Beauty spy

Classic french-girl chic

1 of 7

Perfect brows, red lips, glowing skin, and sexily unstudied hair: When these elements all fall into place, the results truly work with any outfit, from jeans and biker boots to an evening gown and heels. A light touch with everything but the lipstick is most flattering; leave the hair texturizing for last, so it falls softly around your face. Simple and dramatic—really, it never fails.

Photo by: MICHAEL WARING

Comments

More How-to: Beauty

Clear Skin Forever12 rules for achieving a perfect complexion—no matter how bad you think it is.
From the June 2010 issue.
How To Conceal AnythingSecret formulas from makeup artists and, of course, the ever-obsessive Lucky staff.
From the May 2010 issue.
How to Look Good in Natural LightTop MAC makeup artist Gina Bettelli gives us her pretty-in-the-harsh-sunshine tips.
From the May 2010 issue.
Look We Love: Bigger, Better LashesAsk any makeup artist, model, or oft-photographed celebrity what she won’t leave the house without and the answer’s almost always mascara. Somehow, the simple act of defining the tiny hairs around your eyes is look-a-hundred-times-better- in-an-instant transformative. And what’s available now is much more impressive than what was on offer last year. Here, the best of the new:
View All