Category Archives: Yves Saint Laurent

Photographer – Hollie Carlin

Make-Up – Salina Thind

Model – Georgia

This look for me is all about flawless skin and bright lips – perfect for summer (or the closest we’ll get to it)!   It’s also a great look to recreate with a minimum number of products.  The key product for this look is Yves Saint Laurent’s Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick in no.13, “Le Orange”.  My other favourite shades are Le Rouge and Le Fuchsia.  This trio is a definite favourite and staple in my professional kit.  So find what bright is for you and insert some summer into your make-up bag!

Step 1 – Primer.  For this look it’s all about fresh, radiant skin so I used YSL’s Top Secrets Flash Radiance Skincare Brush (£36).  This product leaves the skin with an instantly relaxed, smooth and velvety finish – a perfect base for your foundation.  It also comes attached with a brush – it’s like a mini massage for your face!  Apply this after your moisturiser.

Step 2 – Foundation.  Keeping with the radiant skin theme I chose YSL’s Perfect Touch Radiant Brush Foundation (£32) – this is a great product as again it comes with a built in brush, which I think gives a really professional finish.  The foundation itself has a satiny feel and leaves your skin glowing, which is just what we want!  In the summer, I prefer to use as little foundation as possible, so apply just where you need it and buff it in using the brush to get that lovely, glowing finish. Don’t forget your eyelids, as no eyeshadow is used for this look.  I didn’t use any powder for this look as I wanted a dewey-ness to the skin.

Step 3 – Mascara.  One of my favourite mascaras is YSL’s Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils (£22), it really does what it says on the box and gives you dramatic volume and curl.  For this look, instead of going for the classic black colour, I used shade no.4 Violet Fascinant.  From looking at the images above it’s hard to tell the mascara apart from a black one, however in daylight you can definitely see a hint of purple (I wore it yesterday and it got commented on)!  It’s definitely one you could wear everyday, as the colour is so subtle.  (On a side note – people tend to buy expensive mascaras and use them only for “special occassions”.  Bad move.  Mascaras should only be kept for 3 months and if you’re using it everyday this is fine, but when you’re saving it, the danger is that it either ends up drying out in those 3 months or you’re keeping it longer which isn’t good for you).

Step 4 – Lips.  The above look is a very strong/bold look that is achieved using a lip brush, if you’re not yet confident enough to wear the colour so boldly, why not try smudging some on with your finger to get a subtle flash of colour?  As mentioned above I used YSL’s Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick in Le Orange (£23), which is actually more a red orange rather than a true orange, as you can see. 

Step 5 – Cheeks.  I used a tiny little smudge of the lipstick on Georgia’s cheek to give a subtle hint of a natural blush.  A little trick is to use whichever colour you decide on for your lipstick, on your cheeks – a great 2-in-1 tip!  Again, I smudged and blended just onto the apples of Georgia’s cheeks – don’t forget: grin and blend outwards.

And that’s how you create Yves Saint Laurent’s Bright Lip Look!

Salina x