Monday 26 August 2013

Graduation Makeup for a customer

Here is the makeup i did in work for the lovely Keelan for a graduation she was going to, Stunning girl!!

Still in the makeup chair she let me take a pic for my blog/portfolio

Her mam kindly sent me a pic of the completed look while she was in her dress, awe :)



Sunday 18 August 2013

The cutest brushes i've ever seen!

Hey Guys and Dolls!

I have had my eye on these brushes for what seems like forever now and i think on payday its time to take the plunge and buy them already!!! They are the cutest!!! Sigma are my favorite brand for brushes and yet i have so little of them (e15, e20, e25 and e50) but i love the ones i have and use them a lot.

Mrs Bunny Essential Vegan Brush Set


Roll on payday :)


No7 Real Women, Truly Inspirational!


No7's new adverts for their makeup range, no professional models or retouching, just real women telling their story and keeping it real. The way it should be.

Katie's Story

Ade's Story

Yasmin's Story

Ali's Story



The best tutorial for the perfect eyebrows

Heya!

One thing i have been looking up on YouTube the last while is eyebrow tutorials, its a funny thing because everyone has a similar technique but the looks can vary from subtle brows to overpowering brows, personally when i am filling in a clients eyebrows i usually aim for in the middle of the subtle - overpowering scale, i found a video that in my opinion is the perfect eyebrow tutorial, it is quiet an old video from Julia Graf - MissChievous.tv who i am subscribed to but her technique and vision is amazing, definitely worth the watch!

So if you are looking for perfect brows watch the vid below and check her out.






If you would like to see more from Julia here is the link for MissChievious.Tv - http://www.youtube.com/user/MissChievous


Makeup Fun!

So, i had to send an apply to be makeup artist at an upcoming company wide work event which will be taking place at the end of August, The application had to be a makeup i did that shows of makeup ability and technique so i did a rainbow eye look on my good friend and sent it off, here it is :)



I will hear if i got through very soon and will be sure to be screaming and shouting about it on here :)

Updated 26-08-2013 : Found out two days ago that i won and am going to be the makeup artist for the weekend event, how exciting!!


Queen Of Blending! and my addiction to YouTube

Hey Peeps,

Up until a year or two ago i really only used YouTube for looking up movie trailers, music videos or funny clips to lol at, but then i decided to look on there for some inspiration as my makeup artist career was starting to get bigger, i really didn't know that there was so many inspirational makeup artists / gurus actively on there. while looking through dramatic eye looks i stumbled across a girl called Queen of Blending, i loved the look she was doing and her technique was flawless! i immediately subscribed to her channel and started rooting through all of her videos, the application tips and advice on products was endless, i really enjoyed watching all her tutorials and even now look forward to new post from her. i LOVE LOVE LOVE her work xoxox




I now use YouTube all the time to find out about new trends, different styles people have and new application techniques people may use.

So for any of ye out there looking for inspiration or tips you should definitely start you YouTube addiction like i did, look up Queen of Blending! you wont be let down :D

Links to her below.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/queenofblendingmua
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Queen-Of-Blending/211452460149?fref=ts
http://www.queenofblending.com/


Last years Sephora Colour Daze Blockbuster 2012...... Hmmmm

Hey Guys!

So, i looked everywhere for this item after i seen its release in December 2012, i live in Ireland so i do not have a Sephora store available to me, but i found it ebay and kept it on my watch list for a little while as i was a bit skeptical buying it from there. I gave in a made the purchase as i thought it would be a great addition to my kit.

The set contained : 64 x waterproof eye shadows, 12 x cream eyeliner, 6 eye top coats, 48 x lip gloss, 3 x blush, 6 x multi-purpose cream for eye, cheek, and lip, 3 x luminizers, 3 x makeup brushes and a mirror.




Sounds great right???

Well i wasn't really impressed to be honest, yeh its purdy to look at! and it comes in awesome packaging but i found the products to be a bit of a let down, Now! Maybe my expectations were too high, but i feel like half of the whole palette was taken up by lip glosses, which i did use on a couple of clients and they didnt have that much effect so i used another product over it, (wouldnt use them again) this also happened when using the eyeshadows, after applying them i felt they wern't as pigmented as id like and i was starting to pile them on so i just grabbed a estee lauder palette that i knew had similar colours that i was using for that look and used them instead as my client was on a time limit. (swatched the rest of the colours and they were just ok) The 3 "makeup brushes" are technically not makeup brushes, 2 of them were those annoying things with the sponges on either end (yeh you know them) that are horrid for propper application, and a teeny tiny lip/eye liner brush, i just wasn't feeling it at all
On the plus side the 3 blush and 3 luminizers were nice and the ONE eyeshadow i did like out of the whole palette was the white shimmer one in the corner right beside the luminizers, its lovely for adding sparkle to any look.

Overall i would give this product 5/10


Items i am waiting on to be delivered! love online shopping!

2x Paw Palettes (Magnetic Version in square white) 1 for work and 1 for freelance. ~ From http://www.etsy.com/

A whole bunch of brush guards in all 4 different sizes (gotta keep those brushes in good shape :D ) ~ From http://www.thebrushguard.com/

A couple of things from E.L.F. (5 brushes, 2 lip balms and disposable mascara and lip wands for my kit) ~ At http://eyeslipsface.co.uk/

Will post pics and reviews when they arrive.