Simone Biles shares her go-to makeup for a competition face
Olympian and all around bad b*tch, Simone Biles, may be known for cutting some serious shapes as a four-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast but it appears her penchant for gold goes beyond her efforts on the mat.
In a recent interview with Vogue US, the cover star revealed the ins and outs of her go-to makeup look for competing, starting with a metallic shadow from Pat McGrath Labs.
“For competition, I usually go for a gold look… I just kind of slap it on there,” she told the publication. She then completes the look with a winged cat eye using Fenty Beauty liquid liner and Marc Jacobs volumising mascara.
When it comes to complexion Biles keeps it natural, using two shades of Westman Atelier’s cream blush on her cheeks only, and nothing but her “best friend” Carmex lip balm for her lips. See Simone’s full tutorial on how to get the look below:
When it comes to competing though, Simone says makeup is the last thing on her mind, “It does not matter what you look like going into a competition, does makeup make me feel better? Yes. But it’s what I do out there on the floor that really, really matters,” she said.
Want to get bold with your eyeshadow like Simone? These are 8 lipsticks that look even more magical on your eyelids.
Main image credit:@simonebiles
Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).
