The lip does most of the work
Overlined, but only across the top bow and the centre of the bottom lip — following the natural corners keeps it from sliding into drag. A warm rose-beige liner, a shade or two deeper than the skin, then a clear or pale-pink gloss straight over the top. Gloss is non-negotiable; a matte lip reads editorial, not bimbo.
Lashes: length in the outer third
A full strip with the longest fibres in the outer third, which pulls the eye sideways rather than up. Cat-eye strips beat wispy ones here — wispies read natural, and natural is the wrong target. Tightline the upper waterline in brown rather than black to keep the eye open in photos.
Brows stay soft on purpose
This is where most attempts go wrong. A sharp, dark, heavily carved brow fights the rest of the face. Keep the brow one to two shades lighter than you think, brushed up, edges blurred. Cool-toned if the hair is platinum — a warm brow against cool hair is the single most common tell.
Skin stays wet-looking
Dewy, not matte. Cream blush placed high on the cheek and blended toward the temple, highlighter on the nose bridge and cupid's bow, and powder only in the crease and under the eye. In pink lighting, matte skin goes flat and grey.
