Redo of an old MAC look (Barbie loves MAC's Urban eye sation)

CCee — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:47:54 -0800

Hi everyone,

A while ago I was asked to redo an old MAC look for binasheikh1974. The look she requested was this old MAC Facechart
The look I did in August 2008 was this one (click on picture for the old post):

I redid the look on Nouk, and I created this eye on her:

I used a mixture of Make Up For Ever, HD Primer in 001 Neutral and Smashbox, Photo Op Under Eye Brightener all over her face to brighten up her complexion. I used the Make Up For Ever, HD Foundation in 155 Medium Beige on Nicole's face to create a slightly darker canvas. I applied this with the Make Up For Ever Finishing Brush 20N. With my finger I applied Smashbox, Camera Ready Concealer in no.2 Light Ivory and I topped this with Make Up For Ever, Lift Concealer in 3 Neutral Beige. I applied an old rose blush by Smashbox on the apples of her cheeks giving her a little of an innocent flush.

On her eyes I used Bourjois, Shimmering Shine Liquid Eyeshadow in 37 Blanc Chrome, on the inner corners I applied Urban Decay's DeLuxe Eyeshadow in Adore, blending this in the crease. To apply this I used a Models Own Angled Eyeliner Brush. The eyeliner that I used is the Stila - Smudge Pot in Jet Black and my Smashbox - Arced Liner Brush no. 21 , on my eyes I used it only on the outer corner, but on Nouk's eyes I used it as a full line because her eyes are a very different shape then mine. I started with a thin line making it thicker and giving it a slight flick on the outer corner. The mascara Nouk is wearing is Rimmel Sexy Curves in Intense Black 003.

The looks I originally blogged about in April 2009

CCee — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:59:59 -0700

Click on the picture to go to the original blog explaining the look. Use Ctrl + click to open the link in a new tab or Shift + click to open the link in a new window.

EYES

LOOK ON MODEL

LIPS

NAILS

The looks I originally blogged about in March 2009

CCee — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:00:46 -0700

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EYES

LIPS

NAILS

100th look coming up

CCee — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:04:14 -0700

Hi everyone,

My question to you is, what kind of look would you like me to do for my 100th look? Give me many pictures or links if you've found a look you want me to use as an inspiration. If you have a colour you want me to use, that's okay too, but I'm not buying new make-up for this, so if I don't have the exact colour I'll go for a colour similar to the colour you've given me.

If you've got any other ideas, let me know okay.

Big cuddle,
Cee

Blue and Yellow look (filling a request)

CCee — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:29:06 -0700

Hey ladies,

How is everyone doing??

Finally my skin is looking normal again, but I did this look on my best friend who was sweet enough to let me work on her, so thanks Nic!!!

I do have a few quick questions though, sometimes I do the big HUGE picture tutorials, do you girls still want those?? I started with the links to the products I used instead of the pictures, do you like this or prefer the old way? Do you have any other things you would like me to add or skip in my next posts?

Final eye:

When I did Nic's makeup I was amazed at how incredibly blue her eyes seemed afterwards, she had amazingly blue eyes, but after the gold and blue combo her eyes really popped even more.

Prep
I want Nic to look radiant and glowing, so after cleansing I used Clinique - All about eyes on her eyes and Benefit - Firmology as a moisturizer. This moisturizer is oil-free so no oily shine but it does have a luminous light-reflecting pigment that adds a healthy glow. Under her eyes I used Sephora - "Tricks of the Trade" Immediate Wrinkle Filler because I wanted a smooth base for the rest of the makeup. Also I'm adding colour under her eyes and I don't want it to creep into her fine lines making it seem like she has wrinkles.

Face
As a primer I used my favourite Smashbox - Hybrid 2 in 1 Primer, which illuminates and gives the rest of the makeup something to adhere to. Some people hate this product because it has two openings and just squeezing the tube gives you not the best mixture of product. I personally don't mind putting my finger over the first hole to get some illuminizer and then over the second hole to get the primer. I prefer this to two tubes/pumps/bottles, if you don't like this you can always get the normal Photofinish primer and Artificial light Luminizing lotion and mix them on your hand to get the same result. Back to the Hybrid, this (just as the Photofinish) makes the skin feel very soft, which made her touch her face the entire evening, just as I did when I first got into the primer.

When I checked her face for foundation shades I found out that my summer foundation colour works amazingly well on her in the winter. So I used Smashbox - High Definition Healthy FX Foundation in Light L3 placing it with a foundation brush, I heard Samantha Chapman give the advice to place your moisturizer with your foundation brush first to prevent the brush from streaking and "eating" your foundation. I thought I'd pass this tip on to you.

Now that this base is done I wanted to make her skin seem flawless to with a concealer brush and Smashbox - Camera Ready Full Coverage Concealer in 2.0 I took away the minimal darkness she had under her eyes (damn her, she has a pretty perfect skin argh ;) ). Over this I placed a product I hadn't used in a while but re-fell in love with the Smashbox - Under eye brightener. I also used this on the nose and as a highlighter under her brows and on the top of her cheeks.

