Asian Bridal Make-Up Tutorial

Hey everyone, I hope your doing well!

Spring and summer are so busy for photographers and makeup artists because of the wedding season!

Today I'm going to be showing you how to achieve a classic and fresh bridal look for asian monolid. I hope you'll enjoy. I will post the video makeup tutorial very soon, just after my vacations. I'm packing for France for 2 weeks, so I'm not sure to have enough time to edit and post new things during this time, but no worries, you'll have this tutorial right after!

Clic HERE to watch the makeup tutorial

Product I used:

Face:
Moisturizer: Sephora Flawless Moisturizing lotion SPF 15
Foundation: Laura Mercier oil free foundation, in Vanilla Beige
Concealer: Vichy Dermablend 35 Sand
Translucent powder: The Body Shop 01
Blush: elf, Pink Passion and Candid Coral

Eyes:
Eyebrows: Too faced Natural palette: Sexpresso
Primer: Mac paint pot in Bare Study
Eyeshadow: Inglot palette: 420, 399, 397, 501, 402, 444
Eyeliner: Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack
Mascara: L'oreal Cil architect, waterproof (obvious)

Lips:
Smashbox lip enhancing gloss- sheer color: Stunning

I used neutral shades, gray, pink, taupe...but I completely forgot to apply false eyelashes on my pictures. I'll add some on my video and on other pictures to show you how your look can become much more dramatic with it. For my own wedding, I used demi eyelashes. It was perfect because it's not too fake and you really like a princess this simple accessory. I really really recommend to use very light false eyelashes for this kind of event, you want to be the most beautiful girl during this fabulous day!

Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss Sheer Color

"Stunning"

I only used a Smashbox lipgloss this time, no lipstick. It looks very bright in the jar but as it is sheer, it's a lot more wearable and creates beautiful baby pink lips.

For my wedding, I used a L'oreal Glam Shine 6h in Blush Mania. It was a lot cheaper and I last forever. This is a long lasting lipgloss perfect for this kind of event especially when you kiss the groom! 

I wore these earrings for the D-day. Absolutely glamorous!! And very very cheap. Less than $30, which is ridiculous on Overstock.com

Mac Paint Pot Bare Study and Rubenesque Makeup Tutorial

Watch the video makeup tutorial HERE

I used few products for this look, mostly cream eyeshadows to make it more simple.

I love using Mac paint pot because as I already said, it doesn't crease, smudge, it is waterproof and very easy to apply. You don't need to spend all our money on expensive brushes because only your ring fingers and some practices are necessary. 

What I like in this look is the fact it's still wearable even if I used orange and shimmery colors. It's not over the top but elegant and fresh. I think it's a good combination for summer. Orange/bronze to pop a little bit, a warm taupe gray to make it more classical and a light champagne shade to brighten your eyes.

I also use a brown eyeliner this time and not a black one to have a softer look and the color matches very nicely with the rest of my cream shadows.

For lips, I wanted something brighter. We are wearing a discret eye makeup, so we can play a little bit with our lips don't you think?

 For this look, I used on my eyes:

Mac Paint Pot : Bare Study

Mac Paint Pot : Rubenesque

Mac paint pot

Buxom Cream eyeshadow: Pug

Brown Eyeliner: Maybelline Eyestudio

Mascara: Rimmel: Lash Accelerator

On my lips: 

NYX lipstick: Femme 643

Bobby Brown lipgloss: Crystal

On my face:

Moisturizer: Clinique Dramatically Different lotion

Oil free Foundation: Laura Mercier: Vanilla Beige

Blush: Sephora: Corail frisson

VIDEO MAKEUP TUTORIAL IS HERE

Mac Paint Pot Bare Study and Rubenesque Makeup Tutorial- Video

Inglot 20 Swatches

If you want to see more Inglot posts, clic HERE  for the refills, HERE for the palette itself and the concept and HERE for the video.

Matte 329

AMC Shine 40

 Pearl 440

Pearl 399

 Pearl 420

Pearl 423

Pearl 434

 Pearl 395

Pearl 397

Pearl 444

 Pearl 409

Pearl 454

 Pearl 405

Pearl 407

Matte 339

Pearl 419

D.S. 501

Pearl 402

 AMC Shine 15

D.S. 498

Inglot Freedom Palette: my 20 beautiful shades

 Pear 419

This is a kaki color, I would say, more a autumn/winter color.

Hey everyone, I finally had sometime to post the list of my 20 eyeshadow shades that I bought in Inglot's New-York Store at Time Square.

These colors are amazing. I've never tried such pigmented and creamy eyeshadows. I'm using it for almost 2 month now and I'm still loving my palette. I'm trying to get new shades to add to my pretty collection. 

 Pearl 409

A nice brown and shimmery color.

I bought 4 types of shadows: 

+ Pearl = shimmery

I generally wear shimmery eyeshadows because it's very easy to blend and the result is pretty sophisticate. It's shimmery, elegant and also casual.

