Breaking down Katrina Kaif's classic fresh-faced beauty look

It's no secret that Katrina Kaif loves make-up. In an interview with Vogue India, she stated that applying makeup on herself feels like second nature to her. Like most makeup buffs, Kaif has experimented with her fair share of bright eyeshadow and bold lips. However, a look through her beauty archives—all the looks she’s worn over the years—would prove that her go-to makeup look is a minimal one. It’s fresh, clean and typically features some fluttery lashes paired with a natural, balmy lip. It looks great on her and is the kind of versatile look we could all benefit from mastering. Scroll down to learn how to recreate the look on yourself.

Get the look: Katrina Kaif’s defined lashes and balmy lip

1. Prep the skin with hydrating products. Use a hydrating gel like the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel and layer a richer cream on top like the Kora Organics Hydrating Moisturiser for more moisture. Apply a mattifying primer along the T-zone to control excess shine.
2. For your base, apply a light layer of liquid foundation all over the skin with a damp sponge or buffing brush. Choose one with a radiant formula like the Charlotte Tilbury Light Wonder. Once the skin tone looks even, use a creamy concealer like the Kay Beauty HD Liquid Concealer to cover up any spots, blemishes and darkness under the eyes. Use a translucent powder on a small brush to gently set the makeup in areas that tend to get greasy or crease over time.
3. Comb through your brows with a clean spoolie and fill any gaps using a brow pencil like the NYX Professional Makeup Micro Brow Pencil. To tame particularly unruly brows, use a brow gel.
4. Leave the lids bare or apply a nude eyeshadow like the Vieve Eye Wand in Sand for light to medium skin tones, or the shade Hazelnut for medium to deep skin tones. Use your finger to blend the colour into the eye socket.
5. Curl the lashes and apply two coats of volumising mascara like the Butter London Stroke Of Wow Volumizing Mascara on both top and bottom lashes. To make the lashes extra fluttery, stick on a pair of falsies like the Huda Beauty Classic Lash in Claudia #6. Once the glue dries, use an eyeliner pencil to colour over the seams of the lashes and subtly define the top lash line.
6. Sweep a bronzing powder along the hairline, cheekbones and jawline, and add some colour to the face with a pink blush like the Wet n Wild Color Icon Blush in Pinch Me Pink. Illuminate the cheekbones with a highlighting powder — choose one with subtle shimmer like the M.A.C Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle.
7. Finish the look with a swipe of tinted lip balm like the belif Moisturizing Lip Bomb in Pink.

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