Tropical Eyeshadow Look....

A pretty easy tropical eye..... as hot as the weather today :0) 

Step 1 - apply gold eyeshadow to the inner lid - I used Inglot gold AMC shine 

Step 2 - apply a bright violet purple Shade to the outer lid - I used Inglot 441

Step 3 - Apply a dark purple shade under the eye about 2 thirds of the way towards your nose - I used Inglot 

Step 4 - Apply a peach shade under the eye on the remaining part under the eye towards the nose and near the tear duct - I used MAC Paradisco

Step 5 - Apply some liquid eyeliner on the top line, and some gel or pencil eyeliner in your waterline - I used Rimmel glameyes for the top and Inglot gel for the waterline. 

Step 6 - Finally, pop on some Mascara, and you're done - I used Laura Mercier long lash...

Not my favourite look ever, but certainly colourful :0) 

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“The Great Gatsby” Makeup Tutorial

Do you sometimes feel like there just isn’t enough glamour in our current times? Me too! My investigations into the makeup of that time taught me that the base was flawless, pale, and matt, the cheekbones, eyebrows, and lips were well defined, and the resulting look was stunning and just a little bit fierce!

Well here we go, make up a la 1920’s. :0) (Specific products used are listed at the bottom.)

Step 1 – Base - Look out your palest shade of foundation but the thicker the better. A flawless base is what we are looking for so layer it on thick then blend with either a brush or sponge, and finish it with good coating of face powder for that perfect matt look.

Step 2 – The Brows, oh the brows. SO defined and kind of stern looking! A pencil is best for this – sharpen it to a point, start at the nose end of your brow and pencil in the lower arch shape, followed by the upper arch. Then simply colour in the rest and again there is no need for a light hand since we are not going for “natural” look brows he he.

Step 3 – Eye shadow – quite simple but with the drama this look requires. You’ll need 3 shades of powder eye shadow- light cream, mid brown, dark brown. Start with the cream shade all over the lids right up to the brow bone, then with the mid brown draw an arched stripe (use the shape of your eyebrow as a guide) about halfway between your brow and eye – right on the bone. Blend the mid brown out with some more cream eye shadow, and finally put some dark brown under the lid.

Step 4 – Eyeliner – the photos I found of the 1920’s didn’t show a cat flick, but The Great Gatsby movie photos did, so it’s entirely up to you if you extend out to a flick or not (I find it really hard so only do it if confident with eyeliner otherwise you might spoil all your handiwork up to that point!). I would say use liquid eyeliner for ease on this one, start with a thin line and build up to a thicker line, and only do the upper lid.

Step 5 - Eyelashes – after you’ve applied a thin coat of mascara, it’s time for the falsies and they finish the eyes off perfectly. I find the easiest way to apply them is using tweezers to place them correctly, and then push them down with the other end of the tweezers.

Step 6 – Chiselled cheeks.  Wow, these chicks had some cheekbones going on! To achieve this, use bronzer and make the fish face (suck your cheeks in), and brush on quite a strong sort of stripe just ever so slightly under the cheekbones. Then add some pink blush to the apples of your cheeks – there was no moderation with cheek colour in the 1920’s so no need for too light a hand!

Step 7 – Lips –a lip pencil is essential for this look, followed by the reddest of red lipstick you can find. Line the lips; fill them in with the pencil so you have a nice matt base, then add the lippy on top.

Voila, Daisy Buchanan, ready for dancing :0)

I have also done a video tutorial of the look but mixing in some higher end products that you can see here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbczYe22rDg&feature=youtu.be

I used mostly Rimmel makeup for this look because that’s what I had in my collection. (I’m NOT being paid or sponsored by Rimmel; all products were bought by me and opinions are my own, etc etc!). Here are the exact products used:

• Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation – Buy Here: Buy Here
• L’Oreal True Match powder in Rose Ivory –Buy Here
• Superdrug B Groomed Eyebrow Pencil - Buy Here
• Rimmel Glam Eyes Eye shadow Quad in Sun Safari –Buy Here
• Rimmel glam eyes liquid eyeliner - Buy Here
• Barry M Bold Waterproof mascara -  Buy Here
• Eyelure Lashes - Buy Here
• Rimmel Mono Bronze - Buy Here
• Rimmel lasting finish Blush in Live Pink - Buy Here
• Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Red Diva - Buy Here
• Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in Diva Red - Buy Here

Semichem currently have a 3 for 2 offer on Rimmel cosmetics. #Bargain!

Have you seen the film? Did you enjoy it? What’s your favourite part of the 1920’s makeup?

Face Of The Day....

My visit to the MAC counter this week had the purpose of buying 2 lipsticks. Is it wrong that I feel strangely proud of the fact that the only “extra” item I bought was an eye shadow?! Anyhow, I adore all 3 products already and I haven’t even worn one of the lippies ha-ha.

Today I’m wearing the eye shadow I bought, “Paradisco”, on the lid, then “Texture” (also MAC) in the crease, and all blended out with “Orb” (you guessed it, MAC). I’ve had the same feeling today as I do when I put on my other peachy combo - Samoa Silk & Brule, in that in some lights I love it, other light it just looks slightly odd. I do think that this colour combo would look phenomenal on a darker skin though….

On my lips I have one of the little gems I bought from MAC yesterday too, in “Plastique” which to my mind bears no resemblance whatsoever to the colour. It’s a golden dark peachy mid bronze (Oooh Kaz, too many words to describe one colour!). Plastique, as far as I’m aware, is the French word for plastic. Relativity? Nope, I’ve no idea either.

Colour name aside, I do love it which is a relief because not long after buying it, I looked at it and thought, “Monsieur Lipstick, I think you might have been a mistake”. It’s much more natural than I imagined, and the bonus is that it stays on really well.

Purchase number 3 was an oh so stunning red lipstick that you may well have heard of – Ruby Woo. Bright bright red and I’m told it is one that has a slightly blue undertone (I NEVER see blue in red lipsticks, don’t really understand that) but that it is a colour that will suit every skin tone. We’ll see! 

Garnier 5 Second Blur Primer Review

If you haven’t watched my video raving about the Garnier 5 Second blur primer, there is a link below, but I’m going to rave a little more about it here since I’m finding I love it even more as time goes on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9AXUv9-FDc

First I’m going to ask you to take off your hat of scepticism, because I’m sure that like me, you didn’t believe the claims. “Visibly blurs the appearance of wrinkles and pores”. Really?! Well, as it turns out, Yes, really!

The 5 seconds refers to how long it takes to apply, and it really is a quick process. The consistency is thicker and dryer than I expected, and it is strangely “separated” which at first made me think it had gone off! You have to be careful squeezing it out as there are air bubbles in the tube which means bits of the product can fly off round the room ha ha.

Once on the skin though, the magic begins. The most wonderful thing for me is that this can go on either before or after foundation. I often remember the primer step when it’s far too late! The other fantastic thing is that it can be applied just where you need it. It feels amazingly silky on the skin, which doesn’t quite match up to the texture you see coming out of the tube, but it glides on and instantly fills in pores and lines to give that airbrushed finish that most of us dream of.

My area of “concern” is the pores at the side of my nose/cheek area, and the lines around my eyes. What Botox hasn’t fixed, this primer has. Yay :0)

This post was a bit “gushy” so I feel I need to tell you that Garnier are not paying me for this review, and I bought and paid for the product myself so all views are my own. Oh, and a PS. You can pick this up in Semichem for less than in Boots.

Have you tried it yet?