Big eyes versus Small eyes Tutorial

Everybody want to reshape something on their complexion. We already saw how you can change your bone structure with shading and highlighting. Today we are going to apply the same principles, but on our eyes.

It is widely known that black make a figure look smaller and close to white colors make a more bright appearance. With this mind let's start: ( I do mention that some people can have weird eyes like me, such that darker color makes the eye bigger and brighter colors makes the eyes smaller...bare with us ).

How to make small eyes to big eyes:

Start with skin colors, white shadow and pencil and a defining mascara. Apply the flesh tone shadow on the lid, blending it a little up to the brow. Apply a good, waterproof, white pencil on the inner lower lash line (if you don't own a white pencil you can put a somewhat sticky pencil with a lighter color or even concealer and apply shadow on it; it will last all day). With a slightly shimmery white shadow go around the inner corner of your eyes, on the lashline and under the brow. Take a golden brown color and blend it in the crease and place a mid tone brown in the inner corner of the eye and diffuse it in the crease. To not touch the flesh color because it will darken the color. With the same mid tone brown go under the white from the lower lashline and blend it out.

The effect is to create a bigger rim of the eye and thus creating a bigger eye globe.
How to make big eyes look smaller:

Start with a dark color like gunpowder, a dark gray, a dark navy, a dark green or anything else that is dark and you prefer. Don't use black for a day look, because it will show harsh. This is also a easy way to make a fast smokey eye. Apply it on the lid and diffuse it in the crease. I used a very dark gray brown. To make it appear faded, I also used a lighter gray brown, in the crease, blending the hard edge of the color before. Line both your lower waterline as your upper one.
This will make the eye appear smaller. Also with the dark color blend the pencil on the lower lashline and after that, blend the dark color with the lighter one. 3 to 4 coats of mascara....and your done!!


I look like I have a black eye with the full face on.
On either of the looks you can apply liquid eye liner. A thin line on the white one (to make the lashes appear bigger and fuller) and a thick line on the dark eye, to close the eye even more. You can also use other colors in both cases, but you should range in light and dark.

Hope it was helpful!Have a nice weekend!
Kissu.

Goth Glam

For all those that want to go for a more heavy look or a look that works at raves and concerts, keep on reading! I opted for this look because of the party my friend held for her birthday. I wouldn't wear this during the day or even at night, if I didn't have the occasion. Even now it was more for fun and blend two requests I had for a dark eye and how to get nude lips. But let's get to work!

With a black pencil I contoured my eye with a more thick line and used a pencil brush to blend and smudge it. In the crease I used a gray shadow and on the smudged pencil a black shadow, but placed as close to the lash line as possible. Under the brow and in the inner corner use a white color to brighten the look. With a fluffy brush blend it all until you have no more harsh lines. Take a liquid, creme or gel based liner and line your upper lash line, but don't make a tail in order not to over do the eye. With a waterproof pencil line your waterline and, with care, the lash line. Plenty of mascara and your done.


I also applied false lashes, but I was in a hurry and glued the left one a little bit to close to the inner corner. So be careful not to make my mistake! After the glue is dry, you can apply another thin layer of liquid liner, to cover the strip of the lashes and the glue.


To make my lips so nude I used a simple technique. Before I started doing my face I applied some lip balm to condition my lips. By the time I got to them, they absorbed the formula. For this you can use foundation (any kind), concealer or lip erasers. Since you can't find here lip erasers and my foundation is more on the sheer side, I opted for concealer. I used the product on my lip in the amount, I felt, best covered them up. To fix it, I used some mineral powder on top of it. This "combo" (to many games played, sorry :D ) is drying for the delicate skin, that is why I used a balm before, and also to prevent the unaesthetic look of dry chipped lips. After that, I pressed once harder on a lilac colored lipstick with my finger, and placed it in the middle of my lips, to give them some dimension. You can do this with any other color or even put lipgloss on top!

For the hair tutorial please follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmynRJPl3Q4 I LOOOOVEEE FAUX MOHAWK!!

And so...your done!!

What I used:

Face: * Artistry Self Defining Sheer Foundation, shade Porcelain, mixed with L'oreal Visible Lift, shade 105 Porcelain;
* Elf All Over Cover Stick, shade Fair;
* Rimmel London, Lasting Finish Minerals Loose powder, shade 103 True Ivory;
* Beja Cosmetics, shade 2;
* Miss Sporty, Bronzing Powder, shade Sun Kissed;
* ELF Bronzing Powder, shade Luminance.

Eyes: * Farmasi Eye Pencil, shade 110 (black);
* Forres Cosmetics, shade Gray;
* L'Oreal Color Trio, Oriental Beauty for Hazel eyes (the blak shadow);
* Dior Pallet (the white shade);
* E. Funkhouser creme eye liner, shade Graphite;
* Maybelline NY, Unstoppable Eyeliner, shade Onyx;
* Miss Sporty, Pump Up Lashes, shade 001 black;
* Essence Brow Kit.

Lips: * Elf All Over Cover Stick, shade Fair;
* Rimmel London, Lasting Finish Minerals Loose powder, shade 103 True Ivory;
* Oriflame Matt Glam Lipstick, shade Bette.

Hope this was helpful! Have a nice week!
Kissu.

Victoria's Secrets Inspired Look

So yesterday was my friends B-day!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! She turned 22 and wanted to go glam for the day! And what is more glamorous and sexy than a Victoria's Secrets model?

