Monotone Chocolate Eyes & Lips Make-Up Tutorial

Monotone Chocolate Eyes & Lips Make-Up Tutorial

I really wanted to do a monotone chocolate make-up since receiving Tanya Burr's lipgloss in the shade Chocolate Fondue a few months back. Now that Easter is almost here I thought it was the perfect time to show you a tutorial using some chocolate shades. It also gives me an excuse to use my beloved Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar 2 palette that I have been obsessed with recently (full review and another look coming very soon). I also show a few extra cocoa beauty products to help you look and feel extra delicious this Easter. Hope you enjoy. 

Monotone Chocolate Eyes & Lips Make-Up Tutorial

Monotone Chocolate Eyes & Lips Make-Up Tutorial

Products mentioned:

• Barry M gelly hi shine nail paint - Cocoa
• Beautifully Scrumptious body butter - Cocoa
• Original Source shower gel - Raspberry & Cocoa

Products used:

• Boots vitamin e moisuriser
• YSL perfect touch foundation- shade 4
• Nyx eyebrow cake - Taupe/Ash
• Make-Up Revolution awesome liquid eye primer
• Maybelline color tattoo - Rich Mahogany
• Too Faced semi-sweet choclate bar 2 palette - Frosting, Nougat, Mousse, Coconut Creme, Butter Pecan, Bon Bon
• Make-Up Gallery liquid eyeliner - Brown
• LA Splash sealer base
• LA Splash glitter - Reigning Riches (I think)
• MAC kohl pencil - Teddy
• MAC chromographic pencil - NW25/NC30
• Lit Cosmetics glitter - Oprah
• Active Cosmetics glamour eyelashes - Beauty
• Duo glue - Clear
• Make-Up Revolution the viper mascara
• Illamasqua powder blush - Disobey
• Illamasqua cream blush - Zygomatic
• Make-Up Revolution vivid baked highlighter - Peach Lights
• Nyx lip pencil - Chocolate
• Lime Crime velvetine - Salem
• Tanya Burr lipgloss - Chocolate Fondue
• Make-Up Revolution lip lava - Tremor (what I changed my lip to as shown in one of the pictures)

Make-Up Forever Flash Palette DUPE Tutorial & Review | Color Block Make-Up

Make-Up Forever Flash Palette DUPE Tutorial | Color Block Make-Up

An entire make-up application done by mixing the colors from the MUFE flash palette dupe. It is called the 'IMagic Fashion 12 in 1 Flash Color Cosmetic Case Make-Up palette for eyes and cheeks' and cost me just £7.15 (has since increased) from eBay - a huge 90% less than the MUFE original which can cost anywhere between £70 and £95. This is such a great palette for nights out and events where you want extra heavy coverage in your foundation. it is also ideal for make-up artists, theatre actors, drag queens and also for those who travel alot and don't mind mixing their colors to get what they need. They are highly pigmented greasepaints which are easy to blend in order to customize your own colors. They gave great coverage but because of the texture I would suggest setting the make-up with a either translucent or similar colored powder if you decide to wear this as an everyday make-up as the product has a tendency to transfer especially on the eyelids. I have spoken so much about this palette that I thought I would show you how to do an entire face of make-up using just this palette.  This was such a fun video to do. Hope you enjoy. 

The colors in this palette are:

• Gold (shimmer)
• Coral
• Turquoise
• Fuchsia
• Yellow
• Brown
• Silver (shimmer)
• White
• Red
• Bright Blue
• Leaf Green
• Black

Make-Up Forever Flash Palette DUPE Tutorial | Color Block Make-Up

Make-Up Forever Flash Palette DUPE Tutorial | Color Block Make-Up

For this make-up I mixed some of these colors together using a stainless steel mixing tray and spatula that I bought from eBay for just £2.73. 

Face:

• Foundation - I mixed White, Brown, Coral (although I kept calling it peach in the video) and Leaf Green) to create a flesh tone. 
• Concealer - Same colors as the foundation with an extra bit of White. 
• Highlight - Same as the foundation but with alot more white. I then mixed Gold and White for the added shimmer on the tops of the cheeks.
• Contour - Same colors as the foundation but with extra Brown. 
• Blusher - I mixed Coral, Red and Pink for a nice spring/summer blush color. 

Eyes:

• Eyebrows - I mixed a small bit of Brown with Black and White to make a taupe shade. 
• Eyelid Base - I used the leftover foundation as my eye base.
• Eyeliner - I mixed Pink and Bright Blue to create a vibrant indigo/violet shade. I then set this with a similar colored eyeshadow which was Saturn's Ring from the Celestial palette by Sleek.
• Lower Lash Line & Bottom Waterline - I mixed Yellow and Leaf Green to make a lime green/chartreuse shade and set it with Thrash from the Electric palette from Urban Decay.
• Inner Corners - A mixture of White and Gold. 
• Mascara - I used two mascaras which were Make-Up Revolution's The Viper and Maybelline Big Eyes. 

