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EYES

LOOK ON MODEL

LIPS

NAILS

Hi everyone,

A while ago I already told you I was planning to do the look Emma Watson was wearing on the Harry Potter Premiere 07-07-2009:

I did the look this Friday and I made a full tutorial out of it for you. Starting with the eye we're going for: . As you can see it's slightly golden in the inner corner going to a more rose golden brown on the outer corner and a shimmery silver on the lower lash line.Of course her picture was taken in summer when the light was more yellow and mine in fall when it's all grey outside.
The finished eye:

All good makeup starts with a good base. I started with a tester by SkinCeuticals called Prevent Serum 10 AOX+ this neutralizes free radicals, defends against environmental damage, and helps prevent premature signs of aging. I've had this mini bottle for a while but never used it because it smells really badly. But today I chose to use it because I thought: "Medicine is supposed to taste badly, maybe this smells horrible but works wonders." And it really is amazing, my skin is soft but also I have a healthy glow again and a few scars I have are lessening.... so I'm really loving this :D .
As a moisturizer I'm using my Shiseido's The Skincare Range's Day Moisture Protection SPF 15 (at night I use their Night Moisture Recharge Light) and the eye cream I'm using is Elizabeth Arden's PREVAGE® Eye Anti-aging Moisturizing Treatment.

I'm using Talika - Lipocils again because my lashes are growing shorter and shorter by the day, I don't know if it's the weather, stress or the Rimmel mascara I'm using lately, but they need some extra care. At the moment I look like this:

I recently acquired the Beauty Blender. I have a love-hate relationship with this thing. I love how easy it is to apply makeup with it, but it eats makeup and it's hell to clean. To use a Beauty Blender you dampen it (under a faucet and then you squeeze all the excess water out with (first without and then with a towel).

Another "new" thing is the Make Up For Ever HD Primer in 00 Neutral and Foundations I got about 3 weeks ago. I finally emptied my Smashbox - Healthy FX HD foundation in L3 and I wanted the MUFE foundation for over 6 months. But in the stores here they don't have the perfect shade for me. Soooo I got the 140 Soft beige (slightly too light but perfect for the middle and end of winter) and the 155 Medium beige (too dark but perfect for the hight of summer). Both foundations together create a perfect colour for me right now. I do have a tendency to use the 140 in the centre of my face and the 155 to contour with when I'm going out. The finish I get is amazing, especially on camera :D .

The MUFE lift concealer is also something that I had trouble with finding my colour, the 3 Neutral Beige (on the left) is too yellow and the no. 1 Pink beige is too light. The no. 2 was too dark and looked horrible on my skin, so again I mix these two to get the amazing colour I need. I sometimes use more of the no. 1 on the inner corners and more of the no. 3 on the outer corners.... but basically it all depends on how my circles are appearing that day.
My makeup looks like this at the moment:
As you can see the concealer does have a tendency to crease if you don't set it immediately. Today it's also a little too light for some reason but I found a solution for that, by using the Undercover Pot in no. 3 by Laura Mercier. In this pot contains a Secret Camouflage (which works perfectly around my nose) and an Secret Concealer for under your eyes which, when you use a little amount, makes the concealer under my eyes look perfect when I use it over the MUFE concealer. I usually set this with the translucent powder also in this pot and the Laura Mercier Camouflage Powder Brush but I just cleaned it and it's drying so I'm using the velours puff by Laura Mercier. . Now this sounds like a lot, and it can be, if you use loads of product, the key to a "natural" look is layering thin layers to create the perfect canvas. So no plastering your skin away. It's all little bits that create a flawless look.

Because as you can see in the picture of Emma, she has amazing cheekbones, but also much contouring going on. To achieve sort of the same look on me, I use Smashbox which is this colour: I apply the blush (first on the apples of my cheeks) and then because this contouring product is a powder I powder the rest of my face first (with the Translucent Laura Mercier powder and Velours puff again) and then I use my Illamasqua - Highlighting brush to contour. I use this brush because it's PERFECT for this kind of thing. It places the colour where you need most depth and then you blend with what's left on the brush and the end result is superb.

I really love the Urban Decay DeLuxe Shadow Box and I use it more then any other palette I own. I have most of these colours as singles as well simply because that's easier to bring with me if I'm staying over at a friend's house. (I have singles of Fishnet, Honey, Heat, Sting, Graffiti and Adore).

