Hi there!
How did you spend your Christmas holidays?
Was Santa generous this year? :) It was with me! Although most of my gifts were
50% “from me to me” but they still count as gifts! I was a pretty good girl
this year indeed! :) My favourite present was a brand new and my very first
professional set of makeup brushes! I lovee it so so much! It's gorgeous and absolutely
worth the money.
So now that Christmas is behind us and New
Year is coming up in just a day, you probably started thinking about your New
Year’s Eve wardrobe – dress, shoes, accessorise to get that perfect evening
party look. Another thing you should not forget to think about is your makeup
for the party.
Last night of the year is the time to be creative, bold, and
different. It’s the last festive event in this past year so make it count! :) This
is also the one time that you are “allowed” to emphasize both eyes and lips strongly.
Just make sure all the colours you use, go together well. My favourite makeup styles
are definitely cat eyes and smoky look what is probably pretty obvious from
sketches that I designed for you. New Year’s Eve is such a great opportunity to
dress up, but how to create this red carpet look by yourself is another story. If
you really want your makeup to round the whole thing, basic idea is a must –
what style of makeup would you like to use (cat eyes, smoky, basic three shade,
only eyeliner and so on), which colours you want to use (mat, sparkly...), what
you’re going to do with your hair, is everything compatible with your complete
outfit... We have to admit the whole process of getting ready for the last
night of the year is quite a big pain in the ass. :) But no worries I’m here to
help you.
So when you have an idea of how you want
your makeup to look like, you can start practicing and experimenting. I usually
try all my makeup’s days before the important event just to make sure that
everything really is exactly as I have imagined. This is a good thing
especially for girls who don’t wear makeup often and those who don’t have a lot
of skills...when you practice, you don’t necessarily need to apply foundation,
powder...but only focus on the eyes and lips if you want to create something
special or new (maybe ombre lips this year..?)
OK we have done our trial version now is
time for the real deal! It’s very important to treat your skin very well before
any big event that demands heavy makeup. In the morning of the event wash your
face with warm water, apply tonic and face cream (I suggest you not to try any
new products days before and especially not on the day of an important event,
because you never know how your skin is going to react...in the worst case you
might even end up with an allergic reaction – no one wants that to happen
right?). Then, when you are ready to start the whole “getting ready” process clean
your face again, apply tonic and cream, let it to absorb fully. If you want,
you can also apply liquid base.
Next step – eyes. Doing eye makeup first helps
to prevent ruining the whole foundation, if any eye shadow falls off your
eyelids. Now apply a little bit of concealer or primer to your eyelids so your
makeup will last the whole night. Then comes the eye shadow part – apply lighter
shade to the whole upper eyelid, then use darker. Always apply lighter shades
first especially if you only have one makeup brush, but you can always apply
eye shadows with fingers (ring finger is the most precise...just tap around the
lid). After you applied all shades of eye shadow and made sure that everything
is blended out well (especially in the crease area) you can move on to eyeliner/eye
pencil. Now that’s a tricky one. Well, no. It’s actually easy as long as you do
it slowly. Try doing short light stripes along the lid and as close to the lash
line as possible. At the end, to create so called wing (cat eye) you can help yourself
with a piece of tape. I like to blend the eyeliner line with pencil and go over
with a little bit of same coloured eye shadow (if you don’t have a proper brush
for this step, try using a cotton bud and smudge everything together). Also, don’t
forget to finish the lower lid – same style and colour!). The last step with
eyes is mascara. Apply first thin layer of it, let it dry, apply second layer,
let it dry and if you think it’s necessary to apply more feel free to do so. Just
avoid applying too much, or else your lashes might end up looking like spider
legs...not pretty! ;)
Yaay first step finished! Moving on...now
that you’ve done your eye makeup it’s time to do your foundation. You’ve
already applied cream/base. If you have any imperfections/dark circles around
your eyes/redness ...cover it up with concealer and make sure to blend
everything. Then apply a thin layer of liquid foundation. Use your fingers, sponge,
or a brush. Blend out and finish off with powder. Emphasise your cheeks with
blush and bone structure with bronzer or darker brown colour. Blend everything
well!
Now let’s focus on the lips. Shape them
with lip pencil in slightly darker tone than your selected lipstick. Apply lipstick
in thin layer then put a small piece of tissue between your lips and squeeze them
tight so the excess lipstick absorbs in. Apply another coat of lipstick, and
repeat the tissue part. Do that for three or four times and your lipstick will
stay on for very long time! :)
Just to finish off brush your eyebrows, if
you need a bit of colour add it with a brow pencil or mat shadow. Nice looking
brows add soo much to your complete look believe me! I also added two sketches
of makeup that I created. First one is in beautiful purple and silver tones and
the other one is black with gold eyeliner, just light eye shadow and red lips.
There you have it the perfect makeup for
New Year’s Eve done completely by yourself, congrats! :) Now it’s time to party
the night away! I really hope this post helped you to get the courage to try
and do something different this year. Don’t be afraid and go for it...sparkles,
red lipstick, darker and bolder colours, dare to experiment and be different!
My lovely ladies I wish you all a great
celebration full of joy, happiness and love. Stay beautiful and unique! Happy 2015**
Love *D*
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