Lips:

• Main Color - Same as blusher color with an extra bit of Coral. 
• Centre Highlight - Same my initial highlight shade before using the Gold. 

Sepia Toned Grunge Make-Up (Pixiwoo Inspired Tutorial)

Sepia Toned Grunge Make-Up (Pixiwoo Inspired Tutorial)

I love me some sepia eyeshadow. My firends were coming up the night I did this make-up and thought I would film it. 

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

Last year I posted 9 Different Ways To Wear Green. This year I have a few more St. Patrick's Day looks for you to choose from.

1. Electric Bright Green
This one is from my Urban Decay Electric palette challenge which I did last summer. This is a look I filmed and then set as a speed tutorial as inspiration for St. Patrick's Day. A full list of products is in the video's description box. 

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

2. Green Lips & Neon Liner 

No video tutorial for this one as it was something I created for Hallow e'en last year. The colors are on point for St. Patrick's Day if you wanted to be more daring with your make-up. Lips are Make-Up Revolution 'Serpent' lipstick. Eyes are Lime Crime 'Citreuse' uniliner and Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette. 

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

3. Gold & Green Lids

This is one I created for a Christmas look last year. You could ditch the red lipstick for something a bit more neutral, coral or pink but the eyes are like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - perfect for the 'luck of the Irish' look. A full list of products is in the video's description box. 

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

4. Soft & Muted Khaki Green

This is for all those who are on a budget as it was created solely using Make-Up Gallery products from Poundland. This is more of wearable green look and again a list products is in the video's description box. 

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

5. Duochrome

Another soft and toned green look using a duochrome eyeshadow from Wet N' Wild. For added sparkle, you could add some glitter to enhance it. A full list of products is in the video's description box. 

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

6. Glitter Halo Eyes

The ultimate 'drag queen trapped inside a girl's body' look. Perhaps my favorite of the bunch so far, it's a dramatic black and green glitter halo eye. Not for mild and meek! A full list of products is in the video's description box. 

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

St. Patrick's Day Make-Up Inspiration

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

Daily nugget: Green is my favorite color. 

What is your favorite way to wear green? 

Christina Aguilera 'Dirrty' Inspired Make-Up

Dirrty

Do you ever get days where you sit and watch music videos from your childhood? I get that every day. I recently binge-watched some of Christina Aguilera's music videos from her Stripped album days. I always preferred her make-up and style over Britney's and I remember thinking, "I want to look like that' when I first saw the videos for 'Dirrty' and 'Can't Hold Us Down.' I even remember where I was the first time I saw each video. I was 15 and I had just come home from school. I must have forgotten my key because I ended up going to my Gran's house and Xtina just exploded onto the television screen. I was like, 'whoaaa.' Teenage mind blown with new Xtina's make-up and style. It was a far cry the innocence she portrayed in 'Genie In A Bottle.' I text my friend Louise who was as equally obsessed with Xtina as I was and saying 'MTV, right now.' For 'Can't Hold Us Down,' I was on  plane heading to Florida for our summer holiday and this video was part of the in-flight music playlist. I wanted those orchid hot pants and so badly! Anyway, after that trip down memory lane, here is a make-up I created inspired by that time in Xtina's career. I have taken elements of both videos but it is mostly based on 'Dirrty.' Hope you enjoy. 

Christina Aguilera 'Dirrty' Inspired Make-Up

Products used:
Bourjois bronzing primer
Rimmel wake me up foundation - Ivory
Maybelline color tattoo - Timeless Black
Urban Decay 24/7 glide-on pencil - Perversion
Urban Decay black palette - Cobra, Black Dog
MAC Reflects Antique Gold
Urban Decay naked basics 2 palette - Skimp, Stark
Avon pro brow enhancer - Light Brown
Make-Up Revolution vivid baked highlighter - Golden Lights
Active Cosmetics glamour eyelash extensions - Beauty
Make-Up Revolution ultra cover and conceal palette - Light Medium
Accessorize baked bronzer - Bermuda
Make-Up Gallery blusher - Spice
MAC lip pencil - Stone
Collection cream puff - Powder Puff
Tanya Burr lipgloss - Just Peachy

Christina Aguilera 'Dirrty' Inspired Make-Up

Christina Aguilera 'Dirrty' Inspired Make-Up

Christina Aguilera 'Dirrty' Inspired Make-Up

Can't Hold Us Down

Daily fact: Grown-up me still loves Christina Aguilera. I adore the original perfume she released and have three bottles of it. 

