller-looking, more defined brows. Build the appearance of fullness on everything from thick, unruly brows to fine, sparse brows.

Kevyn Aucoin The Curling Mascara


Kevyn Aucoin The Curling Mascara

An award-winning, innovative tubing mascara that envelopes lashes with a brush that curls and separates for an eye-opening look. Infused with bold pigments and volume-building fibres to coat each lash and build volume that lasts all day.


Give a flush of colour and subtle highlight

 

Jane Iredale Glow Time Blush Stick


Jane Iredale Glow Time Blush Stick

This creamy, multitasking blush stick has a buildable, blendable colour and gives a healthy, radiant flush. Create a lit-from-within glow in seconds, this ultra-pigmented formula with skin-nourishing ingredients leaves your skin looking luminous.

Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop'Lit All Over Glow Illuminator


Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop'Lit All Over Glow Illuminator

An all-over glow enhancer that features skin-loving ingredients to hydrate, brighten and reduce the look of pores. Mix a few drops into the foundation or wear it alone as a highlighter for an instant, natural-looking illumination.


Polish off the look with tinted lips

 

Benefit Benetint Rose Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain


Benefit Benetint Rose Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain

This rosy hue is universally flattering and has amazing staying power. Blends in seconds and the kiss-proof colour lasts for hours and won’t budge. It’s loved by makeup artists, celebs and gals around the world.


Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil


Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil


This lip oil has officially taken over the gloss game! Enriched with cherry oil, its pampering formula is non-sticky and protects, enhances and plumps the lips, lastingly bringing out their natural colour.