Event Season Makeup

It’s fast becoming event season, with many occasions giving us a chance (or an excuse) to dress up! When preparing for your event whether this is the Races, Christmas, New Years or a special occasion, what is your main focus? Choose one area you wish to be the statement of your ensemble. For many the dress or clothing is your statement piece, if this is the case remember for all other parts that piece your look together, less is more.  The same goes for your makeup. Pick one element for the focus. This season for makeup less is definitely more, we look for classic and refined beauty. The minimalist with the freshness of Spring.  

After collaborating with video makers The HoneytrapCollective and model/actress Lauren Thomas, a Race Day and Night look tutorial was filmed. Below is a listing of the products used for the tutorial and alternatives to these products including a couple of applications techniques and tips for the event.

First here are 8 different dresses for inspiration for styles and colours that would be suitable for the looks.

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Getting started! 

Before you start your makeup for the benefit of your skin apply a moisturiser. Just apply a light application for summer, because when we sweat your skin is going to lose its hydration. For skin care tips and basics go to Consistency and TLC.

• The key note to remember when applying products with an SPF (Sun Protective Factor) or applying a sunscreen is, when applying multiple SPF products this is NOT increasing your SPF. For example if you apply a moisturiser with an SPF 15+ and then apply a sunscreen with SPF 30+, you will not have an SPF 45+. Your latter product you applied, your sunscreen in this case will be the SPF protecting you, so a SPF 30+.

If you are going to an event where you are going to be out in the sun often applying your SPF is a must to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun. Remember when your skin burns it increases the aging process, the colour we receive from this whether it be burning or tanning is the skin being harmed and this is the skin’s process of trying to protect itself. 

So if you like to tan, tan the safe way, use a spray on or fake tan.

If you are going to be out in the sun or where there is plenty of light there should be no need for camera flashes so no need to worry about the reflective factor of the SPF.

If you are applying a sunscreen after your moisturiser and you find it can be a little greasy or shiny, you can lightly dust some powder with a kabuki brush to help matify this.

Below are the products used to create this Day look.

The primer used in this look is a silicon base, this has a smoothing effect over the skin and can help minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines. Be sure to let this dry properly before moving onto your foundation or the next steps. This should only take maximum 2 minutes so not long.

Conceal any areas that require it,here the Inglot freedom system concealor LW-700 was applied. This colour is quite yellow which is great for helping to counteract the blue-ish darkness of a dark circle.

Next step is to lightly highlight the cheek bones. In this look Lancome’s Serum of Light Primer which doubles as a glowy highlighting product was used. For this look the highlighter was applied before the foundation but it is personal choice whether this is applied before or after foundation.

Next you can apply your foundation, considering we want a minimalist look, go lightly on the foundation. The maximum coverage you would be looking at would be medium. Mainly because its summer, its hot and less is more in this case. For this a synthetic foundation brush was used, as some people can have allergies to animal hair, and a natural bristle will absorb more of the product, making synthetic brushes easier to clean for this reason.

When matching your foundation for many of us we will find our face may be slightly lighter than our neck and body. To avoid a distinction between the two, match to your neckline, otherwise if you prefer to match to you face, blend your foundation down past your chin down the neck, so you have a gradient effect and the colour difference will be less noticeable.

For setting your foundation you can use either a loose or pressed powder. A loose powder will leave a finer and lighter finish; although some pressed powders can still be nice and light, it again comes down to personal preference. Alternatively you can use a setting spray. These are great for hydrating and giving an instant glow to the skin. Not pictured in the product list is the Physicians Formula Mineral Wear talc-free pressed face powder in translucent, this was lightly dusted over the skin to help absorb excess oils and matify.

You have primed your face so that your foundation and other products last longer on your occasion out. Don’t forget your eye makeup! Applied on the eyelids here is Inglot’s Eye base, an eyelid primer. This will also improve the longevity of your eye makeup and help stop it from creasing and fading.

Whilst the eye base dries you can move to your eyebrows. For this look we are lightly defining them. We don’t want harsh lines, we want a soft definition. 

