Hot Right Now - Neutral Goddess.

I am loving the taupe trend at the moment! Celebrities such as Olivia Palermo, Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid and many more have sported this very neutral chic makeup look from the red carpet to front row at fashion week.I think that this palette of gold, mauves, and brown with lovely natural skin is something anyone can wear. It's simplicity is what draws me to it the most, I can totally see myself wearing this to university as well as for a dinner or something. So I created a mood board type thing using some pictures that really inspired me with this look. It's slightly amateur but gives you guys an idea of where I was going with it!

Rose tones, and colour washed eyes was my favourite aspect of this look, so I used two shadows from the Smashbox Full Exposure Palette; the matte tan brown, and the peach shimmer shade. I wanted my eyes to be the emphasis, so adding liner and mascara really accentuated them without being too dramatic. I softened the eyes by keeping my brows very natural, and adding the same shimmer pink on the tear duct.  It was important for me to keep the skin looking very natural. All the pictures I took inspiration from showed natural sheen to the skin, and there wasn't any obvious contour or blush colours. To do this I stuck to cream products, I used Chanel Soleil de Tan to add some warmth and dimension to my face. Using Smashbox Halo Highlighter in Gold to add the all important glow and spritz some MAC Studio Fix Plus.  With the lips I of course I had to use MAC's Taupe lipstick! I added a Smashbox Always Sharp Lip Liner in Nude Medium to give it some extra life. I am obsessed with this colour, think I've been wearing it every day since I did this look! All in all, I am pretty convinced that this makeup trend is not going anywhere anytime soon. I suspect more and more celebrities are going to embrace their inner neutral goddess on the red carpet in the upcoming months. What do you guys think about this current craze?  Comment below with your thoughts!

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Wedding Guest Makeup #2

Hello guys, I am back again with another Wedding Guest Makeup look. I had the pleasure of doing my beautiful cousin's makeup for a wedding she attended last weekend and it seemed like the perfect opportunity for a blog post. Now you guys all know how much I love creating makeup looks for weddings and other ethnic events I attend and I really enjoyed creating this makeup look for my cousin. I think it's definitely a makeup look that will cater to all you naturalists out there who love your golds and nudes, below are a couple pictures of how it turned out...

As you can see, it's a fairly natural look compared to my last Wedding Guest Makeup post which you can have a look at here. I primarily used the Smashbox Full Exposure palette for the eyes because it's a fantastic palette for glamorous neutral eyes. My cousin Paula has lovely big eyes, so I wanted to enhance these by adding a nice feline flick with MACs Fluidline Liner. This is a perfect gel liner to use for long events because it literally don't budge once it's on. I kept the skin really natural by using a light foundation and adding a plum/rose blush to enhance the warmth in her skin. Needless to say she was ecstatic with how it turned out as was I!
 This is a great look to try for those of you who don't want anything too dramatic. I have focused on golden tones for the eyes making this an ideal makeup for warmer skin tones. It's a simply easy makeup look which I hope you guys will try out. This was a fairly quick post for you guys which I hope you have enjoyed, stay tuned for my next post on Autumn makeup looks which will be up sometime next week!!

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The Super Wing

Hello lovelies! I'm super excited to say that I have started working for Smashbox Cosmetics. I've always wanted to work for a makeup brand, when I first got into makeup I was really young and I would look at the all the girls working on these beauty counters and be like one day that's me. Sounds so silly, but it feels so good to have a job that I actually love to go to. It's nothing special, but I have to say I'm really enjoying it, alongside my freelance stuff its a great way to learn about new products and trends. One thing I miss when I'm working is the free time I have to take more pics for you guys. Today I woke up and felt like putting on some serious winged eyes, and when I'd finished I felt like it would be an interesting look to show you. It's not an average everyday look, but its nice to wear something a little bold once in a while! So heres out it turned out...

I have to say I felt a bit like a warrior with this winged eyeliner during the day. There's something about bold liner and lips that seems really strong right? I thought it would be cool to add a bit of colour to my inner corner highlight which I got a lot of compliments for at work which is always nice! Seems like our stint here in London of super summer weather is coming to an end, so I'm going to have to find super cool indoor areas to take pics for you guys. I'm really enjoying writing this blog, every post makes me think further out of my box and I have you guys to thank for it!! Anyways, lets get back to makeup shall we, I think this look is great for anyone looking for strong and super bright makeup aside from work I would probably wear this for a party, evening dinner or even out on a night in town. Hope you guys are all well, and if you're enjoying this blog as much as I am writing it, then please follow me on my instagram, twitter, right here on this blog or all three!!!

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Smashbox Photo Finish Blemish Control Primer MAC Studio Fix Fluid - NC40 Smashbox High Definition Liquid Concealer - Medium MAC Prep and Prime Highlighter - Bright Forecast Smashbox Blush Rush - Heartbreak MAC Matte Bronzer Urban Decay Mariposa Palette Benefit Browzing - Deep MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack MAC Zoom Fast Lash - Black Urban Decay Liner - Peversion Rimmel London 1000 Kisses Lip Liner - Spice MAC Retro Matte Lipstick - All Fired Up

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Daytime Smoke.

Hello lovelies! Sorry for my lack of post recently been trying to come up with something a little different for you guys. I've been doing a lot of dramatic out there makeup recently, so I thought it would be nice to show you guys something more toned down and easy to wear for this summer heat. I have found myself drawn more to bb creams than foundations at the minute so it was interesting to try creating a photo friendly makeup look using high spf products. Everyone loves a smokey eye, but it's difficult to do during the day without looking like a racoon. Here's my version of a daytime smokey eye using matte browns an greys.

