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Our testers try monochromatic makeup, the technique of keeping your eyes, lips, and cheeks within one shade range. The best part is that it's easy to pull off. Normally rooted in beige, brown, pink, or red, it can be accomplished easily by picking a shade that looks good on your skin tone and keeping all the other products within that color family.

See how these we do with a little beauty tutorial and routine!

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MAKEUP ARTIST
Crystal Liz https://instagram.com/crystallize

TALENT
Taylor Smith https://instagram.com/tayllure
Sierra Hood https://instagram.com/sisi_hood
Nora Noone https://instagram.com/gimmegimmenor
Kaitlin Rodriguez https://instagram.com/k8_rod
Transcript
00:00Hi, my name is Krystal Liz,
00:01and I'm the greatest makeup artist in the world.
00:05So monochromatic makeup is...
00:08I've actually never tried monochromatic makeup before.
00:11Makeup that is all one tone.
00:13It's usually where what you put on your eyes
00:15matches what's on your lips.
00:17Mono meaning one, and chrome meaning color.
00:20Oranges, pinks, corals are more universally flattering.
00:25You know who actually is a great example
00:27of killing it with monochromatic makeup
00:29is Solange.
00:30When she does like her all white,
00:33just like swipe of white on her eye,
00:35like it just like...
00:39We're gonna be teaching these beauty queens
00:41how to do a simpler, more wearable monochromatic look.
00:47And then we're gonna put them to the test
00:49and see how they do.
00:50But they're gonna be great because it's like,
00:52it's just makeup.
00:56Today, Krystal's gonna be showing me
00:57how to do a burgundy monochromatic look.
01:00I'm pretty excited because I've never used green
01:03in my makeup looks ever.
01:04I haven't tried monochromatic makeup
01:06since I was maybe six years old,
01:09trying my mom's makeup on.
01:11I just gravitated towards the pink lip gloss,
01:14and the pink blush, and the pink eyeshadow.
01:17Blue is my favorite color,
01:18so I'm hoping I can channel blue.
01:21Before.
01:23First, I'm gonna put this blush on you.
01:28Press it, and then I'm gonna take my finger,
01:31put this blue one.
01:35Ooh.
01:43And I'm just gonna like, oh my god, yasss.
01:49I'm blue.
01:50If I were green, I would die.
01:52I would die.
02:02You have really great brows.
02:05Brush everything straight up.
02:19Whoa.
02:20Oh, I love it.
02:21Whoa.
02:23Oh my god.
02:25This is so cool.
02:27Do you think you'll be able to recreate it?
02:29No.
02:30No, not at all.
02:32I hope, and I think, that I can recreate this look.
02:37All of it is gonna be very difficult to do.
02:39I think I remember all the steps.
02:41I'm ready to be put to the test.
02:45Do I have to like, take off the eyelashes?
02:48Yeah.
02:50Oh, gosh.
02:52Oh, great.
02:58You might as well cut off the camera.
02:59It's gonna take me a while.
03:01I'm just like, wishing I had made the cheat sheet.
03:03See, it's these brushes that...
03:07I felt like I felt little X's.
03:09Maybe I'm wrong.
03:12And then she said, cat eye up a little.
03:16The name of this contour stick is like, it's called Doom, which I feel like doesn't really
03:22set me up.
03:23For success.
03:25And then...
03:27Like, I was once taught like that.
03:29Oh, up.
03:30Brows.
03:32Up, up, up.
03:33Yours looks really great.
03:34Yours looks really great.
03:36Does it?
03:37I believe in you.
03:39Would you like me to hold the mirror for you?
03:42Could you?
03:43I think I'm just putting them on top of each other.
03:46That one's just a little higher than the other ones.
03:49Ooh.
03:50Where does it go?
03:52What, your highlighter?
03:53Mm-hmm.
03:54Above?
03:55Here?
03:58Above my blush?
04:00Yeah.
04:01I like this.
04:03Spectra.
04:03I like this.
04:07Oh.
04:08Yeah.
04:08Okay.
04:09I've been on the individual lashes for far too long.
04:13I don't see anything.
04:15I think that's...
04:16I think that's clear brow gel that you're using.
04:19What?
04:20What am I doing?
04:22Hey.
04:22Oh!
04:23I think you should just use this.
04:25Oh, mascara.
04:26Did you do your mascara already?
04:27And eyelashes.
04:29That's like the easiest part.
04:30Oh, I didn't have eyelashes.
04:31That's...
04:32Nope.
04:32Nope.
04:34Nope.
04:35I guess this is...
04:39Contouring.
04:39Got the powder in my little C formation.
04:45Ooh, that was a lot.
04:47How's it going?
04:48I definitely overdid it in the corners.
04:51I can clean it up a little bit.
04:52Oh, thanks.
04:54Well...
04:54A little bit.
04:55Maybe.
04:55Maybe it came...
04:57Yeah.
04:57Okay.
04:57It ran wild.
04:59It seems like it's simple and then you forget that she took her four steps to get there.
05:05Boom.
05:06Like a pro.
05:08I'm mixing two different lip glosses, but one's gold and one's coral.
05:12Oh, this guy is like raising his hand.
05:18Yeah, he needs to sit down.
05:19He needs to sit down.
05:21He needs to be humble.
05:22He needs to be humble.
05:22He needs to sit down.
05:24He needs to sit down.
05:37He needs to sit down.
05:38Okay.
05:38Are you done?
05:39I think I'm done.
05:40You guys look so good.
05:44I'm so proud.
05:45You're impressed with us.
05:46You're gonna put me out of a job.
05:49Look at this eye.
05:50Like, she is killing it.
05:52Look at her.
05:52Just the right eye.
05:53Yeah, I mean, some of these girls like don't wear makeup at all, you know?
05:57So like for that challenge, under the circumstances, I thought they did really well.
06:02I'm pleasantly surprised.
06:04I feel like you blended it out really well.
06:06Like, if anything, I'm like, I could see more.
06:09Oh.
06:10I can do this again.
06:11I think I can do this again.
06:12Yeah?
06:13I feel more confident.
06:14Would you?
06:14I like yours a lot.
06:16I like yours a lot.
06:17At the end of the day, like everybody had fun, you know?
06:20And that's kind of the most important thing.
06:23Yay.
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