Massive Reductions Over At The Makeup Artist Boutique

Hey Loves,
 

I just wanted to let you all know that Kathy over @The Makeup Artist Boutique (AKA Mum) is doing massive reductions on all in stock items prior to some changes she is making in the store.


So grab a bargain before it all goes (OCC is nearly sold out already)

OCC Holiday 2012 Collection - Metallurgy Now On Sale

OCC's first Holiday Collection is now available worldwide and I have to say to say the new products look completely amazing, how can they not be when liptar and metallic have been put together in one little tube?

OCC had the following to say about The Metallurgy Collection 'After three years of intensive product
development, OCC is proud to introduce a whole new breed of Lip Tar. Infused with state of the art hi-resolution metallic pigments, the unparallelled opacity has gone high-voltage electric with a reflective shimmer finish.' And apparently you need even less that the original lip tar!!!

Here's a look at the new colours 

Authentic

Electric Grandma

Tryptich

Yaoi

Iced

Super NSFW

You can purchase the new liptars now on OCC's website for $16.00 or if you are Europe based you can pre-order the new shades at The Make-up Artist Boutique for £9.25.

Let me know your thoughts on the new collection.

Ems xo

All Images are from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics  (photo credit: David Phelps Photographer)

Halloween FOTD Series - China Doll

Products Used:

Snazaroo White Facepaint used all over the face
Snazaroo Black Facepaint used on the brows
Sugarpill Tako used under brow
Sugarpill Poison Plum used all over the lid and under the bottom lashes
Yaby Carbon Paper used in the crease and outer corner of the eye
Benefit Dandelion used on cheeks
OCC Liptar in Digitalis used on lips
Selection of ELF lashes cut and applied to upper and lower lashes
Yaby loose setting powder used all over the face
Catrice Mascara

OCC and Yaby products are available in the UK from The Make-up Artist Boutique and Love Makeup

Giveaway Announcement!

Hey My Beauties,

Just a little update to say that once the blog hits 200 followers I will be doing a Giveaway which I am sure will include some OCC and Yaby and maybe some other goodies.

So get sharing and once we getting to that 200 mark I will announce the prizes :)

Have a lovely week beauties and expect a freaky Halloween Doll look and possibly the first video tutorial to go with it.

Also if you are around Brighton and Hove on 3rd November come and watch the lovely Tom's handy work at The Annual Firework Spectacular details can be found here and if you do make sure you say Hi :)

Love

Ems xo

Makeup Kit/Bag Essentials - Prep & Prime

Over the coming weeks I am going to introduce you to a few products the I cant live without on set and in my personal makeup bag. The best place to start is at the beginning so, all of these products will be products used to prepare the face prior to having makeup applied.

The reason for priming the face is to help your makeup stay put longer, especially under the heat of studio lighting. Each of the products below are products I swear by some are new finds others are old loves.

1. Queen Eyelash Cream*

This product is specifically for the eyelashes as I am sure you have guessed by the name!
This product is applied using your fingers (with a spooly if working with a model) to the top and bottom lashes. This product helps keep the lashes separated, conditioned and protected. Since I started using this I noticed that mascara stays put longer, there is no flaking and fewer lost eyelashes.

The great thing about this cream is that you can get a nice natural curl with it so, even if you didn't want to wear mascara your lashes still look amazing. It sinks into the surrounding skin quickly, leaving no greasy residue and works great at night as a treatment for your lashes to help keep them in great condition.

Queen Eyelash Cream retails at £10.25 for a 12ml pot which is available from their website: http://www.queen-cosmetics.com

2. Pure by Phytocare Paw Paw Ointment*

Paw Paw Ointment is always raved about by a lot of Make-up Artists but for whatever reason I never got around to trying it. I recently got sent this amazing product and it has now replaced Carmex as my go to lip prep product.

This 100% natural balm can be used for an array of issues. I use it mainly to prep lips, you can see an immediate difference in extremely dry lips and there is nothing worse than applying lip products to dry flaky lips.

This wonderful product leaves lips soft, supple and nourished. I have even used this product around my poor cold filled nose, you know the kind of nose I am talking about, the bright red cracked skin nose! The product doesn't leave a greasy or sticky residue and when applied to sore cracked skin it doesn't sting.

Pure offer this product in the following sizes 25g tube for £9.99, 100g tube for £19.99 and a 200g jar for £35.99. The lovely people at Pure have given me a discount code for my readers which will give you a whopping 25% off when you use PUREpapaya25 (valid until 31/12/12) on their website: www.purepapaya.co.uk

3. OCC Skin: Primer

I brought my first bottle of this amazing liquid back in 2010 at IMATS and I have been in love ever since, I cant tell you how many bottles I have since been through.