The eye shadows in order of application for this look: The Lancome Pop n Copper quad palette. The top right colour was first used starting in the middle of the eyelid spanning out to almost covering the entire lid. The Inglot eye shadows in order of pictured. Freedom system AMC Shine #34 was used for the inner corner of the eyes blending with the initial eye shadow, followed by the DS #463 to highlight the brow bone. The last step for the eye shadow was the AMC  Shine #12, subtly creating a crease to add depth to the eye blending again into the initial eye shadow applied. 

Finishing touches for the eye are creating a thin line with liquid eye liner in black, you could use brown also if you wished, finishing at the edge of the eye and mascara. Remember we are going to a less is more look so no need for false lashes, unless you feel you really need it and in this case look for a very natural false lash.

After finishing your eye makeup we will lightly define the cheeks, not pictured in the products list is Inglot’s Freedom System Blush in # 34, a soft orange peach colour. This was lightly used to add freshness to the cheeks.  After application with your blush brush, to soften the blush look you can use a Highlighter brush or a Stippling brush.

Moving onto the lips, for this look a pink peach lip liner from NYX was used in ‘Rose’, to lightly define the lips. You can use a colour close to your lipstick you are going to use or match to your natural lip tone. For this look a Revlon lipstick in Twinkled Pink #413 was used and applied in the centre of the lip was Bourjois Effet 3D Max Lip gloss in Rose Acidule #61, to creat a slightly fuller and highlighted pout.

This concludes the details for creating this Day look. Below is a recreation of the day look with a close up view. The look is simple and understated, minimal with the freshness of sophistication. It is a makeup style created to look effortless.  An easy look for all stages of experience in makeup application.

Peach tones help to bring freshness to the face. Neutrals browns of varying shades will give a natural effect for the eyes with the eye liner adding a simple polish to the eyes. Lightly defined brows help to give the effortlessness to this look.

Below are some alternatives to some of the key products used  ; Illuminators, Eyeshadows, Blushes, Lipstick and lipglosses.

If you are looking for an occasion in the evening the following is how to turn the Day look into an evening look, with 3 simple steps.

Using the Inglot Freedom System eye shadow AMC Shine #12 add a bit more of this colour adding more depth and definition to createt that night time theme to your eyes.

Next take your liquid liner in black, thicken the line a bit more and have the slightest flick at the end of the eye.

The final step to the transformation of this look so you are evening occasion ready is the lips.  As pictured the Loreal Infalliable Lipstick in #138 Forever Fuschia is a gorgeous rich raspberry colour, perfect for giving your evening makeup an alluring look . Again use a lip liner that is matching to your lipstick or lip tone.

This concludes the Evening transformation to the look. Hoping this blog post has helped inspire you for your next special occasion or event.

Below is alternatives to the kep product in the evening look, the lipstick.

If you are planning a long day or night there are some things you may easily forget that may be helpful during the occasion or event. This list may appear long but remember you can buy and make small travel sizes of each of these things rather than lugging a large amount around with you.

Apart from the usual things like your keys, ID, cash and makeup essentials, things such as:

- blotting papers,

-bandaids,

- sunscreen,

-hollywood tape,

-blister packs or party feet,

-hand sanitizer – in case you get something sticky on your hands but not close to a bathroom. 

-Tissues/wet wipes – in case you spill something on your dress, blotting the excess liquid can help stop the stain setting as much.

-mints,

-deodorant,

-dental floss – no need to worry about food stuck in your teeth for photos,

-hand mirror for quick touch ups,

-bobby pins and a hair tie,

-girl emergencies ie tampons or a pad,

-panadol,

-water,

-foldable ballet flats and

-if you’re going somewhere that isn’t likely to have a lot of food service taking a small bag of almonds or cashews is a great way for those little energy boosts.

Concluding here are some key tips/notes :

• Remember special events or occasion call for different makeup than you would wear when out for a night clubbing. Events such as the Races call for simple and understated makeup. There is a time and a place for certain makeup looks.

