Inspiration: Beneath the Surface

Collect Them All

The buzz has been building for months:
A 15-piece makeup collection created by one of the
foremost fashion designers and tastemakers of today.
Here’s how to make it yours.

You’ve gotten the inside scoop on the inspiration, you’ve gone behind-the-scenes of a first-of-its-kind beauty show and you’ve even gotten ready with Beckham herself. Now it’s time to experience this covetable collection for yourself and discover why these products are sure to earn a permanent spot in your makeup kit.

The Victoria Beckham x Estée Lauder collection centers around four key looks based on Beckham’s favorite cities: London, her original hometown; LA, her adopted hometown; New York, where she shows her fashion collections each season; and Paris—because Paris is always a good idea. Read on to learn how to create each city look, and soon you’ll be a globetrotter from the comfort of your own makeup mirror.

LONDON
VICTORIA’S TAKE:
Cool, edgy, rock and roll.
HOW TO:
  1. Start with Morning Aura Illuminating Creme all over, focusing on the tops of your cheekbones, the center of your forehead, down the bridge of your nose and on the Cupid’s bow. Follow with your usual foundation.
  2. Tightly rim top and bottom lashlines with Eye Kajal in Black Saffron, blending the top line up and out for more intensity. Top the lids with Eye Ink in Black Myrrh, and blend with your fingertip or a flat brush for an even finish.
  3. Apply Eye Metal in Bitter Clove to the creases of your lids and blend out. Finish eyes with a dab of Eye Foil in Blond Gold on the inner corner of each eye and give lashes a generous coat of mascara.
  4. Complete the look with Lipstick in Brazilian Nude.
SHOP THE LOOK
PARIS
VICTORIA’S TAKE:
Modern and effortless.
HOW TO:
  1. Start with Morning Aura Illuminating Creme all over, focusing on the tops of your cheekbones, the center of your forehead, down the bridge of your nose and on the Cupid’s bow. Follow with your usual foundation.
  2. Contour your cheeks using Bronzer in Java Sun in the hollows, and Highlighter in Modern Mercury on the tops of your cheekbones.
  3. Create a long cat eye using Eye Kajal in Black Saffron. (Insider tip: For the perfect cat eye every time, use your lower lashline as your guide for where the liner should go, angling it up toward the outer edge of your brow.)
  4. Using a small, angled brush, apply Eye Shadow in Charred Emerald directly on top of the Eye Kajal. Also glide it along the outer corner of the bottom lashline, connecting it to the top line.
  5. Add sculpted definition to your eyes by blending Eye Shadows in Black Nutmeg, Metal Saffron and Blond Cumin, focusing the darker shades closer to the lashline and on the outer corners of the eyes, and highlighting with the lighter shades on the inner corners and on brow bones. Finish with a generous coat of mascara.
  6. Give lips a pop of color with Lipstick in Chilean Sunset.
SHOP THE LOOK
NEW YORK
VICTORIA’S TAKE:
Let’s do color!
HOW TO:
  1. Start with Morning Aura Illuminating Creme all over, focusing on the tops of your cheekbones, the center of your forehead, down the bridge of your nose and on the Cupid’s bow. Follow with your usual foundation.
  2. Contour your cheeks using Bronzer in Java Sun in the hollows, and Highlighter in Modern Mercury on the tops of your cheekbones.
  3. Glide Eye Kajal in Black Saffron along your top and bottom water lines. Then, using a damp shadow brush, apply Eye Shadow in Fired Sapphire to the lids and inner corners of the eye to really intensify the shade.
  4. Smudge Eye Shadows in Blond Cumin and Black Nutmeg beneath the eyes, blending the two shades together well. Apply a generous coat of mascara.
  5. Finish of the look by filling in lips with Lip Pencil in Victoria and topping with Lip Gloss in Moroccan Heat.
SHOP THE LOOK
L.A.
VICTORIA’S TAKE:
Glossy, bronzed, youthful and fresh.
HOW TO:
  1. Start with Morning Aura Illuminating Creme all over, focusing on the tops of your cheekbones, the center of your forehead, down the bridge of your nose and on the Cupid’s bow. Follow with your usual foundation.
  2. Give skin an allover glow with Bronzer in Java Sun, applying it to the hollows of your cheeks and around the hairline.
  3. Tightly line your eyes with Eye Kajal in Vanille on the water lines, and then Eye Kajal in Black Saffron as close to the lashlines as possible.
  4. Blend a mix of bronze shadows across your lids, using Eye Shadows in Bitter Clove, Black Nutmeg and Blond Cumin. Use them to create a soft almond shape around each eye, gliding the color from the inner corner past the outer edge of your brow.
  5. Dab Eye Foil in Blond Gold on the inner corners and right in the center of each lid of an eye-opening pop.
  6. Complete your bronzy glow with Lip Gloss in Moroccan Heat.
SHOP THE LOOK
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