Underpainting is one of makeup’s hottest trends. Here’s how to do it

Here how you can make underpainting work in a daily beauty routine:

Start with a creamy highlighter like Milk Makeup Dewy Cream Highlighter Stick in Turnt to add radiance beneath the skin rather than sitting on top of it. I like to apply it to the high points of the face before foundation for a subtle luminosity that catches the light naturally.

Next comes contour. Using the Glo Skin Beauty cream bronzer, I softly sculpt the hollows of the cheeks, temples and jawline. Because the product sits underneath your complexion layer, the definition appears softer and more believable. I then added colour with Dior Forever Blush Soft Filter Liquid Blush in Petal. The key is to tap the blush onto the cheeks and temple area before the complexion products to create that soft, diffused flush that looks like it’s coming from within the skin instead of sitting above it.

For coverage, I use Glo Skin Beauty Foundation Stick in Bisque only where needed. The key to underpainting is keeping the complexion sheer enough to let the sculpting underneath softly show through.

To finish, I chose a defined but effortless lip using Summer Fridays Softline Lip Liner Creamy Sculpting Lip Pencil in Rosé with their Lip Butter Balm Treatment for a hydrated and polished finish that complements the fresh-skin esthetic.