While doing many photo shoots throughout the week that usually involve some fairly complex makeup skills, it is sometimes nice to strip it all down and keep it very elegant and simple. Some of the most beautiful women have the simplest makeup looks, such as Adele, Marilyn Monroe and Scarlett Johansson. While beauty is not cosmetic, it is amazing how a small amount of makeup can make a huge difference in someone's appearance.

Just recently I was approached by a photographer to do a "copy cat" photo shoot where we would make a model look like Scarlett Johansson. At first I was very skeptical because it can be very difficult to make one person look like another, especially when they wear very little makeup. However, the power of photography and makeup prevailed because we were very successful at making the photos look identical.

To achieve Scarlett's look, the main thing to focus on first is her flawless complexion. While there are many foundations out there that give a high coverage, I made my own foundation using MAC's Select Cover-Up concealer and Fix+ spray (as the mixing medium). This may seem complicated to some, but with practice you can achieve a complexion that is seen on runway models.

The first step is to determine if you have a warm skin tone or a cool skin tone. There are many ways of doing this, such as comparing your skin to silver and gold, but the easiest method is to put a cool-toned and a warm-toned concealer up to your face and see which one matches best. Once you have discovered which tone you are, you then need the darkest and lightest shade in that skin tone.

Taking the two shades, mix them together until it perfectly blends in with your skin tone. Once you have it matched flawlessly, you can start to mix in the mineral spray, which will help lighten the texture so it doesn't feel heavy on your face. The more mineral spray you add, the more sheer the foundation will be.

After I applied this method to the model, I then contoured and shaped her face so it would resemble Scarlett Johansson's. To finish off the look, I darkened her eyebrows, applied eyelash primer and mascara and then added a deep red lipstick. The rest of this piece of art was completed by the talented photographer (Ariana Pinder) who captured the identical photo to make a replica of Scarlett Johansson's photo. It is amazing what the power of photography and makeup can achieve.