The colours I'm using for this look are Shag, Honey and Scratch. I started with my Primer Potion and then used Shag the slight goldeney neutral which I applied with my Smashbox - no. 15 Definer brush. I placed the colour mostly on the inner 1/3 and then blended over to halfway down my lid. To make the colour slightly more golden I used Honey over this. You might ask why not take a more golden tint, well the answer is that I need the makeup to stay bright for long and these DeLuxe colours really keep their pigmentation through the day and night. Also it's more subtle then a gold if you combine Shag and Honey. My eye now looks like this:

I used Scratch on the outer 1/3 of my lid and then blended it into the rest of the colours already on there. This colour is a pinkish champagne colour and you really don't see the actual colour on the picture properly.

To darken the crease somewhat to create depth and add some extra warmth to the look I took up my Smashbox which is still available in the Smashbox - Runway Glam Kit if you open the Shadow and Liner palette you find three cream eyeliners and 4 eyeshadows: I used the shadow most to the left on the top part of the palette. It's a copper colour which I applied with my "new" Illamasqua - Blending Brush 1. My eye now looks like this: .

I've been loving the Illamasqua products I have and that's why I didn't use a silver under my eyes but a silvery green. I HAD to use  Illamasqua - Pure Pigment in Lust. As you can see the lid has a "stopper" which keeps the pigment from becoming a mess if you travel with it and I have brought this with me almost everywhere for over a month now so it's doing it's job as you can see.

The mascara I'm using is from the Sephora Lash Stash brought out last year. This year there is one out as well, but this mascara is not included in the current lash stash.

My eyes now look like this, almost done:

All I wanted to add was a little extra brightness in the inner corner and on the waterline. I used L23 Champagne from Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes.
Final eyes:

Hi everyone,

Nic was feeling very tired this week and wanted some pampering. I was of course happy to oblige and when I did her makeup I wanter her to look very refreshed.

I used Smashbox - Photo Finish Foundation Primer Light as a base (applying it with a MUFE Foundation brush) followed by a mixture of Smashbox - Hig Definition Healthy FX Foundation in L3 and Make Up For Ever - HD Foundation in 155 Medium Beige. I mixed these two together because the Smashbox Foundation is her perfect shade but I wanted her to have a natural tan and mixing a darker foundation created this.
To make her look fresh, I used Smashbox - Photo Op, Under Eye brightener under her eyes and on the tops of her cheekbones. I used a light dusting of Make Up For Ever - Super Matte Loose Powder in 12 Translucent Natural pressing it in with the puff.

I used Bourjous Blusher in 92 Santal (I think, the name has worn off) to contour under her cheeks. I used her own L'Oreal eyebrow pencil, but I used it with an angled eyeliner brush by Models inc. to apply it. I placed some of the eyebrow pencil on the back of my hand (warming it up) and then picking it up with the brush to apply it in her brows, giving a softer and more angelic brow.

I then applied white from the Make Up For Ever - Flash Colour Case with a Sephora - Professionnel All Over Shadow Brush - Small #22. I blended this up to slightly above the crease. I then used a Sephora - Colorful Mat Mono Eyeshadow - Mat No. 06 (matte white) Item # 936310 with my "new" Illamasqua - Blending Brush 1 I set the white and applied a little extra in her inner corners. I then took up Illamasqua - Pure Pigment in Lust on the inner half of her lid. The shimmer catches the light and makes it look even brighter then the white. On the outer V, I used Sephora - Colorful Mat Mono Eyeshadow - Mat No. 02 (matte grey) Item # 936211. I placed the colour on the outer V and blended it with my Laura Mercier - Eye Colour Brush, this brush blends wonderfully and I reapplied the grey again with the Laura Mercier - Eye Crease brush to add a little depth and blended it again slightly. This applying, blencing and reapplying means the makeup will stay on longer.

I lined the outer half of her eyes with Stila - Smudge Pot in Jet Black and my Smashbox - Arced Liner Brush no. 21 starting halfway and keeping it very very thin. The mascara Nic is wearing is Rimmel Sexy Curves in Intense Black 003.

