Makeup Artist Violette Creates Flower Inspired YouTube Beauty Tutorial

Regardless of what your weather app says, we're officially three days into spring, which means that it's time to hit refresh on our makeup routines. And when it comes to inspirational, creative beauty looks, no one does it better than Violette, who took springtime makeup to a whole new level in her latest tutorial.
                                                 

The self-taught makeup artist says her source of inspo came from a bouquet of vibrant, pink blooms including anemones, garden roses, and tulips she spotted while on a visit to New York City's flower district with florist Nicolas Cogrel. "I want something that is between strong and soft, exactly like the beautiful flowers we picked today," she says in the video.

After applying concealer in key areas, Violette began the springtime color theme of rosy pinks and fuchsias with a swipe of pink blush, followed by face gloss as a highlighter. Then, she defined her eyes with a black eye pencil along the upper and lower lash lines, creating a subtle cat-eye shape before going in with eyeshadow. Ready for the fun part? She used Colourpop's She Pressed Powder Shadow Palette to apply a brick red shade over the smudged liner as a base color before layering a metallic bronze shade for a multi-dimensional look. Lastly, she added a petal-pink shimmer in the inner corner adds a "50 shades of pink" effect that perfectly echoes the vase of fresh flowers.

After swiping on a few coats of black mascara, Violette then revealed her secret tip for a natural glow: Apply an imperceptible line of gold glitter eyeliner on the cupid's bow and inner corners to create a subtle, is-it-really-there sparkle that evokes "the morning dew of flowers." Pink nude lipstick completes her look — and voilà.

Floral-inspired makeup can be tricky to get right — we're still not quite sure how we feel about the "terrarium eyes" beauty trend from last year. Needless to say, Violette's artistic reimagination is something we feel Miranda Priestly would most certainly deem as "groundbreaking."