I felt like doing something different with my eye make-up yesterday and came up with this combination. I added in a slick of pale blue liquid liner along the upper lashline to add an unexpected flash of colour to a peachy-pink, orange and brown eyeshadow look.
Tip: If the blue liner is too much for you, you can just leave it out and stick with the eyeshadow look. I really liked how the eyeshadow combination looked on its own as well.
Here’s how to re-create this look:
I have been looking for ideas for new posts and found this make-up tag on a beauty and lifestyle blog I came across recently (everythingmeli.com). I really enjoy reading this type of posts on other sites so I thought ‘why not post something like this here’? So here are my answers to the ‘Just for fun’ make-up tag questions. Hope you enjoy reading the post!
I’ve pasted the questions at the end of the post, so feel free to let me know your answers in the comments section below. I always love finding out about other people’s favourite products :o).
I recently posted this look on my Instagram page (you can find me on @makeupbysairalee) and thought I would follow-up with a ‘how to’ post here.
I purchased the Kat Von D Metal Matte Palette when it came out in the UK last year and have been really enjoying using it to create different types of looks. I really felt like doing something different and so came up with this teal and gold highlight effect combination. I really like how it turned out – it’s softly smokey with the eyes open and then you get a real flash of colour when the eyes open and close.
Tip: You can read more tips, tricks and techniques for creating a highlighted eyeshadow style here.
I mentioned some time ago in a ‘sneak peek’ post (read more here) that I had purchased several products from the Benefit brow range. This post will focus on one of the products: the Ready, Set, Brow! 24 Hour Setting Gel. When I had a brow lesson at the House of Fraser counter, the make-up artist used this product on my brows straight after she used the Goof Proof Pencil (click here to read my post on this pencil) to define, shape and set my brows. I really loved how defined, yet natural, this product made my brows look and purchased it some time after when Debenhams had a 10% off beauty event sale.
I’ve been looking for a new colourless setting powder for quite a long time now. EmilyNoel83 (I love watching her YouTube videos) uploaded a video a few months ago featuring her favourite natural face powders. The Too Faced Primed and Poreless Powder was given a mention and I thought, ‘Why not try it?’.
I tried the powder over a foundation which I love but doesn’t have great staying power (I usually need a touch-up mid-morning) and wow!!! After applying my make-up early in the morning (around 7:15am), I didn’t feel the need for any powder touch-ups until later in the afternoon around 4pm. That’s right – 4pm!!!
It’s been a while since I wrote a post (work and life have been very busy recently) and so I wanted to kick-start my writing again with a bold and colourful look. I used the new UD Full Spectrum Palette, which contains a rainbow array of colourful eyeshadows.
Tip: Lining the eyes with black liner and using lashings of black mascara really helps define the eye when using such bright eyeshadow colours.
Note: I’ll try to write a post on the UD Full Spectrum Palette soon, along with swatches, to give you an idea of what shades the palette contains. Think bright and colourful, ranging from white, yellow, orange, coral, copper, purple, cranberry, green, blue and black!
Here’s how to re-create this look:
Here is some new make-up news for this week:
Too Faced co-founder Jerrod Blandino has released sneak peek photos on Instagram of some new upcoming products in their Chocolate Bar and Natural ranges. Palettes include White Chocolate Chip (click here to see the outside packaging and here to see inside), Chocolate Chip (click here to see the outside packaging and here to see inside) and the Natural Love palette (click here to see a sneak peek of the packaging).
Maybelline has some exciting new products launching from January 2017. Products include Collossal Big Shot Mascara, Masterstrobe (a new illuminating liquid highligher) and 10 nude lipsticks in the Creamy Matte range. Click here to see some sneak peek photos on the Maybelline Instagram page.
MAC has released new iridescent highlighters as part of their ‘In The Spotlight Collection’ for Holiday 2016. There are six shades of Strobing Cream (liquid formulation) and four shades of Extra Dimension Skinfinish (powder formulation) to choose from. If you like highlighters which are glowy and bright, then you might like this collection. You can see more here on the MAC USA pages and here on the MAC UK pages. I purchased one of the Extra Dimension Skinfinishes in the shade ‘Beaming Blush and have a ‘sneak peek’ photo in my Instagram feed on my site (click here to see the photo on Instagram).
Makeup Geek will be releasing new lipsticks and lipglosses as part of their make-up range. Products include the slimline Iconic Lipsticks (click here to see a sneak peek), along with Plush Matte and Creme liquid lip colours (click here for a sneak peek).
Do you like this sort of post? Any types of launches, make-up ranges or products you would like to read more about? Let me know in the comments section.
I mentioned in my recent post on the Maybelline Color Drama Intense Lip Paints (you can see the post here) that they are very comparable to the Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipsticks. I thought it would be helpful to write a post comparing these two products to help you choose which might best fit your needs.
I mentioned in my recent ‘sneak peek’ post (read more here) that I recently purchased three products from the Benefit brow range. This post will focus on one of the products: the Goof Proof Brow Pencil. When I was at the House of Fraser counter, I told the make-up artist that I wanted a product which I could use on my brows for a natural look. Rachel (who served me) suggested that the Goof Proof Brow Pencil would be a good fit for my needs. This pencil has quickly become one of my go-tos for quickly and easily filling in my brows.
I recently featured this softly defined, neutral eye look on my Instagram page (find me at @makeupbysairalee) and thought it would be nice to accompany it with a ‘how to’ post.
Neutral tones on the eyes can be combined with any lip colour that you like, be it a bright red lipstick or a nude lipgloss.
I wore this look with one of the new MAC Liptensity shades in ‘Life’s Blood (a rich, deep blood-red) and Too Faced Sweethearts Blusher in Peach Bellini (look out for posts on both of these products in the coming weeks).
I used the Lorac Pro 2 Palette to create this look but you can use any brand of eyeshadow you like which has similar shades.
Here’s how to re-create this look:
Make-Up By Saira Lee 