Urban Decay is AMAZING!

Oh my lord!! My wonderful friend Red bought me some Urban Decay Eyeshadows, they are incredible! The are so vibrant and bright! Just thought I would upload a picture to show you guys!

A before and after!

This is my model (Josephine- My mum!) She was kind enough to let me do a make-over on her, which included the dreaded before picture! So, here goes....

Now, I will reveal the after picture shortly! To start of Josephines make-over, I moisturised her skin and left it for 5 minutes before applying a silicone based MAC primer. Foundation can be applied straight after the Primer, so I went ahead and used C3 face and body by MAC, spreading it from her nose and blending outwards. After I had achieved a natural base, I applied Concealer, I used a mix of Maxfactor Panstick and Select moisture cover by MAC, I applied this around the eyes, nose and chin. To finish the base, I dusted Translucent powder (MAC) all over the face (If you have oily skin, you should roll the brush on the skin, pressing the powder in, this way, it will last longer and also mattify the skin.). I then moved on to Josephine's eye make-up. I used a beige base to prepare the eye lid for the shimmery blue powder I was about to apply. The blue colour covered the eye lid, adding a dark brown in the socket line, blending upwards to the brow bone. A dark brown powder, applied with a definition brush, was used as eye liner on the top upper and lower lash lines. Volumising jet black mascara (Volume instante- MAC) was added to finish off the eye make-up.

(Tip- Always apply a highlighter under the eyebrow, on the brow bone. It really makes such a difference! Also, applying a light beige colour (Shroom by MAC is a godsend) to the inner corner of the eye can really make the eyes stand out!)

I moved on and started the blush, I used a soft pick powder blush and applied to the cheek bones and blended outwards and upwards, adding a small bit of highlighter to the cheek bones. I also Bronzed her neck. the neck is always a couple of shades lighter than the face, so bronzer can take the tone down a notch.

On to the lips! I used a natual colour lip liner (one that is very similar to the actual colour of your lips) and blended it down on to the top and bottom lip. I then used a natural nude moisturising lipstick and a small bit of shimmery clear gloss to finish! She liked the look, I hope you do too!!

Welcome to The Mirror's Truth!

Hi all!!

The is the first day of my Make-up blog. I have been meaning to start one for a while now! I am currently studying Make-up artistry in "The international school of make-up artistry-Galway". I have my exams coming up soon (Late February), I am so nervous, but so excited at the same time, I can't wait to get out there!

So, The Mirror's Truth is a place where I will be uploading my work and talking about techniques and tips! So feel free to drop by, all comments appreciated!

Hope everyone has a lovely day,

Fi

xxx