Get the Look: Taraiji P. Henson at the BET Awards

Tanya Edwards
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 26: Actress Taraji P. Henson attends the 2016 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 26: Actress Taraji P. Henson attends the 2016 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Cookie Lyon is here to slay. Empire’s Taraiji P. Henson stunned at the BET Awards with her effortless beauty. Here’s how her makeup artist created this gorgeous look.

“I wanted to go for an understated, soft and clean look on Taraji for the BET Awards. It was a hot day and the look was effortless and easy to create,” celebrity makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff for Black Opal, told Yahoo Beauty about his inspiration via email. “Black Opal was perfect for achieving great skin with a gorgeous glow as the rest of her makeup look was accented with luxe lips and cat winged liner.”

For Henson’s face, Sheriff said, “I started with clean and moisturized skin before applying Black Opal True Color Perfecting Primer ($14.95). I used a wedge sponge starting from the inner parts of the face, moving outward.”

“Then, I applied Black Opal True Color Stick Foundation ($9.95)in Rich Caramel with a foundation brush only on areas that needed coverage to even out her complexion. I then applied Black Opal Flawless Perfecting Concealer in Tan to the under-eye area and brow bone to give a natural, clean lift to brows. I then set her face with Black Opal Invisible Oil-Blocking Powder ($9.25). To contour and sculpt her face, I used Black Opal Color Splurge Eye Satin Matte ($6.95) duo in Bordeaux Bliss. Using a fluffy crease brush, the darker color softly contoured as the lighter shade created a soft lift on the tops of her cheekbones.”

And then, for Henson’s sparkling eyes, Sheriff said, “I used the same Color Splurge Eye Satin Matte duo in Bordeaux Bliss, using the lighter shade on the lids and darker shade on the outer corner of the eyes to create a blended out, smoldering look.”

“With a thin liner brush,” artist Sheriff said, “I created a cat winged eyeliner look with Black Opal Luxe Crème Liner in Onyx. To finish the look, brows were shaped and groomed with Black Opal Precision Eye Definer in Coffee Bean.”

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