Love Is In The Air: Get Inspired By My Favourite Romantic Makeup Tutorials from YouTube.

February 11, 2013 | 2 Responses

We’re shifting our focus now from dark and sultry eyes to romantic pretty looks. Whether it’s for Valentine’s day, a date night, or just because, these 3 YouTube makeup tutorials will give you the tricks to look your best. You cutie, you!

From MakeupByTiffanyD: Make Lashes Look Long & Thick (Eye Shadow Trick)

This is an old one from Tiffany D., but I think it’s still one of her best to date. If you’re still struggling with false lashes but want a long lash look using just eyeshadows, then this tutorial is for you.

From Mila Victoria: FIRST DATE MAKEUP TUTORIAL + ADVICE #MILATAUGHTME

Mila Victoria has quickly become one of my favourite vloggers. She creates pretty wearable looks as well as strong and edgy looks, and does so with flair. I love the softness of this first date look, and her first date advice is brilliant.

From lisaeldridgedotcom: Audrey Hepburn – Breakfast at Tiffany’s Inspired Make-up

Everybody loves Lisa Eldridge. This Breakfast at Tiffany’s inspired look is fresh, youthful and works for everyone. I love the side of makeup history we get in this video as well, as she talks about how Audrey Hepburn’s makeup evolves through the years. You must see this one, if you haven’t yet.

What are your favourite romantic makeup tutorials from YouTube? Any vloggers on your must-subscribe-NAO list?

Secret Santa Lipstick Bandit Style: The Look Swap

December 24, 2012 | 46 Responses

Merry Christmas Eve, lovely readers! I got something fun for you today.

Fellow Lipstick Bandits Larie and Xiao came up with the best idea for our Christmas/Holiday collaboration: we are doing each others’ signature looks à la Secret Santa. We are each assigned to do a look inspired by another blogger, but our assignments have been kept a secret. Until now.

(Excited wiggling)

Anyways, I can’t keep the secret anymore so here it goes. I’ve been matched to our gorgeous Jessica of Getting Cheeky! YAY!

Jessica Getting Cheeky
source: GettingCheeky.com

Jessica’s signature look consists of:

flawless, glowing porcelain skin;
bright eyes with slightly winged black liner;
a soft rosy lip.

Jessica has so many stunning features, including her incredible full brows and plump supermodel lips. She wears a light nude pencil on the waterline for a fresh, bright eyed look. And because I’m crazy, I am also drawing on Jessica’s charming beauty marks + freckles, erasing mine, and changing my hair colour on Photoshop. Because it’s fun. (I know, the colour is atrocious on me. It was supposed to be lighter/blonder, too, but I had to find a good middle ground.)

Lipstick Bandits Look Swap 4 final Glitter Geek as Getting Cheeky!

Products Used

Face
Laura Mercier Radiance Primer
Giorgio Armani 5.5 Maestro Foundation (lighter than my true shade, but worn deliberately to lighten my complexion for the look)
YSL 1.5 Touche Eclat
Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay Blush
Chanel Notorious Ombre Contraste Sculpting Veil

Eyes
MAC Spiked Eye Brows
Yaby Blank Eyeshadow (brow bone, lid and inner corners)
Yaby Bark Eyeshadow (crease)
Yaby Abyss Eyeshadow (used wet as eyeliner)
MAC NC15/NW20 Chromagraphic Pencil (waterline)
Givenchy Noir Couture 4 in 1 Mascara in 1 Black Satin
Ardell short flare lashes

Lips
MAC Oak Lipliner (overlined lips slightly for a fuller look)
MAC Patisserie Lipstick (all over base)
Yaby Hidden Danger Lipstick (on top for shine and more colour)

Lipstick Bandits Look Swap 1
I overlined my lips to emulate Getting Cheeky’s infamous full lips…

Lipstick Bandits Look Swap 2
I had to fill in my eye brows to be fuller…

Lipstick Bandits Look Swap 3 final
The complete look: Glitter Geek as Getting Cheeky!

Joyeux Noël Jessica! I hope you liked it! It was so much fun. Merry Christmas, everyone. Check out the rest of our look swaps below.

Click here to see the rest of the Lipstick Bandits’ looks.

Inspired By Victoria’s Secret Glowing & Angelic Makeup

October 22, 2012 | 30 Responses

When it comes to makeup looks, I appear to be experimental here on the blog (check out all my looks here). However, on a day-to-day basis, I actually wear the same simple makeup. I wear a toned down version of this Victoria’s Secret runway look — from 2008, I think, but I could be wrong. I have been wearing a lot of the same products: MAKE UP FOR EVER #2 Sculpting Kit to contour, MAC Supercontinental Blush on the cheeks, a mix of Le Métier de Beauté Crème Caramel Lip Creme and Revlon Sunbaked Colorburst Lip Gloss.

The Victoria’s Secret look is actually very easy to do. It’s a simple formula, really: contoured cheeks, glowing bronzed skin, glossy pink lips, and a pearly champagne highlight on the eyes. Follow along to see how I created this look.

Get the Look

For the eyes, fill in the eyebrows with a taupe grey eyeshadow (MAC Brun and Coquette). Highlight the brows and inner corners with a pearly champagne (from CARGO Vienna quad). Apply a pearly beige (MAC All That Glitters) all over the lid. Use a matte taupe (MAC Coquette) to lightly contour the crease with a fluffy blending brush (MAC 217). Take the same eyeshadow with an eyeliner brush and run it along the lower lash line. Next, tap the fluffy blending brush lightly into a matte reddish brown (Mary Kay Sienna / review) and apply to the outer V and blend well. Line the lower lash line with the same eyeshadow.

Apply a thin winged eyeliner on the top lash line (Maybelline Master Precise Ink Pen Eyeliner), and then apply mascara. I opted to wear a natural set of false lashes (Ardell 109) to pump up the flirt factor.

For the skin, after an illuminating primer (Laura Mercier Radiance Primer / review), foundation and concealer, brush on bronzer (Guerlain 03 Brunettes Terracotta Light / review) on the forehead, nose, cheeks and chin. Sculpt the cheeks and temples with a contour powder (MAKE UP FOR EVER #2 Sculpting Kit). Apply a shimmery highlight on the apples of the cheeks (MAC Pro Gold Studio Finish Face Powder / review). Then I layered a glowing pink blush (MAC Supercontinental / review) on the apples of the cheeks.