ALL MAC ADDITICS!

Many Many Many of you don't know that MAC do a recycling programme called Back 2 MAC. This is where you bring 6 empty containers of their products. That is 6 of ANY empty containers and you can pick ANY one of there lipsticks! Its friggin sweetttt! Like a little reward for using their products. Just bring your empty containers to the MAC counter in Debenhams! In return you get pick any lipstick shade or finish!

MATCHING FOUNDATION

My dear GOD!!!! This is foundation suicide, if you are a sereal offender then u need to dig whoever told you to do this in the tit! NEVER! EVER! EVER! Match your foundation to your jaw bone or face! The whole point of matching a foundation to suit your skin tone, is that it suits all of your skin! Not just your face. (SHOCK HORROR) This means you need to apply a little foundation to your chest and take a step back. Look in the mirror, you shouldn't even see its there! I don't know how many people have looked at me like im thick as hell because when i show them there match they say ''i can't see nothing'' this is because you have the right shade of foundation and it blends effortlessly into skin.

The benifits of chosing a shade that is excatly the same as you skin tone:

#1 Your make-up looks FRESH
#2 Your skin looks EVEN
#3 The application looks more FLAWLESS
#4 People will always tell you your make-up looks amazing!

HOWEVER... DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN

If you like your foundation to be deeper than your NATURAL skin tone, Key word there people natural! Then use tan! Tan was sent to earth by the gods who sent us make-up don't be afraid of it! Like foundation heres a few tips to pick the right tan for yourself! 

* You will need to know what skin type you have & skin tones in your skin. For example: i am yellow based skin tone with very dry skin. ( Ask any make-up artist on a proffesional make-up counter e.g MAC, Channel, Illamasqua. The Artists on these counters are PRO's they know there stuff!) They will be able to tell you your skin tone & if you don't know if your Oily, Dry, Combination they will also be able to come to a conclusion on this also! Free info peeps..

#1 Am i Yellow/pink based skin?
#2 Am i Oily/Dry/Combination?

REMBER TO ALWAYS EXFOLIATE!

* Oily: Then a mouse tan will be good for you!
* Dry: The obvious, a Mositurising tan or gel tans that absorb into the skin!
* Combination: Liquid tans are going to be the best for you.

#3 Swatch a few different Tan on your wrist
Pink skin tones (St Moriz, Fake Bake, Sun Shimmer) These are tans you should look at!
Yellow skin tones (hi-shi, white to brown, california sun).
See what shade suits your skin tone best!

Application: The best way ive found to put tan on the face is with a make-up sponge. Dab into product and stipple (stipple means to dab basically) onto face. Use once then wash with very hot soapy water to clean!

For body: i use a mitt with a sock over it. An old sock preferably! New socks will have fluff that comes of and distorts the tan.

BACK TO FOUNDATION!

So you have now tanned: NEVER use the colour of foundation for your NATURAL skin colour! Your going to need a deeper shade of foundation.

*Having 2 shades of foundation is SMART! you need two to suit the colour for your natural skin, & the colour for your tanned skin.

As your tan wears off you can mix a little bit of your lighter foundation into your darker foundation. Match to your chest again can you see it? If yes & its to pale add a little more of the darker shade. Test again, is it a match can u see it? If so you can't apply all over!

Tips:

- Always wash your brush once a week at the least!

- If you use a sponge, was it out every application or disregard and use a new one!

- Always moisturise your skin leave for 2-5 mins before appling foundation! This gives your foundation a nice even base to be applied to.
- Always wash your skin properly before appling founation!

CHEAP FOUNDATION BRUSHES THAT ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THE DEAR ONES:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Long-Professional-Cosmetic-Foundation-Brush-190-/280818748181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item41621a0b15

Flat foundation brush: £1.88 free P&P

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUO-Fiber-Foundation-Stippler-Brush-187-SE-Copper-Tube-/280701265732?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_Up_Cosmetics_Blusher_PP&hash=item415b196744

Stipple brush: £2.18 (wash all these brush a few times over to make sure all chemicals removed)

BEST Eyebrow product you can buy! FACT

Seeing as everyone always asks me who dose my eyebrows and how do i do them here youse go. I pluck them myself, but if your not comfortable doing your own then the best place in Belfast without shadow of a doubt is the LuLu lounge. (Back of Boots in town:

Address	4B Fountain centre, BT1 6ET Belfast, United Kingdom · Get Directions
Phone	02890 310688
Website	http://www.thelululounge.co.uk

Products i use:

 

Illamasqua eyebrow cake shade (Thunder) £14.50

Illamasqua eyebrow brush £18.50

MAC Fix Plus £11.50

 

 STARK (Alburn)

THUNDER (Dark Brown)

 GAZE (Dark Slate Grey)

 PEAK (Warm Caramel)

VEHMENT (Black)

The Eyebrow brush is brilliant, its nice and thin but sturdy. This is what you need in an eyebrow brush, enough pull to let your product glide onto the brow and thin so that you can get nice clean lines.  

 

 

 

Lastly i use MAC Fix Plus to wet my product:

 

*These step should be carried out on neat and tidy brows for better results

Step #1 Spray Fix plus into the mirror (the part of the make-up container where there is no product) & wet eyebrow brush. You only want to use one corner of your eyebrow cake wet as the product will become too saturated over time! Remember this because you'll only be able to use the cake wet if you don't do this. After wetting brush rub into eyebrow cake you want a not creamy consistency on your brush but not watery either so in between.

Step #2 Lliterally draw on your eyebrow. I start on the bottom hairs of eyebrow from the inner corner to the outer tail. Follow the shape of your natural eyebrow and it will make the application allot easier. Let your brush do the work for your, this is why you need a nice thin brush! Then repeat this step only draw a line along the hairs at the top of your eyebrow.

Step #3 This is the easy bit, now fill in the rest of the brow 3/4 of the way along towards your nose using the remaining product on your brush. This is where you will decide if you want a rounded edge, a square edge or what i do a graduated edge. To graduate the edge fill the eyebrow in 3/4 of the way towards your nose. Turn your brush flat along the line that you drew at the bottom of the brow and pull product up. There should be no added product on your brush while doing this step.

OTHER METHOD for those of you who find it way to difficult

CHEAT PEOPLE!! You can now find on the market what are called Eyebrow Stencils. Which look like these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EYEBROW-STENCILS-16-DESIGNS-B-N-FAST-FREE-POSTAGE-TRUSTED-UK-SELLER-/250976893034?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_Up_Sets_LE&var=&hash=item8013642f71

 

You can get 16 different designs from eyebrow for £1.99!

This is how you would do it:

Inexpensive fucking FABULOUS Make-up & Tools

Today’s blog I’m going to share some things that I use in my make-up kit that are so cheap it’s MARVELLOUS!

My 1# buy of the week and the dearest at only £10 is Sleeks new blush palette (get them Superdrug). Sweet holey lord! If this blush palette could talk it would be squealing ''I’m amaze balls buy me u daft twat'' ... but they can't so I’m just going to tell you how amazing they really are! There are three palettes with 3 shades in each:

If you are starting out or just adding to your kit these are so pigmented & gorgeous! £30 for 9 shades of blusher that is as good as M.A.C or Illamasqua is SICK! But even if it’s for your own personal use these will last u forevaaaa, and they work just as well on the eyes so there you go complete bargain!

2# buy of the week is MUA(make-up academy)  £1 eye shadows are freckin' too good some of these are comparable to MAC for example shade 12, very like MAC Club eye shadow or there Blue Brown Pigment:

Heres a link to the website where you can find there hole range http://www.muastore.co.uk/index.php/ there black shade Matte finished is the one i use ALL the time over my MAC carbon and Illamasqua Lestate!

3# MAC 217 dupe brush. MAC 217 retails at £16 and looks like this:

It’s a very good brush for blending. I found an identical brush on EBay that is as good quality, which you normally will never find unless it’s an actual MAC brush but this so boo yaa!

Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180716914753?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

ITS ONLY £3.79 So if your buying new 217's these are as good :)

4# Last but not least eyelashes LADIES x10 Pairs for the price of 1 WHATTTTTTTTTTTT! These are the lashes i use in my kit also:

Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120811089135?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2648
These are £3.18  for x10

Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120811644810?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2648

These are only £2.84 for x10. Both are a little tricky to get on but for less than £6 for 20 pairs of lashes ya can't really complain.

Shooting With Mister UnderGround

Exciting shoot this Friday 24th of Febuary, with the fabulous up and coming artist Mr UnderGround. He was recently featured on BBC Radio 1 Check him out Below:

 Photographer will be none other than Mizz Erin Elizabeth Kelly:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Erin-Elizabeth-Kelly-Photography/159318945165 (link to facebook)

Also heres a link to some of Erins shall we say, more 'EXCITING' stuff:
http://erinelizabethkelly.tumblr.com/post/17939200475

Portfolio Packages

PORTFOLIO PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE:
5 Images
2/3 Hours of studio time
1 Make-up look that will be built upon
Hair styled
* Photographer will be with Erin Elizabeth Kelly:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/ladyerinelizabethkelly

Some of Erins Work:

To get in contact 07889034474 or Email: Rachelferran@hotmail.co.uk