Fresh-Faced Looks for 2014

It’s time to usher in the New Year with a neutral, yet sophisticated look. Well-known D.C.-area makeup artist and beauty expert, Lianne Farbes — aka The Makeup Girl — models three gorgeous, on-trend makeup palettes that’s she’s created for the new year.

Farbes shares her techniques for playing up the eyes and warming up the complexion (counter that winter pallor!) with a subtle application of bronzer. In each look she keeps the complexion fresh and vibrant with a natural-looking finish achieved with Tarte BB Cream.

Dramatic eyes and subtle lips (Photo: Lianne Farbes)

To achieve this look with a dramatic eye and neutral lip:

1. Tarte BB Cream applied allover with a brush (under eyes too)
2. MAC Skinfinish natural applied with a stippling brush
3. Lancome Le Crayon Poudre in brunette. Pencil on brows (brush powder through brows)
4. MAC Pressed Pigment in Summer Honey (all over — apply with a fluffy brush), Damson (on lid apply with a flat brush) and Jet Couture (in crease apply with a short shader brush). When working with pressed pigment, be extra careful about how much you pick up on your brush because a little goes a LONG way
5. CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara in black
6. Matte bronzer by IT Cosmetics (from Live Love Laugh Vitality Face Disk applied under cheekbone and the blush on the apples of the cheeks
7. NARS lip gloss in Coup de Coeur, a rich apple brandy shade

Warm, bronze-flecked eyes and honey-hued lips (Photo: Lianne Farbes)

Get this look with warm, bronzy eyeshadow and soft honey-hued lips.

1. Tarte BB Cream applied allover with a brush (under eyes too)
2. MAC Skinfinish natural applied with a stippling brush
3. Lancome Le Crayon Poudre in brunette pencil on brows (brush powder through brows)
4. NARS Fairy’s Kiss Eyeshadow Palette shade Kalahari all over (apply with a fluffy brush), Brousse on lid (apply with a flat brush), Brumes in crease (apply with a short shader brush)
5. CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara in black
6. Matte bronzer by IT Cosmetics (from Live Love Laugh Vitality Face Disk applied under cheekbone and the blush on the apples of the cheeks
7. Bobbi Brown Lip gloss in Honey

Fresh-faced for the New Year (Photo: Lianne Farbes)

Once again, the eyes are the focal point; defined in a rich, golden-green. Farbes keeps the rest of her face soft and natural.

1. Tarte BB Cream applied allover with a brush (under eyes too)
2. MAC Skinfinish natural applied with a stippling brush
3. Lancome Le Crayon Poudre in brunette pencil on brows (brush powder through brows)
4. Clinique Quickliner for Eyes in Peridot around the upper and lower lash line (smudged) — this shade is bronzy and a great way to define eyes without it looking “heavy”
5. Covergirl clump crusher mascara in black
6. LORAC Tantalizer Bronzer
7. Dior Addict Lip Glow on lips (like a glossy balm that gives just a hint of color

Lia Phipps

A native Washingtonian, Beauty Blogger Lia Phipps is an interior designer with an irrepressible, life-long fascination with health and beauty. When she is not selecting fabrics and paint colors for clients, she occupies herself with trying new products and dispensing beauty advice to friends, acquaintances and anyone who is willing to listen to “Tips from Phipps”.