Beautiful Bridal Hair - Vintage Style

Hey there,

I really wanted to share with you a vintage bridal hair up that I did the other day..

The bride was a beautiful 'English Rose' and wanted a loose floaty up-do to compliment her dress.

Here is what I did..

Obviously not as glam with the checked shirt and glasses on! LOL

But check her out with the completed look (and professional photography by http://markpacura.co.uk)...

Simply stunning!

If you would like know how I achieved this vintage bridal hair up look then drop me a comment below! 

Until next time...

Carly x

1920's Hair and Make Up Look!

Hey there!

Today while the kids and other half were out I had a bit of time to try out a 1920's hair and make up look.

I was inspired by the film 'The Great Gatsby' which is a visual feast.. freakin' love that film!

Anyway here's the look I did, I used all drugstore affordable make up :)

Eyes -
Firstly I used a collection jumbo eye pencil all over the lid and under the eye and smudged any harsh lines.
I then used a Sleek make up palette called 'Oh so special' and used 'Celebrate' colour all over the lid and into the crease.
I then blended 'boxed' into the crease and towards the brow and finished with 'the mail' towards the eye brow to give a nice gradual colour.

Eyebrows - I used 'boxed' to fill in my eyebrows and extended the tail to enhance the typical 'sad' look from the 1920's

Face - I used Revlon Photoready foundation in 'vanilla' then set with ELF HD translucent powder to set. I used a bright pink Make Up Academy blusher (can't find the name) on the cheekbones.

Lips - I lined my lips with a black eyeliner and then filled with a Barry M deep red lipstick. I made sure not to take the colour all the way to outer corner of the lips as I wanted a 'pouty' look.

Hair -

My hair is normally past my shoulders but for this look I halved my hair into 2 sections from ear to ear and twisted and pinned the bottom section into a mini bun. 

I then curled all the top section and pinned it into the bun to give the rounded 'bob' look.. I also added a headband which was very flapperish that I picked up in primark for around £1!

Anyway I hope you enjoyed this post and feel free to leave a comment with any questions or just to say Hi!

Until next time..

Carly x

Amazing Make Over! Hair and Make Up*

Hi guys,

Yesterday I had the pleasure of making over my big sister. She was down visiting and badly needed her  hair coloured, so I thought why not just do a before and after hair and make up!

So here's what I did...

As you can see from the before picture she had A LOT of regrowth and wanted to go more blonde.. 

I used RUSK Deep Shine colour to achieve this look I foiled the whole top section of her hair using 2 shades of blonde and bleach, I then flooded her roots with a medium brown. I tried a different foiling technique (always trying new hair things on my sis) and was really pleased with the results.

Here's what I did for her make up..

FACE

- Firstly I moisturised Lauren's face with Nivea so soft moisturiser and primed with ELF mineral infused primer.

- After that I concealed any red area's with collection concealer in light.

- I then mixed MAC studio sculpt and revlon photoready foundation to create a good match for her skin and applied it using an ELF foundation brush. 

- Next I contoured her cheekbones and nose with MUA matte bronzer and applied a MUA blusher.

- Lastly I highlighted the top of the cheekbone and down the nose with the MUA highlight powder.

EYES

- I applied NYX Jumbo pencil in milk all over her eyelid, this acts as an eye primer and helps the colours to pop. 

- I then applied a light pink/purple shade all over her lid, followed by a darker purple on the outer corner and in the crease then blended.

- I then did a cut crease style with black matte shadow from MUA undress me too palette.

- In the corner of the eye I used a light shimmer shade from MUA undress me too palette, I also applied this below the eyebrow and blended.

- I then lined the eyes with a gel eyeliner on the upper lid and lower outer corner and created a flick.

- After this I cut some false lashes in half and applied to the outer corner of her eye. I feel this is a more comfortable way to wear false lashes and also gives a lovely cats eye effect.

LIPS

- I applied Collection 'Vintage Rose' all over the lip.

That's all there was to it!

I hope you enjoyed this blog post, leave me a comment if you want links to any products I used or any more info..

Until next time,

Carly x

#elfEyeliner Competiton On Facebook

Hi there,

I woke up this morning, checked facebook on my phone and on my news feed was a post from Elf Cosmetics about their eyeliner competition.

Basically if you upload a picture of your eyeliner and it gets the most likes you win £50 of Elf Cosmetics.. eh yes please!

So I got my make up bag out and got to work.. here is what I did..

Wish me luck :)

I actually used an Elf eyeshadow palette for this look and NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk and some fast stroke eyeliner.

Do you find it easy to apply liquid eyeliner? Leave me a comment and let me know :)

Until next time..

Carly x

Make Over Before And After : ELF and MUA products used!

Hey there!

This is a make over I did on a friend of mine last week. She told me she was struggling to find a foundation that suits her skin so I used my own products to show her how to apply her foundation and also match the right colour.

Here's how I did her make over..

-Firstly I used ELF mineral primer all over the face

-I then concealed any blemishes and red area's with Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (love the wake me up foundation).

- I then applied the ELF Flawless Foundation in Sand all over the face, I read on a pro make up artist forum that this foundation was great for the price (around £7) and it is!

- I then primed the eyes with ELF Eye Primer and applied the eyeshadow from the MUA 'Undress Me Too' Palette.

-I used liquid eyeliner to line the upper lid and applied false lashes that I purchased on Ebay.

- I lightly contoured the face with an MUA Matte Bronzer then used an MUA £1 Blusher called on the apples of the cheeks.

- I highlighted the top of the cheekbones with an MUA 'pro base' kit which has a liquid highlighter in it (which I love)

- Holly's lips were quite dry and chapped so I applied a lip balm then some eye primer over the lips to even out colour and applied a pink lipgloss from Soap and Glory

- Finally I filled in her eyebrows with a shadow from the MUA palette 'Ever After' and that was her make over complete!

Doesn't she look Fab :)

Hope you enjoyed this post.. I have more make overs to share with you soon :)

Until next time...

Carly x

Smokey Eye Make Up For Blue Eyes, Make Them Pop!!

Hi there!

I did a smokey eye look today for blue eyes, I used the Make Up Academy 'Undress me too' and 'Ever After' Palettes to create this look.

I love the fact these palettes are only £4 and can create a great pigmented look and it really does last, I wore this look for 9 hours and it didn't budge.

So a little tip for blue eyes is to choose shadows with an orange base as this is the opposite of blue on the colour wheel it works really well to make blue eyes pop! Coppers, bronze, brown or bright orange (in trend this summer) will do the trick nicely!

Here is the look..

My eyes are actually a grey/blue and I really think these colours help to make them look brighter.

Would you wear this look, what is your favourite eyeshdow colour? 

Let me know, leave me a comment :)

Until next time..

Carly x

Awesome "Affordable Eye Shadow Palette" Urban Decay Dupe - MUA

Hi there!

After many attempts over the past few weeks I decided to just bite the bullet and upload my first vlog post about affordable eye shadow palettes!


All about the Urban Decay dupe eye shadow palette, this palette is from MUA "Make Up Academy" and it's called "Undress Me Too" the colours are gorgeous and it's a palette I use for day and evening looks.



My next upload will be a tutorial on using the palettes shown in the video. I hope you enjoy and please leave me some feedback!

Thanks,
Carly x

p.s i've also added some products I don't like from the brand too so watch til the end!