BERLIN- 24/01/10 - 28/01/10

I have a proper excuse for my absence! In case you had no idea I went to Berlin with college for 4 days and it was pretty much left up to us to do our own thing. I was never really interested in graffiti before but after the trip I feel so inspired to create some kick-ass work! Lame lame lame I know. I will be back Berlin!

 Anyway back to L.F MAKE-UP..... What do you guys want? I'm thinking of postponing my video posts till I figure out how to use my 'proper' camera, so for now stick with photos. 

Bare with me guys, please!

19 AND STEPHANE MARAIS

Start! My skin is acting up again pfft. Cheek spots!! Who gets spots on their cheeks?!

My inspiration photo. Amazing!

 Finito and maybe the yellow across my forehead was a bad idea because I look mega SICK. Note taken *jots down*.

 I did have a video here but the quality is so bad I've taken it down. Basically I remember I have a digital camera that can film videos. DOH. Trouble is finding right place to film atm. Also I forgot to mention why I like Mr Marais's work in the first place. I find his work has that sense of  'freedom' quality almost like painting. His work isn't about meticulous precision and accuracy. He's also very fond of using cremes/gloss textures with the eyes and loves smokey eyes. There's a sense of play/experimentation and I like that.

 MJBMJ bag and watch :D

Hey guys! So huzzah for me getting round to doing a look from the Stephane Marais book. College is currently crazy as I have uni' things to sort out and lovely weekly briefs to 'bosh' out - thank-you tutors!!!

Anyway I'm 19! Ahhh that grand old age. I'm not actually that big on the whole birthday sha-bang. I prefer just to keep it to myself and to see who actually remembers.

 The above photo is actually what I bought for myself. I'm kind of 'picky' with presents because I like to receive and give people useful presents that they'll actually use and like. So I love the above a looooooooot and I seem to have a trend of buying a new MBMJ watch every birthday hmmmmm.... expensive habit. Gah. 

L.F RAMBLES - LIFE 12/01/11

 Easier to take photos from laptop then camera because.... minimal effort!!! From the Givenchy look and looking incredibly EMO (not intentional).

Taken 10 minutes ago? And as you can see my hair has not improved. 

Anyway I'm just showing you the dreaded accumulation of dirty brushes. I have lots of brushes because I hate cleaning them. But now I've finally run out of clean ones :(

Hey guys, short post on what's going on in L.F land. 

So I'm back at college and that means I'm back slaving away as a G.I.D student. Good news is my UCAS has been done and dusted so now I only have to wait for any offers or rejections. Wah, nervous times.

Also I FINALLY went sale shopping which is bad for me as I impulse buy because I think everything's a 'bargain'. A few beauty related things but no make-up (pats back) and went to M.A.C to check out all the new collections but everything was a bit meh. Nice, but don't need (mega pats back). 

Lastly. I'm off to Berlin for 4 days on the 24th so I'll put extra effort into doing more stuff for you guys!

Take care :)

MY TAKE ON THE STRONG BROWS AND RED LIPS TREND

 Playing with make-up at 5:45 AM  perhaps wasn't a good idea because as you can tell I'm slightly zzzzzzzzz.

BRAP BRAP

PRODUCTS MENTIONED:

Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation- RF 140

Models Own Neon Lip & Face Paint- Neon Orange

Illamasqua eye-shadow- Melodrama

L.F'S 2010 FAVOURITE PRODUCTS

I don't think I've mentioned this on my blog before, but Stephane Marais Beauty Flash finally arrived at my college. So naturally I went crazy with scanning all of my favourite looks. I will get round to recreating some of them soon.

MY FAVOURITES:

M.A.C PRO LONGWEAR SPF10 FOUNDATION

Perfect. I *really* can't fault this foundation.

SUGARPILL COSMETICS PRESSED EYE-SHADOWS

I own 6 of these eye shadows (white, yellow, orange, pink, red and purple- lazy with names sorry!!) and they are so good. CRAZY pigmentation, blend well, good amount (4.g) and MATTE!!! The only one I have a hard time with is Poison Plum (purple) but I'm working on it.

COLLECTION 2000 GLAM CRYSTALS 

Best £2.99 you will ever spend. Drugstore can be good. 

E.L.F STUDIO COMPLEXION PERFECTION 

I know I know. How hard can it be to find a good face powder? Well for me....hard! This is the only powder I will use on any clients/shoot. Period. Not chalky, finely milled and sets make-up beautifully. NOTE this doesn't add any coverage so be aware of this. For me I just want a powder to set the face without any more coverage.

E.L.F STUDIO BLUSH BRUSH

I have 4 of these now, which in L.F world means I really like it!! Small and tapered it does everything with its super soft bristles.

