Hey loves! I have a confession to make. I am obsessed with all things French! Paris is my favorite city, I love French pharmacy products and French style, but I’ve never done a post on French makeup! I’ve wanted to do this post for you guys since I got back from Paris last month and I’m so thrilled to finally share it with you! I choose three classic French makeup looks. First up is a gorgeous winged eyeliner and red lip look, then a fresh face with tinted lip balm, and lastly a sultry smudged eye look! I’ll also give you a few amazing French beauty tips that I learned while I was in Paris!
Classic Red Lip
This is the look that always comes to mind when I think of French beauty! It’s super polished and almost vintage inspired, with winged liner and bright red lipstick. For this look, I wouldn’t wear too much face makeup, just a little bit of concealer and some light foundation or tinted moisturizer and maybe bit of blush! For my lips, I used a super pigmented red Nars Lip Pencil. Since I didn’t want my cat-eye to compete with my lipstick, I went for a slightly faded look and used a dark gray eyeliner. I’d totally wear this makeup to a night time event or to date night!
Fresh Faced
This look is key to modern French beauty! It’s meant to look effortless and enhance your natural features. Here, the philosophy is to emphasize your best attributes rather than focusing on features that you’d like to downplay. For this look I really wanted to have dewy skin, so I used a lot of MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime Fix + andcream highlighter for a lit from within glow. I was inspired by the look of “popsicle lips” so I used a berry colored stain in the center of my lips and a balm on the outer corners. Lastly, I used a coat of mascara to make my eyes pop! This is a great makeup look for everyday!
Brigette Bardot Inspired
This makeup look is all about the eyes! Brigette Bardot was known for her amazing smudged smokey eye and this look replicates the sultry effect of her signature look! For this look, I used the Identity Palette to create an imperfect smokey eye. To keep the focus on the eyes, wear a nude lipstick (or go without!) and dream of days spent on the French Riviera!
French Beauty Tips
- Emphasize Your Best Features—Worry less about downplaying perceived imperfections! If you love your lips, wear a bright red lipstick! If you have gorgeous eyes, go crazy with the mascara!
- Focus on Skincare Rather than Makeup—French pharmacies are known for their amazing skincare products (you can check out my post on them here!) Most French beauty products are dedicated to skincare and the key to every French makeup look is great skin!
- Less is More—Focus your makeup on your best features, rather than a on completely done face! Instead of using lots of foundation to smooth your skin tone, use concealer to pinpoint conceal imperfections! Most French beauty looks seem to revolve around the unspoken “I woke up like this” mantra.
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There is everything to love about this post … French chic and red lipstick. So very true! :)
Lovely the classy and tres au naturelle makeup looks!
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I never had an idea about french beauty ever.
Thank you sona for this blogpost.I totally loved the classic red look.Being an Indian i can totally wear this look for a date night, a wedding or a formal party
That would be so pretty!
Omg your hair styles! I love the bangs ?
All the looks are so elegant and wearable to any occasion.. be it a casual day out or date or or party ! ❣️ Big fan of you Sona ♥️
You look so beautiful on these photos ! I would love to know what are your favorite skincare products for acne, kisses
Love the bangs! Where did you get them?
Fresh women are naturally so beautiful and you completely did justice with French style and looks. My aunt is French, and she loves to show her natural skin and believes in less is more and every time she nails it.
I add buxom divine goddess illuminator to whatever foundation I am putting on, it just gives a really natural sheen to the skin. Thanks for putting up yet another great post ? Xoxo #snapfam
Where is your shirt from? And your beautiful as always so simple and humble?
Belle! A classic red lips never out of style..
Feeling super inspired haha❤ Love the tips at the end! Your style, hair and makeup are always so gorgeously done? Can’t wait to see your next post! Oh and congrats on your nomination! :)
Thank you!!
I say this in every post, but I AM really thankful for your tips and posts! They are so helpful for me, and these tips are sooooo needed in my life right now!
Focusing on my best features sounds simple and obvious, but I never thought about that!
Keep slaying! ?
I would love to see a tutorial on the Bardot look ❤️!
