How to Use soft-focus in a Sentence

soft-focus

adjective
  • Less is more with this velvety, soft-focus look.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
  • One swipe of its lip cream leaves behind a breathable blur with a soft-focus finish.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This spring, expect lips to be blurred, eyeliner to be smudged, and skin to be soft-focus.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This formula leaves a blurring, soft-focus finish that still looks like skin.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This powder has also been infused with rice silk powder to leave your skin with a soft-focus finish.
    — Clare Holden, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • While more muted and soft-focus imagery can produce a relaxing tone.
    — Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The bodega has since become an object of soft-focus nostalgia.
    — Vulture, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Apply directly from the pencil, then blend with a brush or your fingers for a soft-focus finish.
    — Jazzria Harris, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Explore all the options, from diffused, soft-focus shimmers to dazzling cat eyes.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The powder formation is infused with iridescent pearls that give the skin a soft-focus gleam.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 July 2024
  • The soft-focus formula earned perfect scores for absorbency and finished look in our lab tests.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The soft-focus formula earned perfect scores for absorbency and finished look in our lab tests.
    — Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
  • The milky tone acts like a soft-focus filter for the nails—everything instantly looks more polished.
    — Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Ahead, experts break down the lip, cheek, and complexion products for diffused, soft-focus color.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, its pro pigments—available in 16 hues—blur out imperfections with a soft-focus touch.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The best setting powders can help seal in your foundation, keep shine under control, and leave your skin with a soft-focus finish.
    — Clare Holden, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The best setting powders can help seal in your foundation, keep shine under control, and leave your skin with a soft-focus finish.
    — Clare Holden, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
  • To top it off, microspherical powders blur and brighten skin for a soft-focus finish.
    — Taryn Brooke, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • While soft-focus makeup looks are trending this awards season, Taylor's modern look is a welcome change of pace.
    — Glamour, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And because it’s tinted, there’s no white cast—just a soft-focus finish that doesn’t exaggerate texture or fine lines.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 May 2025
  • It's powered by diamond power for a soft-focus glow, as well as porcelain flower for a brightening touch.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 16 July 2023
  • Sondheim favored the bittersweet over the black and white, but not bittersweet in a soft-focus nostalgia way, more a twist-of-the-knife way.
    — Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Dear Dahlia Petal Drop Blush is a liquid blush with one of the glowiest, most soft-focus finishes out there.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The finish occupies a space between matte and dewy, providing a soft-focus effect.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The locales the contributors portray can be hard-edge cyber or soft-focus suburban.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Back then, there were soft-focus articles on seduction, on how to keep your man satisfied or rekindle romance after kids.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Aug. 2025
  • For best results, apply liquid foundation in dots and use this brush for a natural, soft-focus finish via stippling.
    — Iman Balagam, Allure, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Bridgerton takes it seriously, without sacrificing the gowns or balls or soft-focus love scenes the genre demands.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
  • Plus the soft matte finish delivers a soft-focus, filterlike blur that’s impossible not to love.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025

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