As you guys can tell it's not a look you've seen me do before! I kept everything really earthy and natural by using a lot of cream based products and using a translucent powder to set it all. To create a subtle shimmer to the eye I started by using MAC's Mooncake Paintpot. When I added colours on top of this there was this shimmery depth to my eyes which I thought looked great in the sun. On a side note, I have found this amazing new product for my hair. Who else loves that second day, messy hair look that is so hard to recreate without looking like a birds nest? Well for all of you out there that likes it as much as me, you need to try Bumble and Bumble's City Swept Hairspray. It's one of the most unique products I've tried! You spritz it into your hair, and start playing around with it until you're happy and you'll see that your hair looks super volumized!! I used it here so you guys can see how effortless it is.  As usual I have added lashes to the look, but you can always choose against them if you like. Smokey eye is all about the blending. So its a good idea to invest in a couple of nice brushes that you can always reach to. Real Techniques and Zoeva brushes are good quality and pretty affordable too so it's worth checking them out! Remember the 3 Step Tip from the Wedding Guest Makeup? It's the same method every time, just different colours. Daytime tones are usually mattes and toned down shimmers, but there are no rules guys go as crazy as you want! Hope you liked this look guys, comment below and let me know if you have any suggestions on posts you'll want. Don't forget to subscribe and you can follow me on other social medias which I shall link below. Take care and Enjoy the sunshine!!
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MAC Prep and Prime BB Cream - Dark Smashbox Blemish Control Primer MAC Studio Finish Concealer - NC40/NW44(contour) Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder - Light/Neutral Bourjois Poudre De Delic Bronzer - 53 MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Soft and Gentle MAC Prep and Prime Highlighter - Bright Forecast MAC Painpot - Mooncake Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Backdoor, Smoked  MAC Eyeshadow - Amberlights MAC Khol Power Eye Pencil - Orpheus L'oreal Volume Millions Lashes - Black Eylure Volume Lashes - 110 Rimmel London Lip Liner - Tiramisu Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss - Pink Seashell Instagram - @makeupbykrishie Twitter - @krishiee123

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The Wedding Guest Tutorial #1

In every culture, summer seems to be that time of year when you'll get all your wedding invitations. Sometimes it's hard to figure out what makeup is suitable for a wedding guest, you don't want to look too made up but at the same time you want to look glamorous. Being asian I have gone for a traditional asian attire for this post, and created a simple makeup look to match. 

I tried to keep the makeup simple but glamorous, so I used three shades of browns from the Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette. The key is to make sure you have one shimmer, one matte and one lighter matte to blend everything together. This is the best way to create a easy smokey eye. Of course you can use more colours to create depth but in this instance I was in a massive rush and so needed to keep things short and sweet. 
I really felt like playing up the pinks in my Sari, its always good to pick colours from your outfit and try and create a element of it this in your makeup hence the pink lips. I've used MAC Supreme Sheen Lipstick in Zen Rose. It's vibrant, but because of its sheerness it doesn't seem so dressed up. Adding lashes really made the whole look stand out, but it's not something that you'll need. The best way to keep things looking polish yet understated is to keep your skin looking as natural as possible. In order to achieve this I used Makeup Forever Face and Body foundation for a sheer finish and only used powder in the t-zone of the face.
So, three tips to help you create your own wedding guest makeup:
1. When doing an eye based makeup, try to keep it to 3 shades of the same colour one matte, one shimmer and one lighter shade.
2. Keep the skin looking as natural as possible
3. Try and incorporate some element of colour in your makeup that matches your clothes

I've really enjoyed writing this talk through tutorial for you, hope it helps. Now that it's wedding season I can't wait to try out lots of colourful outfits and styles. I would love to see what you guys are wearing as wedding guests so comment below! See you guys soon 

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Milkmaid Braids.

Hey guys! I'm sure you can tell there are a lot of changes to my blog recently, it's always a work in progress but I have to say I am really impressed with how its turning out. The weather has been amazing these past few days so I had to take advantage and take a few blog pictures. Who else is loving braids at the moment? Milkmaid braids are a really quirky way to keep your hair up and they really are so easy to do! I've decided to go for a really simple makeup for this look, because I wanted my hair to be the focal point. 

As you all know I LOVE bold lips, to make things a bit interesting I mixed flat out fabulous and all fired up which are two M.A.C Retro Matte Lipsticks. It created this beautiful violet pink shade that I didn't think I needed any eye makeup to make the whole look. This a perfect makeup look for a daytime activity I wore it all day and it seemed to stay in place. Also, how stunning is the necklace by Faithlovediamonds!! It was an impulse buy but such a bargain, super cheap and quality is amazing I could compare them to necklaces from Zara. I'll definitely be rocking a few more of these this summer! I really enjoyed putting this look together, if you guys want a tutorial on how to create this Milkmaid Braids post a comment below or click like. See you guys soon!
Shop the Look! MAC - Retro Matte Lipsticks, Studio Finish Concealer, Zoom Lash Mascara Smashbox - Halo HD Powder & Photofinish Primer Makeup Forever  -  Invisible HD Foundation  Sleek Makeup - Life's a Peach Blush Bourjois - Poudre Delice Bronzer  Revlon - Photoready Skinlights Face Illuminator FaithLoveDiamonds - Necklace

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