Make-up made right
The Global Artistry director of Nars Cosmetics provides insights into achieving a flawless face, writes
IT is the look all women want to achieve — fresh, smooth make-up that brings out your best features and conceals any flaws. But just how do we get this much envied appearance? Uzo, Global Artistry director for Nars Cosmetics, who has worked with celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Drew Barrymore, Christina Ricci and Andie MacDowell, has the answer. She is also a vital part of the backstage team at Marc Jacobs, working alongside founder and creative director François Nars.
This highly in-demand and talented artist, who was in Malaysia recently in conjunction with the launch of Nars’ Radiance Repowered complexion essentials, has solutions for everyday dressing table dilemmas.
No matter what your make-up style, you want the application process to be really easy, for the products to blend nicely and you don’t want to put in so much effort into getting it to look great.
Primers help foundations to look smoother, eyeshadows to blend better and also help intensify certain colours. Primers are absolutely essential.
For humidity, it’s also about the type of products you’re using. For eye makeup, Nars has a smudge proof eyeshadow base which is great to be used under eye make-up. We also have long wearing eyeliner pencils that stay on for hours and mascara that won’t flake or come off the eyes.
Techniques also makes a difference — don’t wear so much foundation or wear a powder foundation instead of a liquid one if you have oilier skin. THE Radiance Repowered range includes the Super Radiant Booster and Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation, Nars’16 hour foundation that’s now available in 34 shades.
It also includes the Sheer Glow Foundation, which provides sheer, buildable coverage and evens skin tone and also available in 34 shades for more luminosity.
Radiant Creamy Concealer meanwhile is the award winning multi-action concealer which contours, highlights, corrects, and perfects with medium-tobuildable coverage and a natural radiant finish.
The concealer is now available in 22 shades.
Available at Nars Cosmetics Suria KLCC, Pavilion KL, Mid Valley Megamall, Sunway Pyramid, Aeon Tebrau City, Genting SkyAvenue and Parkson Gurney. an idea of how to wear make-up that’s flattering for that stage in your life.
At Nars, we believe that if a 15-yearold likes an eyeliner, it doesn’t mean a 50-year-old can’t wear it too. It’s all about how you wear it and how it works on your skin tone and for your lifestyle too.
But do touch base with an expert to get new tips and techniques or to show you new products because sometimes, when you get stuck in a make-up routine, you may not be aware of newer products which may actually work better than what you’re already using.