FOTD: All Cream, No Powder

09 Sunday Sep 2012

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FOTD; EOTD; colorful eye makeup; birmingham makeup artist; Sleek Sunset Palette; Sleek Makeup, illamasqua static, look of the day, MAC makeup, mac studio scultp concealer nc 45 50, MUFE acqua cream 17 on brown skin

With all the testing of cream shadows I’ve been doing, I wanted to do an all cream look using no powder. Surprisingly, my face didn’t completely melt by the end of the day. To be fair, it was a cloudy, temperate day with some humidity. Still, the look held up, especially the cream shadows/liners. All the products I used (except for MAC Paint Pot) did not budge all day! I’m just sorry that the organgey-coral blush didn’t show up too well. Womp womp. Anyway…

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products .

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FOTD: Starry Night

03 Monday Sep 2012

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FOTD; EOTD; colorful eye makeup; birmingham makeup artist; Sleek Sunset Palette; Sleek Makeup, illamasqua static, look of the day, MAC makeup, matchmaster foundation 7.5

I have so many eye shadows, yet I tend to stick to a comfortable few or just go without sometimes. I’ve been testing the durability of some cream eye shadows (more on that this week) when I remembered how awesome “Static” pure pigment by Illamasqua looks over a black cream base (gotta be cream for it to stick). Well, I went to town, and I’m thrilled with the way it turned out. It reminds me of looking up at that night sky.

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products .

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FOTD: Streak of Blue-Green

20 Monday Aug 2012

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FOTD; EOTD; colorful eye makeup; birmingham makeup artist; Sleek Sunset Palette; Sleek Makeup, lilpumpkinpie05 inspiration, MAC makeup, MeMeMe cosmetics, Revlon Foundation Caramel

I am a huge fan of makeup artist/YouTube star, Jackie O who is better known as lilpumpkinpie05. A couple of weeks ago she did a look that I absolutely loved. I thought I would recreate my interpretation of a daytime version of that look. I find that coloured eye-liner, or shadow used as liner, is one of the easiest ways to make any eye look pop. You can see details of what I used for my version of Jackie’s look. You can also see her tutorial below.

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products ).

FOTD: Summertime Green

03 Tuesday Jul 2012

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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Mostly, these FOTDs have fallen victim to me either being samey-samey with my makeup, just throwing on lipstick and heading out the door; or not having enough time to snap good photos after doing my makeup. These photos aren’t fabulous, but I wanted to get the FOTDs going again.

I brightened up my eyes with a sparkling green on the outside corners instead of all over. This way, you can keep it fairly fresh during the summer. I focused on the cheeks and lips.

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products ).

Photoshoot FOTD: Show-Stopping Red Lips

10 Thursday Nov 2011

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Classic red lips look, fall makeup trends, FOTD, FOTD brown skin, FOTD; EOTD; colorful eye makeup; birmingham makeup artist; Sleek Sunset Palette; Sleek Makeup, Illamasqua skin base in action, MAC makeup, photography makeup

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When I’m nearly 50, I hope I look as awesome as my mother. The other day, I was looking at some old photos of me in my mid-20s. I was suddenly filled with a bit of sadness and regret (an essential component of happiness?). Those feelings weren’t about getting older, but about how much time I wasted mercilessly criticising myself and my body back then. As I stared at the photos, I thought, I looked awesome. What the hell was wrong with me?!. I decided that I’m not going to be 45 and look back at this time as a waste either. I had amazing photographer, Charles Davis, take some photos of me. My body is not an ideal weight, and my skin was stressed. But guess what?! I didn’t care. I took these photos so that when I’m even older, I can look back at myself when I was bangin’ . In fact, I think every woman should have professional shots taken at some point in their lives. Our physical self may be ephemeral, but you can preserve the memory. Don’t waste your days on criticism (dee dee dee deeee).

On to the technical info…

When applying makeup for photography, it’s important to remember the principles of light and shadows, highlighting and contouring. Additionally, one should look at products that have ingredients to soften the appearance of pores, imperfections and fine lines (i.e. silicones).

All of my photos were taken in natural light (a cemetary!), so I did not make the shadows and highlights on my face too intense. I don’t Photoshop any of the professional images taken of my work (on my website). I like to see the texture of actual skin.

Per usual, check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products ).