•           Remember to apply moisturiser- your skin needs its hydration. Remember your skin is your base canvas, please refer to my first blog post Skin basics – consistency and tlc.

•           If going out in the sun apply SPF, remembering layering SPF products does NOT increase the SPF factor.

•           Ensure Silicon base primers are completely dry before applying foundation. For different types of primers please refer to Makeup Basics Pt 1.

•           An artificial bristle for a foundation brush is easier to clean and absorbs less of the product.

•           Most people start the application of primer and foundation from one side of the face moving over to the next and then to the forehead – but it comes down to personal preference.

•           Blend down the neckline with foundation for a gradient effect to avoid a noticeable jaw and neckline contrast.

•           Some  complexions may still need a setter powder for excess oil absorption and matifying properties; refer to Makeup Basics part 1.

•           Dryer skin types try to avoid powder- less is more in this case. Over powdering can make the skin look more dry or ‘cakey’.

•           Eye lid primer will help the longevity of your eye shadow products and help stop them from creasing and fading, different types coming in a future blog release of the Makeup Basics series.

•           A thin eyebrow can be aging, as will be demonstrated in a future blog release part of the Makeup Basics series.

•           If your face gets itchy during the day, try patting the area where the itch is rather than scratching to avoid disturbing your makeup.

•           For those with short or smaller lashes a “Mini Mascara” wand can be quite helpful to avoid getting your mascara where you do not want it.

•        Try not to reapply mascara again during the day as they can begin to clump by doing this

•           To soften your blush after application with a blush brush you can use a highlighter or stippling brush.

For anyone wondering what dress I am wearing in the photos, it is the Review Australia 2010 Lucinda dress in teal. Below is a photo of the original campaign photo by Review with the Lucinda dress in black, and a photo of the Lucinda dress in teal from the Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2010.

<3 MJH 

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Makeup Basics Part 1

Always start your day with cleansing the face. You might think why is this important? I cleaned before I went to sleep last night?

At night this is when our skin is most active. The skin cells are turning over and regenerating, reproducing. Whatever we put on the skin at night is breathed in by the skin. This is also why we don’t apply a cream with an SPF, the more obvious reason is because we are inside sleeping and not out in the sun. But that at night when we sleep with our skin regenerating and breathing in what is on it, an SPF will clog the pores, just as makeup will do the same. 

Even though we cleansed and applied our night cream the night before whilst the skin is turning over and breathing in the goodness of our night cream, it is also releasing toxins, dirts and excess oils.  We don’t want this sitting on the skin and seeping back into our pores during the day. After cleansing you would follow your basic skincare routine [referring back to my previous post; Consistency and TLC].  As detailed in Consistency and TLC, your skin care is your base canvas. Your makeup is only as good as the canvas you start with.

The first step in starting your makeup is a Primer (or a Base). What is Primer? The main purpose of a primer in makeup is to increase the longevity of your foundation. That is make it last longer throughout the day, to help stop the foundation moving, smearing and going patchy. That is the basic function of a primer. These days primers come with added benefits!  There are primers that having smoothing benefits, radiance; luminizing or brightening, hydrating, mattifying , pore minimizing and refining , colour correcting for redness and some now come with anti-aging factors such as lifting, firming and anti-wrinkle.  The best way to shop for you primer is first by what is suitable for your skin type and then by the finish you are looking for. There are a lot of primers you can get which are oil-free which is good news for those with an oilier complexion or prone to break outs.  

After researching primers to get photos to show you, it might be safe to say Smashbox are the masters in it! Their range of just primers alone is astounding and caters for just about every need including those listed. Smashbox only receive praise and outstanding reviews and received copious awards for their primers.  Below is a matrix grid made to demonstrate what the benefits for each primer are. Receiving 1 heart for what the primer does cosmetically, in other words the makeup purpose. Two hearts denote results through the skin care ingredients as listed through the Smashbox website.

