Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purple. Show all posts

Monday, March 11, 2013

Purple and Pink, Finally!


Hi!
So I finally did the Purple and Pink look that I had promised, The first two are daytime versions, because I did it before going to work. But the last is more of a night look that I've done this evening when I got home, by altering the second look. I also used the same products.
Salut!
J'ai enfin fait le look Violet et Rose que j'avais promis, Les deux premières versions sont plus pour la journée, car je l'ai fait avant de partir au travail ce matin. Mais j'ai aussi fait une version de nuit, en rentrant ce soir en modifiant le deuxième look. J'ai aussi utilisé les mêmes produits.



















Products used:
Produits utilisés :

1. Benefit The PoreFessional primer
2. Une Skin-Matt Foundation
3. Maybelline Concealer
4. Bourjois illuminating powder
5. Maybelline Color Tattoo 24h in Painted Purple
6. Clinique All over Palette (Gold Shadow)
7. Catrice Pink and Purple Duo Palette
8. Front Cover Rainbow of Colours Palette 
9. Wet N Wild Color Icon Palette in Sweet as Candy
10. Frontcover Cream Palette (Eyes, cheeks and lips)
11. Clinique Blush from the All Over Palette
12. The Body Shop Liner Pencil in Dark Brown
13. Maybelline XXL Pro Mascara Base
14. Clinique Black Mascara

I hope you liked it. See you soon!
J'espère que ça vous a plu. À bientôt!

Sonam

Monday, February 18, 2013

If you can't choose between eyeshadow and liner!

Hi everyone!

Today I'm going to do a tutorial of one of my all time favorite looks. I will only describe the eyemakeup part or this post will be neverending! This look is one that I do when I run out of ideas of looks to do, I call it my "comfort look". It is very easy to do and there's nothing special about it, it's just the look that saves me if I sleep too long and don't have as much time to get ready in the morning or if I'm a bit under the weather and don't want to look like the undead.

So let's get straight to it, first of all, you will need:

-a liner pencil (any brand or colour will do, but I usually use darkish colours because I find that they compliment any eyeshadow colour),

-any powder eyeshadow (I also use shadows that are kind of between powder and cream like the L'Oréal Infaillible ones because they tend to stay put longer),

-a nice bright "highlight shadow" (I use that to highlight the inside corner of my eyes to look more awake and to brighten up the entire look, especially if I'm using a dark eyeshadow, it makes it less dramatic for work or any daytime activities) it doesn't need to be shimmery or anything, just the kind of colour that you would use to highlight your brows for example,

-a dark brown or black liquid eyeliner or eyeliner pen (you will only need this if you want to do a winged liner look, I usually do),

-some mascara, I like to use the ones that have the two sides with the base and the mascara, any brand will also do, what really counts is application.




So let's talk about that now:

-First I usually apply some eyesahdow primer from lid to brow and blend well,

-then I add some powder (foundation powder or loose powder will do the trick),

-after that, I line my eyes with whatever colour I chose I start from the outer corner and bring the line to the inside corner making thinner as I go,

-then add the eyeshadow using a liner brush like this one:, I just pack a little bit of shadow on the tip of the brush and put it onto the line that I just made with the pencil, and add some more until I get the desired effect. Usually I add more shadow on the middle of my lid than on the outside and inside corners, this will create a sort of gradent effect.

-Add the eyeliner at the tip (outside corner) to make the line more defined or to add a wing if you are going for a wing or just add some of the liner to define the tip of the line, this will also add to the gradient effect.

-In the inside corner I add a little bit of white or any light pencil (the one I will use for my waterline), then add the lightest eyeshadow very lightly, it needs to be subtle because I am not wearing shadow on my entire lid, and blend a bit.

-Sometimes, to make the look a bit more dramatic or sophisticated looking I add some bronzing powder in my outer crease and blend, it gives the entire look a more defined effect. If you want you can completely skip this step though.

-Then add some mascara: I always start by putting the primer first, then I comb my lashes out so that they won't clump and also to control in which direction they go, then I add some black or dark brown mascara (I usually go for black though) generously on my top and bottom lashes. I apply the mascara on the top and then the bottom of my lashes (I will explain how I do that in another post). And Voila!

-You can also add some natural looking falsie or even some half lashes too. I always use half lashes anyway because they are easier to apply for me and so they take less time. I also think that it looks more natural for a daytime look.

The look in Blue







 The look in Purple.





I will post some more colours very soon because this is my go-to look these days as I treasure my sleep so much. =)

Although this post was very long, I hope you'll like it and that it will inspire you to do your own version using your favorite colours.

Thanks for reading and see you soon!

(Traduction Française de ce post ici)
Sonam

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

A little update!

Hi all!

As promised I am "working on"(which means I'm trying to make it look good and not like I just got punched in the eye, which is all I've accomplished this far =P). The two makeup looks are: one with pink and purple eyeshadow and one inspired by Sephora's upcoming Jasmine collection.
They will be up very soon. I also wanted to announce that both this blog and my Facebook Page will be in English AND French from now on.
Thanks for stopping by!

Have a nice day.

