Some Of My Favourite Images From My Portfolio

Here is a selection of some of my favourite images from my portfolio head over to www.facebook.com/SEBmakeupartist I also have lots of blog posts, product reviews and tips on my page :))))

Make Up Academy Nail Constellation in Shade Leo

Hi All,

I have been so excited to share this image with you of these amazing Nail Constellations by MUA, I ordered shade Leo I had to be true to my star sign ;-).

I used Nails Inc Nail Varnish for the base as I do not have any MUA in purple as yet.

I had a little trouble getting the beads to come out of the funnel, but when I turned the product upside down the beads came out but they seemed to come out of areas other than the funnel, I am not sure if their was a little hole somewhere. I used a bowl to catch all the beads, as I do not want to waste any. (You can pour them back into the bottle by taking the top off and turning it upside down) All this is explained on MUA’S blog if you have any trouble and their website.

To apply the bead onto my nail I rubbed the chosen nail into the bowl and gathered the beads onto my nail this way, any gaps I had I picked up the beads with my index finger on the other hand and applied them to the nail.

I am so impressed with the effect this has given; I cannot wait to get the rest of the collection. RRP £3.00 (Bargain)

Head over to www.muastore.co.uk to see the whole collection plus youtube videos for tips on application. :-)) You will not be disappointed.

Make Up Academy just keep getting better and better, value for money, great quality and great choice of products.

Have Fun x

Back to Basics - My Top Pick Of The Best Brushes to enable you to create your daytime make up looks.

My Top Make Up Brushes For Your Basic Day to Day Make Up

Back 2 Basic’s Ladies – My pick of the top Brushes are all listed below to enable you to create your basic daytime make up looks.

1)                  Foundation Brush - A good foundation brush is a must for creating flawless skin all day long. Try Real Techniques Stippling Brush RRP £11.99. You can apply foundation with this, along with powder and cream blushers. To get a brush that you can use for different products is a very good investment. Another amazing brush similar to this is Sigma Kabuki Flat Headed Brush F80, this you can buy from Amazon RRP £20.00, it does state this is only used for the chin, forehead and cheeks but I use it all over my face and it works perfectly.

2)                  Powder Brush – This brush is used for setting your foundation, if you have oily skin it is best to powder all over the face with a light dusting but if your skin is normal/combination just powder your forehead, chin and nose, leave your cheeks to glow. But if you prefer a more Matte look then dust all over. I use a smaller brush for the sides of my nose and just under my nose, I will let you know which one this is soon. For powder setting try Eco Tools Powder Brush RRP £9.99 or Real Techniques Powder Brush RRP £12.99

3)                  Eye Shadow Brush – A must for your daytime eye shadow application. Try Real Techniques Shading Brush, RRP 7.99. Little tip for you, when applying your eye shadow do not apply like a car wind screen wiper i.e. wiping the product side to side, but instead gently pat on the eye shadow with the flat side of the brush. 

4)                   Eye Shadow Blending Brush – A very important brush to have in your make up bag I cannot do without mine now, they are a little gem. Even if your are not wearing much eye shadow, say for instance you are wearing a lightish shade for the daytime and would like to add a darker colour into the socket line, this brush is amazing for blending the colours together, this will make any harsh lines disappear and create an even look. Try Sigma Beauty Tapered Blending Brush E40, (I have this one and it is very good) RRP £14.25 from Amazon. Little tip for you all, when using your blending brush move in circular motions very lightly, so you are creating a feathery tickling effect on the eye. As I mentioned above I use a smaller brush for setting powder around my nose well this is the one :-)

5)                  Brow Brush to Groom & Shape – Your brows I think personally are the most important feature on your face as they frame your face and draw attention to your eyes so grooming and shaping them is very important. Try Sigma Small Angle Brush E65 RRP £11.99 from Amazon for filling in your brows with a brow kit, and I recommend MAC 204 Brush RRP £8.00 for shaping your brows, this is advertised as a lash brush but I use it on my brows and I love it. Or try Real Techniques Lash & Brow Brush RRP £6.99, this one is great for grooming brows and separating your lashes once you have applied your mascara. 

6)                  Blusher Brush - Remember to add that pop of colour to your cheeks, I recommend The Body Shops Blusher Brush RRP 12.00, start on the apples of you cheeks in circular movements and brush upwards towards your hairline. This brush will also contour and blend in your product very well. Only designed for powder products.

7)                  Liner Brush – A great little tool for making sure your liner is applied precisely and even when using a gel, cake or liquid based product. Try Sigma Liner Brush E05 RRP £13.99 or Real Techniques Fine Liner Brush RRP £5.99, I recommend these as they have really pointy nibs and a tapered end which I think personally work the best for getting that precise line. 

