Hi there! I decided to do a little blog post on this makeup look I did for Sinead on Saturday morning. I go into detail of each product I use and how. If you'd like to skip all those tips & tricks and get to the products, scroll down & I've made a little list down the bottom of all products!
So, I received a text on late-Friday night asking to do a makeup, the next morning, for this gorgeous girl. Her Makeup Artist had called in sick, so I came to the rescue! When I get asked to do a last minute makeup job, I usually ponder for a bit, but am then persuaded because I know that it'll be worth it in the end! And this was! I've gotten great feedback with some lovely comments on this look that I uploaded onto my Makeup page (click here) Saturday afternoon.
When I see a client for the first time, I immediately analyze them (in a nice way)! I sort out in my head what foundation will work best, what colours to use etc, before of course asking them their preferences! Sinead was a happy-go-lucky client! She liked dark brows and big lips! Much easier than some odd requests I get from clients such as 'bright red eyeshadow please' and some other makeup requests that I just have to bite my lip on!
Before applying foundation, I used Smashbox Studio Finish Primer!
The foundation: MAC Studio Fix - NC35
This suited Sinead's skin perfectly with her Cocoa Brown tan on (which I'm yet to review). Studio Fix is my ultimate 'go to' foundation, and the one I use on all of my clients! It is medium - full coverage and comes in a range of colours from very pale to very dark! After applying foundation, I added some light concealer underneath the eyes and above the lid.
The concealer: MAC Conceal & Correct Palette - Light
I recently bought this concealer in London at the MAC Pro Store! I think it retails at around 35 pounds, so probably around 38 euro. I bought the light palette because it comes in 6 shades, all perfect for around the eye area. When applying concealer underneath and around the eyes, it always has to be lighter! Not white now, but a very pale pink or yellow tone, depending on the clients skin tone.
The eyebrows: Faces Cosmetics Eyeshadow - 08
Sinead had naturally thick gorgeous brows, in fact, just the day before she had gotten the infamous HD brows done! They were still a little bit red and puffy, but nothing that couldn't be concealed! The reason I do eyebrows straight after the foundation & concealer and before the powder, is because as soon as I've filled in the eyebrows, I like to go over them with a concealer brush in the same colour as the foundation all the way around the top, and a light concealer beneath them. This defines the brows and gives them a real 3D kind of look! I combed the brows with a disposable mascara wand as I applied the Faces eyeshadow with a thick angled eyebrow brush! I repeated this step in between every little application of eyeshadow, to get them very percise! After that, I did my little touchy up technique with the foundation & concealer ;) Followed by Faces Cream eyeshadow & Highlighter -> (read that section for details)
**TIP** -> (Like always, before I apply the eyeshadow, I add Kryolan Translucent Powder just under the eye area, above the cheekbones. I blot this on until it's all white. At the time it looks silly, but I apply this due to the fact that a major problem in eyeshadow application is FALLDOWN! This is when the eyeshadow sprinkles onto the cheek as you're applying it onto the eyes. This can sometimes be because there is too much product on the brush or it could just be the nature of the eyeshadow! I find that a few Urban Decay eyeshadows from the Naked 2 palette do this! So the Kryolan Translucent Powder collects all of the excess eyeshadow, and you swoop it away when you're finished the eyeshadow, leaving a flawless skin.)
The eyeshadow:
INGLOT eyeshadow - Cream, Black (sorry, can't take them out of the palette to read the shades!)
Faces eyeshadow - 40, 32
As always, I applied Urban Decay Eye Potion Primer all over the eyelid, before applying the cream shade from INGLOT. I would of course take it out of it's magnetic palette to tell you the exact shade, but last time I tried this it cracked, so I'm a bit scarred! It's a very light cream colour anyway! I applied this everywhere to really bring out the eyes. I then, with a little chissel brush applied Faces eyeshadow in '40', a bronze orange colour which really brings out blue eyes! I created a sideways 'V' effect on each eye, followed by a burgundy shade '32' from Faces, particularly along the corners eyes, along the 'V'. Followed by a matte black from INGLOT.
The eyeliner: MAC Pencil, INGLOT Gel Liner - #77
Sinead had warned me as soon as I began her makeup that she had a sty in her eye and recommended that I use her eyeliner to avoid cross-contamination. (Something VERY important in a Makeup Artist's life, a worst nightmare!) I wasn't sure that a sty could cause it, but it's better to be safe than sorry! I blended her MAC Pencil liner in a jet black (sorry, can't tell you the shade as it was hers and I didn't think to check) into the eyeshadow beneath the eyes with a No7 eyeliner blender! For the top, I used INGLOT Gel Liner in #77 and created a weeny wing.
The mascara: Rimmel London - Lash Accelerator - Black
The lashes were Sinead's own semi-permanent ones she had gotten previously!
The powder: MAC Studio Fix Powder - NC30, MAC Mineralize Skin Finish - Medium DeepI applied MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC30 lightly along the face. For contouring beneath the cheekbones, along the forehead, each side of the nose, the chin and the temples, I used Medium Deep in Skin Finish!
The blush: MAC Mineralize Blush - Dainty
The highlighter: MAC Cream Color Base - Pearl
MAC Mineralize Skin Finish - Soft & Gentle
I use MAC Cream Color Base ALL the time! Pearl is brilliant for that ultimate dewy look! It's thick and creamy, yet can be applied lightly with a large duo fibre brush! I topped it off with a bit of Soft & Gentle, a powdery foundation with a shimmery effect.
Lips: NYX Lip Pencil - Ever, MAC Lipstick - Myth, NYX Lipstick - Paparazzi
Enough said really! They all worked perfectly together and made her lips really pop out, topped off with a bitta MAC Clear Lipglass!
TO SUM IT UP...
- Smashbox Studio Finish Primer
- MAC Studio Fix Foundation - NC35
- MAC Conceal & Correct Palette - Light
- MAC Studio Fix Powder - NC30
- MAC Mineralize Skin Finish - Medium Deep
- Eyebrows: Faces Cosmetics Eyeshadow - 08
- INGLOT eyeshadow - Cream, Black
- Faces eyeshadow - 40, 32
- Rimmel London - Lash Accelerator - Black
- MAC Pencil,
- INGLOT Gel Liner - #77
- MAC Mineralize Blush - Dainty
- MAC Cream Color Base - Pearl
- MAC Mineralize Skin Finish - Soft & Gentle
- NYX Lip Pencil - Ever
- MAC Lipstick - Myth
- NYX Lipstick - Paparazzi
Well I hope you all enjoyed this REALLY long, detailed blog post of this look and it wasn't too boring! I'm a really fast typer so typing a lot just comes naturally to me, and I want everybody to know the tips and tricks of the trade! I know that not a lot of Makeup Artists go into minor detail on their looks, so that's where I come in! Hope you enjoyed, and don't forget to follow my blog and like my page on Facebook (click here)! Martha xx