I almost never use a blusher on myself, so I only have what I got in kits, but I always go to one blusher and it worked amazingly on Nic's face Smashbox - O-glow. I know you're not supposed to do blusher before contouring etc etc, but because the skin is still not powdered, the O-glow (which is a gel) looks better applied now then after powder. At this point I powdered her face with Make Up For Ever - HD Powder because the contouring products are all powder and I never go from cream/gel to powder and back. I always do the "wet" products first, then powder and then I contour. If I use a powdered blush I do apply this last, but if you know what you're doing you can switch up the application steps.

She's never contoured herself before, and I was teaching her what this could do to a face. So fun to teach someone something new which is normal for yourself but is a world of unknown possibilities for another. Because I wanted to keep her skin radiant, I bronzed her with a Givenchy - Prismissime Mat & Glow. To contour I used another product that's been discontinued, I used the bronzer from the Yves Saint Laurent - Sensation Soleil MakeUp Palette no. 1, for my skin tone it's too dark as a bronzer and for Nicole it's the same, so I contoured with it. This Palette has a twin out there, so if you do try and find it on E-bay or anywhere else, make sure you buy the one with the green and shiny nude eyeshadow shades. I contoured the sides of her face to make it seen smaller and gave her more pronounced cheekbones.

Eyes
On her eyes I used the Urban Decay - Eyeshadow Primer Potion as a base. As a base colour on her eyelids I used the gold colour from the discontinued Sephora - Paradise Island palette. I think a good replacement would be a colour like Nars' - Cream Eyeshadow in El Dorado (shimmering golden bronze). I used a cream eyeshadow as an extra base to make the gold on top pop even more and it gives the colour more dimension. I place this colour with a Sephora Brand Professionnel Large Synthetic Eyeshadow Brush no. 25, I use a synthetic brush because it's a cream eyeshadow and natural bristles would give an uneven coating of cream.

Next I do something that will look very odd when you do it, but I'll explain why, so bare with me. I now use the ocean colour from the same Sephora palette (a replacement would be a colour like Nars' - Carioca (gossamer turquoise)) under the eyes (from the outer to the inner corner) with a Sephora Brand Professionnel Small Synthetic Eyeshadow Brush no. 26. Over this blue under the eyes I place a very bright and vibrant colour named Peace - Urban Decay. This colour can be bought on it's own or in the Urban Decay DeLuxe Shadow Box. For precise placing I used the brush side of the Smashbox - Double Ended smudger brush. I do this blue under the eyes now, because I want to know how much blue I need on top, if you do it the other way around, you might need a lot more or less blue under your eyes and then you lose the balance which is very important with this look. Now I add the gold colour on top of the eyelid (up to the crease).

Because I needed a pop of gold (to bring out the blue in her eyes even more) I chose a very pigmented colour. The colour I used was Urban Decay - Honey, this is also a colour that can be bought as a single or found in the Urban Decay DeLuxe Shadow Box.

For the blue in the crease I used the Slanted brush by The body shop. To place the crease colour, look straight ahead into a mirror and place the brush with the eyeshadow just above the crease you see. I used a little bit of Urban Decay - Ransom for this another colour that can be bought alone or in the Urban Decay DeLuxe Shadow Box. I used very little because I wanted to know where I wanted to place the darkest colour of the crease. Because Nic's eyes are a little further apart, I took the Ransom up to the inner corner of the crease. On the outsides I took it up a little to give her a coloured "wing" to lift the outer eye corners.

I used Urban Decay - Adore on the outer corners of her top and bottom lash line. This colour can only be bought as a single, but you can use Ransom (purple blue) for this as well, I just happen to have all the DeLuxe shadows and wanted another more blue blue. Under the blue Ransom in the deepest part of the crease I deepened the colour using an eye pencil by Make Up For Ever - Aqua Eyes in Iridescent navy blue, at this point I added more Ransom to the crease, blending it up and out.

All that was needed to finish the eyes was mascara. She has amazingly long and curled lashes naturally so no curling was needed on her. If you do need this, do this prior to colouring the lashes. For her eyelashes we used a mascara I gave her from a Sephora Lash Stash. The mascara she's wearing in the pictures is Sephora - Atomic Volume Mascara.

Final look:

Lips
On her lips I mixed two Smashbox colours Wicked lovely line lip gloss in Sultry (now on sale on the Smashbox website and a Lip Enhancing clear gloss. The Sultry looks really scary in the tube and I remember Nic thinking I was insane putting it on her, but it's like the black lip glosses, you can mix them with other colours to create a colour you love.

Cee Me

Redo of an old MAC look (Barbie loves MAC's Urban eye sation)

The looks I originally blogged about in April 2009

The looks I originally blogged about in March 2009

100th look coming up

Blue and Yellow look (filling a request)