FOTD: Summer Glow/No Makeup Makeup Look

I realised today that I have not done an FOTD for months and months I am not even sure if I have done one at all this year!! I am a bad beauty blogger, I have sat down and done a few they just never saw the light of day because I wasn't happy with the final product. Anyway enough waffle here is my current Summer daily look, I have been wearing this makeup since it started getting warm here just changing up the eyes. I will give you an example of another eye i have warn but be warned its instagramed as it wasn't for FOTD purposes.

I hope you enjoy it :) oh and do excuse my beautiful hair and brows i am long overdue a beauty day!

Products used:

Face:
Bare Minerals Fair Foundation
HD Brows Blusher Number 2
HD Brows Bronzer Number 2
MUA Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter

Eyes:
Sugarpill Kitten Parade
NARS Charade
NARS Himalayas 
Smashbox Lash DNA in Jet Black

Lips:
Seascape Island Apothecary Peppermint Lip Balm

Alternative Eyes:

Sugarpill Dollypop
Sugarpill Kitten Parade
Smashbox Lash DNA in Jet Black
Inglot AMC Gel Liner in 77

Let me know if you like it and if you'd like to see a video tutorial for it as I am trying to get a list together of tutorials to go on youtube as I am stuck and don't want to do the same as everyone else.

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

Halloween FOTD Series - Two Faced

Products used:

Snazzaroo Facepaint in White, Black and Red
Myface Cosmetics Foundation in Fair 03
Benefit 10 used to contour and highlight
Benefit Dandelion
Benefit BADgal Liner
Sugarpill Bulletproof
Sugarpill Goldilux
Hi Brow 24 Hour Brow Powder
Illamasqua Precission Ink in Abyss
Catrice Mascara (more details to follow)
Lets Go Lashes (more details to follow)

FOTD - Let The Flames Begin

Face:

Bare Esentuals Original SPF15 Foundation* in Fair used lightly over cheeks and to conceal my nasty breakout around my mouth and chin.

YSL Touche Eclait No 1

Smashbox Fusion Eyes and Cheek Palette - Peach Colour Used on the cheeks as a blush, the Bronze as a contour and the champange as a highlighter.

Eyes:

ELF Eyelid Primer in Pearl

MAC Khol Pencil in Smolder as a Base

Sugarpill Bulletproof and Flamepoint Pressed Shadows

MAC Vanilla used as Highlight

Lets Go Lashes in Flirt*

Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow used lightly on the brows

Illamasqua Masquara in Raven 

ELF Black Cream Liner in Black on Water line

Lips:

MUD lipstick in Mudslide lightly patted onto lips 

YSL Touche Eclait No 1 lightly applied and blended over the top

Loreal Studio Secrets Lip Pencil in 022 Pink lightly applied all over the lip and blended with my finger. 
* items marked with an asterisk are PR samples

Instagram makes everything look stunning :)

 

FOTD - Rock Chick

Products Used:

Face -

Sephora Tinted Moisturiser in 20 Medium Peach

YSL Touche Eclait No 1

Catrice Cosmetics Greenwich Blush from The London Collection Palette

MUD Rose Beige as a Contour

Eyes - 

ELF Black Cream Eyeliner

MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow

Sugarpill Eyeshadow in Poison Plum

Sugarpill ChromaLust Loose Eyeshadow in Stella and Hysteric

Illamasqua Masquara in Raven

Lips - 

Loreal Studio Secrets Lip Pencil in 022 Pink

Loreal Studio Secrets Lip Gloss in 410

FOTD - Ruby Rockets The Pin Up Girl

 Please allow me to introduce you to Ruby Rockets my Pin Up Alter Ego! 

I love playing Pin Up I don't do it enough, last night I knew I needed to do an FOTD for you guys as it has been a while. I had nothing in mind when I started this just happened and I love it and I hope you guys do too. It is honestly the easiest look and anyone can achieve it!

!

 

Face:

Sephora Tinted Moisturiser - Medium 26 Peach (this is nearly gone sniff sniff)

YSL Touche Eclait No.1

Smashbox Fusion Eyes and Cheek Palette - Pink Colour Used on the cheek as a blush, Bronze as a contour and the champange as a highlighter.

