BN Beauty: The Flawless Princess Dolapo! Find Out How to Achieve this Simple Look by Joy Adenuga

When it comes to listing the biggest names in the makeup/beauty industry, Joy Adenuga is definitely one of the best.

Today, she’s sharing some of her expertise in creating this simple and beautiful makeup look on TV personality, Marcy Dolapo Oni.

The look works on all levels and can easily be achieved with little or no expertise in the field of makeup. The burgundy toned look features rosy cheeks, nude lightly glossed lips and simple smokey eyes liner. So lovely!

Joy describes the process of creating Dolapo’s look saying;

Marcy Dolapo Sijuwade was attending the Triforce Short Film Festival in London and contacted me to glam her up for the event. I met her up at her residence, set up and began work. The brief was smokey eye with a hint of burgundy to compliment the hair accessory she would be wearing.

*Dolapo rocked a chic black dress with flared sleeves, paired with a floral crown (being a princess and all) and black lace pumps*.

Starting her makeup, I began by cleansing her skin using Bioderma Micelle solution and spraying her face with MAC fix +. Her lips were prepped with Creme de la Mer lip balm.

Her brows were filled in using MAC brow pencil in spiked and MAC eyeshadow in Swiss Chocolate.

One her eyes, I started with MAC paint pot in Constructivist, this also served as my base colour. I then applied the MAC eyeshadow in Coppering on the inner lid, Embark on the outer lid and Swiss Chocolate to blend out the edges. She wanted it more smokey so I further added Espresso from the Lorac Pro palette across the lid, and Black from the same palette to deepen the crease.

Her eyelid and waterline were lined using Ingot gel liner in 77. The eyes were finished off using Ardell lashes in 120 and Makeup Forever smoky lash mascara to blend her lashes to the strip lashes.

I then moved on to the skin which I primed using Smashbox foundation primer. The foundation used was Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24h in 10 with a bit of 6. Dolapo has beautiful skin so I didn’t need to use much on her. The under eye concealer used was Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in 12 which was applied using a damp beauty blender sponge. This was set using MAC studio fix powder in Nc40.

Using a large fluffy brush, I then set the rest of her face very lightly with MAC Studio Fix powder in a mix of Nc45 and Nc50, and then using a small tapered brush I patted on MAC blot powder in Dark to her t-zones.

To contour I used the MAC studio fix powder in NW50 and to highlight I used Becca Highlight powder in both Opal and Topaz. The blush used was NARS Orgasm.

The whole look was completed by lining her lips with MAC lip liner in Chestnut and then Filled in using MAC lipstick in Half n Half. No gloss was used. The nude lip shade complimented the smokey eye and the shimmering peach blush added warmth and sheen to her face.

Marcy looked gorgeous!

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