The Perfect Red Lip...Part 2

If you've read my previous post on red lipstick you'll know that the best way to choose a colour is by matching you're whole look accordingly. This post will feature my really good friend Nisha, I've used Ruby Woo by M.A.C and I'm going to show you how to match your makeup properly to suit it. 

So as you can see, I've used gold tones on the eyes to brighten the face. The key to matching the lips to your makeup is to make sure the whole look goes well. First red lips go very well with golds and browns. I used a darker brown mixed slightly with black to add some definition. Now this step it so create dimension on the eyes and open up the whole face. When applying a crease colour you should be cautious as to what tones will suit both the lip colour and your initial lid shade. For example, a dark purple along the crease may suit the gold tone on the lid but will clash with the red lip. Its all about look at the whole image. Heavy liner worked well with Nisha because she has big eyes but for a smaller a eye shape you may want to re think this. Here are a list of products I used to create this:
Face: MAC Face and Body - C6 MAC Studio Finish Concealer - NC 42/ NC 45 MAC Prep and Prime Highlighter - Bright Forecast MAC Mineralize Skin Finish  - Dark MAC Lustre Drops - Pink Rebel MAC Studio Fix Powder - NC 42
Eyes: Urban Decay Primer Potion MUA Heaven and Earth Palette - The lighter gold shade Urban Decay Smoked Palette - Backdoor, Blackout Urban Decay Liner Peversion Collection 2000 Liquid Black Liner
Lips: MAC Beet Lip Liner MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick

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How to Do Pigments the Right Way.

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!

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