celebrity crush: haifa wehbe.

Today's look is inspired by the stunning Lebanese sensation, Haifa Wehbe. Known for her signature smokey eyes, Haifa's look always brings some drama. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the link to the photo I used of her as inspiration, but she wore a beautiful matte purple smokey eye and matte peach lips. I loved how soft the looks was on her as apposed to some of her more traditional bold Arabic cat eyes. I kept the eyes very top heavy, as is on trend for this spring, with no shadow or mascara along the lower lash line. This look will be stunning on any eye color and skin tone. As always, feel free to swap out any of the products used for things currently in your collection.

the eyes:

- Begin with priming the lids with an eye primer or shadow base. (Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer)

- Next, lay down a deep purple cream shadow over the lid to serve as a stick base for the shadow. (Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeshadow Stick #Paranoid Purple)

- With fluffy blending brush, sweep a peachy matte shadow through the crease blowing the shape out toward the brow bone. This will serve as our transition shade. (Tarte Mattenificient Palette #Peach for the Stars)

-Then using a flat shadow brush, pack on a deep matte purple all over the lid. After that take a oval blending brush and blend this same color through the crease. Blow this color out towards the tail of the brow to create a cat like shape. (Tarte Mattenificient Palette #Two Plums Up)

-Apply a matte flesh tone shadow a few shades lighter than your skin tone to the brow bone for a natural looking highlight. (Tarte Mattenificient Palette #Sand Out from the Crowd)

- Line the upper lashes only with a black kohl liner, and smudge this slightly with a pencil brush. (Jordana 12hr Made To Last Liquid Eyeliner #Blackpoint)

- Apply a nice coat of mascara to the upper lashes only. (Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara)

- Finish the look of with a long and flirty pair of lashes. (Kiss Tapered End Lashes #Pretty)

the lips:

- Line the lips with a nude lip liner for added definition and to stop any lip product from feathering. (Milani Color Statement Lip Liner #Nude)
- Apply a matte peach shade lip stick, or in my case a lip cream. (NYX Matte Lip Cream #Buenos Aires)

other products used:

-Rimmel Stay Matte Primer
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Foundation #Ivory
-Lancome Effacernes Waterproof Concealer #Porcelaine
-MAC Prep + Prime Pen #Radiant Rose
-L'oreal Truematch Concealer Crayon #N678
-NARS Light Reflecting Setting Powder Pressed #Translucent Crystal
-Sephora Bora Bora Bronzer
-Sephors Los Cabos Bronzer
-Revlon Powder Blush #Naughty Nude
-MAC Mineralized Skin Finish #Lightscapade
-NYX Matte Finish Setting Spray
-NYX Auto Brow Pencil #Dark Brown
-Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

Haifa is such a great source of makeup inspiration to me that I am sure there will be more celebrity crush installments featuring some of her other looks in the future. So keep on the look out! Also, don't forget to tag me in any photos of your recreations. I would love to see them! Please leave any tutorial requests or related comments on any of my social media platforms listed below (which you should all be following!). Thanks as always for your time and support and I'll see you guys again soon with another look!

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