A hedgehog made out of an old book!
I didn't make this by the way...
I just clicked a picture of it 'cuz I found it cute =)
Un vieux livre transformé en hérisson
Je ne l'ai pas fait..
J'ai juste pris la photo car je l'ai trouvé mignon =)

Salut à tous!



Comme promis je "travaille" sur mes prochains looks (ce qui veut dire que je suis en train de faire en sorte que ça paraisse bien et non pas comme si je venais de me prendre un coup de poing dans l'œil, ce qui correspond à peu près à ce que j'ai réussi à faire jusqu'à maintenant = P) Les deux looks que j'ai promis sont: un avec fard à paupières rose et violet et un inspiré par la collection à venir Jasmine de Sephora.


Ils seront là très bientôt. Je voulais aussi vous annoncer que ce blog ainsi que ma page Facebook seront désormais en anglais ET en français.
Merci pour votre visite!

Bonne journée.

Sonam

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Makeover!

Hi all! 

So as the blog title says this post will be about a makeover, nothing dramatic, but just something different. My model was Aurélie (this is a video presentation of her work that she did recently), a photographer from Lyon that I've worked with on several occasions, first as a makeup artist and also as a model.
But before all that, I'd like to say that I'm really sorry for disappearing for so long (more than two months) but I had a hard time getting inspired and I've been doing pretty much the same makeup look on repeat anytime I need to look presentable (job interviews).
This isn't my best time of the year, but I'll do my best not to go into hibernation again.


Comme l'indique le titre du blog ,ce post sera juste un "makeover", rien de dramatique, mais juste quelque chose de différent. Mon modèle était Aurélie (il s'agit d'une vidéo de présentation de son travail qu'elle a fait récemment), une photographe de Lyon avec qui j'ai travaillé à plusieurs occasions, d'abord en tant que maquilleuse et aussi comme modèle.
Mais avant tout cela, je tiens à dire que je suis vraiment désolée d'avoir disparu pendant si longtemps (plus de deux mois), mais j'étais à court d'inspiration  et j'ai fait à peu près le même maquillage à répétition à chaque fois que j'avais  besoin d'avoir l'air présentable (entretiens d'embauche et autre).
Ce n'est pas mon meilleur moment de l'année, mais je vais faire de mon mieux pour ne pas entrer en hibernation à nouveau.
So lets get to the makeover!
Donc passons au "makeover"!

Here's Aurélie before, fresh faced and smiling =) 
Voici Aurélie avant, sans maquillage et avec le sourire =)

Here I used/ produits utilisés: Clinique's Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel
Une Beauty cream foundation 
Garnier Pure Active Concealer Roll-on
Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat

Then I applied: ELF Mineral Eyelid primer, and Eyeshadows from my Kate Gradical Eyes Palette (from this post) Then I applied some L'Oréal Liner Intense in Black very close to the lash line and quite far to the sides to make her eyes appear slightly larger.

Puis j'ai appliqué: la base pour fard à Paupière ELF Mineral Eyelid Primer, et j'ai utilisé tous les fards de ma palette Kate Gradical Eyes (de ce post). Ensuite j'ai mis du Liner intense de L'Oréal Noir très près des cils et je l'ai aussi étiré un peu plus que d'habitude sur les coins externes pour agrandir le regard.
I forgot to take a picture of it but after this step, I also applied some Benefit They're Real Mascara in black and some purple pencil liner from Clinique on the lower lashline, I added some false lashes (cut in half) and then applied an extra coat of mascara on top of the lashes this time.

J'ai oublié de prendre une photo mais juste après cette étape, j'ai aussi mis un peu de mascara de Benefit They're Real et un peu de crayon liner violet Clinique sur l'interieur de la paupière, j'ai aussi ajouté des faux cils (coupés en deux) et ensuite j'ai mis une autre couche de mascara sur le dessus des cils cette fois-çi.


This is the finished look, you can see the purple eyeliner, which is what I was going for because they really make brown eyes stand out.

Voici le maquillage une fois qu'on a terminé, on voit bien le liner violet, c'est l'effet que je recherchais car le violet fait bien ressortir les yeux marrons.

 On her likps we used some Avène lip balm, a Cargo peach gloss and then topped it off with some L'Oréal gold lip pencil and added another coat of gloss for a shiny yet natural looking finish.

Sur ses lèvres, on a utilisé du baume à lèvres Avène, un gloss couleur pèche de Cargo et aussi un crayon contour des lèvres doré de L'oréal puis une autre couche de gloss pour un fini brillant mais naturel.
I also took a photo with flash to see how it would look but I think I prefer it without. On this photo you can see ho smooth her skin looks with the foundation though. I don't remember using any bronzing powder but we did use some blush from the Kiko Brand in soft Coral. 
Thanks to Aurélie for lending me her face for a few hours, this was a lot of fun!

J'ai aussi pris une photo avec le flash pour voir ce que ça donnerait mais je pense que c'est mieux sans le flash. Mais sur cette photo on peut bien voir à quel point ce fond de teint donne un fini lisse à la peau. Je ne me souviens pas d'avoir utilisé une poudre bronzante mais on a bien utilisé un blush Kiko de la couleur Soft Coral.
Merçi beaucoup à Aurélie de m'avoir prété/confié son visage pendant quelques heures, c'était vraiment amusant!

Thanks for reading.

See you! Bye!

Sonam