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Makeup tutorial – Tequila sunrise :)

June 7, 2011

in Gold,Makeup Tutorials,Pink

double finish1 Makeup tutorial Tequila sunrise :)

I’ve done a lot of smokey eyes recently so I felt like something more fun and flirty and decided to do a look with gold, peachy-pink and deep berry – kind of like a Tequila Sunrise, James said ;)

There is no eye shadow colour that an eyecolour doesn´t suit, but there are some eye shadows that brings out certain eye colours. For green eyes it´s plums and reds, for brown eyes it´s greens and purples and for blue eyes it´s golds, bronzes and browns and I think this is a look that would be gorgeous on blue eyed blondes! I specify blondes because when you´re blonde and have blue eyes, you are normally quite pale as well and this colour combination will make you sparkle! But as mentioned above, this really is a look that anyone can wear – fun, flirty and shimmery :)

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1. Start with priming your eyelid. If you don´t prime your eyelids your makeup is going to end up underneath your eyes or smudged out all over the place. If you have very oily eye lids or are planning on a long night with lots of dancing I recommend using a primer like the Urban Decay Primer Potion underneath your cream base. My eye lids aren´t that oily so I´m only using Mac Paint pot in Bare Study, which is a really pretty golden shimmery beige and will enhance the gold eyeshadow we are putting on top later on. Put some underneath the eye as well. After priming, apply a matte skin toned eyeshadow on the brow bone – this will make it easier to blend later on. My favorite eyeshadow for this purpose is Mac Brulé.

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2. Take a flat brush and apply a light gold in the middle of the eye lid. You will get a better result if you pack the colour on rather than brushing it on. Take also some of the same light gold eyeshadow and brush it into the inner corner of the eye, this will open up your eyes. I used a Mac 239 brush to apply AMC Shine 30 from Inglot, a really pretty gold from a brand that deserves much more attention than it gets. We are talking high quality at really low prices, the down side is that it´s really difficult to get a hold of most places in the world. This makeup addict sniffed it out in Dubai. Yay :)

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3. Use a small fluffy brush to apply a fun pinky peach colour almost all the way to the outer corner. Peach and gold is such a beautiful combination! I used a Sigma E45 to apply Mac Paradisco. I also used a little bit of Cranberry in the outer corner which is a a deep berry colour that gives some nice depth to the eye with the peach and gold. The transition from light gold to peachy pink to the deep berry is beautiful and perfect for summer!

IMG 8357 Makeup tutorial Tequila sunrise :)

4. Put some underneath your eye as well. Gold in the inner corner, peachypink in the middle and a berry colour in the outer corner to meet up with the berry colour in the outer corner of the lid.

bilde4 Makeup tutorial Tequila sunrise :)

5. To soften it up take a big fluffy brush and blend in a soft brown to the crease. I´ve used a E25 brush from Sigma to blend in Kid from Mac.

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6. Add falsies if you wish and finish of with mascara and a thin line of liquid eyeliner. If you are lookig for some extra oomph you can apply some glitter on top of the gold in the midle which gives a nice gleam to the eye . I used Midnight Cowboy Heavy Metal glitterliner from Urban Decay and just dabbed some onto the lid.

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On my skin I used the very much loved Nars Sheer Glow which is the best foundation for covering up flaws at the same time as making your skin look glowy, healthy and natural. I use the shade Fiji which is something like a Mac NC25-30, if you´re more of a NC15-20 I recommend Deauville. These are the only two shades I have but if I get more tanned this summer I’m definitely getting another one and I’ve heard that Barcelona is supposed to be a nice colour for NC30 so it will probably be that one!

After I applied the foundation I brushed on some loose powder from Chanel, applied a “beauty powder” called Shy Beauty (LE) from mac as a blush and the highlighter part from the Mac Wonder Woman msf Pink Power (LE) on the cheek bones and finished off with a pink sheer lipgloss from Chanel.

Most of the brushes I use are from Sigma Beauty which you can get here. Most of the eyshadows i’ve used in this tutorial are from Mac which can be a bit difficult to get some places in the world but you can easily change some of these shadows to shadows from other brands like the eyeshadow duo Nars Hula Hula.

