Penelope Cruz Inspired Makeup Look

Penelope’s signature on the red carpet was soft and sultry, with a defined, smoky eye. Apply a tinted moisturizer for your foundation, and set it with Ultra-Fine Translucent Powder for a bright soft finish. Put a light coating of foundation.

On your eyes, apply a classic smoky look, by using matte brown (tips: you may change it to other dark colors such as black or blue) and smoked out the lid, blended into the crease, and then created a smoky line under the eye. Rimmed the lash line and in the inner lid with a black pencil eyeliner. (tips:Be sure to soften a freshly sharpened eyeliner pencil on the back of your hand first). Adding the black on the top lashes smudgy gave you a sexy blended eye. Then, apply a black mascara on the lashes on top.

For a soft, romantic look, dust bronzer on your cheeks. Because the eyes are always the focus of Penelope's Cruz's look, you need only a light dusting of a bronzer or peach blush on the apples of your cheeks.

Penelope’s lips were her own nude lip liner with a clear gloss, to keep the focus on the eyes. Light lips are Penelope's signature makeup look, even in the evening. Wear neutral lipsticks that are a few shades deeper than your natural skin tone, or a soft baby pink. Skip the lip gloss to keep the look matte and Penelope-perfect.

Finish the Penelope Cruz look with a light dusting of shimmery powder all over the face.

Natural Makeup Tips

Make up does not have to be overdone. This system of applying makeup for a natural look is fast and easy when you get the hang of it. Many women a more natural look that shows off their natural beauty. Surprisingly, applying natural-looking makeup is more than merely limiting how much makeup you apply. A natural look has to do with how makeup is applied and what products are used. With the knowledge and the proper products, achieving a natural makeup look can easily be done.
Understand that a 'natural' look is one that uses colors that are right for your skin tone. How much you use, and where, depends on your personal style. Make sure your concealer is yellow in tone since it mutes imperfections without adding color, giving your skin a natural look. Apply foundation that matches your skin tone. The right foundation will seem to disappear on your face. If you are African-American, it's a good idea to have light, medium and dark shades of your foundation to allow for different gradations of color on different parts of your face. Apply eye makeup in earthy tones'beige, brown, gold or plum for shadows and brown and charcoal gray for liner and mascara. Skip liner or shadow entirely if you want to keep makeup light. Choose a blush color that is close to the color of your cheeks after you've exercised.