Out of everything, I have to say pigments are one of the hardest things to work with. Not only do they seem to fall out everywhere on your face, but precision is something that seems near to impossible when using them. There's a trick to it though, something I've only recently discovered. Most pigments need some sort of mixing agent/glue to stop the specs of pigment from falling everywhere. The perfect product for this is MAC Studio Fix Plus. Its probably the best 14 pounds I spent. It's the most multi-use makeup product out there. The trick is to take some of the pigment on your eyeshadow brush and spritz the spray on the brush from afar. This will act a glue for the pigments to stick to. Then apply the eyeshadow by packing the colour onto the lid to create an intensified look. You'd be surprised how many different tones of colour get lost in your pigment when you don't use this step. Since discovering this method I've played around with some of my pigments and I came up with this super glamorous look using jewel tones.
Products Used:
Face
MAC Studio Fix Fluid - NC35 and NC45
MAC Studio Finish Concealer - NC40
MAC Lustre Drops - Pink Rebel
Bourjois Poudre de Delice - 53
Sleek Blusher - Rose Gold
MAC Mineralise Skinfinish - Soft and Gentle
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Cream Colour Base - Quite Natural
Urban Decay Smoked Palette - Backdoor and Blackout
MAC Fabulousness Warm Eye Palette - Sketch
Collection 2000 Liquid Eye Liner - Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner - Blackout
MAC Zoom Fast Black Mascara
Rimmel London Eyebrow Pencil - Brown
MAC Pigment - Green Olive
Lips
Rimmel London Lip Liner - Spice
MAC Lipstick - Please Me
I know it seems like a lot of products, but when doing your makeup determining whether it looks cakey or not is not dependant on how many products you use, more the method with you use them. My advice when doing your makeup is, if its not broken don't fix it. If you have nice skin, embrace it, use a light foundation that highlights your skin and does not cover it. Those of you who have problematic skin, there will be some areas of your skin that are better than others and try allow your skin to show through in these areas. Remember, if your skin looks natural, no matter how dramatic your makeup is it will never look cakey. Hope that helps you guys!
I absolutely LOVE this lipstick by MAC. Its a uniquely vibrant pink that's perfect for both evenings and during the day. I've created a really easy wearable look, keeping the skin dewy and focusing on the lips. I love how it turned out and will definitely be using this throughout summer!
Heres a list of the products I used:
FACE
MAC Prep and Prime - Skin Visage Primer
Makeup Forever HD Invisible Foundation - 153
MAC Studio Finish Concealer - NC40
MAC Bronzing Powder - Matte
MAC Lustre Drops - Pink Rebel
Sleek Blush - Pixie Pink
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Soft and Gentle
MAC Prep and Prime Finishing Powder (only on the t-zone, aim was to keep skin natural looking)
EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Zoom Lash Mascara
Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Midnight Cowboy (inner corner)
Collection 2000 Khol Eyeliner - White (waterline)
LIPS
MAC - Candy Yum Yum
Hope you like this look, comment below with looks that you've created with this lipstick!
Hey guys!
As you can probably tell i've been completely disconnected with my blog for a while, mostly because I wanted to make a few changes to it and make it better for you guys. I'm happy with the progress I've made so far given that I'm no tech geek but there's still lots of things to improve on so you'll be seeing a lot more changes!
Anyways I've got up to quite a lot of new and exciting things since I've been away and I can't wait to share them with you. I've finally ventured into Freelance Makeup Artistry and I am so excited to show you all the pictures. I've also started a Facebook page which I would love if you all could check out and like.
So that's everything I've been up to so far, I'll definitely be on here more often from now on so watch this space!
