Dramatic Prom Look

 Hi! Today's post is the so promised look, it's late, I know but I'm sorry, I was busy with upcoming events that I'll update you on it in future posts.
Here's a look that I did supposedly for prom but turned out much more dramatic than I anticipated. But here it is anyway, a cut dramatic cut crease cat eye!

I won't be taking you through the steps but I'll just give you some tips throughout the post to achieve this look.

Use tape to achieve a sharp like on the wing and a small and dense brush to define the crease and achieve the elongated shape.

Use black eyeshadow instead of eyeliner to achieve the ultimate glam cat eye without looking too sharp.

Use a shade that is slightly darker and a tad warmer than your skin to contour and bronze all at once.

For a soft glow all over the cheeks use a champagne color for light to medium skin and a golden shade for darker skin tones.

Tone the look down with a nude'ish lip color. If you want full on drama use a dark warm plum lip liner such as MAC's Wine over your lip balm.

 Add the smallest bit of gloss to the cupid's bow and the center of the lower lip to create the illusion of fuller plumped lips.

I feel very Khloé Kardashian in this last picture, I don't know why!

Here's the list of the all products used:

Face:

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in O1 and O2

Benefit Hello Flawless Powder Foundation in "I love me" Ivory

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation in "I'm pure 4 sure" Ivory

Sleek Makeup Ultra Mattes V2 Eyeshadow in Flesh (contour)
W7 In the Mood Eye Colour Palette Eyeshadows in Shrimp (highlight)

Eyes: 

Sleek Au Naturel Eyeshadows in Nougat and Toast

Sleek Ultra Mattes V2 Eyeshadows in Villan, Dune, Noir and Flesh

IDC Color 44 Palette Eyeshadows in 4, 12 and 20

Maybelline Colossal Go Extreme Mascara

Ardell Lashes in 107 and 118

Brows:

Essence Eyebrow Designer in 02 Brown

Essence Lash & Brow Gel Mascara

Lips:

Essence Stay Matt Lip Cream in 03 Soft Nude

MAC Lip Liner in Nightmoth (to darken the outer corners the slightest bit)
H&M Lip Gloss in Nude Rose

(I'm sorry for the lack of quality of some photos)

That's it for this post! I hope you have enjoyed it and I will be back next week with exciting new posts!

Love,

Anna

Prom Madness: Edition I

Hi! This post is an improvised post.
My old old friend Catarina, quite popular on my posts lately, asked me to do her makeup for prom. Well, not her prom. She was invited to another school's prom, they're weirdly soon in some schools.
She always gives me total freedom to do whatever I think is best according to her clothes and the shade of lipstick she would like for the event.
For Valentine's she wanted dark lips and for this prom event she wanted red lips to go with her shoes.

Red is a classic and, therefore, goes with nearly everything. I could've gone softer on the eyes but I decided to add color in a subtle way.
Here's what it turned out like:

"If you go bold on the lips, go soft on the eyes. If you go bold on the eyes, go soft on the lips."

If you know me, you know I don't stand by the rules. Bold eyes and bold lips is still a good look!

On the eyes I used a black gel liner and drew a messy wing, doesn't need to be too neat because I blended it out right before it dried. 

Metallic eyeshadows grab onto any base like this and specially stand out over black. The eyeshadow I used is from that IDC Colour palette I got from Christmas and it is a dark metallic green that just adds interest and a touch of color to this look. I ended up with a black to green gradient in a winged shape that contrasts with her brown eyes.

The lipstick is Maybelline Burgundy 590.

And that's it! 

It was a very easy look to achieve and I find it looks really good on her.

I loved doing this prom makeup and look forward to have more of these fun moments creating makeup for others.

I hope to see you next week, till then, have a nice weekend and enjoy yourself.

Love,

Anna