Tutorial: Rainbow Liner

HI! Long time no see, real life things, blablabla.

I got new makeup and some new brushes. I played with them and took pictures of it. Let me show you!


WARNING! Very photo heavy post ahead.

After the shower I cleaned my skin with the Garnier Micellaire Water. I then applied the Kruidvat Skin Science Beauty Elixir Serum, the Skin Science Eye Gel, the Neutral Face Cream and the Garnier BB Eye Cream Roller ball and moisturized my lips with my EOS Honeysuckle Honeydew lipbalm.

I perfected my base with a light layer of the Catrice Matt Plus foundation in 010 Light Beige and the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 15, all blended in with  a damp BeautyBlender. I set everywhere I applied concealer with the Catrice Nude Illusion Loose Powder in Transparent Matt, again with my damp BeautyBlender.

Using a Zoeva Brow Line Brush I defined my entire brow with Urban Decays Buck eyeshadow, going for a very soft front. I defined the tail of my brow with Urban Decays Faint. Then I used NYX Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk in the inner corner of my eye and under my brow. Across my lid I applied Milani Shadow Eyez Pencil in Almond Cream for evening out the colour of my lid.

Mixed on a large shadow brush (from Sigma) I applied Urban Decay Foxy and Walk of Shame across my entire lid, from lashline to browbone. Using a Zoeva Luxe Soft Definer btush I used Naked 2 across my entire crease, for some soft definition. Seeing as the rest of this look is going to be a bit... Bright, I want to keep the lid clean looking.

Are you ready to look nuts with me? Let's do it!

Nothing to do but pulling a silly face when you're looking like this. To make sure my eyeliner ends up being nice and crisp I applied tape to the outer corners of my eyes, following my lower lashline. Imagine that line continues, follow that with the tape and your liner or eyeshadow will look crisp as a winter morning!

Using the NYX Milk pencil from earlier and an angled liner brush, I applied the white cream shadow in a fairly bold cat-wing across my eye. The white base will ensure that our bright shadows will look even brighter. You might notice that mine looks a bit weird, but I have hooded lids and I need to make the wing of my liner fairly wide to have to look somewhat decent when I open my eyes.

With a Zoeva Wing Liner Brush I applied Cricket from the Sleek Ultra Matte Bright palette on the inner part of my lower lashline. To avoid excess fall out, dab the brush onto your lid instead of wiping it. I then applied Dragon Fly from the same palette in the same manner, blending them together and then continuing the line onwards.

Using the bright blue Bolt from the Sleek palette, I fade the green into blue and then move on to my large Boozyshop GIANT palette with every single colour, ever. I use a deep royal blue and fade the bright blue into the deep. Still using dabbing motions, I add a bright purple to the mix, at the very end of the wing of my cat-eye. Once done with the purple, remove the tape and TADAAAAH, a beautiful crisp line. Add NYX Milk to the lower lash-line and let's move on.

Going back to my trusty Sleek Ultra Matte Bright palette, using a Zoeva Luxe Pencil Brush and the colour Bamm! I apply it to the inner part of the lashline. Then from the same palette and with the same brush, I take Strike and make sure I blend the two together.

Staying with the same pencil brush and palette, I take the bright pink Sugarlite and blend it into the orange and almost to to the outer corner of my eye. I then finish off the lower lash line with a warm red from my Boozy palette.

I finished off the eyes by tightlining with  the Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in Black, curling my lashes with my Tweezerman lash curlers and applying a few layers of the Maybelline Colossal Waterproof Mascara.

I contoured my cheekbones using NYX Blush in Taupe and warmed up my skin using The Body Shop Bronzer in 02. For Blush I applied Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso. ( SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS BLUSH! URGH!) And I lightly powdered the rest of my face with the Catrice Nude Illusion Powder.

To keep it light and neutral... HAHAHAHA! Who are we kidding? We got off that train a while ago. To compliment the bright eyes, I went with a beautiful bright lip.The lipstick is Milani Moisture Matte in the colour Matte Orchid. It's a lovely matte formula, that feels like nothing on the lips but has amazing wear and pigment.

And some full face shots of the finished look! This is (for me) not a day to day look, but I would definitely wear this to a day festival or something of that sort.

Would you rock a rainbow look? How would you go about it? Let me know down below. If you have suggestions for other looks as well!