CLINIQUE SUPERBALM MOISTURISING GLOSS

I've used this before and fast track 2 years and an Elle magazine promotion. I'm hook, line, and sinker for this as lip-balm-does-jack-all-for-my-chapped-lips-but-this-really-really-does-work-and-makes-them-baby-soft-no-joking. Now breath.

Z-PALETTE

I bought 6 of the large universal palette and they've saved up so much space in my cluttered vanity space-ma bob. A bit of an investment but very travel friendly (especially for make-up gigs!!!).

KRYOLAN ANTI-SHINE POWDER

This actually works. No gimmicks. The real deal.

RED CHERRY LASHES

I love Ardell lashes but these are made by the same people, exactly the same styles and half, HALF the price.

FYRINNAE PIXIE EPOXY

Loose shadows/glitters NEED this. In fact anything but matte shadows. HG worthy. Staple product for kit!

Hey guys, so there's my definitive list of my favourite products of 2010. If its up there, it means I really do love and use these products. I know not all the products I've featured on my blog a whole lot but trust me I've tested them all out thoroughly and I approve. Lots. 

2010 has been amazing for L.F MAKE-UP so thank-you thank-you for supporting me. I will try to make this year even better and continue with things I've started off (eras series).

 x x x

P.S I am not sponsored by love-makeup, I just buy a lot from them as they have everything! Never had any problems personally so safe hands.

I'VE HIT 20 GIVEAWAY WINNER IS....

E.STEER! 

Congratulations my little sister picked you as the winner!

My next give-away will be when I hit 50!

ME, MYSELF AND MAKEUP'S MONOCHROMATIC CONTEST ENTRY

No lashes

The lashes are really gross! Try and ignore!!!

Hey guys! Its Christmas so what better time to enter a make-up contest haha.

Lalia's contest was to create a monochromatic look and obviously I chose the colour pink. 

KEY PRODUCTS:

NARS TORRID AND DESIRE BLUSH

MODELS OWN NEON LIP AND FACE PAINT- NEON PINK

M.A.C EYE-SHADOW- PASSIONATE AND GRAPHIC GARDEN PALETTE

CARGO BLUSH-LYON

COLLECTION 2000 DAZZLE ME- SUGARPLUM

M.A.C REFLECTS TRANSPARENT PINK GLITTER

SUGARPILL PRESSED EYE-SHADOW- DOLLIPOP

Also random fact: Lalia is actually responsible for me creating L.F MAKE-UP as I created this blog solely to enter a contest she had running where you had to create look inspired by a shoe. I've unfortunately deleted my entry but that was the official first post on this blog. And sad face for Lalia's blog being hacked so almost all her posts have been deleted.

Wish me luck and happy holidays again!

ALSO MY GIVE-AWAY ENDS ON THE 27TH! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COMMENT WITH ENTER ME!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 L.F the reindeer!

Ikea Tindra berry candle mmmmmmmmmmm.

Plugging my holiday looks of course too ;)

Happy holidays everyone!

L.F DOES A/W - GOLD MODE

THE HAUL BEFORE CHRISTMAS 

LIZ EARLE'S CLEANSE AND POLISH

They've opened a new store in Leeds and naturally the temptation to not try out THAT cleanser was too much. I've bought my mum one for Christmas too. High hopes. I shall update you with how I feel soon!

M.A.C PAINT POTS - SOFT OCHRE AND QUITE NATURAL (£12.50 EACH)

Don't think I've ever told you guys but paint pots are probably one of favourite products by M.A.C ever. Wouldn't say they are a must have product but they are great if you like layering and works a treat on oily lids. Bonus love for the cute gift bag.

OILATUM - NATURAL REPAIR FACE CREAM (£7.49)

I BLAME PIXIWOO. Utter impulse buy. I'm a bit of a secret skincare junkie. I literally have a box full of skin care items ready to be used. Again high hopes for this and I particularly like this as its free from fragrances, preservatives and emulsifiers.

BACK TO MAKE-UP

 Note I am ill! Lovely cold. Nice.

Dewy look to combat winter. KA-POW!

Camera didn't really pick up all the sparkle glory :(

So another holiday look! And its SUPER simple and easy!

1. Prep eye with appropriate bases (if needed) and apply a light gold eyeshadow to the top lid only going slightly above the crease. Now blend blend blend!
2. Take a good amount gold glitter liner and apply a 'blob' to the back of your hand (clean) and using your finger pat the liner on top of the eyeshadow in thin layers. Repeat layering till desired effect and don't worry about precision but try keep both eyes even and 'fade' out the edges.
3. Using liquid liner draw a thin line and extend the wing. I kept mine quite straight and just a subtle flick.
4. Fill brows. I used a lighter shade then usual.
5. For the face I used an illuminated lotion first and then a dewy foundation as I wanted more of a glow.
6. Buff on bronzer and I used cream blusher/highlighters to add to the dewiness. I didn't set my face with any powder but this is optional!
7. Mascara and lip gloss... DONE!

