What you’ll need
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Apply a small amount of foundation with a sponge, pressing it over the cheeks and around the nose rather than dragging. Jessica uses a full-coverage base and skips concealer at this stage because it already feels heavy. Set with a light layer of loose powder. Keep the finish matte, but stop before extra powder begins to sit visibly on the skin.
2. Layer the lip tint before contouring
Start this gradient lip tint technique with a muted rose tint across the lips, let it sit for about 30 seconds as Jessica demonstrates, then wipe off the excess. Reapply where you want stronger color. Add a deeper cherry shade to the center, shaping the upper lip’s two peaks and keeping the corners defined. Finish with another thin rose layer for shine. These are two separate tinting passes, not one thick coat.
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3. Map the lips, nose and brow with contour
Use a small brush and a cool-toned sculpting powder to trace the areas beside the nose, around the lips and near the brow bone. Jessica keeps more visible light-and-dark contrast than she would in a softly bronzed look. Blend enough to remove stray powder, while retaining the shape you placed. Adapt the positions to your own features instead of copying the width of her nose.
4. Connect the blush and matte highlights
Blend blush into the contour and across the cheeks, eyes and nose. Then add a matte brightening powder to the areas you want to bring forward. At the nose tip, Jessica draws a small light rectangle and places shimmer only on its upper part. Most of the sculpting comes from the matte powder. Keep that separate from the small shimmery accents.
5. Draw the upper wing in short strokes
Jessica uses optional eyelid tape, then outlines the inner corner and sketches an elongated outer wing. Start close to the upper lash roots and draw a little at a time while looking into a mirror straight ahead. Keep pencil on the outer skin by default. If you use tape, follow its instructions and skip it if it pulls or irritates the eyelid.
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6. Shade beneath the lower lashes
Use a light brown pencil or powder to trace a soft shadow beneath the lower lashes. Jessica also shades below the small fold that appears when she smiles, leaving the fold itself lighter. Make the first pass very faint; a heavy line can read as dark circles. Keep the product out of the eye and soften a harsh mark with a clean, small brush.
7. Curl, coat and separate the lashes
Curl clean lashes before mascara. For the separated Douyin lashes, apply a light coat that holds the curl, then add optional lashes with distinct sections. Jessica uses strip lashes for speed, although individual clusters let you adjust the spacing. Follow the adhesive’s wait time before placement. On the lower lashes, use a small amount of lengthening mascara and separate visible groups without bringing sharp tools close to the eye.
8. Keep the eyebrows light
Brush the eyebrows into place and fill only the gaps. Jessica deliberately keeps the brows quieter than the eyes, so avoid turning the front into a solid block. Step back from the mirror before adding more pencil. If the brows look stronger than the lashes and eye shape, comb through them to remove excess and soften the edge.
9. Adjust the contour after the eyes are finished
Look at the face with both eyes completed. Jessica adds a little more pencil around the nose and lips because the earlier contour looks lighter next to the eye makeup. Strengthen only the areas that need it, then blend locally. This second check is more useful than making every contour line intense from the beginning.
10. Add a small glitter accent and check the finish
Place a small amount of eye-safe shimmer beneath the eyes or at the inner corner, following the placement you like in Jessica’s close-up. Keep particles away from the eye itself. Check that the lip gradient, matte face and separated lashes still read as distinct features. Her colored contacts and drawn beauty marks are optional styling choices; this guide leaves them out.
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Source & notes
Steps and stills checked against the original demonstration. Jessica’s source video is sponsored by Peripera. Colored contacts are omitted, and waterline application is optional rather than a required step.
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