Step By Step: Valentines Day-Time Makeup

I have collaborated with Maryam (Line Up The Makeup Blog) where I am providing you with my first make-up tutorial on a daytime look for valentines day.. I have demonstrated a soft glam and Maryam will be showing you how to achieve an evening look.

Before I start I would like to say a big thank-you to Ifat Raja (internationally known MUA) where all the techniques in this tutorial have been applied from what I've learnt from her master classes.

Products Used

Face

Moisturiser: E45 Cream

Primer: Bare Minerals Prime Time

Eyebrows: Benefit Brow Zings Brow Shaping Kit

Foundation: No7 Stay Perfect Foundation (Honey)

Highlighter: Benefit Sugarbomb Blusher
Blush: Modern Mandarin MAC Blush

Contour
Foundation for Highlight : Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 010
Cream Foundation For Contour: Crown 10 contour palette (Darkest Colour)
Brown Contour Powder: Bare Minerals Warmth

Translucent Pressed Powder: Witch Anti Blemish Pressed Powder

Eyes

Eye Primer: Benefit Lemon Aid Eye Primer
Eye shadows: MAC Christmas limited edition (no longer sold) but you need a cream colour for highlight and matte brown eyeshadow
Black Base:  MAC black track liner

Eyeliner:Rimmel Exaggerate
Mascara: Benefit Roller Lash- Not Available till March but see my post on the review

Fake Eyelashes: Definition 125 Nadine

Lips

Lip Liner: Illamasqua (fantasy)

Lipstick: MAC Twig (not available at the moment) dupe is NYX B52

How To Achieve A Soft Glam Look

 1. Prepare face: apply moisturiser, primer and fill in eyebrows. Use the eye primer and apply with your finger by dabbing it onto the eye area.

I then used the cream coloured eyeshadow as my brow highlighter shown in the first picture (above)

2. Use the black gel liner and a flat eye brush and dab onto lower crease (see picture below-on the right), work quickly and blend up with a little fluffy brush (on the left). Apply the bridge colour (matte brown) to merge highlighter and the gel liner (shown in step 2 above). Also apply matte brown on lower lash line with a small fluffy brush and go for bold winged liner.

3.Apply your foundation with your fingers on to your chin, nose, cheeks and forehead. Use a sponge blender e.g. a beauty blender and use a stippling motion aka dab the foundation product into your skin.

4. Contour- use the light foundation for highlight and a dark foundation product and apply with a foundation brush as shown in step 4 in the picture above- see highlighting contouring makeup tutorial for your face shape.

 5. Go over the dark contour with warmth by Bare Minerals with a small makeup brush (pictured below)

The picture above demonstrates what it looks like after everything has been blended

6. Apply fake eyelashes then apply mascara on the top and bottom lashes 

 

Picture from Superdrug

 Final stage: 

• Apply blush to the apples of the cheeks only. 
• Get translucent powder and dab your sponge/beauty blender into the product, use a patting motion under the eyes to set
• Add a pink-toned nude all over the lip, start with lip liner then apply lipstick. 

• Finish off by applying highlighter to the top of your cheek bones using a fan brush.

Viola Your Done

So what do you think to my first beauty post? Make sure you check out Maryam's post too. I'd love to hear from you.

Hugs and kisses,

Kimren xo