KEY PRODUCTS:

M.AC FACE AND BODY FOUNDATION - C2

COLLECTION 2000 GLAM CRYSTALS - FUNK (GOLD)

BARRY M LIP GLOSS - 2

COLLECTION 2000 FAST STROKE EYE-LINER- BLACK

MAYBELLINE DREAMMOUSE BLUSH- 04

SUPERDRUG VITAMIN ILLUMINATING MOISTURE CREAM

VITAL RADIANCE EYE BLENDING MOUSE SHADOW - PEACH LIGHT (USED TO HIGHLIGHT FACE)

E.L.F BLUSH AND BRONZING POWDER - BRONZED SIDE

Hope you guys can see the difference with my skin in comparison to my usual preferred matte look. And give it a go if you want to! I used a lot of affordable products :)

L.F DOES A/W - 4 IN 1

START! FYRINNAE'S FINNEGAN'S WAKE AND MATTE BROWN EYESHADOW

LOOK 1 - GOSH ON STAGE COOL LIP JAM 101(BLUE)

FACE IS DONE! NOW LETS CHANGE IT UP....

 LOOK 2- OCC LIP TAR IN NSFW

INSTEAD OF JUST USING BLACK LIQUID LINER I ADDED A LAYER OF  BLACK GLITTER LINER ON TOP (COLLECTION 2000 IN ROCK CHICK)

ENLARGE TO SEE THE SUBTLE DIFFERENCE!

LOOK 3 - SMALL SILVER STARS ADDED TO LEFT EYE USING DUO GLUE

CLICK HERE TO SEE VOGUE UK'S DECEMBER SEEING STARS EDITORIAL FEATURING LISA ELDRIDGE'S WORK THAT INSPIRED THIS LOOK.

 KAT VON D MOMENT HERE..... 

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE EYE WORK MORE CLEARLY

LOOK 4- USING COLLECTION 2000'S GLAM CRYSTALS IN GLITZ (1), I DABBED A LAYER SPARINGLY ON TOP OF THE STARS IN A 'C' SHAPE MOTION

ALL PRODUCTS USED:

URBAN DECAY- P.P

FYRINNAE - PIXIE EPOXY 

M.A.C PAINT - BARE CANVAS

STILA EYE-SHADOW - CHINOIS

FYRINNAE EYE-SHADOW - FINNEGAN'S WAKE

ESTEE LAUDER EYE-SHADOW - MATTE BROWN

NARS SHEER MATTE FOUNDATION - FIJI

PLAYBOY HIDDEN AGENDA CONCEALER - LIGHT 02

URBAN DECAY BROW BOX - BEIGE BETTY
E.L.F SHIMMERING FACIAL WHIP - SPOTLIGHT

E.L.F COMPLEXION PERFECTION POWDER

COLLECTION 2000 FAST STROKE EYE-LINER - BLACK 1

COLLECTION 2000 GLAM CRYSTALS - GLITZ (SILVER) AND ROCK CHICK (BLACK)

MAYBELLINE VOLUM' EXPRESS LIFT-UP MASCARA - BLACK

MAYBELLINE PURE BLUSH MINERAL - PLUM ALCHEMY (30)

DUO ADHESIVE

FALSE LASHES

SILVER STARS (CRAFT STORE)

GOSH ON STAGE COOL LIP JAM - 101 (BLUE)

OCC LIP TAR - NSFW

Phew. Long list. That's why I hardly ever write up what I use!!

Hey guys, I'm finally back! I'm currently on a 3 week Christmas break so I *should* be back doing lots of fun stuff for you guys. 

I've been planning on doing some holiday inspired make-up ever since I saw Lisa Eldrige's work for Vogue UK's December issue. But college has been hectic and I find it much easier updating my art blog as I can just upload photos and add a minor description!

These looks I've created have a slight inkling reference to the 1940's but I've updated it by using a glitter liner on top of the liquid liner (I recommend doing this so you get a solid black base). 
Look 1 is the core look in this short series so from this starting point I just slowly added and tweaked bits such as changing the lip colours. Look 3 and 4, I think would be perfect for parties without looking too OTT pantomime extra.

So if you are stuck for holiday make-up ideas hopefully I've inspired you :)

Talking about being inspired this video is just magical!