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Hun Vanngo is without a doubt, one of the most in demand celebrity makeup artist in the industry. Vanngo was a refugee, moving from his birthplace, Vietnam, to Canada at a young age. His blend of Western and Asian beauty creates a unique aesthetic that makes his work so praised by the industry. In 2006, Vanngo moved to New York City, working his way through the fashion industry, featuring in editorial magazines such as Vogue, i-D and Harper’s Bazaar. Vanngo also has worked for designer brands from Marc Jacobs to Lancôme. His hard work has led him to a loyal clientele, from models to musicians, including Bella Hadid, Karlie Kloss, and Selena Gomez.

Hun Vanngo is supportive of the social media movement, so much so that he started his own YouTube Channel 6 months ago, debuting with the model Emily Ratajkowski. His YouTube channel is where I have collated all of his pro-tips so I highly recommend you watch his videos to get inspiration for stunning looks for all skin-tones and age ranges.

SKINCARE

1. Prep the skin with serum, eye cream and moisturiser
2. Make sure the skin is well moisturised, even if you are doing a matte look
3. When your moisturiser is on, use your hands to massage the nots out of your face and release tension
4. If you put too much moisturiser on, you can use a sponge to blot the excess
5. Put less moisturiser on your forehead because that is where you have the most natural shine

BASE:

1. For a dewy look, still use a primer on the T-zone to ensure it is matte
2. Wash your makeup sponge every time you use it
3. The older/more used your sponge is, the better because you can mould it into any shape you like
4. If you want more coverage from your foundation, pat it into the skin, if you want less, use light strokes
5. Use concealer under the eyes, round the nose and under the outer portion of your bottom lip
6. Use two shades of concealer; one that matches you skin tone for blemishes, round the nose and around the edges of the bottom lip and a lighter shade for the high points of your face; under the eyes, nose bridge, chin and forehead
7. Leave some natural shadow on your lash line – do not take the concealer up to the very edge of your eye
8. Bake under then eyes if you want to prevent eyeshadow fall out
9. Use little powder under the eyes and on the T-zone

CHEEKS:

1. Use cream contour to frame the face
2. Press in cream blush using your fingertips as the warmth helps it blend into your skin
3. Use powder bronzer to lock in the cream
4. Use highlighter on your cheekbones, tip of the nose and cupids bow
5. To create a seamless cheek, use your foundation brush or sponge to blend in the edges of your blush a contour

EYES:

1. Use a dark eyeliner on the waterline and tight line for a more dramatic look. Do not use, however, if you do not want your eyes to look too small
2. You can use your finger or a brush for cream eyeshadow but use a brush if you want more precision.
3. Blend the edges of your eyeshadow with a lighter and softer colour than you have just used
4. For hooded eyes: apple eyeshadow slightly heavier and higher up on their eyelid so when their eyes are open, you can still see the colour
5. For hooded eyes: put more depth in the crease
6. The intensity of the eyeshadow depends on the pressure you put on your skin, so use less pressure around the brow bone
7. To elongate the inner and outer corner of the eye, use eyeliner and blend
8. Use eyeshadow to set the eyeliner
9. For precise eyeshadow placement, use a smudge brush

BROWS:

1. Use waxier brow pencils as they work nicely against the skin
2. To create a lifted effect: focus on elongating the tail of the brow
3. To create depth: shade against the direction the eyebrow hairs grow
4. To create individual hairs: Use a brow marker over an eyebrow pencil
5. A common mistake: Choosing an eyebrow shade that is too dark – your eyebrows can be lighter than your hair colour

LIPS:

1. Use a slightly darker lip liner to darken the outer corners of your lips
2. Use a Matte lipstick to compliment a creamy/glossy eye
3. For fuller lips: use a small amount of cream bronzer to mimic your natural lip line and then fill in with lip liner

EXTRA;

1. Q-tips/cotton buds are your best friend! You can use them to blend as well as clean up product
2. Although these tips may help you improve your makeup skills, there is no right or wrong – makeup is all personal choice and what suits you!

HUNG VANNGO’S FAVOURITE PRODUCTS:

SKIN:

1. iS clinical eye complex and mosituriser
2. Susanne Kaufmann eye cream
3. Dr Barbara Sturm glow drops
4. Summer Fridays lip butter balm

FACE:

1. Clé de Peau Beauté foundation and concealer (unfortunately has a very limited shade range)
2. Jouer cosmetics essential High coverage liquid concealer
3. Maybelline instant age rewind concealer
4. Chanel les beiges healthy glow bronzing cream
5. Nars Matte bronzing powder
6. All Charlotte Tilbury bronze and contour products
7. Marc Jacobs bronzer
8. Benefit cosmetics hoola bronzer
9. Huda Beauty tantour
10. Lawless beauty make me blush
11. Glow recipe watermelon glow ultra fine face mist
12. Tatcha dewy skin mist
13. Rare beauty always an optimist 4-in-1 mist

EYES:

1. Huda Beauty legit lashes double ended volumizing and lengthening mascara
2. Lancôme Hypnose volumizing mascara in deep black
3. Kevyn Auction the eyelash curler
4. Makeup-forever artist pencils (for eyes and lips)
5. Pat McGrath Labs permagel eyeliners
6. M.A.C Cosmetics paint pots

EYEBROWS:

1. Kimiko super fine eyebrow pencil
2. Marc Jacobs beauty brow wow duo
3. Anastasia brow wiz
4. Glossier browflick
5. Maybelline great lash clear mascara

LIPS:

1. KKW beauty lip liners

TOOLS & BRUSHES

1. Makeup Forever body sponge
2. 13rushes oval blush
3. Rare beauty liquid concealer brush
4. Any IT Cosmetics brushes
5. Any Real Techniques brushes (he frequently uses their blush brush)
6. Bobbi Brown concealer blending brush (he particularly uses this to clean up the lip area)
7. Surratt beauty eyeshadow brush
8. Luxie rose gold tapered highlighting face brush
9. Any Rae Morris brushes

FOOTNOTES:

Hung Vanngo, Emily Ratajkowski’s Day to Night Smokey Eye Makeup, 2020

Hung Vanngo, Soft Brown Smokey Eye and Orange Lip Makeup, 2020

Hung Vanngo, Spicy Toned Summer Makeup, 2020

Hung Vanngo, Easy Sultry Eyes Makeup, 2020

Hung Vanngo, Natural Bronze Makeup Look for Mature Skin, 2020

Hung Vanngo, Neutral Toned 90s SuperModel Makeup, 2020

Hung Vanngo, Full Face Makeup on Karlie Kloss, 2020

hungvanngo, biography

Beautycon, The HeART of Beauty, 2019