So my MOM loves Brigette Bardot haha I’ve heard her mention this before. I am LOVING these looks, especially those bangs (you should cut those for real though I think you’d look fab!) I love how natural looking the look is while keeping it smoky! Loved reading per usual, so excited for what’s to come! have so much fun at Coachella this weekend (right? I’m on east coast so I’m OTL) <3 #snapchatfam
Thank you!! I loved doing the Brigette Bardot look, it was so fun! :)
Love all these looks! I’d love to see how you chose your whole outfits with these makeup looks, because I just love the blouses you have in the pics. My favourite look is the first one – cat eye and red lipstick, I think I can say it has become my signature look :) For most people it’s a night time look, but I wear it for my 8 am classes ;)
PS. You look so cute with bangs!
Hugs! #snapchatfam
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Love a classic red lip its my favorite and I do love the nars pencil i use it at least once a week. Also i am loving the identity palette its great from my brown eye!
Hey Sona great post! I Like all 3 looks My favorite is definitely “Fresh Face” I feel like I could re ceate this look for dinner with my husband or even work its very soft and classy I Love it & those bangs look great on you, you should wear them more often. Xo ?
PS- I would like to request a tutorial on “Fresh Face” :)
I love the first and last look soooo pretty ?❤?
LOVE this post!! Although I love allllll these looks, if I had to choose a favorite it would be the last one, the Brigette Bardot one. There’s always something about a smokey eye and peachy lip! Do you have a short insta vid of the smokey eye you did for that particular look with the identity palette? Also, loving the bangs on you!! Thanks for another awesome post! Can’t wait to try them ?
OOoo the Bardot look was my favourite but I think for everyday the simple fresh faced and berry lips. But lets be honest I probably would also wear the Bardot one in the daytime haha I loveee winged eyeliner! Also the bangs look so nice you should think about getting real ones! They really suit your face!
oh my gosh the fresh faced look is perfection! I mean, they’re all gorgeous but I can’t get enough of the simplicity of that look with the popsicle lip.
All the looks are super pretty and you look beautiful in all three. I love french fashion and beauty, super obsessed. Great post Sona.
In about two months I will be in Paris, these looks are so beautiful for me to try during my trip. Thank you ?
Have an amazing time in Paris!! It’s one of my favorite cities :)
You are so wrong about this! I live in Paris and I’ve never seen anyone with red lips or a Brigitte Bardot inspired look. French women wear little to no makeup : mascara and maybe a little bit of gloss only.
Best,
May
I like all of these looks, you are just so beautiful ? love you Sona!
OMG … Super gorgeous looks. ? I love Fresh face and Brigette Bardot Inspired the most.
You’re looking so pretty in all of the looks… I’m thinking that whenever I visit Paris I’ll do all of these looks.❤️
Lovely post. Love all of the looks especially Fresh face one. ?
Can’t wait to see Paris. ?
Such beautiful ideas Sona! I would like to see a a video of each inspired look!
Living Paris and being french, I can tell you : this is classic french beauty. Red lips, with liner, or natural. The BB makeup is more a night out for most parisian but I love it ! ?
I want to thank you for this article because unfortunately french beauty is fading. Most of the time I see women without makeup or a very natural look and that perfect because like you said skin is what matter the most, but a lot of girls, teenagers, in France wears a “Kardashian look” and it’s too bad because, for me, a classic black liner with red lips or bare skin will always be the best ! :)
Xx ?
You kinda rocked this post ? All of those options are beautiful but my favorite one is the one with the lipstain. Also, love the bangs on the hair <3 #snapchatfam
Omg look at those faux bangs.. looking so cute.. maybe get it with your real your hair.. it suits you pretty well.. ??
Love it! For me red lips is a classic, I love the first look!??❤️
I like the bangs. And red lipstick is my go to when I want to look classy.
Hi Sona, loved your interpretation on French beauty, these 3 looks are really nice. I think they’re a little bit too made up, but still really nice because polished. It’s more of an “American” French inspiration ? The first look would be even more perfect without winged liner and the second one with a messy bun ?
I love all 3 looks, but the first one is my fav! I always feel the most confident in a bold red lip!
You look so stunning in all these looks! I love it! They are so pretty but also easy looks to achieve.
p.s. There is something about a red lip too that just makes one feel so confident. I wear a red lip and feel like I can conquer the day!
all the looks are amazing <3 keep going
How had I not seen this gorgeous post!! IM IN LOVEEEE WITHT HE LOOKS. Something must be wrong with my email. Anyway…. loveeeeee this xxx
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