8)                  Concealer Brush & Lipstick Brush – Not everyone uses a brush to conceal, but for blemishes I think they work the best as if you use your fingers you end up leaving the product around the blemish as well as on the blemish. So using a brush allows you to precisely add the product directly on top of the blemish. You can dab your finger on afterwards to blend in or use a brush, again you can use a blending brush for this (I do). Try Elf Concealer Brush RRP £1.50 or Body Shop Concealer and Lip Brush (kill two birds with one stone) RRP £ 9.00. I do use my finger to apply concealer into the corners of my eyes as with the warmth in your fingers it blends the product into the skin better. Always good to diminish those dark circles :-)

All Real Techniques can be purchased from Boots online or in store. Sigma brushes can be purchased on Amazon or on Sigma’s official website http://www.sigmabeauty.com

You can have all the amazing products but with the right tools you will find the application is much better and you get much better results. I have found over the last two years that this is very very true. My favourite brushes I have are my Sigma ones. If you would like to try a full collection of Sigma brushes head over to their website were you will find a full range of kits available. You can also purchase the full kits on Amazon. The kits do seem a bit pricey but don’t let that put you off as these brushes will last you a good 15-20 years if not more. But you must look after them, wash them with baby shampoo at least twice a week.

I hope this has helped you select some good tools for you make up bag. Any questions please let me know and I will be happy to help

Sarah x

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

Hey Guy’s,

I have been very excited to blog about this Foundation, I wanted to hold off for a couple of days when I got it just to make sure it sat on my skin correctly and did exactly what it said it will do on the bottle. Which it did :-)

I had been using the Lancôme Teint Miracle Foundation for quite a while, I had run out and wanted to try something new, I always think it is best to change foundations a couple of times a year.

I am very pleased to say that the Rimmel Foundation is a very very close match to the Lancôme one but without the hefty price tag. The only difference I can see is that the Rimmel one is a tiny bit thicker when it comes out of the pump, (but it is not thick on the skin). My skin looks flawless and healthy all day long. The brush in the image with the foundation is a F80 Flat Headed Kabuki brush made by Sigma, I apply this foundation with this brush and this really does help the product sink and buff into your skin. You can have good products but with the right tools you get an even better result. I use shade Soft Beige.

Benefits of Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation:

• Has small illuminating radiance particles in so it leaves your skin glowing all day
• You do not have to touch up all day as it sinks into your skin perfectly, and leaves a flawless pore less result.
• SPF 15
• Provides vitamin moisturising complex, I really like to have this in my products as I feel it keeps my skin hydrated all day.
• Eliminates signs of tiredness, thanks to the radiance pearls.
• You can build up the coverage to a full coverage if you wish. I like to have this option as some days I like more coverage than others. This means I do not need as much concealer.
• £8.99, but you can pick it up for £5.99 at the moment. A tad different to what I was paying which was £29.99 and I actually prefer this foundation. I love trying new products and seeing the difference and if there cheaper even better.

Rimmel Match Perfection Bronzer.

I wanted to add this into the blog as it matched the radiance theme I was aiming for; I wear this bronzer on top of my contouring product to give my face that extra glow. Great for adding a touch of colour to your skin. The brush in the image is a LG stipple brush from Applied Cosmetics; you can use this for foundation, bronzers and blushers. I only use this for foundation and bronzer palettes.

Thanks to the ladies that recommended this foundation to me, very very pleased with it. I would highly recommend this product if you like a glowy dewy finish to your skin.

Enjoy x

Bare Faced Tutorial as seen on the Catwalks SS13

New Blog Post - How to Look Super Gorgeous in 10 Minutes

Hi Ladies,

I know some of us find it hard in the mornings to take the time to pop our make up on, as you may have kiddies running around, your making there lunch and breakfast, or you have slept in ;).
The bare faced fresh look has been all over the catwalks recently, and I have become a huge fan of this look. I created this look on myself recently and it took me 10 minutes. (Not including skin preperation) All women love a perfect flawless skin so I have done some research and put together some products and tips for you all, so we all to can look like the catwalk beauty’s J
Please Cleanse, Tone, use Serum and Moisturise before any Make Up Application (In this order)

