Trendsetter, socialite, entrepreneur and influencer, Amber Ridinger, creator of Lumière de Vie® and Layered, debuts her first-ever collaboration with Motives®: the Essential Collection. Amber has always been passionate about all things beauty and skincare so teaming up with Motives for this special collaboration only made sense. Amber wanted to create a truly essential collection for anyone, at any age, with any skin tone, for every day and every occasion. She believes makeup should be easy and should always accentuate your natural beauty, and with her new Essential Collection she has made it easy for you to do just that.
You are essential! And so is living life to the fullest while looking and feeling your best!
Motives Beauty Advisors and Professional Makeup Artists, Leigh Raeder & Martha Tello-Rosser went head to head to "battle" it out by creating their own unique makeup looks with the NEW MOTIVES X AMBER Essential Collection v.1. Did you miss it? Here's your chance to get all the details and to watch the replay of these boss babes battling it out!
The Products
I Am Essential v.1 – A three-palette collection for Eye, Lip & Cheek, and Face, created with light to medium skin tones in mind but can be worn by all.
- v.1 Eye Palette features a mixture of luxe pressed matte and shimmer eyeshadows in a neutral shade range.
- v.1 Lip & Cheek Palette features two pressed blushes and six cream lip and cheek shades.
- v.1 Face Palette features three pressed contours and two pressed highlighters.
What is included in the Motives® X Amber Essential Collection?
Motives X Amber Essential Collection comes in two expertly curated colorways, v.1 & v.2. Each collection features three palettes: Eye Palette, which includes eight eye shadows; Lip & Cheek Palette, which includes two pressed blushes and six lip and cheek creams; and Face Palette, which includes three pressed contours and two pressed highlighters.
How do I know which collection works for my skin tone?
Both Essential Collections were carefully curated with universally flattering shades for everyday essential looks. Collection v.1 was specifically created for light to medium skin tones and Collection v.2 was specifically created for medium to dark skin tones.
Can the cream shades in the Lip & Cheek palette be use on both lips and cheeks?
Yes! This luxe cream was formulated as a 2-in-1 and all six cream shades can be used on both your lips and cheeks.
The Looks
Martha created a smokey look using some of the cooler shades in the eye palette on her eyes, while incorporating the rest of the palettes to create this beautiful look using the entire I Am Essential v.1 collection.
Leigh created a smokey look using some of the warmer shades in the eye palette on her eyes, while incorporating the rest of the palettes to create this beautiful look using the entire I Am Essential v.1 collection.
Which look will you recreate?
Battle of The Brushes
Did you miss the live? Don't worry, we've got you...you can watch the replay here and learn how you can recreate their looks:


