First Video Makeup Tutorial

I've finally published my first video makeup tutorial for YouTube. For this makeup look I created a 'spotlight smokey eye' along with my regular face routine. I hope you enjoy the video and please subscribe to my channel and feel free to leave comments and suggestions for my future videos! 

Recent Makeup Look: Simple Smokey Eye

Firstly I apologise for my lack of posts in the last couple of weeks, I have been busy with work and prepping for my upcoming holiday to Ibiza in 3 weeks. I'm really pleased as I have had so many makeup appointments lately and lots more coming up in the prom season, unfortunately I have once again forgot to take pictures of the looks I have created, I must start remembering to do this. To compensate for that, I recently created an easy to achieve, neutral smokey eye on myself which I have since been wearing frequently. 

eyes.

• As always I started by priming my eyes with MAC 'Painterly' Paint Pot, this gives eyeshadow stay power and prevents creasing.
• For my transition colour, I created a shadow in my crease using MAC 'Wedge' eyeshadow, the shadow technique creates definition. I applied this lightly with a fluffy brush, recently I have been applying my transition colour first, to ensure this area stays matte if I am using a shimmery base colour. 
• As my base colour I used the very popular MAC 'All That Glitters'. This is a product I had to repurchase because I used it frequently, its very versatile and I use it often on my clients, especially for bridal makeup. 
• To create the 'smoke' I darkened up the outer corners using the 'Warm Brown' powder from my 'HD Brows Pro Eye and Brow Palette' with a pencil brush I then blended this out for smooth finish using a fluffy brush. I also applied this to my lower lash line for a smouldering effect. 
• I used MAC 'Shroom' eyeshadow to lift and highlight my brow bone and in my inner corner to make my eyes appear brighter.
• For my statement feline flick I of course used my holy grail eye liner, MAC 'Liquidlast' Eyeliner. 
• In my waterline I used Urban Decay '24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil' in the colour 'Pervision' which is black. 
• To finish I applied Barry M 'Lash Vegas' Waterproof Mascara. If I was to wear this makeup out I would complete this look with some wispy Kylie Jenner style false lashes.

lips. 

• To line my lips I used MAC 'In Anticipation' Pro Longwear Lip Pencil, because I have ran out of my favourite lip liner (Mac 'Pink Treat' Creamstick Pencil) I always over draw my lips slightly to create a fuller look. 
• The lipstick I used was MAC 'Merh', no surprise there, this is my absolute favourite lipstick.

you can read my most updated complexion routine here. 

Thank you for reading. 

Recent Makeup Look: Pink Glitter & Black Smoke

As I mentioned in my previous post I have been trying out some new eye makeup looks which you may have seen on my Instagram. This one is my favourite, I've had this MAC pink glitter for a while now and had never put it to use but after trying it out for the first time I loved the outcome and its definitely a look I will be recreating for a night out.

*As you can see I'm not wearing false lashes as this was a practise run, if I was to wear this out I would add false lashes for a more dramatic finish.

This glitzy eye makeup is rather extravagant making it perfect for a night out or party. To create this look I started with an eye primer, as usual I used MAC 'Painterly' Paintpot. I then applied a small amount of fixing gel on my eyelids for the glitter to adhere, I used a small flat concealer brush to pick up the glitter and tapped off any excess product before applying to my lids, I repeated this process till my lids were completely and evenly covered with glitter. To warm up and define my eyes I applied MAC 'Soft Brown' eyeshadow in my eye sockets, this is also used as a transition colour to fade out dark colours so that they blend seamlessly. I then applied my favourite black eyeshadow, Urban Decay 'Blackout' in the outer corner of my eyes to create a winged out effect, I used this colour heavily in the outer V and then used a fluffy brush to lightly blend the colour out and fade towards the socket. I also took this black eyeshadow along my lower lash line to make my eyes look extra smokey. For my waterline I took a fine liner brush and spritzed it with MAC Fix + Spray then picked up some of the black eyeshadow, this is a great alternative for an eye pencil. To finish I used MAC Liquid Eyeliner to define my upper lash line and as always I highlighted my brow bone and inner corners with MAC 'Vanilla' pigment. 