• Apply No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream £12.95 (this cream comes in the 3 different skin types and 2 shades) to your cheeks, forehead, chin, and nose. Buff in with your foundation brush. This cream hydrates, hides redness and blemishes, and also includes a primer. You can mix this in with a highlighter or put on before your BB Cream, which will give your skin that extra glow, try Benefit High Beam Highlighter £18.50 or  No7 Skin Illuminator £11.00
• Conceal the areas you would like to disguise or would like a bit more coverage on, I conceal in the corners of my eyes, around my nose and on any blemishes I may have, try Benefit Boi-ing Concealer £16.50
• Apply a primer to your lid try MUA Eye Primer £2.50
• Groom Brows try MUA New Pro Brow Kit £3, and remember to seal in those stray hairs with the wax provided. This Brow Kit is a god send, J
• Apply a light shade of shadow to your lid, a light brown or nude colour, and a light highlighter shade to your brow bone. A good highlighter shade is MUA eye shadow in shade 1 (Pearl) £1
• Curl lashes and apply your chosen mascara to the top and bottom lashes
• Now time to contour and highlight your face, Using a contour palette try Sleek’s Palette £6.49, this has the contour powder and highlighter in one, (Result). To get a definite place to apply the contour powder suck in your cheeks or stick out your tongue, now apply the powder to the hollows of your cheeks moving in a upward motion towards your ear line, (remember to tap off the excess from the brush you don’t want to add to much on, it is easier to add more rather than wipe off), Now blend this in. I sometimes use my face powder brush to blend in. Now using the highlighter apply this to the tops of your cheeks above were you have just contoured (in a C shape up towards you’re your eye) and down the middle of your nose. I cannot believe the difference with contouring, my cheekbones really do stand out.
• Apply transculent powder just to the chin, around the nose and forehead, leave the rest of the skin to glow.
• Now apply a light shade of lipstick or lip-gloss. MUA do a great range of both products starting at just £1

There is a lot more to the contouring but for this type of daytime look the cheeks, nose and brow bone are absolutely fine. I will maybe do another blog on just the contouring were I can go further into detail for you. This does seem a lot to do in the space of 10 minutes when you’re reading it, but once you start and with a bit of practice it really does only take a short time. And the result super gorgeous skin, that everybody will be jealous of J.
I hope this has been informative, and any questions please do ask.
x

Kryolan Greasepaint Palette

Hi Guy’s,

I wanted to share with you a little on this look I created using @Kryolan Greasepaint Palette. This look is one of my favourite looks I have done up to date. I thought it maybe helpful to those of you who are studying make up to to see how I created the look.

For this shoot I wanted to add bold colours to my portfolio and shading. I matched out the two colours I used with my colour wheel these were blue and orange. I wanted the make up to look striking and colourful and to represent a futuristic or space age like look. The hair again I researched online I wanted a really bold up do to match the bold make up. I had my hairdresser come along to the photo shoot and do the hair for me, she did an amazing job, and just how I pictured it to be. A long thick up do along the front of the head.

How I created the Look

I used Greasepaint for the orange shading with my fingers around the cheekbones and going right up above the temple and into the hairline, I used again the same greasepaint (orange) on the lid near the lash line (using a thin shadow brush) of the eye to separate it from the blue. I added white eyeliner along the lower lash line and into the corner of the eyes. Black Liner was applied onto the waterline. The blue shadow I used was from Myface Cosmetics and was from the blingtone range this shade is a really vivid electric blue (bellbottom blue) so it went perfectly against the orange. The false lashes I used had a hint of blue on the tips, which I thought, worked perfectly with the blue shadow. I wanted the brows to be dramatic and dark, so I used a dark brow pencil plus my brow kit. For the lips I used a bright orange eyeliner as lip liner and filled in the whole lips with this, then added orange lipstick and gloss on top.

If any of you are looking for a palette that provides bright pigmented colours I would recommend this Greasepaint palette, this shows off the colour very strongly, just be sure to set it with powder or the same coloured eye shadow as the paint you are using, otherwise it may run.

This palette is very versatile I use it on nearly all of my shoots. I sometimes even use the black to cover the brows or to use as a base for a shadow. Check out Kryolans full collection here www.kryolan.com

x

Behind The Scenes at my Beauty Shoot

I thought I would share my behind the scenes pictures of the beauty shoot i took part in yesterday so you can see what goes on at a fun beauty shoot. I really enjoyed this shoot as I got the chance to really play with some colours, as we was shooting some shots with exotic fruit i got the chance to mix colours for the lipstick so it matched the fruit. The shoot was for Kevin Mganda NOTHING New Aztec Design Collection. The beautiful model we used was Victoria Middleton, Photographer Jakub Iwanicki and Hair @Bernadette hannay. It was a great experience to work with two models (one of which a male) and different skin tones. I also loved creating a natural beauty look with contouring and highlighting.