Last Friday I had the pleasure of working with Nickayla Rivera. It was the second time I painted her flawless face. I created a soft sunkissed look with a beautiful glow. The glow was achieved with Smashbox's Artificial Light Luminizing Lotion in "Glow." I applied this to her body as well. If you want to soften the glow you can mix it with some lotion as well. I personally love the golden affect it gives off! PERFECTION!!!!
Makeup For Ever Creamliner
If you follow my work, you know that I love a clean black cat eye! I love using a black liquid eyeliner but I have a new found love for brown eyeliner. My fave is the Makeup For Ever Creamliner in Matte Brown(Shade 2). I use an angled synthetic eyeliner brush #262. When using this brush, you can achieve a clean, fine line. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The creamliner looks beautiful with a soft smokey eye. Sometimes I love to create a cat eye and sometimes I prefer a blended liner. Here are some looks I have created with the liner.
You can find Makeup For Ever products at Sephora or online at www.makeupforever.com
Get The Look!
Get the look I did on the beautiful Layla Kayleigh
Skin: #FaceAtelier Ultra Foundation dusted with MAC Studio Fix and Mineralize Skinfinish
Eyes: Stila Cosmetics Luxe Eye Shadow Palette(Silk, Bon Bon, Bubble Bath & Pink Diamond) Makeup For Ever Aqua Creamliner in shade #2 #lashesbyliz "Pussycat Doll" & "Suga Mama" Brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pencil "SoftBrown"
Cheeks: MAC "Eversun"(sorry but it's discontinued) Shu Uemura M561 & P332 I used Giella "Eye M Glam" by Mario Dedivanovik for a beautiful soft glow
Lips: Lip Pencil "Flesh" by Catalina Su MAC "Kinda Sexy" lipstick and MAC lip glass in "Clear" #makeupbyliz #ogmakeupbyliz
Peter Thomas Roth Anti-Shine Mattifying Gel
Have you noticed how shiny your skin may be lately? Are you trying to find something to minimize shine on your face? If you are a makeup artist or a consumer looking to create a shine free look for a bride, on set, or for a long busy work day, you need to try this! This will minimize pores as well as keep your skin matte. I like to use it on the the T-Zone for my clients that tend to get more oily. It's one thing to be dewy and another to be greasy looking! This product is oil-free and is a gel base. You can purchase this product at Sephora.
Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil
Those of you that know me, know how much I love a red, bold lip. I especially love a matte red, bold lip. If you want your lip color to stay on with very little touch-ups, you are going to love what I am sharing with you today....Wait for it....Wait for it....Ta-daaaaaaa! The Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil. If you have not tried these yet, you are definitely missing out. I use them daily. I don't have time to retouch my own lipstick when I am busy painting everyone else's pretty face. ;)
This color in particular is the latest addition to the Nars family. "Mysterious Red"
Dragon Girl is a brighter Red with a Pink tone to it.
Cruella is a rich deep red. Super Sexy!
Damned is one of my favorite of all wine tones!
Get The Look!
Skin: Face Atelier Ultra Foundation, Makeup For Ever Lift Concealer mixed with Temptu S/B concealer (topped off with Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder#2)Ben Nye Luxury Powder, Studio Fixed(Lightly Dusted in T-Zone), Lorac Duo Bronzer for a little pop of warmth
Eyes: Urban Decay Naked Palette & Lorac Pro Palette~ Darkhorse & Smog on lid with Espresso to add depth. I also added those under the eye for a smokey effect. Buck and Taupe added in the crease with Nars Surabaya eyeshadow duo. I topped off the brow bone with MAC Vanilla eyeshadow and Naked pigment. For the eyeliner, i used a thin line of Lorac's liquid liner blended with Urban Decay's Blackout in the Naked 2 Palette as well as under the eye. I used Inglot gel liner in the waterline. Lashes...of course I used my own #lashesbyliz in Pussycat Doll and Such a Tease.
Brows: I wanted to keep her perfect eyebrows soft with Anastasia Soft Brown Eye pencil.
Cheeks: I used the Smashbox Contour Palette to for a defined cheek. I added a warm shade by MAC called Eversun that is my all time fave and was a limited color. To top of the skin I added Giella Eye M Glam to the tip of the nose and high cheek bones for a subtle glow.
Lips: Makeup For Ever lip pencil in #49 Lipstick in MAC Honeylove with Makeup For Ever Lab Shine D16
