What you’ll need
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Fatima has already done her skincare when the video starts. She touches up a dry area around her nose and applies a lip mask before beginning makeup. Follow that order: let your usual skincare settle, add a little moisturizer only where needed and give the balm time to soften the lips. The base should feel comfortable rather than wet or slippery.
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2. Fill, brush and shape the brows
Fill gaps with light pencil strokes before combing brow gel through the hairs. Brush upward, then shape the top edge instead of leaving every hair standing straight. Fatima cleans up beneath the brow with concealer close to her skin tone. Use a small brush for that edge and blend downward so there is no pale stripe left under the eyebrow.
3. Blend a few drops of foundation
For a lightweight foundation routine, dot a little onto the cheeks and forehead, then blend it out thinly. Fatima uses this to even her complexion, so she does not begin with a heavy layer across the entire face. Press around the nose and soften the edge toward the jaw. If you still want coverage in one area, add a small second dot there rather than repeating the whole application.
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4. Conceal, then add a small highlight
Apply your skin-tone concealer beneath the eyes and on areas that need coverage. Fatima follows with a tiny amount of a lighter shade for brightness. Blend first with a brush, then press over the edges with a damp makeup sponge. Avoid spreading the lighter color across the whole cheek; keeping it targeted makes the base easier to blend into the rest of the face.
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5. Tap on orange-toned liquid blush
Build the warm orange blush look by placing a little liquid color on the cheeks and blending before deciding whether you need more. Fatima builds a second layer because her first pass is too faint, then carries a little color onto the forehead. Choose a warm blush that shows on your skin. Tap at the edges so you keep the color without lifting the foundation underneath.
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6. Set with a fine powder layer
Pick up a little powder and dab off the excess on the back of your hand. Press the first fine layer under the eyes and wherever the base needs setting. Add more only to the areas you want less shiny. Fatima uses extra beneath her eyes, while leaving the rest of the face softer. Do not reload the sponge for every small press.
7. Warm the face and reuse bronzer on the eyes
Fatima skips cream contour. She adds a little powder contour, then bronzer around the face, beside the nose and across the eyelids. You can simplify this by using only bronzer. Sweep it upward toward the brows beside the nose, then soften the edge. She adds powder blush afterward, so keep the bronze layer light enough for that color to remain visible.
8. Line the lips and add gloss
Trace the natural lip shape with brown pencil, concentrating on the outer edge rather than filling the lips completely. Add clear gloss, then a lighter gloss in the center if you want Fatima’s two-tone finish. Press your lips together gently to soften the join. If the liner looks too sharp, blend inward with a small brush before adding more gloss.
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9. Check shine and brush the lashes
Look at the finished face from a normal viewing distance. Fatima adds a last light touch of powder where she wants to reduce shine and brushes through her lashes. Keep that final pass selective so it does not cover the blush you just built. The completed look should still show the warm cheek color and glossy lips clearly.
Source & notes
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