Want a puttogether yet natural look this summer? Uptown/ Downtown invited ace makeup artist Rey Legarda to share his go-to stepby-step summer party protocol. To make the look even more achievable, we challenged Rey to only use drugstore products to achieve the finished result.
With this seven-step routine, you should be out the door in under 20 minutes!
Voila!
Photography by JOANNE ZAPANTA-ANDRADA • Model: KATHARINE KERR • Makeup by REYNALDO LEGARDA of IL MIO BEAUTY STUDIO (Tel. nos. 0917-5378053 and 511-1437. 250H Pablo Ocampo Sr. Extension, Brgy. San Antonio, Makati City.)
1. Rey applies BB Cream on Katharine’s clean skin. ‘Keep BB Cream in your purse for regular touch-ups. Also, use a BB Cream that has high SPF and PA rating. This will protect you from the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays,’ he says. (Rey uses The Face...
7. Lastly, Rey fills Katharine’s lips with a creamy pink lip cream. (Rey uses NYX Professional Makeup SMLC24 Soft Matte Lip Cream-Paris.)
2. Rey immediately applies loose face powder under the eyes and allows it to ‘bake’ for a few minutes. This technique allows the base foundation to have a creaseless, immaculate finish. Rey proceeds to use an orange-hued powder on the lids. Using a...
6. For a sun-kissed look, Rey dabs a peach-toned powder blush on Katharine’s cheeks. He then dabs a bit of highlighter above the peach powder. With a clean brush, he blends the shades together. (Rey uses NYX Professional Makeup BBL08 Baked Blush-Ignite...
5. After Rey dusts off the upper cheek area with loose powder, he then fills the brows using brown eyebrow powder. ‘If you can help it, avoid black and gray brow powders,’ he suggests. ‘These shades are too harsh. They harden and age the face...
3. Using a small, compact brush, Rey creates a black smudge line nearest the model’s upper lash line. He immediately diffuses the line further by overlaying a brown powder over the black line. (Rey uses Maybelline 24-Hour Eyeshadow in Audacious Asphalt...
4. Nothing adds drama like a pair of false eyelashes! Rey cautions, though, ‘Be mindful of lash glue bubbling over the false lashes. Clean the excess using a Q-tip.’ (Rey uses Bohktoh False Eyelashes.)