For a while, a few of my friends have asked me to provide a tutorial for some of the makeup looks I wear, and after a bit of thought, I decided to share one of the "easier" ones, for my friends who want to dip their toes into the cosmetics pool.
Here is the look you'll be recreating as shown on ME:
Here are the TOOLS I used:
Yes, I only used THREE brushes. The pink one is a Soho brand, regular eyeshadow blending brush, a Soho Kabuki brush, and I'm not sure of the brand of my poor busted blush brush! LOL!
The COSMETICS I used:
Milani cream-to-powder in #03, Caramel Brown (I need more powder!), Wet n Wild Color Icon Bronzer in Bikini Contest, and Milani Baked Powder Blush in #09, Red Vino.
Rimmel Mega Length Mascara in BLACK, Jordana eyeliner in Denim Blue and Black.
Black Radiance Prismatic Color Lip Gloss in Rose Pearl.
The "Night" drawer of a cosmetics set I bought from Ulta called "Day, Night and Fun". I'll be using the colors in the bottom row, the one to the right and in the middle. (A light, rich gold and a deep brown.)
Okay, let's get STARTED!
Now first, make sure you're doing this with a CLEAN face. I know it seems silly to mention but I've seen a lot of people, at Walmart particularly, who seem to ignore this fact of life. Any type of soap or cleanser of your choice is fine, just make sure it's not too drying or anything.
After washing, I usually apply a thin coast of Pond's Dry Skin Cream, in the winter months as I turn grey without it. (I skip this step in warmer months.)
And though this is used for the entire face, I only use Hard Candy's Sheer Envy Primer on
my eyelids.
I'm a huge advocate for primer when I wear my eyeshadow. I have to have it.
Once you have the primer on and have allowed it to dry--takes about a minute--you can begin applying make up.
I put the cream to powder all over my face and blend it off into my neck and ears, because there is absolutely nothing WORSE than having your make up stop abruptly on your face and look like a mask! (There's a sponge that comes with the powder) I also use the black liner to fill in the sparse places in my eyebrows. (Use a color that matches your brow/hair color)
I always start with my eyes, as I'm the most particular about them. With the "regular" shadow brush, dip it into the light gold shadow, just enough to cover the brush. (3 to 4 taps) and sweep it underneath your eyebrow as a highlighter. I generally sweep it from where my brow comes near my nose to the outer edge of the brow, under there.
Then, dip the brush into the darker brown (5 to 7 taps) and apply it from the lash line to the crease of your lid. (The crease is where the eyelid folds up into when you open your eyes.) Do this with a bit of a light hand, it is a DAY look.
Following the crease, sweep the shadow in basically the shape of your eyeball. and don't forget to blend, so there's no line between the lighter and darker shadows. You want them to be gradient and fade from dark to light.
Taking the blue liner, line around your top and bottom lash lines. (This is the POP of color and can be used with a variety of other liner colors, green, purple, turquoise...)
Finish off with a healthy dose of mascara. And here's a hint, as you apply the mascara, do NOT look at the wand. You will poke your eyes out. Look into the mirror as you apply, not at the wand, I learned this the hard way.
Now take the blush brush and pat it into the blush. (Usually only one pat of the brush in the blush, per cheek, you don't want to look like Ronald McDonald's lover.) Now I do realize that I am darker skinned, so my lighter complexion friends feel free to use a color that does suit your skin tone. You don't want the blush to be obvious, but more like you were teased by a cute guy and blushed from within. Suck in your cheeks and apply the blush to the apples of the cheek and up into the hairline.
Take the kabuki brush and blend over the blush, to ensure the "natural" look.
With the kabuki brush in hand, pat it into the bronzer, very, very lightly. (again, pick a bronzer that compliments YOU). While most people apply bronzer in specific places on their face and bodies, I use it like you would a translucent setting powder--I put it everywhere.
I buff it over my face and neck and down across my chest--especially if I'm wearing a V-neck shirt like I wore today to draw attention to the boobies. I find using the bronzer in that way gives me a nice, all over glow.
Finally, finish it all off by slicking on your favorite neutral lip color, for me Rose Pearl is the MJ of neutrals for what it does to my lips! Loves it!
And get out the door with your pretty self!
(Honestly, it took me about 20 minutes to do all of this. And I do my face like this frequently on a daily basis, because I do prefer to wear "full" make up.)
Thanks for reading, and I'll be posting more blogs soon!
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