What I love about this primer is the texture, its a liquid rather than a gel or cream type product. When applied to the skin it sinks right in rather than leaving a greasy film on top of the skin.

I have very large pores and this has been the only primer so far that has stopped foundation and other products sitting in the pores. This product also has the best performance in the studio, It helps foundation stay in place under the hot lights and the need for re-applying and touching up is lessened.

I also use this product instead of water to apply shadows and loose pigments because it doesn't crease as much as it does when using water.

You can purchase this item for $25.00 from OCCmakeup.com or for £14.99 from The Makeup Artist Boutique

What can't you live without in your Makeup bag/kit?

Ems xo

*PR sample sent for review. All views are my own

OCC Heroine Collection Now On Sale Worldwide

OCC have today released their new Fall/Winter Collection named Heroine. The new collection was inspired by the teams favourite horror movie heroines.

The new Lip Tars are as follows:

Black Dhalia

Lydia

Marion

Psycho

Starling

Sybil

The collection went on sale Worldwide today in select Sephora stores, OCC's website and here in the UK at The Makeup Artist Boutique
Ems xo

OCC New 2012 F/W Lip Tar Collection - Heroine

OCC are set to release their new Fall/Winter Collection named Heroine. The new collection was inspired by the teams favourite horror movie heroines.

The new Lip Tars are as follows:

Marion - Deceitfully Dirty Rose
Psycho - Dripping with Blood Red
Starling - Deeply Rusted Red
Sybil - Midnight Brownout
Black Dahlia - Blackened Red
Lydia - Darkroom Plum

The collection goes on sale Worldwide on September 17th in select Sephora stores, OCC's website and here in the UK at The Makeup Artist Boutique and Love Makeup.

I personally cannot wait to try out Black Dahlia!

Ems xo

And The Winner Is......

Thank you so much to everyone that entered the double liptar giveaway! 

I am pleased to announce that Gaby won and this was determined by Random.org

Congratulations Gaby I have emailed you for your address details :)

Ems xo

Follower Giveaway 10 days Left!

As most of you are aware I am running a Giveaway sponsored by The Make-up Artist Boutique where the lucky winner will win Digitalis and Pretty Boy Liptar's from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics.

You have 10 days left to enter so if you haven't already head over to the original post to see how you can enter.

The Giveaway closes at Midnight GMT on 19th April and the winner will be announced on 20th April.

Good Luck

Ems xo

FOTD - Sultry Summer Glow

The last few days I have felt really summery so I warmed up my skin slightly for a look thats perfect for a summer evening out. When you are as pale as I am there is a fine line between slight tan and Orange I think it worked out just right!

Products used:

Face:

OCC Primer

Sephora Tinted Moisturiser - Medium 26 Peach

Yaby Concealer CC011 Burdock

YSL Touche Eclait No.1

MAC Glimmershimmer in Sweet and Shy

Smashbox Fusion Eyes and Cheek Palette - All cheek colours used

Yaby Loose Setting Powder 

Eyes:

Benefit Smokin eyes palette - All colours used including Brow wax

Smashbox HyperLash Mascara in Blackout*

Loreal Studio Secrets liner - Black 590

Lips:

MacTinted Lip Moisturiser in Strobeblossom 

* items marked with an asterisk are PR samples

Follower Giveaway Sponsored by The Make-up Artist Boutique

I said when I reached 100 followers I would have a giveaway, well I have across GFC, Hellocotton and BlogLovin so here are the details:

One lucky follower will win Digitalis from the new Garden Collection SS12 and Pretty Boy, both items will be in the new OCC packaging. This is sponsored by The Make-up Artist Boutique

The Rules

• This is an international giveaway
• You must be a public follower by GFC
• If you are under 18 you will need parental permission to enter
• Leave a comment on this post with your GFC name and email address so I can contact you if you win.
• You can only comment on this post once
• Closing date 19th April

Extra Entries

• You can get 2 extra entries by following me on twitter and tweeting about the giveaway, be sure to add this to your comment with a link or your twitter name.
• If you put a link to my giveaway in your blog sidebar with a picture, and tell me about it in your comment, you will get 2 extra entries.
• You can get 3 extra entries by writing a blog post about my giveaway with a picture and leave a link to your post in your comment below.