Starter Make-Up Kit For Beginner Make-Up Artists

After posting my guide to make-up courses, I thought I would put together a product guide for beginner make-up artists. I put together this guide for beginner make-up artists who may not have the means to buy so much at once. I am a firm believer in buying only what is necessary at the beginning and then you can expand and build up as you progress in your career. This is a way of safeguarding your initial investment in your career as you may find you don't want to continue with make-up artistry as your vocation. If you only buy a few products at the beginning and choose some great dupes and then decide it is not for you then you have will not be out of pocket too much. Also, it is better to learn with a few than be overwhelmed with a lot. I also believe dupes and alternatives are made in the same factory as the original or else the same number of factories that may share contracts with beauty and cosmetics brands. By having some well known make-up brands you will instill confidence in your client, but by also having dupes, it was a way for you to impart knowledge to your clients who may want to pick up the less expensive version of a particular product - meaning you as a make-up artist will be at the forefront of their mind when jobs become available - make-up artistry after all has it's biggest advertising in word of mouth. Although I love dupes, one thing you should invest more money in is skincare and foundation. These types of base products do tend to be better quality than cheaper alternatives but mid-range ones are a happy medium between luxury and drugstore brands when you first starting out. I purposely neglected to discuss skincare because - well, watch the video to find out why. 

This guide is mostly directed towards traveling make-up artists who find it more practical and efficient to work from palettes as the average woman will not see the value in using up and carrying around such bulky palettes. This is because it would be too heavy to carry all day everyday and also because the average woman is less likely to use up an entire palette of just highlight and contour shades (unless you are make-up addict like me then it is totally justifiable and reasonable to own 17 contour palettes). If you find this helpful, I could also do a guide on a starter kit for teens or just for those starting out and not include the larger face palettes but rather products that will fit in your make-up bag. 

Starter Make-Up Kit For Beginner Make-Up Artists

Products mentioned:

• Bobbi Brown brushes
• MAC brushes
• Makeup brushes from eBay - large fan brush and Sigma/Real Techniques dupes
• Real Techniques brushes
• Avon brushes
• Model's Own eyelash curler/teaspoon
• Revlon eyebrow scissors
• Active Cosmetics false lashes
• eBay false lashes
• Duo glue - clear and dark
• No. 7 Cosmetics instant radiance foundation - this is for dry skin but I recommend you picking up the one for oily skin too
• MAC face & body foundation
• Rimmel stay matte powder - 001 Transparent
• Boots surgical spirit decanted into spray bottle
• Plastic mixing wells
• Strictly Professional make-up brush cleaner
• Baby wipes
• Make-Up Revolution ultra cover & conceal palettes
• Make-Up Revolution highlighting palettes
• Make-Up Revolution ultra blush palettes
• Sleek contour kits
• Sleek blush by three palettes
• Imagic 12 color flash palette - MUFE flash dupe
• MAC cool and warm neutrals palette
• Make-Up Revolution iconic pro 1 and 2 palettes - Lorac pro dupes
• Urban Decay electric palette
• Make-Up Academy single eyeshadows 
• Gel liners - Inglot brown amc matte gel liner in 90 and Maybelline lasting black gel liner
• Eye pencils - Avon blackberry gel pencil, Urban Decay whiskey and perversion
• Glitters - MAC reflects antique gold and reflects pearl, Barry M glitter dusts
• Adhesives - Urban Decay, LA Splash, Lit Cosmetics, MAC
• Collection glam crystals glitter liners
• Duochrome eyeshadows like MAC's Club and Urban Decay's moondust in Solstice - see my blog post on dupes and alternatives
• Nyx eyebrow cake powder and eyebrow gel - harder to get ashier tones with cheaper brands such as Laval and Make-Up Gallery
• Make-Up Academy shade 1 clear mascara
• MAC lipsticks - Lovelorn and Lady Danger
• Liquid lipsticks - P.S Beauty liquid lipsticks, Make-Up Academy (Criminal and Reckless) and Make-Up Revolution velvet lacquers 
• Lipglosses - you could just get away with a clear gloss but the Tanya Burr ones are great quality 
• Lip pencils - MAC (Magenta and Entertain Me) Nyx (1000 Years, Chocolate, Rose Brown) and Barry M (shade 3 and 12)
• Nail varnishes - some brands I like include Sally Hansen, Barry M, Pure Ice, Wet N'Wild, Sinful Colors, Bourjois, Model's Own