Nara Smith's Latest Homemade Creation Is This Soft and Elegant Everyday Makeup Look

Normally, I watch Nara Smith's Instagram and TikTok videos with admiration and curiosity, but it's never with the intention of re-creating them. (I wish I was someone who had the time, energy, and talent to make homemade bubble gum, but I'm not.) However, as a beauty editor, I'm more than willing to re-create her most recent recipe—her signature soft and elegant everyday makeup look. As seen in the photo above, it involves fluttery lashes, flushed cheeks, and a glossy lip.
Smith's in-depth Instagram tutorial details every product she uses. After prepping her skin with True Botanicals Pure Radiance Oil ($120), Dexeryl Crème ($18), and Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Mineral Milk Sunscreen SPF 30 ($36), she moves on to makeup. Ahead, see every one of the 14 makeup products she uses, from an illuminating primer to a TikTok-viral glossy lip balm and beyond.
Smith applies this full-coverage, waterproof concealer to her under-eye area, letting it dry down a bit while she perfects her brows. (More on that in a second.) The editor-favorite formula features blurring and brightening microspherical powders for a flawless finish. She uses a combination of the shades Flax and Sienna.
Smith shapes her arches with this brow gel, which happens to be a personal favorite! The formula is budge-proof and provides a cool lamination effect.
For a touch of dewiness, Smith applies this Chanel highlighter to her cheekbones using her finger. After this step, she writes, "I take whatever bronzer I have on hand and put it all over my lid and use a dark-brown or black eye shadow along my upper lash line." It's unclear which specific products she uses in the video.

Kaitlyn McLintock is a Beauty Editor at Who What Wear. She has 10 years of experience in the editorial industry, having previously written for other industry-leading publications, like Byrdie, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Bustle, and others. She covers all things beauty and wellness-related, but she has a special passion for creating skincare content (whether that's writing about an innovative in-office treatment, researching the benefits of a certain ingredient, or testing the latest and greatest at-home skin device). Having lived in Los Angeles, California, and Austin, Texas, she has since relocated back to her home state, Michigan. When she's not writing, researching, or testing beauty products, she's working through an ever-growing book collection or swimming in the Great Lakes.
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