Good Luck one and all :)

OCC The Garden Collection SS12 On Sale Now

Today is the day that The Garden Collection SS12 goes on sale to the public

 L-R: CHLOROPHYLL, BELLADONNA, DIGITALIS

 L-R: OPHELIA, KAVA KAVA, PENNYROYAL

LIP TAR: ($14.00 USD/£8.99 GBP)

OPHELIA - True Rose Pink
BELLADONNA - Vivid Ultraviolet
CHLOROPHYLL - True Teal (match for Chlorophyll Nail Lacquer)
KAVA KAVA - True Peach Neutral
DIGITALIS - Pink-Tinged Lavender
PENNYROYAL - Tea Leaf Brown  

LOOSE COLOUR

ACACIA - Yellow with blue/green duochrome
DATURA Opalescent pink/lavender
FOXFIRE Silvery lime green
MIMOSA Orange with strong gold shimmer
TRIPTYCH Sleek, regal gold

COSMETIC GLITTER 

FAE - White with green and violet reflections

NAIL LACQUER

ARSENIC - Brilliant silver glitter
CHIMERA - Mint green metallic
CHLOROPHYLL - Vivid teal green
COPPERHEAD - Brilliant copper glitter
KAVA KAVA - Crème beige neutral
PHANTASM - Pastel blue metallic

You can grab your Lip Tars from The Make-up Artist Boutique for UK customers or OCC

FOTD - Lady Gaga Esq Look - Even the MUA's get it wrong!

 My best friend George came around today and he wanted me to do a 'Lady Gaga Esq' look. Now, I have a pretty good camera, but, why is it that makeup always look so much better in person than when you put it on film? Due to this reason, I may have to revisit this look because I am not happy with the final product at all!

The wonderful no make-up shot :)

Brushes used From Left to Right:

Royal and Lagnickle C401

OCC Angle Brush #009

Benefit Angled Liner Brush

OCC Large Powder Brush #001

E.L.F Foundation Brush

Smashbox Crease Brush #10

OCC Foudation Brush #002

I started with the eyes, creating the line with the Loreal Studio Secrets Pencil in 590 Black. Once I was happy with the shape, I applied the same liner all over the lid and, then, patted in Urban Decay's Oil Slick using Brush C401. Once I was happy with the eyeshape and colour, I applied concealer from Yaby, in shade Vanilla (cc013), using the E.L.F brush and Sephora Tinted Moisuriser in Medium 26 Peach, using OCC #002 Brush. (I will do another blog about why I use this Foundation choice)

 

 

 I applied Benefit eyebrow wax from the Smokin' Eye Palette and Smashbox Bionic Mascara, in Jet Black, to the upper and lower lashes. I then set the skin with Yaby Loose Setting Powder using OCC #001 Brush. Using the Smashbox crease brush, I applied PF091 from the Yaby Finishing Touch palette, to contour my cheeks and then using the same brush and palette, I applied PF089, as a highlighter. I took the OCC #001 Brush again and blended the highlighter and bronzer and then applied Yaby Blush in BL022. I finished the look by applying OCC Liptar in Divine using my finger.

And here you have the finished look which failed hugely :(

Flash

Natural Lighting

Eye Close-up (awful roots with my greyness haha)

I am such a perfectionist I will nail this look even if I have to use a model!

Where to purchase:

OCC from: OCC, The Make-up Artist Boutique and Love Makeup

Yaby from: Yaby Cosmetics, The Make-up Artist Boutique and Love Makeup

Smashbox from: Smashbox and Debenhams

Loreal Studio Secrets: Boots and Superdrug

Benefit from: Benefit and Debenhams

Urban Decay from: Urban Decay, Boots and Debenhams

Sephora: Sephora only

E.L.F: E.L.F only

Royal and Langnickle: Royal and Langnickle and Cocktail Cosmetics

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics The Garden Collection for Spring/Summer 2012 - Liptars

As you all saw from my previous blog post OCC are gearing up for the release of their anticipated 2012 Spring/Summer Collection - The Garden Collection launching on March 16th, 2012!

The lovely people over at OCC have provided me with the new Liptar information and I must say they do look completely scrummy. OCC describe this collection as "This Collection is inspired by Psychotropic and poisonous plants. These shades are meant to be paired with a dizzying flash of color on the eyes"

So, without any further ado I give you the new Liptars from The Garden Collection priced at $14.00 and available from 16th March 2012:

 L-R: CHLOROPHYLL, BELLADONNA, OPHELIA

 L-R: BABY WOODROSE, KAVA KAVA, PENNYROYAL

LIP TAR: ($14.00 USD)

BABY WOODROSE - True Rose Pink

BELLADONNA - Vivid Ultraviolet

CHLOROPHYLL - True Teal (match for Chlorophyll Nail Lacquer)

KAVA KAVA - True Peach Neutral

OPHELIA - Pink-Tinged Lavender

PENNYROYAL - Tea Leaf Brown