product list. 

eyes

MAC 'Painterly' Paintpot 

Fixing Gel (unbranded)

MAC Pink Glitter 

MAC eyeshadow 'Soft Brown' 

Urban Decay eyeshadow 'Blackout'

MAC Liquid Eyeliner

MAC Pigment 'Vanilla' 

HD Brows Pro Eye & Brow Palette 'Dark Brown'  (Brows)

Barry M Lash Vegas Waterproof Mascara

face 

BH Cosmetics 10 Colour Camouflage and Concealer Palette

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Powder in Medium Plus 

Charlotte Tilbury 'Filmstar Bronze & Sculpt' Face Sculpt and Highlight

Charlotte Tilbury Cheek & Chic 'Swish & Pop' Blusher in 'Ecstasy'

lips

MAC 'In Anticipation' Pro Longwear Lip Pencil

MAC 'Chatterbox' Lipstick

Eye Makeup: Smokey Glitter

This is a look I created for a recent night out. I finally bought some makeup fixing glue which adheres glitter so I can finally create gorgeous glitter smokey eyes. I was wearing all black on this occasion so I thought I would go for dark eyes to match. I started off by creating a smokey eye with eyeshadows, I then applied glitter only to my lid and then added eyeliner which I really accentuated in the inner and outer corners which made for an overall dramatic look. As I went for strong eye makeup I decided to go for a neutral lip colour and light contouring because I didn't want the finished look to be too overpowering. 

Products used: 

Eyes

MAC 'Painterly' Paint Pot

MAC 'Constructivist' Paint Pot 

MAC eyeshadows: Smut, Club, Texture, Shroom, 

MAC 'Grey' Glitter 

Urban Decay eyeshadow: Blackout 

HD Pro Eye and Brow Palette

MAC Liquid Eyeliner 

Barry M Lash Vegas Waterproof Mascara

Face

Charlotte Tilbury Light Wonder foundation (shade 8) 

MAC Pro Concealer Palette (Medium/Dark)

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Powder in 'Medium Plus'

MAC 'Fleur Power' Mineralize Blusher 

MAC 'Matte Bronze' Bronzer

MAC 'Gleam' eyeshadow (for highlight) 

MAC 'Texture' eyeshadow (for contour)

Lips 

MAC 'Pink Treat' Cremestick Liner

MAC lipsticks: Merh and Chatterbox 

The finished look 

To create these big bouncy curls in my hair I firstly smoothed and curled the ends of my hair with GHD straighteners and I then put in sleep in rollers and left them in for around 4 hours before removing them. 

Eye Makeup: Arabic Eyes

I am continuously creating new makeup looks however I don't always take pictures of my work and the reasons being are I have either spent to long doing my own makeup and have no time to do so because I have left myself rushing to go out or I have forgotten to ask my clients for pictures but from now on I am going to make sure I get as many pictures as possible so that I post them on here because I love nothing more than talking about makeup and sharing my ideas! 

I created this look in my spare time with the intentions of writing this post. Initially I wasn't sure what look I was going for but the outcome was like an arabic eye makeup look which I haven't tried on my self before, to achieve this look I simply extended the eyeliner on the inner corners of my eyes and I also applied MAC 'Cranberry' eyeshadow on my lower lash line which meets with the flick on the outer corners of my eyes. The base colours I used are warm tones such as red and pink, these are some of my favourite colours in my palette because they contrast with my green eyes and make them pop. To give the eyeshadow more definition I added a deep purple (MAC 'Sketch' eyeshadow) in the outer 'V' of my eyes and as usual I used MAC 'Shroom' and 'Gleam' eyeshadows for an inner corner and brow bone highlight. For my lips I used my favourite combination of MACs 'Pink Treat' Cremestick Liner and 'Merh' lipstick.

Eye products used: 

MAC 'Painterly' Paint Pot 

MAC eyeshadows: Gleam, Shoom, Expensive Pink, Sushi Flower, Cranberry, Sketch

Urban Decay 'Blackout' eyeshadow

MAC Liquid Eyeliner 

HD Pro Eye and Brow Palette