Q: Lucy Liu looks gogeous on the red carpet yet always low-key.  Her secret?

A: Keeping the glow subtle, Lucy Liu’s makeup artist, Erin Ayanian Monroe, goes for a fresh but carefully sculpted look.  “Makeup should blend and flatter without the bells and whistles,” says Monroe.  “True beauty is about looking effortless.” 

Her favorite trick: applying rose blush to the apples of the cheeks, then dusting a lighter pink shade directly above them and blending it back toward the temples.  She also swipes highlighter on the cheekbones to create a beautifully sculpted but natural-looking effect.  She finishes with mascara and rose lipstick, and there’s still room for statement hair like her sky-high pony, above.

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