MAKEUPGEEKTV SPRING WEEKLY CONTEST ENTRY

MakeupGeekTV from Youtube is having a contest and I decided to join for fun. Eh, my look is pretty plain. We're supposed to incorporate lavender, pink, and aqua. I did a gradient effect rather than going crazy with the colours. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be wearable or not.. otherwise, I would've done a fairy inspired thing.. -sigh-  To make the hint of pink stand out a bit, I did a hot pink lipstick. Anyway, I think the original size looks better.. oh well. I'll do a tutorial on this eventually. Reminds me of Barbie. If you want to enter, go here.

TUTORIAL: SULTRY SMOKEY BRONZE PROM LOOK

I know not everybody likes the princess, shimmery look. Some ladies want to look bold and chic. This look is perfect for both cool and warm undertones, especially those with blue eyes. Of course, green and brown eyes will also look great with this.

Products Used:

Eyes: 

- E.L.F. Eyelid Primer

- CoverGirl Eye Enhancers Quad in Coffee Shop #260

- E.L.F. Brightening Eye Color in Butternut

- Avon Glimmersticks in Brown Chocolate

Face:

- E.L.F. Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in Apricot Beige

- Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent 001

Lips:

- Avon Ultra Color Rich Lipstick in Bronze Treasure #U521

Directions:

1. After applying a primer, line your lids and your bottom lashes with a brown eyeliner.

2. Take a bronze or rusty coloured eyeshadow (CG QUAD) and pack it on the lids. Use the brush to soften brown eyeliner. Line your bottom lashes as well with the same bronze shadow.

3. Using a gun metal shadow (ELF palette), blend it on the outer corner of your lids and your lower lashline. Take a matte cream shadow (CG quad), and highlight the brow bone.

4. Curl your lashes and apply your mascara (I didn't because I have nowhere to go). Reline your waterline with the brown liner. I suggest keeping your eyebrows groomed and natural and only filling it if you really must (due to sparse eyebrows).

For the face, if you're using shimmery colours for your eyes (because you don't have to follow what I did), keep the face matte and as minimal as you can. If you're doing matte shadows, I'm not sure if the dewy look will pair nicely with this. For my cheeks, I just used a minimal amount of bronzer and for the lips, I decided to go really bold and do bronze lips. If you have fair or pale skin, don't be afraid to go bold with the lips. If you're in the medium to dark range, maybe a nice neutral pink or peach colour would go well. You all can obviously can go with a nude.

TUTORIAL: PURPLE & GOLD PROM LOOK

Products Used:
Eyes:
- E.L.F. The Beauty Encyclopedia Sparkle Eye Edition
- E.L.F. Eyelid Primer
- Avon Glimmersticks in Brown Chocolate
- Physician's Formula Brown Gel Liner
- Coastal Scents 88 Color Palette (just 3 colours)
- Bonnebell Eye Definer Silver Eye Liner
- Eyelash Curler
Face:
- Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation  #200 Soft Beige
- Rimmel Recover Anti-Fatigue Concealer #0132
- E.L.F. Mineral Booster in Sheer
- Maybelline New York Expert Wear Bronzer in Forever Warm

Lips:
- Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick in #070 Airy Fairy
- Any pressed powder

Directions:
1. After applying primer all over the lids and underneath the waterline, Take a shimmery light taupe shadow (A2 from the ELF palette) and apply that all over my lids.
2. Pack on a matte mustard/golden yellow (D2 from Coastal Scents palette) shadow on the inner 1/3 part of the lid.
3. Take a light shimmery lilac shadow (A3 from ELF palette) and pack it on the center of the lid.
4. Take a purple shade (C2 from ELF palette) and apply it on the outer lid. Blend it towards the crease and towards the lilac colour. Don't forget to soften the outer edges.
5. Blend a deep purple shade (G6 from Coastal Scents palette)  on the sockets / crease of your lids and blend it inwards.
6. Use a matte white/cream shadow (A1 from Coastal Scents palette) on your brow bone as highlight.
7. Line the waterline and underneath it with the silver eyeliner. Take the lilac shadow and go over the line underneath the waterline to soften it.
8. Curl the lashes and line your upper lids with a brown pencil eyeliner as close to your lashes as possible. Tightline with the same brown eyeliner.
9. Take a matte brown shadow and go over the liner to soften the look.
10. Tightline 1/2 of your outer lower lashline with a waterproof brown gel or liquid liner.
11. Coat your lashes (I didn't since I wasn't going out anyway) with a waterproof mascara and fill your brows.

This look is great for brown eyed people who has a warm undertone. For dresses, if you're wearing gold, white, or any neutral shades. If you're cool toned, you should change the gold shadow for silver and used a black liner instead of brown.  

Since it's a lot of shimmer and glitter, it's a good idea to apply foundation afterward instead of doing it before. I brushed off any fallout and applied a matte foundation. Make sure you choose one that doesn't contain SPF since it will refract light if you were to take flash photography. I covered up my blemishes and dark circles with my concealer. Instead of applying my pressed powder, I used my mineral face booster to create a matte finish (since the eyes are shimmery, a dewey look will make my face appear greasy). A subtle peach or coral blush is recommended so it doesn't overpower the eyes. I used a bronzer as a blush but you it would be great to contour as well. For my lips, I used a nude pink and blotted it. I patted some of my pressed power to remove any shine.

Enjoy! I'll do a tutorial on my hair next. :D

TUTORIAL: KATY PERRY E.T. MV INSPIRED EYES #1

Katy Perry's looks on her E.T. MV are really dramatic and bright. I've been wanting to play with the colours she presented in her video because they look fun. This is the very first look taken from the orange/red mask-like eyes she had. Since it is inspired, I didn't mean to recreate her exact look and opted for something more wearable and simple. The looks will become more dramatic from here since we will be dealing with purples and blues for the second look and metallic golds and browns for the last one. I hope you stay tuned for that.

Products Used:

- Trucco Velvet Ice Eyeshadow in Orange Crush
- Trucco Velvet Ice Eyeshadow in Ruby Slipper
- Coastal Scents 88 Color Palette
- E.L.F. Eyelid Primer
- Bonnebell Eye Definer 012 (matte white eyeliner)

- Avon Gimmersticks G04 (waterproof black retractable eyeliner)
- Physician's Formula Custom Eye Enhancing Gel Cream Liner in Black
- Covergirl Lashblast Waterproof Mascara

 

1. Apply your primer on your lids.

2. Use white eyeliner or pencil all over the lid where you're going to pack the colour on and blend using your fingers until it's an even and thin layer. Do not put too much on or your shadows will crease faster. Just add enough so your lids look lighter.

3. Pack a true orange (Trucco Velvet Ice Orange Crush) eyeshadow on the area where you've just placed the white base with your eyeshadow brush.

4. Take a red (Trucco Velvet Ice Ruby Slipper) eyeshadow on your outer lid and blend it in the orange to produce a darker orange.

5. Use a strawberry pinkish orange (E9 from CS palette) and apply it on the crease. 

6. Use a darker red (H9 from CS palette) and apply a bit on the outer 'V' of your lid and a thin line on your crease.

7. Take a nude or white  (A1 or A9 from CS palette) shadow and use it as highlight and to soften the edges.

8. Do the final touches: apply a thick black eyeliner on your lid and waterline, fill your eyebrows, curl your lashes and apply mascara.

Enjoy! It should turn out brighter than what my pictures convey since flash pretty much washes out all the other colours I used. :D