Listed Primers from Top-Bottom: Camera Ready BB Cream SPF35, Photo Finsh More Than Just Primer Dark Spot Correcting, Photo Finish Hydrating Foundation Primer, Photo Finish Foundation Primer, Photo Finish Foundation Primer Light, Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF15 with Dermaxyl Complex, Photo Finish Colour Correct Foundation Primer Blend, Photo Finish Colour Correct Foundation Primer Adjust, Photo Finish Colour Correct Foundation Primer Balance, Photo Finish Luminizing Foundation Primer, Photo Finish Targets Pore & Line Primer, Anti-Shine, Photo Finish Hydrating Under Eye Primer and Photo Finish Lid Primer.

Disclaimer: All information for Primers was gathered from the offical Smashbox website, from descriptions and pictures displayed.

 Application of your products is always best with a brush. A sponge is good but half of the product will end up being absorbed by it. Fingertips can be good for certain purposes but usually when applying your foundation and products fingertips and hands will not give the same result as a brush. Even in clean hands, the oils in our palms can lead to blemishes on the face, change the colour and the finishing texturing of the foundation. Not only that it creates a mess on your hands! A basic guide to brushes coming soon, but for now a synthetic foundation brush is best for foundation application.  

Most products come in pump bottles of squeezable tubes for easy delivery of the product, though there are still some that come in jars. Majority of foundations come in pumps or tubes as in jars the product will oxidize a lot quicker and as the products oxidize they change colour (go darker). This is why sometimes when you take your empty bottle into the store to match the colour up, the colour doesn’t look the same, although in a pump or squeeze tube they product still oxidizes as more product is used. There isn’t anything wrong with this, unless it is left too long and still used.

 The easiest palette is the back of your hand otherwise some stores sell metal/plastic palettes shaped much like an artist’s painting palette or if you’re looking to save some money you can designate a plastic plate for makeup.  This way is a lot cleaner than using your hands. If you run out and need to pump out more you’re not going to have hands and fingertips covered in foundation getting your foundation bottle/tube dirty and covered in foundation.  

Foundation! So many different types to choose from, so where do you start? As with most products you first need to consider your skin type. Foundations come in different types, some whilst usable by most skin types some are better than others.

Liquids: 

Liquid foundations suit most skin types depending on the base ingredient.

Oil based: These are more suitable for dryer skin types and mature skins. Which usually provide medium coverage, but easily blendable down to sheer and buildable to full. The trick to building your coverage with your foundation comes down to your brush. Finish for these foundations will usually be moist and dewy.  

Water based: Best for normal to dry skin types.  Which give sheer to medium coverage.  These will usually be your foundations with luminous and radiant finishes.

Oil free & Matte: Best for normal, combination to oily complexions. There are different types for these foundations, some are sheer whilst others come in medium to full coverages. So these foundations are no shine, no dew, no radiance. 

Creams: Cream foundations are best suited for very dry to normal skin types and most mature skin types, majority of cream foundations are hydrating. Most finished will be semi matte or radiant, but there are some formulas which are cream to powder so it finishes powder-like.

 

Powder foundations: Suitable for normal to oily complexions. Dry and combinations skins will not always sit well with these types of foundations as they can look cakey at times, accentuating dry areas with that can age and make fine lines appear more. Most of these foundations have a sheer finish buildable to medium.

There are some others such as cream-to-powder, liquid-to-powder and stick foundation but these foundations are not as widely used today. 

Many foundations on the market have added benefits just like primers. Some of these benefits are hydrating, balancing, oil absorbing and anti aging such as lifting and firming.

Once your foundation is applied to personal preference the next step is Finishing (Setting) Powders. Why do you need a finishing or setting powder after your foundation when you have already applied a primer? A Primer is the starting point to steps of longevity of your foundation. A Finishing or Setting powder sets or finishes the foundation to help improve the finish, to lessen transfer, to mattify. Just as the name of these powders suggest it is finishing off the foundation. Have you ever noticed after applying primer and foundation and foundation is lasting all day but sometimes it moves or transfers or you get shine during the day? This is your purpose of Finishing /Setting powder.

Just like primers and foundations some finishing/setting powders have added benefits. Some are hydrating, smoothing and pore refining, some are mattifying or contain antioxidants for healthy glowing skin benefits. Again when choosing you finishing/setting powder your first consideration should be your skin type then followed by what finish you desire. 

