How to Wear Makeup Like Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz's makeup is understated and she uses makeup to enhance her natural beauty. Her makeup never looks too heavy during the day or night. If you want to wear makeup like Penelope Cruz, here's how to get her look.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Foundation primer
• Foundation
• Navy blue eye shadow
• Tinted lip gloss
• Black mascara
• Bronzer
• Navy blue eyeliner
• Shimmer powder

1. Apply a foundation primer. Cruz's makeup artist that created her look for the Oscars used Chanel products. Try Chanel's Blanc Universelle foundation primer.
2. Put on a light coating of foundation. Cruz uses Teint Innocence Foundation by Chanel in Soft Honey.
3. Use navy blue eyeliner and eye shadow. Line the entire top and bottom lids first, then apply the navy blue eye shadow over the eyeliner. This will give you the classic, smoky-eye look that Penelope Cruz often sports. Try Chanel's Precision Eye-Definer in Blue Jean and Chanel Quadra eye shadow in color Bleu Celeste.
4. Complete Penelope Cruz's smoky-eye look. Use Loreal's Telescopic Mascara in Blackest-Black. Cruz is a spokesperson for this product.
5. Dust bronzer on your cheeks. Because the eyes are always the focus of Penelope's Cruz's look, you need only a light dusting of a bronzer or peach blush on the apples of your cheeks.
6. Add a tinted lip gloss rather than a lipstick. Choose a color that is most similar to your natural lip color. Try Chanel's Rouge Allure.
7. Finish the Penelope Cruz look with a light dusting of shimmery powder all over the face.

Tips & Warnings

• Add more drama to your eyes with some fake eyelashes to match Penelope Cruz's look.
• Avoid applying heavy makeup to the rest of your face. Applying a dark lipstick or going heavy on the blush or bronzer will ruin the Penelope Cruz smoky-eye look.