rms beauty

Jessa Blades, a Manhattan-based makeup artist, provided the following tips for getting the most out of rms beauty's truly stunning color collection.

 

Blades' favorite lip2cheek shades are Rapture and Illusive. "The rapture brings life to every color lip, especially for women over 40 who are losing color in their lips. It evens out the lip area, and brings life back to it. That’s what Rose Marie's products do; they give life to the skin, making it look healthy and alive, which is really the essence of makeup, helping you look like you do on your healthier, most hydrated day".

 

To apply Lip2Cheek to the lips, Blades suggests applying a small amount of rms lip balm first to moisten the lips. Then, using the ring finger, tap a small amount of the product onto the lips, blotting once or twice and applying another light layer of balm, rms Living Luminizer, or a light gloss on top if you want a bit of extra sheen.

 

For photo shoots or important events (like weddings, for instance), Blades recommends applying a very thin dusting of transculent powder over the first layer of lip2cheek, and then adding a second layer over the powder, followed by a bit of gloss.

 

As a blush, Blades emphasizes that "the big key [with using lip2cheek] is to make sure your skin is pretty hydrated. I will even throw on some rms balm first since my skin is always dry."

 

After hydrating the skin and applying foundation (lip2cheek can also be used on bare skin), Blades recommends taking the smallest bit and putting it on the apples of the cheeks in a circular motion and then blending back toward the ear. "If you get too much on, take a little balm and rub it back in to dilute it a little bit. Then take whatever is left on your finger and put it on your lips."

 

The silky smooth cream-based eye shadows warm immediately to the touch and glide on easily and quickly. Blades' favorite shade is magnetic, "because in general that color tends to look good on most people, and with blue eyes, it looks fantastic."

 

To get the most out of rms beauty cream eye shadows, Blades recommends skipping any kind of base or lid primer. "Just take a thin coat and really work it into the skin. Although they won't last all day, the jars are so easy to slip into your purse or clutch, you can take them with you and add another coat later on if it moves."

 

When I asked how well the shades worked together, she recommended just using one shade at a time. "Although," she added,"you could definitely use one shade on the lid and then the Living Luminizer on the brow bone. Also, if you want a really dramatic look, use a dark brown eye liner and put that all over the lid. Then put the magnetic shade over that."

 

Blades favorite product, however, is the Living Luminizer. "I don’t think there’s anything else like it on the market. The way it lays on the skin, on all skin types, it brightens and illuminates, but doesn’t leave any glitter, like all of the others I have tried." She has found numerous uses for the one-of-a-kind luminizer, as a highlighter high up on the cheekbone, a little down the bridge of the nose, and when she's looking particularly sleep-deprived, "I will take the tiniest bit and put on the inner corner of my eyes and it reflects light to give the look of being awake. It's also nice on the collarbones or shoulders if you are dressing up."