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The look of love: 3 Valentine’s date looks

Turn up the intensity for a memorable Valentine's date

These celebrity couples do date night right. Take inspiration from the gorgeous leading ladies on Valentine’s Day and dial up the intensity of your usual makeup look with golden skin, smouldering eyes and a power pout!

Chrissy Teigen & John Legend

SKIN

A glowing complexion is the aim of the game. Apply a brightening mask to renew tired, dull skin and infuse it with hydration. Using a radiance-enhancing primer will ensure your face looks lit from within. Once the primer has settled, apply foundation, then a creamy highlighter to the tops of your cheekbones, Cupid’s bow and the bridge of your nose.

  1. Natio 10-minute Brightening Mask, $24.50

  2. Shiseido Glow Enhancing Primer, $64

  3. Clarins Skin Illusion Foundation, $82

Jenna Dewan-Tatum & Channing Tatum

EYES

Sexy, smudgy and smoky – a dark and dramatic eye look is the little black dress of date-night make-up. Apply a soft kohl pencil all around your eye. Choosing a creamy formulation makes it easier to smudge, which you can do with your finger. Blend a dark eyeshadow all over the lid. It doesn’t have to be black – you can also try grey, navy, shimmery brown, plum or forest green. Finish with lashings of mascara and a set of false lashes for impact.

  1. Innoxa Soft Kohl Eye Pencil, $24

  2. Clinique Pretty Easy Eye Palette, $109

  3. L’Oreal Paris Mega Volume Miss Manga Mascara, $25.99

Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds

LIPS

Valentine’s Day traditionally calls for red but you could add a flirty twist with a bright fuchsia pout. Swipe a rich, coloured lipstick on a moisturised mouth. For a more lacquered finish, choose a gloss with both high-intensity colour and sheen.

  1. Ulta3 Moisturising Lipstick in Wet Red, $6

  2. Revlon Ultra HD Lip Lacquer in Pink Ruby, $26.50

  3. Lancome Shine Lover in Fuchsia in Paris, $54

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