Let spring live! Even if it already feels like summer… Colorful flowers are blooming everywhere, in the brightest reds and most delicate pinks! And the temperatures are already hitting the 30-degree mark — cue daydreams about spending the day on an island paradise… Our model Kelleyann hails from the Caribbean, and her beautiful face is really a perfect canvas for the intense colors one might find in the tropics. Inspired by that, I created the ISLAND SPRING LOOK.

Kelleyann has a neutral undertone, so she can easily wear both cool & warm colors. After applying some of ILIA’s On & On Brightening Eye Primer, I chose a mix of HIRO Pressed Eyeshadows Headroom (a cool pink-rose tone) and Equalizer (a warm copper tone) for her eye makeup. To give it a bit of depth, I’ve used Crossfading (a darker purple) to shade the eyelid crease.

So that the complexion wouldn’t appear too one-dimensional & pale, I mixed the HIRO Mineral Foundations Hot Chocolate & Nina Pralina to use them as a matte, and then the KW Cream Foundation in clay-like Perfection as a warm highlighter & concealer on the nose, forehead and chin. To add some natural freshness, I gave the cheek bones a little bit of rms Beauty’s Lip2Cheek Beloved, which produced a light flush on Kelleyann’s darker complexion. A little bit of their Contour Bronzer for a golden shimmer — and as a contrast, a hard contour using the HIRO Wow Brow Pomade in the shade Dark.

The bright color of rms Beauty’s Lip2Cheek in Beloved — along with their Lip Shine in Sublime — just screams “springtime” and completes our ISLAND SPRING LOOK. Isn’t she just breathtaking?

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