For dryer skin types a finishing/setting powder is not always recommended as it can make the skin look dryer and show fine lines and dryness up more. There are hydrating setting sprays which can be used for dry skins or using the finishing/setting powder sparingly mainly on t-zone area. 

There is a range of finishing/setting powders. First there are pressed and there are loose. For this it all comes down to personal preference. You may like a pressed one because of the convenience for everyday use in your handbag. Or you may like loose because in some cases it spreads easier.

Second, some are translucent, which usually come as a white powder, but melt away into the skin to an invisible finish and should not look chalky. Others come in coloured formulas to match to your foundation, some of these still come under names with translucent attached.  It all comes down again to personal choice in whether you wish to have a colourless or coloured finishing/setting powder.  Application for a fine light finish is best achieved with a powder brush or kabuki brush (Brush guide coming soon!).

Many people are looking for more natural products for their skin and makeup range. Mineral foundations and powders at times can be quite popular. Mineral products are best for light and natural coverage, the more you blend the finer the results looks. As you blend more the mineral pigments crush and blend away, this is why majority of mineral makeup products are classed as light coverage products. The best example to try this out is with a mineral bronzer, since it is darker you can see better as the more you blend it the finer and more natural it looks, the ruddiness and patchiness smoothes away.

This concludes Part 1 of Makeup Basics three part series. If you would like more details on the foundations that have not been detailed please request.

<3 MJH




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Review: Chanel Rouge Allure Laque Dragon 75 [discontinued]

As requested by a reader today will be a review of a discontinued product by Chanel.  The product is a Rouge Allure Laque shade “Dragon 75”. Whilst the product is discontinued, there are some still floating around online but at a higher price than what it retailed for.

This is a red, an intense red not for the faint hearted. It has a metallic sheen which can lead the colour to be deceiving. At different angles of the light hitting the colour it can look lighter or darker.  The colour from the photos of the swatch on my arm and on lips appears quite bright and almost like a candy apple colour. In person, the swatches, on the wand and on lips appear more of a rich almost blood red colour. For most people the colour will be a kind of candy apple red, and for those with highly pigmented (darker) lips it will come out more like a red wine colour.

Dragon 75 applies a lightweight creamy texture with slight resistance feel of a glossy shine stain. These types of laques/lacquers (from any brand) are designed for long wear, so whilst being richly pigmented they stain the lips in a way too.  In fact if you take a touch of the colour and rub it onto the lips you can create a more subtle colour and add a clear gloss for shine if the full opacity of the laque is not desired. With high pigmented laques and especially a red one, a lip liner is you best friend.  A laque/laquer having a more liquid consistency can move and start to feather and show up unwanted lines more so than a lipstick. From the photo here can be seen the laque applied with the wand applicator and then another swatch applied the same way and then rubbed with finger tip to show stain effect and how you could wear as a softer colour.

The laque comes in the black casing with a touch of gold for the iconic logo and the white writing of the brand name we have come to know as of course Chanel!  For the RRP$50 (AU) you get 6mls of laque. This may seem a lot but you are paying for higher quality ingredients and the brand. Now that the product has been discontinued it is now highly coveted and could be considered maybe a collector item, some prices at online sites are as high as $120. If you love and adore Chanel you are probably going to want this either way. If it is just for the colour then you are most likely only to want to pay the retail price for it. So do you let the brand sway you or the product itself, talk to you?

What are your thoughts?  Have you tried Chanel’s famous Dragon? Would you try it now? As always constructive feedback is welcomed and would love to hear your thoughts.

<3 MJH




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Review: Lime Crime Chinadoll Palette

Today I will be reviewing Lime Crime’s Limited Edition fantasy ‘Chinadoll palette’ which I was fortunate enough to win in a competition on the Makeupnet.com.au’s facebook page. Firstly I’d like to say I won this palette through my own personal account and did not say I was a makeup artist, and this review is not sponsored by Makeupnet or Lime Crime.

