60'S MAKEUP

I had the pleasure of working with the lovely Amie Scudamore at the Seanhanna salon in Bristol today. She’s auditioning for a chance to be part of the L’Oreal ID Colour training program and I hope that she does really well!

Her mood board was very 60’s monochrome, so the makeup look was loosely based around 60’s fashion model, Twiggy.

Here are the final results!

Product breakdown:

Kett Crème Foundation – Natural Palette

MAC Moisture Concealer – NW15

Urban Decay – Eye Primer Potion

MAC Shadow – Vanilla, Omega, Carbon

MAC Fluid Line – Blacktrack

Rimmel Khol Pencil Eyeliner - White

Maxfactor 200 Calorie Mascara – Black

MAC loose Powder

Bare Minerals – Warmth

MAC Lip Liner – Subculture

MAC Lipstick – Blankety

Natural False Lashes – Eylure 

Hair by Amie Scudamore at Seanhanna Salon, Bristol

Clothes provided by Topshop

RED LIPS: TIPS AND TRICKS

RED LIPS: TIPS AND TRICKS

One of my absolute fav red lipsticks is MAC’s Russian Red. It is a high pigment lipstick with a matt finish and lasts for hours!  Below are a few tips and tricks for creating the perfect red lip.

• Before starting your makeup apply a moisturising lip conditioner/lip balm and lightly exfoliate any dry skin using a tooth brush.
• When you are ready to apply your lipstick, take a tissue and blot off any oily residue left by your lip balm to avoid the lipstick slipping off.
• Apply a very small amount of your foundation over your lips to create a neutral base. This will make you lipstick colour more vibrate and help ensure a lasting finish.
• Just above your cupids bow, apply a small amount of pearlescent highlighter. This will make your lips look fuller and draw attention to the centre of your face.
• Starting at your cupids bow, create your desired lip shape using a red lip pencil. If you have thin lips or flat cupids bow, you can make them look fuller and create definition by taking the colour just outside of the lip line.
• After creating your desired shape, fill in the whole lip area with the liner.
• Creating a long lasting lip colour is all about layers! Apply your first coat of lip stick, gently pushing into your lip. Blot with tissue and repeat.
• Create a more defined lip and tidy up any mistakes using your concealer and small concealer brush.
• You can set your lipstick and create a matt finish by gently dusting over translucent setting powder.
• For a fuller and glossy finish, apply a small amount of red or clear gloss to the centre of you bottom lip, blend out and lightly put your lips together.

Vois là! Perfect red lips!

LOOK INSPIRED BY MCQ AND DRIES VAN NOTEN A/W 2012 CATWALK

I quite obviously wouldn't win photographer of the year with these pics! 

I wanted to share with you the look from this weekend’s shoot with Alex Gregory (pictures to follow!) and the inspiration behind the hair and makeup.

McQ                     

THE HAIR

The McQueen brand never fails to disappoint. I love how they really push the fashion boundaries and challenge our perception of beauty. I want to say that the look is somewhat grotesque, but in a really beautiful and mesmerizing way. This may not be to everyone's taste, but the artistic brilliance of McQueen can never be denied. The inspiration for this look actually came from their sister brand, McQ (pictured left). For more information about their collection and catwalk images visit Elle.com. 

Dries Van Noten  

THE MAKEUP

Many designers and makeup artists have embraced bold, block colour this season and I am happy to tag along! Peter Phillips, Makeup artist for Dries Van Noten, provides an excellent example of block colour at its best. Find out more about his inspiration and the products he used to create this look at Style.com’s ‘Beauty Counter Blog’.

I used...

Eyes: MAC paint sticks in Yellow/Red/Cyan/White and Makeup Forever’s Matte Eyeshadow in Tangerine.

Lips: MAC Lip liner in Redd, with MAC Lipstick Lady Danger.

The skin was kept fresh and clean with a emphasis on highlighted cheek bones, achieved with MAC Strobe Crème.

BEAUTY BREAKDOWN: POP OF PINK

PHOTOGRAPHER: JOE JENKINS 

MODEL: AIMEE RAMSEY

FACE:

YSL TOP SECRETS FLASH RADIANCE SKINCARE (read review)

MAC STUDIO FIX FOUNDATION - NW25

MAC LUSTRE DROPS – PINK REBEL

BOBBI BROWN CORRECTOR - LIGHT BISQUE

BOBBI BROWN CONCEALOR – SAND

MAC PREP + PRIME TRANSPARENT FINISHING POWDER

CHEEKS:

MAC BRONZING POWDER – GOLDEN

MAC POWDER BLUSH - WELL DRESSED

EYES:

URBAN DECAY EYESHADOW PRIMER POTION (read review)

MAC EYESHADOW – SHROOM, OMEGA, EMBARK

BOBBI BROWN SHIMMER WASH EYESHADOW (HIGHLIGHT) – BONE

MAC POWERPOINT EYE PENCIL – ENGRAVED

CLINIQUE LASH DOUBLING MASCARA – BLACK

EYLURE NATURALITES LENGTHENING STRIP LASHES – 116

LIPS:

MAC LIPSTICK – GIRL ABOUT TOWN

ACCESSORIES:

HEADBAND / EARRINGS – FREEDOM @ TOPSHOP