Yaby Loose Setting Powder

Eyes:

Rimmel Brow Pencil

ELF shadow primer

MAC Vanilla

Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow

Yaby Eyeshadow in ES347 Pottery

Illamasqua Precission Ink in Abyss

Illamasqua Masquara in Raven

Lips:

Catrice Cosmetics Welcome To Las Vegas Limited Edition Duo

I have had a few people ask how to get the eye look so I may do a video. If this is something you would like to see then let me know :)

Ems xo

FOTD - Bare Escentuals Natural Look

Products Used

Face:

Prime Time Foundation Primer

Original SPF15 Foundation in Fair

All Over Warmth

Mineral Veil

Catrice London Blush (Non Bare Esentuals)

Eyes:

Prime Time Primer Shadow in Gunmetal

The Nick of Time Palette - Chance and Kismet

Flawless Definition Mascara in Black

Catrice Kohl Liner in Black lightly smudged to give a softer look.(Non Bare Esentuals)

Lips

Buxom Big and Healthy Lips in Samantha

All items sent for consideration. All views are my own

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

National No Make-up Day FOTD

I stole George's Gaga glasses yesterday to give you guys some rather dorky pictures! I am rocking No Foundation, Pai Geranium & Thistle Combination Moisturiser,A giant spot on my chin and bags under my eyes! Who else embraced National No Make-up Day?

Coming This Week...

The last few days I have been a little slack with posts because I have been painting my flat ready for my beautiful sister to move in next week, plus I don't have any interwebs at home until Saturday Grrrr!

Anyway this week expect some new FOTD's, I have so much inspiration right now I cant wait to show you, and a few product reviews including Smashbox Mascara's and Pai Skincare.

Are there particular brands/products or looks you would like me to post? if so feel free to comment or to drop me an email: promakeupblog@hotmail.co.uk

I hope you are all having a great week so far I will leave you with my favourite picture of me right now ha ha!

Ems xo

FOTD - Jekyll and Hyde

3am this morning I thought I would play with make-up and this is what happened

Right Eye

Left Eye

Right Side of the face -

Face

OCC Primer 

Sephora Tinted Moisturiser - Medium 26 Peach

Yaby Concealer CC011 Burdock

YSL Touche Eclait No.1

Benefit Dandilion Blush

Benefit 10 using both the highlighter and bronzer

Eye:

Loreal Studio Secrets Liner 650 Blue all over the lid

Yaby Indigo Mine and Aged Denim in the out ther corner

OCC Primer

MAC Glitter in Reflects Due Purple pressed into Lid

Smashbox Lash DNA in Jet Black

Benefit Brow wax from Smokin' Eyes palette

Benefit 10 using both the highlighter on brow bone

Benefit Speed Brow in Brown

Left Side of Face - 

Face:

OCC Primer

Sephora Tinted Moisturiser - Medium 26 Peach

Yaby Concealer CC011 Burdock

YSL Touche Eclait No.1

MAC Glimershimmer in Sweet and Shy as highlighter

Smashbox Fusion Soft Lights in Celebrity

Benefit 10 using bronzer to contour

Eye:

MAC Vanilla all over lid to brow

Yaby Firewood and Pottery in crease and outer corner

Collection 2000 liquid liner in black

Smashbox Lash DNA in Jet Black

Benefit Speed Brow in Brown

Lips:

Loreal Studio Secrets Shade 220

So there is my Jekyll and Hyde look for you at some point I will create the full look of each and post it because I was actually only playing around 

Ems xo

FOTD - Lime Crime Chinadoll Inspired

 Today I was looking at the new Chinadoll Palette from Lime Crime and I got really inspired looking at the Chinadoll image, so, I decided to do a FOTD based on that image. I dont currently have any Lime Crime in my kit although I am very intriqued by this brand and now must aquire some.

The image that inspired me

Eyes:

Lid - yaby PP080 First Snow 

Brow bone - PP005 Pink Tourmaline

Along the lower Lash Line - Urban Decay Peace and Urban Decay Oil Slick

Collection 2000 Black Liquid Liner

Brows - Urban Decay Oil Slick

Smashbox Bionic Mascara in Jet Black*

Face:

Sephora Tinted Moisturiser - Medium 26 Peach

Yaby Concealer CC011 Burdock

YSL Touche Eclait No.1

Benefit 10 using both the highlighter and bronzer

Blush - Yaby BL022

Lips:

Toki Doki Smashbox Bella Skin Tint and MAC Lipglass Courting Rose

* items marked with an asterisk are PR samples

Blog Honesty!

So, I woke up to a lovely email this morning (sarcasm)

The email was regarding my FOTD posted yesterday and how I should only post flawless FOTD's because and I quote "No-one wants to see a look that you couldn't get right, people want flawless looks and you should know better being a make-up artist posting something inferior"

So, I thought I would post the reason's behind posting the "inferior" look.

I believe in honesty and just because I'm a Make-up Artist does not mean that I am automatically perfect at everything. Any Make-up Artist will tell you that you never stop learning FACT

I wanted to post the look anyway to show that Make-up Artist's do get it wrong, we are not all perfect and in my case I am actually better at doing other peoples make-up than my own. With that said, I chose to use my own face because this is my blog and it should have my face on it. From time to time I may use a model but that will be a rare event!

I will always post honestly because you take the time to read my blog and I dont want it filled with lies and false statements.

Thanks for reading my rant

Ems xo

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