Hi everyone,

Well, I've been taking some time this week to do some looks for you on me and my friends. So to start of the posts is this Black Lip I've been asked to make work for real life. This is still very very strong, so probably most of you will only think of wearing this on Halloween.... but for those who dare....

To start of the look I scrubbed my lips using .

Making my lips look like this:

I then took up my NEW (and dampened) Beauty Blender and the lightest MUFE HD Foundation (140) .

Which made my lips look like this: .

I wanted a little bit of a moisturizing base but because I was using black I wanted a little plumping effect as well, so I used DuWop Lip Venom.

Making my lips look like this: .

I don't have a black lippencil, so I used a soft eyepencil. Remember when you're doing this that you HAVE TO clean the pencil afterwards. I cleaned it with alcohol and then I sharpened it. You HAVE to do this because you don't want Lip Venom in your eyes next time you use the pencil on your eyes. .

My lined lips look like this. This is the time to perfect your liplines .

I don't have black lipstick either, but I do have the Make Up For Ever Flash Palette. This contains 12 cream colours which you can use on eyes (as a base) on face and lips (body too of course, but that would be very expensive if you used this all over your body. The brush I used to apply the black is the The Body Shop lipbrush. This brush is a little stiff making the application very neat .

My lips with only the black look like this: . If you want all black lips, you can keep it the way it is now... I wanted to add a little red to it though to make it less "dead". I pressed my finger on the inside of my lips to remove some of the black and then I pressed some red from the same Flash palette on the middle of my lips. The finished lips look like this:

Hi everyone,

Well, this makeup by Amanda Rijff was done quite a while ago. I've been waiting for the pictures to make the post complete for a while, but I finally decided to do it with the pictures I already have and when I get the other ones from Nic I'll add them then.

The makeup is all by Laura Mercier and is applied by Amanda Rijff at the Skins store (www.skins.nl/visagie.htm). Amanda is the account manager for NL/BE. This woman is sooo nice and sooo filled with knowledge, it was very fun to watch her work and pick her brain.

The Flawless Face Map I got looks like this:

And my face looked like this:

The day I got this flawless face I went there with a clean face, using only a tinted moisturizer (by Dermalogica). Before starting the makeup we had a good talk about what I wanted and my expectations. I told her no limits as long as there wasn't an orange lipstick involved. I wanted to look at how she handled the products but not look in the mirror because I wanted to be surprised and I know I can do the application with her face map.

After she cleaned my face she started with the Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation Primer I was amazed that she used so much more then I use normally, but then with this primer I do use more then with my Smashbox primer. It's been made for oily, sensitive and acne-prone skin types Amanda told me and after using it for about a month I can honestly tell you that I've had less blemishes and my skin looks less oily even in this humid weather. Acoording to the Laura Mercier website it contains high water content and addresses surface dehydration around active blemishes (my skin does react very well to this primer, I do miss the extra smooth feeling I get with the Smashbox primer, but this Laura Mercier primer is my preferred choice at the moment). It contains oil controlling ingredients ensure long-wear and flawless application (you'll see in the last pictures, that my face does look practically the same at night as it did after application, and that after a warm day with Nicole and riding a bike in the sun). The primer also contains vitamins A, C, & E which act as antioxidants & protect the skin from harmful, aging effects of the environment (I use Dr. Brandt's Anti-Oxidant Water Booster every day to keep my skin as healthy as possible so adding a protective layer at skinlevel is great as well). A tip given by Laura Mercier is cool the Foundation Primer in the refrigerator to refresh the skin & reduces puffiness.

The foundation that was used on my skin was Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in the shade Fawn, I thought I'd be a Sand but with the summersun, I have tanned a little bit, so she used Fawn. In the Flawless Face Kit (Oil Free) I bought Laura Mercier Oil Free Flawless Face Kit (in the colour Sand) are almost all the products she used for my face. I'd already ordered this before this day came because I was curious about the products and I was happy that when I left the store that day I could take the face kit with me. The Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer is pigmented enough to not need a foundation. If you layer two layers of this (building the colour) you can make this a normal foundation coverage. Again this Oil Free version is made for acne prone, sensitive or oily skin. There are many skins these days that are oily but still dry, there is an oily film over the skin, but the skin its self is dehydrated and this tinted moisturizer does work amazingly to rehydrate. This product really helps with that horrible oily film you can get halfway through the day and it also has an SPF of 20 which is ideal for summer.