Lime Crime never disappoint when it comes to packaging their products in the cute unicorn pink and purple that we have come to know, (not forgetting the green turquoise packaging of the Candy Eyeshadow Helper).   Before revealing their product Lime Crime introduce to you the Golden envelope cardboard covering embossed with the Lime Crime font and decoration including embossed unicorn stamp, Doe Deere has named Unicorn Mail.

This limited edition palette is packaged in a purple tin, embossed in gold with the Lime Crime logo and design which could be interpreted as a fan. This to me makes more sense going with the new fantasy palette soon to be released (May 1^st) Palette D’Antoinette, since the visual has the model holding a fan, where as in the Chinadoll palette visual their model is holding a parasol. Either way the packaging is still cute and attractive.

 

The eyeshadows themselves are in metal pans pressed into a plastic holder. At first look this may seem a bit odd considering the packaging on the outside. But after further thought,  Lime Crime have this as a limited edition and therefore a collectable and so people can use the metal casing for other purposes once they have used the eyeshadows.

As always when ordering from Lime Crime or their official suppliers, you receive a generous sample of their Candy Eyeshadow Helper. This waterproof eyeshadow base not only intensifies the colour of eyeshadows and pigments but also helps them to be longer lasting and not to crease. Most eye primers do the same thing, but if you want a primer that stays and I mean stays then try the Lime Crime Candy eyeshadow helper! It is removed only with a waterproof eye makeup remover. Usually I remove my makeup with baby wipes and then cleanse. However the baby wipes hardly budged the eyeshadow when using the Candy eye shadow helper. I used Lancôme’s Bi Facil...in just two swipes it was off!

Below are swatches of the eyeshadows without the eyeshadow base, the bottom row is of the eyeshadows wet and the top row is of the eyeshadows dry. (Left to right- Lotus Noir, Jade-o-lade, Goldfish, Parasol and Fly Dragon Fly)

Wetting the eyeshadows definitely increases the intensity of the colours, apart from the Fly Dragon Fly.  I found when I used the eyeshadows wet; they moved and felt much like wet colour paints.

The textures of the eyeshadows are lovely, soft and have an almost buttery creamy feel to them. One thing I did notice is Fly Dragon Fly did not feel as smooth when testing the product on my arm, that is, the texture did not felt as fine as the rest. Now this may just be the batch I received, I do not know, and is not to say everyone’s palette with Fly Dragon Fly will have the same texture I found.

Here are swatches of the palette applied over the Lime Crime eye base.  You can instantly see the intensity is much greater even comparing to the eyeshadows when wet. After swatching with the primer I would not consider using the palette without it. I also swatched a matte Inglot Freedom System eyeshadow using the Lime Crime primer underneath, I left the shadows for a couple of minutes and then tested for movement. Although they all held in place quite well, the Chinadoll palette eyeshadows definitely held their place better than the Inglot Freedom system eyeshadow.


Overall the quality of the palette’s eyeshadows is on par with its price RRP$34.95, on the Lime Crime website. Considering the cult following Lime Crime have, I think their prices are competitive and in tune with their products. The pigmentation of the eyeshadows is very good, but to be honest I did expect more when comparing to the opacity of their lip products.

If you like matte eyeshadows then this palette is perfect, apart from the yellow gold, which if you’re into shiny things like me you’ll like more. If you want to learn to play with colour or perhaps colours you wouldn’t usually use together, I recommend buying this palette. Another great reason to get this palette is if you need to work on your blending skills. Matte colours will show up more if not blended well, so it is a great way to help improve your blending skills if you feel you need it, and it always depends on what look you are trying to achieve.


How is this for a good advertisement for the Lime Crime Candy eyeshadow helper! Went to bed and forgot I had the swatches on my arm and in the morning this is how the eyeshadows had coped throughout the night.

Here is also a couple of pictures of one look I came up with.

Would do you think, would you try the Chinadoll palette? Or have you tried it already? Loved it, hated it? Are you waiting to try the new Palette D’Antoinette launching in May? Hope you liked my review and as always, constructive feedback on content always welcomed.

<3 MJH




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