Dear beauty aficionados, what’s the latte fuss all about? Imagine your skin doused in a delicious caramel-hued base, sculpted with a generous swipe of bronzer, a dash of copper on the lids, and topped with a sumptuous, chocolate-toned high-shine gloss. Yum.
As tempting as it sounds, the viral TikTok makeup trend is here to give you that lit-from-within copper-glazed glow—emulating your love for understated neutral tones and accentuating your gilded, smoked-bronze complexion.
The Origin Of The Latte Makeup Trend
It was Tiktoker Rachel Rigler who first coined the term ‘latte makeup’, describing makeup artist Tanielle Jai’s warm, bronzed look for a campaign shoot back in 2018. Featuring tan tones, rich browns and caramel hues, this beauty trend became popular as A-listers began flaunting molten, monochromatic looks, garnering over 190 million views on TikTok.
How To Cop The Latte Makeup Look
1. The secret to achieving the perfect latte look involves picking products that fall within the same monochromatic copper-caramel family. Begin by choosing a luminous foundation for a lit-from-within, even-toned canvas.
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2. Next, sculpt your face with a cream contour or bronzing stick to add dimension. Swipe across the hallows of your cheek, your forehead, and along the bridge of your nose.
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3. Welcome a concealer at this stage to blend away sun spots, blemishes, dark circles, and any other pigmentation.
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4. Once your gilded base is blended, reach out for a brown eye pencil to swipe across your upper and lower waterline. Smudge it back into the crease to add greater depth to your gradient look.
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5. It’s now time to swipe a copper-toned, bronze eyeshadow across your lids to replicate a summer-smokey appeal.
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6. Get your eyes to do the talking with a super-volumising mascara that draws instant attention to your peepers.
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7. To make sure that the sunlight hits your skin at the right spots—and accentuates your bone structure—grab a highlighter and swipe on.
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8. As for your lips, opt for a brown-nude shade that brings the subdued, neutral look together. PS. A generous topping of a high-shine gloss can do no harm.
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