Fresh, Sun-Kissed, and Blurred—Minimalist Makeup Has a New Look

The irony about wearing makeup is that oftentimes, we prefer it to look like we’re not wearing any at all. Take, for example, Zendaya’s glam at the New York premiere of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—which sent beauty spheres into orbit. “For the premiere, we wanted the skin to look fresh, luminous, and naturally sun-kissed,” Casillas recently said. Vogue’s Minimalist Makeup EssentialsUntil recently, I thought of minimalist makeup more as a practice of restraint and fear of play—and dare I say, maybe even a little boring. “A no-makeup makeup look definitely requires makeup, and maybe even more than you’d think,” Stiles explains.