Start off by using a base to make the shadow stick better. I'm using Seventeens Shadow Gel Base.
Apply a dark brown shade right in the crease and blend it easy, not to diffuse the color. In the outer corner of the eye, use a little amount of black to intensify the smokey eye. On the rest of the lid use a silver shadow or pigment and blend it to the rest of the colors. Under the eye use a medium brown on the outer corner and a silver close to the inner one. Use a dash of white shadow under the brow and in the inside area of the corner. With a gel or liquid liner, line your top lash line and I also added half lashes. Apply mascara before you apply lashes and try to apply them as close as you can to your natural lashes, but be careful not to glue them together or they will rip when you pull the fake lashes away. On the lips I used a light pink lipstick and also a pink gloss on the center of the lip. And so...your done!

What I used:
Face: * Artistry Self Defining Sheer Foundation, shade Sand;
* Rimmel London, Lasting Finish Minerals Loose powder, shade 103 True Ivory (the shade is darker than what the name implies);
* Miss Sporty, Bronzing Powder, shade Sun Kissed;
* Farmasi Blush On, shade 169;
* ELF Bronzing Powder, shade Luminance.

Eyes: * Maybelline NY, shade Chocolate Mouse (the dark and medium brown);
* L'Oreal Color Trio, Oriental Beauty for Hazel eyes (the blak shadow);
* Ruby Rose 72 shades pallet (the silver shade, third row from the right, top, second shade);
* Dior Pallet (the white shade);
* E. Funkhouser creme eye liner, shade Graphite;
* Miss Sporty, Pump Up Lashes, shade 001 black;
* Sephora Lashes.

Lips: * Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick, shade 070 Airy Fairy;
* Stila LipGlaze, shade Gumdrop.

For the hair I used a flat iron to make the curls and Londa Fixing Spray.


Hope this was helpful.
Kissu.

Cheryl Cole - Fight for this Love inspired look by Lauren Luke

My friend wanted a Cheryl Cole inspired look from the " Fight for this Love " video. Browsing the internet for a picture, I found something even better: a video made by the very talented Lauren Luke, the make-up artist that made her debut in posting YouTube make-up videos, inspired from all that surround her. Her work is inspiring and, from my point of view, a true example that should be followed! With this post, I wish to congratulate her and all her effort, in making something truly beautiful!

In the look I made, following her steps, the only things I changed are in not applying so much of the bronzer and liner Cheryl used (because my friend has sensitive eyes) and the colors...because you can do a look even if you don't have the exact colors!


And here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h9gjW47Pyg

Hope this is helpful! Have a nice week!
Kissu.

Dramatic Pinup, The Classic Look

And now...*drum-roll*... The Pinup Look!! The classical style worn by stars from the beginnings of showbiz. Is is the most elegant and sexy look, easy to change from day to night and perfect for most occasions. Strong lips and perfectly shaped eyes are on the wave now...so try it!!


The look is easy and I didn't use a lot of products, just lots of blending. I primed the eyes with a white and dark cream shadows in order to help the powder shadow stick and last better. The white on the lid and the black on the corner. I then applied a white with gold infusions on the entire lid, crease and under the eyebrow. A tinny amount of purple in the outer corner and blend it well. With a small round brush apply the black in corner above the purple and blend it towards the end of the eyebrow (use a piece of adhesive paper in order to make a strait line or place your finger from the outer corner to the end of the eyebrow), all of the crease, from the outer to the inner corner and a medium amount in the outer corner. Apply, after this, liquid eyeliner close to the lashes and following the strait line of the shadow to the eyebrow. Also smudge it a bit under the eye and blend it with some white from the inner corner. A dark liner on the lashline, a few coats of mascara and your done!

For the lips I used a pencil to line them in a vibrant red and blended it with a lip brush to the rest of the lip. With a darker red lipstick, I filled the lip, but only on the outside zone. In the center, I applied a lighter red to create dimension and make the lip fuller. A red gloss and that is it.

As for the hair, I made a side ponytail and took strands of hair and twisted it in a curls and fixed it next to the ponytail. The one strand on the base was left out, but fixed to appear closer to the face. The bangs were fixed on the side, close to the head. Fixing spray and that is it.

Hope this is helpful! Have a nice weekend!
Kissu.

The beauty clinic

In the last few days, me, my good friend and a very nice products leader, organized some beauty clinics in order to promote a more esthetically look, natural make-up that also protect the planet. These products can only be a acquired from people that work in the business. If you are from Bucharest you can contact me for them, but I do want seriousness. Also if you are interested in working with them, we can also talk about the business plan. But that only if you want.
I wont specify the products because I also worked with some that are gone from the brand. But this is meant to show you how a little care can go a long way.

In this look I used a black liner just above the lashes and smudged it. A light beige under the brow and in the inner corner. A medium brown in the crease and a light green on the half inner lid. In the outer one I used a forest green to bring out the brown in the eyes. Use a little bit also under the eye, blending it with some of the light beige. Two coats of mascara and your done.

This one is the base of a pinup look. A natural and day wearable liquid lined eye with a very natural and nude lip. I also applied half lashes, but my friend has killer natural lashes..and the effect is only the one of thickening.

The last one was a purple with burgundy look. Again...a light beige under the eyebrow and in the inner corner. A light pinkish cream on the entire lid and purple above the lashline. And in the inner corner and crease...the burgundy. Also a little bit under blending it with the light beige, 2 coats of mascara...and your done!

Keep in mind that aesthetic is the most important aspect in ones figure. Use that which work with your figure and skin! Having a clean and radiant skin is very important!! Hope this was helpful. Have a wonderful evening!

P.S. : I also got my part of the treatment! My friend cleaned my face...and them we were "arguing" on what cream to use on me...in the end I left my skin in her hands...and a good thing too, that I did!!


Kissu!