ICONIC ‘90s MONICA BELLUCCI Makeup Tutorial 🖤👄 jackie wyers

Hey it's Jackie and welcome back to my channel for a very requested makeup tutorial! Today I'm attempting to break down Monica Bellucci's '90s makeup look. She's a stunning Italian actress — and sorry I have this little towel, but I am wearing a strapless white dress! My camera just doesn’t back up enough. Monica has worn so many gorgeous makeup looks, so there's tons to choose from, but I was really drawn to this image — probably because of the Brigitte Bardot updo. I’m loving it! The most viral photo of Monica is so edited it barely looks like her anymore, but this is the look that a lot of people have been recreating. Honestly, I love the makeup, but I thought I’d do a look inspired by her using a real image that genuinely captures her beauty — and we're going very '90s. If you want to see the look with bangs, let me know and I can attempt that as well! I think it goes without saying, but I look very different naturally to Monica — my style of tutorial is a little bit of a transformation. So I’ve added a wig, styled it myself, and will be adding contacts too. I really like to lean into the inspiration — I’ll literally try anybody! It's just a fun challenge I like to do, and you can take the base steps of this look and completely make it your own. Whenever I have a dark wig on, I need to darken up my brows. This is my most rebought eyebrow pencil from the drugstore — it’s the Brow Stylist Definer Ultra Fine Tip in the shade Soft Black. For the Monica-inspired shape, her brows are a little further apart than what I normally do. They're fairly bold, especially in this photoshoot that I’m taking the most inspiration from. Before I got on camera, I added a little bit of my favorite moisturizer — the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream. It’s my favorite base. If you can see, my skin looks glowy — and that’s thanks to a Sheglam product, the Sunburst Glow Mixer in 3.5 Medium Warm Golden. While Monica’s skin tone varies between different photoshoots — depending on whether she has a tan — she’s typically a light-to-medium olive skin tone. I love this foundation and it is my usual shade, and then I did a dot of MAC foundation to deepen it up. I chose an inspiration photo that leans more warm because when I have a tan, my skin pulls warmer. If you’re looking for an overall cool tone look, you might really like my Espresso Makeup Tutorial. I’ve skipped foundation underneath my eyes because I’ve partnered with Kosas, and I’m showing you their latest Revealer Extra Bright concealer. The OG Revealer Concealer is so widely beloved — but I’ll show you how these two go together to neutralize and then conceal dark circles. It’s also great for puffiness. Now that I’m not a teen anymore, I really like lighter coverage on my skin, because anything too heavy can settle into fine lines. And dark circles don’t need higher coverage — they need a color corrector. The Extra Bright has caffeine, hyaluronic acid, and peptides to tighten up the skin for an awake effect. It uses color theory to cancel out blues and purple tones under the eyes. It’s a little more peachy — the shade I chose is called Illusion, and it's best for light to medium skin tones. Now adding my concealer — the 3W Warm Revealer Concealer under the eyes and on the high points of my face. These concealers were made to be paired together — you can layer them and still get a skin-like, non-cakey finish. Here’s the before and after — and I’m obsessed with this base together. Brown contacts are in. If you struggle with dark circles, definitely check out these amazing Kosas concealers. I’ll have them linked down below, and you can use my discount code for 15% off on screen. Before I powder, I’m using another cream product for contour. I just got these in PR — the Make Up For Ever Multisticks — and this is Creamy Cacao, which I usually use in pencil form for nose contour. I love this as a shadow shade, applying it underneath my cheekbones. Monica has very high cheekbones, tapering down the cheek. These blend beautifully — kind of a balmy texture. I’ll add a deeper blush through the area where I’ve contoured to give that hollowed-out cheek look — similar to Keira Knightley and Monica. Here are some other reference photos of Monica’s real features — it’s hard to find unedited references on Pinterest right now! A lot of fan accounts have heavily retouched images, but I think we should appreciate what she actually looks like — she’s a literal icon. Across Monica’s many beautiful makeup looks, I saw a lot of matte blushes. This one is Java by Benefit, a rosy mocha shade with a deep, natural matte finish. These are some of my favorite blushes ever. I’m dusting just a bit over the cheeks — you could also go with terracotta or burnt rose. For the eyes, I’m using the Makeup by Mario Master Mattes palette. I didn’t want to go too warm or too cool — so we’re keeping it neutral. For this photoshoot, she had bold cat eyes, but they were mostly hidden when her eyes were open. I love the smokier eye Monica often wears too, so I’m blending the two styles. I’m starting with a slightly warm brown and tapering it upwards because her eyes are upturned. Then I’m taking a matte kohl pencil and lining my tightline. To make this foolproof, I’m still using the same palette and working with the black shade to start building eyeliner. Sadly, my camera deleted one eye, but I just lightly lined the lash line and kept blending. If your eye shape is more like Monica’s, you could go with a thinner smoky liner. Make sure the inner corner is pointed — since you can still see a lot of my lid when my eyes are open, I’m smoking it out more. I’m mixing the deepest brown and black back and forth to keep it soft. Then I’m accenting the black on the outer corner of the lower lash line. To deepen right at the lash line, I’m using my favorite liquid liner by Lilybyred — it’s K-beauty and one I always repurchase. I create a little point in the inner corner and soften it with more black shadow. Something I noticed in her look — a hint of copper under the eyes — so I’m using one of the new Make Up For Ever products to sweep underneath there. So pretty. For mascara, I love both the MAC Elevated MAC Stack and L’Oreal Voluminous Original. I’ll go with L’Oreal today. These are so wispy and pretty — I’m using the Half Naked Lash by Ardell. The only way I can kind of get that sultry Monica vibe is if I squint a bit — the smize! I’m loving these smoky eyes. I don’t think I’ve done a tutorial quite like this before. For the lips, I have three more Kosas products — I blind bought them and hoped the shades would work. I’m using two lip liners for dimension and then a nude lip. Even Monica’s red lip looks often have a plum-mauve undertone. I’m mapping out my lip line with the Kosas Hotliner in Beyond, a cool rosy mauve. These twist up and have a built-in brush and sharpener. Next is Supreme, a rich neutral brown on the corners to add depth. Through the center of the lips, I’m patting Benefit Java blush for added texture and dimension. This trick can be drying, so only do it on moisturized lips. Finally, I’m using the Kosas lipstick in Vegas, a gorgeous nude. I’d wear this alone too — just adding some light to the center of the lips. I also powdered through the brows and love how the lips look textured instead of glossy. If you missed it, I have a “Low, Medium, or High Contrast” video you should check out to figure out what makeup intensity suits you best. If you want to keep watching and love Italian beauty icons, try my Sophia Loren tutorial for snatched liner, or check out Britney Spears’ Slave 4 U Glam, a very 2000s smoky eye. You might also love my Cindy Crawford makeup tutorial, which features a warmer brown smoky eye.