#BeautiesOnFire Week One | Classic Beauty

Remember last week when I posted about a new collaboration I'm taking part in, #BeautiesOnFire? Well, it's time for our first posts! The theme chosen for our first "proper" week was Classic Beauty. You can check out Elisabeth's post here for the link-up with all the other #BeautiesOnFire, and read on below to see my take on the theme!
For me, classic beauty means porcelain skin, black eyeliner and the timeless red lip - not a look I wear very often, so I decided to keep things pretty simple! I kept my skin pretty basic with just foundation and concealer, opting to skip blusher and highlighter so that the focus could be on my features. I then whacked a thick layer of lipbalm on to prep my lips.
I've filled in my brows because to me, a strong brow is so important to frame the face. I then went for a slightly winged liner using a dampened angled brush and a black powder eyeshadow, with a tiny bit of kohl blended under my lower lashline too. Plenty of mascara finished off my eyes (Chanel, darling!), and for my lips I tissued off the lipbalm before using a nude lipliner beneath a matte red lipstick.
Overall, I quite like the look I ended up with, but it's not one I see myself wearing on a regular basis. If anything, this has reminded me why I don't wear a statement lip very often - it really emphasises how wonky my lips are! What does "classic beauty" mean to you? Do you wear a "classic" look often? Remember you can find all the details of the #BeautiesOnFire collab in Elisabeth's post here, and check out the other posts on the Classic Beauty theme here!

xo
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