The artistry and brilliance of make-up needs no explanation thanks to Blake Lively and her recent dramatic transformation. I mean, the before and after pictures (and the actor's explanation) speak for themselves...
On October 29, Blake attended the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City where she turned up and out in the beauty department. Accompanying her signature bouncy blowout created by Jennifer Yepez, Blake consulted her longtime friend and go-to MUA, Carolina Gonzalez to master the full-face beat.
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After the red carpet event, Blake credited Carolina's work via her Instagram Story, saying that the makeup trick carried out made her lips look 'huge'.
'When @gonzalezbeauty does the Gen Z eye shadow lip trick to make your lips look huge...' Blake wrote to introduce her two-part picture story, followed by a nostalgic throwback to her teen beauty antics.
'But then... You wash off your make-up and accept that you're a millennial girl who, in high school used to wear lip gloss with alarming amounts of chilli peppers inside for a plump because we were THAT committed to bad ideas.
'Turns out eye shadows is way less painful than Carolina Reapers. Thank you @gonzalezbeauty for not turning my mouth into an episode of Hot Ones.'
Now, while Blake, unfortunately, didn't go into the full details behind the 'Gen Z trick' used, we've mastered the naturality of creating an overlined lip. So, if you want to recreate a similar look at home, listen up.
After analysing Blake's selfie, we can confidently recommend extending your lip line ever so slightly above the cupid's bow and at the very bottom of the lower lip. Use a darker lip pencil and a lighter lip base to create the illusion of a bigger, more contoured pout. Follow along via a step-by-step tutorial, here.
For the base of Blake's lips, Carolina says she used the Armani Beauty Lip Power Vivid Color Long Wear Lipstick in shade 106.
Giorgio Armani Lip Power Vivid Color Long Wear Lipstick
And there you have it... 'huge' Blake Lively lips (minus the injections).
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Lia Mappoura (she/her) is the Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. Covering everything from viral celebrity hair and makeup news to the latest trend predictions, she’s an expert in recognising the season’s next big beauty look (before it ends up all over your social media feeds). You’ll usually find her putting TikTok’s recent beauty hacks to the Hype Test, challenging the gender-makeup binary and social stereotypes, or fangirling over the time Kourtney Kardashian viewed her Instagram Story (yes, it’s true). Find her also on LinkedIn.
