There is always a buzz when YSL’s leading MUA Fred Letailleur comes to town as he always has a makeup hack or two up the sleeve of his leather jacket.
Fred has been with YSL for a long while and there isn’t anything he doesn’t know about makeup, and his Dublin trip was to celebrate Dua Lipa’s new Love Shine lipstick collection.
If you haven’t seen the campaign, Dua is emerging from a pool and looking beautiful, and the theme of the shoot is hydration because the new Love Shine goes from lipstick to a wet-shine lip oil for a semi-sheer, light-reflecting finish.
Dua Lipa x YSL
In the campaign, Dua wears the Love Shine shade 44 (above) which is a heavenly pink-tan nude that is bound to sell out but 20 shades are available.
During his masterclass, Fred talked through Dua’s look for the campaign and recreated a makeup that, for the most, part was waterproof and yet flawless looking.
Skin Prep & Waterproof Makeup
Using a selection of new and older YSL products, Fred talked us through the skin prep and application of his model’s look, and he shared with us his top makeup hack for making your foundation look twice as good without losing that all-day durability.
Fred introduced us to a few buys that are coming in the next few months including a compact face powder, a stunning bronzer, and a new waterproof version of Lash Clash mascara that is flexible and easy to remove. But, his makeup hack was our biggest takeaway from the beauty event. This is one to bookmark ASAP ahead of summer.
Makeup Hack
YSL’s All Hours is a full-cover foundation that lasts all day on the skin. It feels comfortable and covers everything, it’s a great foundation for any time of the year.
To use it differently to lighten up the coverage and give the foundation a radiant finish, Fred decided to mix a little primer into the foundation, and not just any primer, this is a stunning makeup buy.
How-To
Making a half-and-half mix, Fred used YSL’s Touche Eclat Blur Primer and All Hours to create a radiant, long-wearing and medium coverage foundation and he applied it to the model’s face with a brush.
The primer is the brand’s best-selling pre-foundation product and one of our favourites of all time for blurring lines and making the skin glow, it is infused with minute gold flakes. Mixed with All Hours foundation, the makeup hack gives you all the coverage and durability you need but with that lit-from-within glow, what’s not to like?
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