Boticelli Inspired Makeup

Seeing Pallas and the Centaur at my local art museum really inspired me to do some clean beauty makeup. The women, or woman as the case may be, that were painted by Sandro Boticelli have a lot of the same traits. They have velvet skin that has barely any traces of makeup or coloring on it and their hair is flowing in crimped pleats behind them.

If you're feeling overwhelmed by recreating a makeup look based on a Renaissance painter, then think of this makeup as everyday beauty makeup. It is clean beauty. This means that there are not a lot of steps, the focus is on the skin, and it is a great place to start you makeup to take it to a more advanced place if wanted.

Creating velvety skin involves a few steps. You need to cancel out any redness, high color, or discoloration in the skin. For me that's my under eye area, and redness on my cheeks and nose. Using a fluffy soft brush helps keep the skin looking like skin. If you need more coverage, then use a dense brush. The denser your brush the more product you put on the skin.

After correcting, you need to use some type of foundation and concealer. I prefer a medium coverage foundation because the skin will still look like skin, especially if you're using the right tools. If you have spots or blemishes use your concealer to take of them as concealer is a more pigmented version of foundation. Allow the rest of your skin to breath and peak through.

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For this look I used minimal eyeshadows and a lip gloss to finish off the look. From here you can take this makeup look anywhere. It is a great nod to the past, but also a good place to start with your makeup routine as well.

Enjoy the tutorial, and let me know how you get on.