Thank you for reading and untill next time!
XXX

Tutorial: 90's grunge inspired

So the 90's are all the rage lately, fashion- and makeup-wise. I was a kid in the 90's, I remember all the cool kids looking and dressing a certain way and my older sister was one of them. I decided to jump on the bandwagon after having asked on Facebook for some inspiration (thanks, Kimberley!) and do a 90's makeup, just the grunge version.

We start out, as per usual, with my bare face. I just moisturized using my usual Neutral moisturizer and used my Too Face Shadow Insurance Primer on my eyelids.

Grunge makeup was very not really meant to be beautifying and was all about the pale skin as well. No need for a full-coverage foundation or concealer really. But this is an inspired tutorial, so it's sort of my take on the era. For my face I used my Essence All About Matt primer and then applied my Max Factor Facefinity foundation in Light Ivory 40, which I blended into my skin using a Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge.

I concealed under my eyes and around my nose. I also blended this in using the same Real Techniques sponge. I experimented with my brows a bit, since I went and coloured my hair bright red again. I used an old Catrice brow pencil and some random shadows from the palette you're about to see me use.

For the eyes, I started out with blending Maybellines Color Tattoo in Permanent Taupe across my mobile lid and into the crease. I just used my finger for this. Along my lashline I smudged the Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil in Black Fever which I proceeded to blend out with a pencil brush.

For todays look I decided to break out my huge Boozy Cosmetics P117 palette. It has any colour I could ever need and was sure to get me the look I wanted.

With a large, fluffy blending brush I applied this very yellow/mustardy light brown throughout the top of my crease and almost on the browbone. This is to ease blending and help everything transition into my skin tone better. It also gives the look a very warm "glow" right off the bat.

With the same brush, I then applied a reddish medium brown into the crease itself, which again is just warming up the whole look. Ideally, to be proper grunge about it, you wouldn't blend it as much as I have, since that's very much not what the look was about. But this is my modern take on it.

With a flat shader brush I applied a warm, chocolatey brown over my mobile lid and blended it slightly into my crease. As you can see the liner looks a bit softer like this and a bit more "lived in". I also smudged the Essence Eye Pencil on my lower lash line.

With a pencil brush, I blended out the lower lashline with the very same chocolatey brown. This does not need to be neat or tidy in any way. Messy is good, and I have problems with messy when it comes to my makeup. So we'll stick to my modern take on this.

I lined my upper and lower waterline with the same black liner, curled my lashes with my Tweezerman lash curlers and applied mascara GENEROUSLY. To the point where your lashes are starting to clump, but aren't quite there yet. Good thing I like a lot of lash...

I powdered (a lot) using my Essence All About Matt pressed translucent powder. The 90's were ALL about that matte skin. I did this with a Real Techniques Powder Brush. I did my contour, also fairly heavily (for my doing), with Nyx Blush in Taupe and a Sigma SS109  brush (old numbering). I didn't apply any blush and would have actually preferred to get rid of some of my natural flush for this look, but alas.

We are going in to fall and as per usual lip trends are matte. THE lip trend of the moment is the brown-nude lip of the 90's which to me is one of the stars of the Maybelline Color Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil collection. I have two of them and both will work for this look. Let me show you!

First up we have 630 Nude Perfection, which is BANG on trend for the moment. It's brown, it's warm, it's matte and it's gorgeous. Even on my pale skin, it works. Freshly applied, it looks like it has a sheen, but it sets VERY matte and will last for hours.

A kind of midway option is the berry colour, 310 Berry Much, applied very lightly and blending it in with a finger to make it more of a stain. This would probably be the most modern and wearable way to do this with a darker lip. It is matte, on trend and wears for a good amount of time.

And the last option I provide you with in this tutorial is a full-on application of Berry Much. It's dark, it's vampy, it's matte and I love it. It looks great with my very pale skin and even with my new red hair. Most people would probably wear this with a bit of a softer eyelook and a bit less mascara to keep it wearable, but I am loving the full-on everything of this.

If me in the 90's had known  that 27 year old me would wear makeup like this, she'd be so excited!

To go with the fashion trend of the moment, wear this look with a trashed band/black t-shirt, destroyed jeans and a flannel shirt tied around your waist. Pair with combat boots or Doc Martens and you're set!


Are you on board with the 90's trend for the moment? All matte err'thang? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!


Thank you for reading!

XXX