The concealer she used was sooo much darker then I'm used to using, she used the no. 4 Undercover Pot which is the darkest one there is. I was actually thinking she was making a huge mistake when she was applying it, but it looked perfect. The undercover pot that's in the kit I bought is a no. 3 one which works perfect for the fall and for winter I'll probably need the no. 2 pot. This Pot is sooo easy to bring with you, I didn't take off the sticky thing over the sifter because I hate having the powder all over the pot when you open the screw top. I do really hope the Illamasqua "stoppers" in these kinds of pots catch on, those are amazingly handy. Under the top lid there are a Secret Camouflage and Secret Concealer. The Secret Camouflage formula is oil-free and stays in place all day long to cover blemishes, scars and imperfections. I tend to use this with the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Brush which is a flat tapered synthetic brush on blemishes and I use it with my fingers around my nose to take away the redness. The under eye circles are hidden with the Secret Concealer which is softer and that means you tug less on the delicate skin around your eyes.

She set the makeup with the Laura Mercier Mineral Finishing Powder in no. 2. I normally hate mineral powders, I've worn the Bare Essentials powders and on me it's chalky and for some reason I break out almost immediately. The sifter on the packaging is only halfway, so you don't have the problem with too much product coming out. This setting powder really did keep my makeup perfect the entire day, the only place that started to shine during the evening was my nose. This is not a product you buff in like the MUFE HD powder, you just smooth it over and then it's perfect. She tapped the Powder brush to make sure the powder really got into the brush and gave a perfect finish to my skin.

The colour on my cheeks is Laura Mercier Second Skin Cheek Colour in Tender Mauve. I don't wear a lot of blush, but when I came to Nic's place that's the first thing she noticed. The cheek colour was applied with the Cheek Colour Brush.

The primer she used on my eyes is Eye Basics in the shade Peach. This primer kept the eyeshadow perfectly for the entire day and when it was the end of the day and I wanted to take it off it wasn't hard to remove the makeup either.

On my eyes she used three colours, namely Sateen Eye Colour in Sandstone as a base, applying it with the Eye Colour Brush and blending with the Pony Tail Brush. This is a creamy powder that is crease resistant and is an amazing highlighting colour.
The next colour she used was Matte Eye Colour in Twilight Grey on my outer 3/4th of my eyelid and blending it up in and above the crease using the Angled Eye Colour Brush to apply and blend the colour on my crease. The main crease colour was another Matte Eye Colour but now in the colour Plum Smoke, applied with the Angled Eye Colour Brush and Pony Tail Brush.

The tighlining was done with an Eye pencil I had to buy immediately, namely the one in the colour Purple Sapphire. She also pressed the colour on my lower lash line, keeping the line very very thin (smudging it a little with the Smudge Brush, but the pop of colour was amazing.

She used a brow pencil for blonds to make my eyebrows a little neater without making it look like she filled in my eyebrows. Next she used a Thickening and Building Waterproof mascara in black on my lashes. The thing I did really miss was the curling of the lashes. I also wondered why she didn't contour my face, but when I asked her she told me that contouring is something people do wrong very easily and she never does this because you need to know what your doing and when doing makeup like this you don't know the person's makeup skills.

On my lips she used a Lip Pencil in Chestnut using only her finger to pull the skin taught. The lip colour on my lips is Lip Colour Sheer in Bare lips. This is a hydrating, anti-aging, plumping and conditioning lip colour with a semi-matte finish. I don't think this colour should be called sheer, it's pretty intense, but it is long lasting, it only faded after dinner (we ate taco's so not something that's easy on the lips).

After the entire day and night I took these pictures:

As you can see the shine is back, but the makeup colour is still there, the pop of purple is slightly less apparent and all the colours have softened a little, but what do you expect after more then 12 hours of no touch ups and riding a bike and eating in the sun.

So all in all, I'm impressed, of course there are things I would have done differently (contouring, curling the lashes for a more open eye and added an extra highlighter on the inner eye corner) but she really did teach me a lot and told me about the products with all honesty and with a love for the brand that's contagious. I have more information on the products on the post about my makeup bag where I tell more about the products in the flawless face kit and my Neutral Eye Tutorial also talks about the products and application.

I'll add the pictures that were taken at Nic's place when I get them.