The new years eve is today and I'm prepping to go for a warm dinner followed by fireworks. What better day to apply on the female warpaint ? (a.k.a makeup) I'm so glad to share with you the very first makeup tute on this beauty craze blog!
1. Skin base :
Tie up your hair into a bun.
Using a makeup base to even out pores, apply evenly throughout face. Here, I use SOTHYS Pore Refiner System. It is good for sensitive skin like mine! If your skin can't handle daily makeup, this is good to cover up pores so flawlessly. They won't even know its makeup!
Next, apply your preferred foundation, blending in circular motions. I like using tinted moisturisers because they absorb into your pores to give a more natural glow, rather than a cakey foundation which sits on top of pores instead. Here, I use Clarins HydraQuench Tinted Moisturizer in 03 Peach color.
Finish up with compact powder for a more polished look. I recommend to apply it with a lose brush if you want a more natural look. But what the heck! It's new years eve so definitely an excuse for slight cakey-ness! Here I use Bobbi Brown Illuminating Finish Powder Compact Foundation SPF 12 in Natural shade. I am a fan of how natural their colour is. It blends well with my skin tone.
The eyes are the window to the soul. So play with colours that reflect your inner mood! Being sentimental in nature, I'm a fan of subtleness with a gentle "pop". Highlight the center of your eyelids and brow bone, to bring more dimension to the eye. I am using The Body Shop Nature's Minerals eyeshadow range in 07 nude gypsum shade. Blend out with a brush.
Next, add a "pop" of brown at the corner of your eyes blending with the first colour. Let the colour flow smoothly from the outer corner towards your brow bone and center eyelid. You can play with intensity by adding layer after layer, concentrating more layers on the outer corners. Blend well between shades. Here, I use Rimmel colour rush in 060 Bronzed shade.
The idea is to highlight your natural eye structure. Emphasize your eyes by applying colour immediately above the eyelids, blending out towards your brow bone. Many do this by focusing on their crease, but for me when i do that and open my eyes the colour is lost. So, I open my eyes and line that section above my eyelids with colour, and then only close it to blend it with my crease and brow bone.
Now add a dark brown shadow to sexify it. Line your eyelids away from the center eyelid (leave the center shimmer shade untouched) and blend out towards the corners. The edge of this colour should lie on the bone of your eye to give it more definition. (my brush is place at the bone structure of my eye) I am using Maybelline expert wear Mocha Motion shade 4.
Touch up your shimmer at the center of your eyelids, blend out. Ensure all shades are smoothly blended by circulating the brush strokes between colours.
Add a tiny wing with a gel eyeliner for a softer look. (liquid liner gives a hard edge look). The wing points upwards for a younger, more flirty look! I am using Silky Girl Double Intense Gel Eyeliner in 01 Pure Black.
Brow time. Measure how long your brow should extend to as below.
Line in short strokes at the base of your eyebrow (not the top part). Short strokes imitate the texture of your brow hair, and thus prevents weird brows. I am using Rimmel in 001 Dark Brown.
Blend upwards diagonally (follow direction of eyebrow growth) with a brow brush.
There are many speculations about how to apply blushers. All I know is, smile slightly and blush it against the apple of your cheeks upwards towards your temples (fading out). Concentrate the blush at the edge of the "apple" to give more dimension. My blush is Clarins Blush Prodige Illuminating Cheek colour in 02 soft peach
Apply a slight highlight of white/peach shimmer eyeshadow to your cupids bow. Notice the immediate pop?
Highlight the corner of your nose/eyes. For bulbous noses like mine, we gotta make the this part seem larger, to create the illusion of a straighter nose. Highlight the center of the nose and blend with a brush.
Next, highlight your cheek bones =). Dab a little along the cheek bone line, and blend out.
Touch up with nude lipgloss! I like Elizabeth Arden High Shine Lip Gloss in Rosegold. Gorgeous for bronzed skin.
Now, release your bun and enjoy soft wavy hair to go with the look! Hairspray to hold please
Hope you enjoyed the tute! Happy new year dearies and remember to usher in the new year with smiles, hopes and dreams. And a spirit of battle <3
Disclaimer : All makeup products belong solely to me and may not suit all skin types. I am not paid by any companies to promote their products.
Sincerely,
Tracy Wish
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