How to recreate Sophie's lip combo in Bridgerton 4 All the secrets of the makeup worn by the characters played by Yerin Ha
Dear readers, the first part of the fourth season of Bridgerton has left us with many questions. One in particular is putting the credibility of the golden bachelor of the show’s leading family to the test. “Who is the silver lady at the masquerade ball?” Benedict wonders, but the real question is: how can he not realize she’s right in front of his eyes? Sophie Baek is our Regency-era Cinderella, and her character comes across as resilient, intelligent, and mysterious, perfectly in line with the one described in the third novel of the saga, An Offer From a Gentleman. Within the pages born from Julia Quinn’s skilled pen, Benedict’s failure to recognize Sophie is clearly explained: her hair color changes, her exhaustion, and the weight loss caused by her dire circumstances after being thrown out by her stepmother. Obviously, in the screen adaptation we don’t really notice this. What’s more, the casting of the stunning Yerin Ha as the silver lady makes her lips unmistakable on the streets of Mayfair, as she is one of the few Asian women present on the scene. And yet, the Bridgerton libertine fails to recognize her and instead develops an obsession with those lips, so much so that he analyzes every smile he encounters among the debutantes. For this very reason, several memes have popped up on TikTok showing Benedict intent on drawing her, while standing just an inch away from her. This author, however, would like to remind you of one detail! Sophie was wearing a very specific lip combo during her first encounter with the gentleman. Perhaps, if we managed to reveal it to him, he could finally put the pieces together… or maybe we could keep the secret to ourselves and flaunt it in front of him, thus becoming the next Mrs. Bridgerton.
Lips like glass slippers: Sophie’s lip combo in Bridgerton 4
If Prince Charming was searching for the owner of a glass slipper, can we say that Benedict is looking for a long-lasting lipstick? Okay, maybe that comparison is a bit forced, but this author knows that you, too, are just waiting to discover the names of the next products to slip into your clutch. The hair and makeup designer for season four, Nic Collins, recently explained to Teen Vogue what’s behind her looks. On social media, tutorials recreating Sophie’s rosy, “blurred” lips are going viral among beauty addicts. So grab your ink and quill and follow me. Collins chose a strategic product: a chunky pencil that’s easy to blend and layer. It’s Clinique’s “Chubby Stick” in the shade “Super Strawberry,” paired with the stick version for cheeks. I recommend applying it with a brush to achieve a light wash of color, like the tint that lingers on your lips after eating a piece of fruit. Then, trace only the outline with a lip liner in the same shade but slightly darker. The makeup artist used Sleek’s lip pencil in the shade “Friend Zone,” known for its very precise line.
Budget-friendly alternatives
Want to save money without giving up the ball, just like Sophie did? To recreate the same effect, you could opt for e.l.f. Beauty’s “MONOCHROMATIC MULTI STICK.” The most interesting shades, in my opinion, are “Luminous Berry” and “Glimmering Guava,” but I’d also take a look at their hybrid lip-and-cheek tints, the “Sheer For It Blush Tint,” which closely follow the concept explained by the expert. A perfect alternative for the lip contour is Rimmel London’s “880 Wine.” The team chosen to create the looks for the series decided to respect historical standards and maintain a certain coherence with the makeup routines of Regency-era ladies. That’s why we see a heavy use of pink tones and a return to a more restrained style. In previous seasons, some fans had complained about overly obvious false lashes or very “heavy” eyeshadows. The production clearly took note of these observations, and in the fourth season we witnessed a change of direction, with eyes that are almost completely bare. Do you like it? And above all, will Benedict finally wake up, even without Sophie’s lip combo? In the meantime, let’s dab a little concealer over that “be my mistress” and pretend it never existed.