+ Matte = matte (obvious)

Matte texture is not my favorite because as my eyes are completely flat, it doesn't give the look I want. Sometime, matte eyeshadows are difficult to work. I use matte on my bottom lashes or my eyebrows.

Inglot does a good job with their Matte shadow finishes. It's very intense, creamy and easy to blend. I really want to use more matte. I want to improve my skills and see if I can do a better job.

+ AMC Shine (shimmers+ glitters)

These eyeshadows are shimmery and have some tiny glitters in it. Perfect for party nights. Glitters are very thin flakes, so it's not too much and still elegant.

+ D.S. (matte+glitters)

Pretty, as AMC Shine.

 Pearl 423

It's a brown eyeshadow with red undertone

 Matte 329

A matte dark brown that I use on my bottom lashes, just to give them more definition. And I use it for my eyebrows too.

 D.S 501

A pretty matte light gray with tiny flakes. Ideal for brown bone and inner corner.

 Pearl 454

Just a gorgeous medium shimmery warm gray.

 Pearl 434

A dark purple/gray shade. One of my fave!

 AMC Shine 40

Purple, glitters, shimmers, ♡

I love to use it even to go to work. I only apply a little bit of this shade on my lower lash line. It's more discret and classy.

 Pearl 402

Taupe

 Pearl 405

Bronze 

 Pearl 395

Champagne color with white pearls. It's closer to white than gold or beige.

 Pearl 440

Light lavender, a pretty flirty color...

 Pearl 399

Old Rose, it's not a bright or pinky/barbie color. It's a lot more wearable and pretty (to my mind).

 Pearl 397

Champagne color with a little bit a pink/orange.

Perfect for brow bone and inner corner of the eyes.

Pearl 407

Orange (obvious...)

You can also use as a blush. It's so fresh!

 AMC Shine 15

Orange, shimmery with tiny flakes.

 D.S. 498

Dark gray with tiny glitters. So perfect for party nights!

 Matte 339

Light/medium cool gray with a tiny tiny bit of purple underdone

 Pearl 444

Medium warm gray.

Pearl 420

My favorite color in this palette, it's a gorgeous taupe/purple/gray color.

That's pretty it for my palette, I will shoot some new pictures with swatches, it will easier to choose like this. I hope it was helpful and don't hesitate to tell me if you know other pretty shades. I'm very interested in knowing for favorites!

CLIC HERE FOR ALL MY SWATCHES


HERE  for the palette and the concept

and HERE for the video

My July Jewelmint Haul is Awesome!

Mac Fluidline Blacktrack Gel Eyeliner

Mac Fluidline Blacktrack Gel Eyeliner, is my all time favorite eyeliner, why? Because it doesn't smudge, it's very precise, it's an intense black and for asian monolids, it's a must have.

When I was young, I used to use a waterproof pencil eyeliner but with my creaseless eyes and my special shape, it used to "crease" in the inner corner of my eye and at the end of the day, even if it was waterproof, I looked like a panda...

The first time I used a gel eyeliner, was in Japan. Asians are so advanced in cosmetology. They have so many things that we don't have in Europe or in the US.
My first try was a Maybelline eyeliner and it was awesome. Unfortunately, this product has never been released in France and it just start to be sold in the rest of the world I think.

I don't use the Maybelline anymore because my jar is empty since 2008, but I found something similar, but way much expensive in Mac counter (twice of the price). If I can get another Maybelline Gel, I'll buy back ups for sure!

As you can see, it's a simple gel that you use with a small brush. You have to dip the brush in it, and you draw a line, thin or thick, it depend of the effect you want.

What is really cool with this product, is the long lasting property. It doesn't smudge, it's water-resistant and it's effective. But be careful, it can be caky if you use too much of it.

I'm using it everyday. It helps me to increase my small eyes and to create a beautiful cat eye. You can easily create different looks, it's quite versatile. You can already watch some of my tutorials on Youtube.

I will make a new video to show you guys how I do my big cat-eye, it almost looks like a pin-up look.
You'll see, it's very simple :)

For this look, I use two eyeshadows from Smashbox, my mac fluidline in blacktrack and a little bit of mascara. And of course, a crease and blending brush, plus a flat and a eyeliner brush.

The light shade of eyeshadow is applied on my brow bone to highlight and give some relief to my flat lid and the sandy/taupe gives more definition.

You can also use Fluidline on you water line. It last a way longer than a regular pencil, even a waterproof one.

My eyes are way bigger thanks to this trick!

The more you apply eyeliner, the more bigger you eyes are.

♡Verdict: 

♡♡♡♡♡/5

♡Pros: 

+ Easy to apply

+ Water resistant

+ Doesn't crease or smudge.

+ Precision

+Intense black

♡Cons: 

- Can be caky if you put too much product.

+ Pricy: $15, or 17 euros + you have to buy a brush contrary to Maybelline eyeliner which comes with it. ( I don't try to sell it, I just love it ^_^)