Candice Swanepoel is a busy mother-of-two, so it should come as no surprise that the model has mastered the art of giving herself a ‘fake natural’ makeup look complete with painted on freckles in just ten minutes.
The 29-year-old Victoria’s Secret star is the latest celebrity to share her step-by-step makeup routine with Vogue, and in the new video the South African beauty dishes about everything from her beloved $4 lip balm to her ‘crazy veins from breastfeeding.’
However, before she applies any beauty products, Candice demonstrates her trick for easily adding waves to her ‘super straight’ blonde hair.She explains that she likes to have a ‘little bit of curl,’ so after she messily dries her long locks, she throws them up into two Princess Leia-inspired buns on the top of her head.
Sometimes I’ll get the curling iron out, but I don’t have time for that kind of thing these days and I get lazy,’ the mom admits.
Candice gave birth to her first son, Anacan, in October 2016, and she welcomed her second son, Ariel, this June, so it’s safe to say she has her hands full.
In the clip, she starts off by applying face oil, but she notes that if she has time, she likes to use eye masks.
‘Lord knows I haven’t slept in two years,’ she jokes.
Candice, who often shares Instagram pH๏τos of herself nursing Ariel, then points to the ‘crazy veins’ on her chest, explaining that they are from breastfeeding.
Interestingly, she opts to apply a liquid bronzer before her concealer, noting that her face is always lighter than her body because she uses sunscreen daily.
As a model, she often gets her makeup professionally done, and she credits the makeup artists she has worked with for helping her learn the tricks of the trade.
Candice uses Kryolan Dermacolor Camouflage Creme ($18.75), a heavyweight concealer that she likes to mix with oil or other liquids to smooth out.
She spritzes her Beauty Blender sponge with rose spray before dabbing the concealer under her eyes and on her forehead.
‘I have some sun damage and markings from my pregnancy. It’s a normal thing that happens,’ she says before using a brush to apply MAC Prep + Prime setting powder ($29) all over her face.
‘My skin is oily so shine comes through quickly,’ she notes. ‘By the time we finish this video, I will be shiny again.’
She then uses her hands to dab Stila Convertible Color ($25) as a cream blush on the apples of her cheeks, eyelids, and nose.
‘I just feel like it makes you look a little more alive,’ she explains. ‘Blush on the nose kind of gives a fake sun-kissed look because that is where you look sunburned naturally.’
After applying the blush, she goes back to her concealer and uses her fingers to apply even more under her eyes to ‘really get those little bags.’