I hope you enjoyed it and I would be happy to recieve other makeup requests in the comment section!! :)

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A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

February 12, 2011

in Makeup Tutorials,Pink,Smokey Eyes

Since Valentine´s day is coming up I´ve decided to do a couple of looks for the occasion. I´ve already done a simple clean look with pink and brown. Today I went darker, but still with a splash of pink. When I saw the new palette from Chanel I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. Hope you´ll enjoy it :)

The palette from Chanel:

IMG 5318 A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

1. Start with a black base colour on the lid just up to the crease. I´ve used Mac Blackground.

IMG 5423 A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

2. Put a blackish pink (or another blackish colour with shimmer) on top of the black cream base. I used the blackish pink from the palette and applied it with a Mac 239. Such a gorgeous colour!! Do the same underneath the eye as well. Make sure you blend out the edges to avoid harsh lines.

IMG 5444 A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

3. Draw a black line along your lashline with a gel eye liner or a pencil eye liner and smudge it out to get a really smokey effect. I´ve used Bobbi Brown Black Ink gel liner and smudged it out with a Sigma E20 brush.

IMG 5446 A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

IMG 5450 A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

4. Apply false lashes and mascara. I´ve used Ardell wispies, Lancôme L´extreme mascara and YSL Volume effect mascara. Finish of with a highlighter in the inner corner and on the brow bone. I´ve used the lightest shade in the palette. Voila, you´re ready for a hot eye gazing night ;)

IMG 5459 A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

On my face I used Mac Studio Sculpt foundation in NC 20, Mac skinfinish natural in light, Guerlain light reflecting concealer, Benefit Powderflage, Guerlain Terracotta 4 seasons bronzer, Mac Pinch O´Peach blush and the perfect pink lipstick Chanel Rouge Allure in super (from the holiday collection 2010) with Pretty Quick lipglass (from the Mac A Tartan Tale) on top to make it more peachy. On my nails I´m wearing Christian Dior Gris Montaigne Nail Enamel which I LOVE!!

The lipstick was a limited edition, but the Dior #658 from this spring/summer collection is very similar and even more peachy than the Chanel Super:

IMG 5875 A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011Dior on top and Chanel underneath

chanel look A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

I also got a package from the beloved Asos which contained, amongst other pretty things, a fabulous jumpsuit I´ve been waiting for for ages and an amazing blazer which I of course jumped straight into ;) I´m also wearing Jimmy Choo shoes for H&M and a YSL jour de belle clutch.

jumpsuit trio A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

fabolous chanel A smokey Valentine´s look in blackish pink with Ombres Perles de Chanel 2011

Pink my Valentine – An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

February 9, 2011

in Makeup Tutorials,Pink

Since Valentines day is coming up I thought it could be fun to do some Valentines looks this week. For many, pink is just the ultimate Valentines colour. I´m personally not a big fan of pink so I Celinafied it with some brown to make it a little more wearable for us non-pinkers as well and it turned out flirtatiously pink without being too much. :)

pink duo Pink my Valentine An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

1. Since we are using pink in this makeup look it is very important to start with a base so that the pink colour really shows up. If you have a white base you should definitely use that, but if not you can just go ahead and do what I did and use a nude base with a white eyeshadow on top. It works just as well. I used Mac paint pot in painterly with Mac Gesso eyeshadow on top. Make sure you get the white all in the inner corner to really lighten that area up. We don´t want the pink to make us look tired!

IMG 5265 Pink my Valentine An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

2. Place a hot pink eyeshadow on about 1/3 of the outer corner. I used Hot Pink from Nyx and applied it with a 239 brush from Sigma. Blend out the edges with a fluffy brush so that you get a nice gradience from the pink to the white. I used a mac 217 brush for this.

IMG 5267 Pink my Valentine An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

3.  Use a fluffy brush to work in some soft brown eyeshadow in the crease, outer corner and underneath the eye so that you get a nice backwards C-shape and blend it out. Make sure it´s nice blended in with the pink. Apply a nude highlight colour on the brow bone and blend it into the brown. I used a 217 brush from Mac to apply both Cork and Kid from Mac in the crease/outer corner area and Mac Brule on the brow bone.

IMG 5269 Pink my Valentine An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

IMG 5268 Pink my Valentine An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

4. If you want some extra sparkle you can apply a shimmery light pink eyeshadow on the inner part of your lid. I used the pink colour from the Chanel Les 4 Ombres no 27 Golden eyes. It´s a very subtle colour with lots of glitter and shimmer. Apply false eyelashes, mascara and eyeliner. I used Ardell wispies, Lancôme L´extreme in black and L´oreal liquid eye liner. Tadaaa, wasn´t that easy?? ;)

IMG 5284 Pink my Valentine An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

IMG 5299 Pink my Valentine An easy pink and brown makeup tutorial

I hope that was helpful and stay tuned for the next Valentine´s look ;)