I’ll admit it, I was a Laguna Beach fan. I was on team L.C. and have been impressed with the way she’s made a career out of her reality show debut. From the Hills to writing books to designing clothes, Lauren seems to have a good head on her shoulders. But what I’ve really been watching in the last years is her beauty looks. She definitely has her signature makeup looks. Tasteful lack liquid liner with a slight cat eye, and dewy bronze skin are her trademarks. Let’s look at Lauren as wedding makeup inspiration. If you’re a bride wanting to look bronzed but natural, with a feminine sophistication, try her look.

The first part of Lauren Conrad’s look is the skin. It’s a bronze tone and is dewy.

The skin:

1. Prepare the skin with moisturizer (oil free to avoid thick shine).
2. Choose a foundation slightly warmer or deeper in color than your skin tone. Apply lightly all over, blending especially on the jaw and neckline.
3. Then, add a highlighter at the top of the cheekbones, just below the under eye area.
4. Finally, add a peach blush to the apples of the cheeks.

The eyes:

1. Prep the eye lid with an eyeshadow primer from lash line to the eyebrow.
2. Add a wheat or champagne eyeshadow to the eye lid area. (avoid too much shimmer, instead choose a “pearly” shade)
3. Add a gel or liquid liner. A video below shows you the art of the winged eyeliner technique. Don’t be afraid to try it!

What you see here with the makeup.

• Deep outer corner shading of the eyes, with a pointed and upturned shape.
• Likely a matte brown used for the deep shading.
• Possible false lashes.
• Defined and arched brows.
• A very subdued lip with gloss.

Here is the look in color. Very polished yet it pushes the envelope. Love that! For products to use I would choose Lancome’s Color Design cream bronzer, Bobbi Brown’s Gel Eyeliner in Black ink and any matte brown shadow (with an ash tint) for the contouring. Also, try some false lashes!

Photo from the incredible photographer Lilia www.Lilia.com and makeup artistry of Bara Krejcikova