Make Up Competition - Winner Revealed and Goody Bag Revealed

Drumroll please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

And the WINNER of my Make Up Competition goes to Danielle Smith, well done Danielle.

The Make Up Goody Box pictured here is what will be on its way to you.

Your FREE critique of the work you created will be sent to you over the next couple of days.

I will be running another competition very soon so everyone keep your eyes peeled. Well done Danielle x

Eye Design inspired by Karla Powell Make Up Artist

A couple of eye designs I have done recently.

I re-created a look, which was designed, by one of my favourite Make Up Artists Miss Karla Powell she created a look inspired by Cleopatra using Make Up Academy’s new Undressed Eye shadow Palette, so I just had to give it a go :-)

I added some really fancy lashes onto mine for some extra oomph. The winged look I have created was done using the amazing Fashionista Gel Liner; I have blogged on this product previously it really is a god send.

All products I used here apart from the lashes which are Illamasqua can be purchased from Superdrug

x

Lancome Teint Mircale Bare Skin Perfector Foundation

                                                                                                                                                                                    Teint Miracle Natural Light Creator Bare Skin Foundation

We all struggle form time to time in finding the perfect foundation, how I see it is trying to shop for a decent pair of jeans, hummmm exactly, sometimes impossible isn’t it?

After years of sampling many many different foundations, cheap, expensive, full coverage, sheer coverage, bb creams plus many more I now have found my perfect match with Teint Miracle by Lancome.

I love a full coverage look but not so it is visible on the skin, as some full coverage foundations are really thick and I have found that throughout the day they can make your skin look cakey and greasy, which is a look I know we all try to avoid.

This amazing product by Lancôme gives a full coverage but it looks really natural and gives your skin a luminous effect as if light was coming from underneath the skin – GENIUS.  This really gives your skin that bare natural look.

This clever foundation projects light through the skin and the technology works to recreate and boost the skins natural light, in return giving you that fresh flawless luminous look. And because this product also has 10x less powdery fillers, the skin stays smoother and hydrated for up to 18hrs (wear for 12 hrs) and does not sit in the frown lines.

 

Teint Miracle comes in 18 shades so something to suit everyone,  and is priced at £27.00

Is Suitable for all skin types, oil and fragrance free, and a little goes a long long way.

A couple of my tips on matching the foundation to your skin so you get the perfect colour:

Check on the side of the neck or on the chest area (not on the back of the hand) the colour should disappear into the skin. The skin on the back of the hands is not the same as the face and neck area so from experience I always find that the colour does not appear to its true form on the hand.

Apply foundation with a sponge, brush or fingers. Personally I prefer to use a brush then dab a make up sponge across my face, just to blend it in even more.

Lancôme counters will match a colour to your skin and give you a sample to take home with you. The sample normally lasts for a week. What are you waiting for ladies get yourselves down to your nearest Lancôme counter.

I know I have found a foundation that will be sticking with me for a long long time.

x

The Charles Fox Marathon Master Class in Pictures… Come and see my best make-up class I have ever attended!

I just had to share these amazing pictures, which are from one of my favourite make up artists Karla Powell's blog on Tumblr. Amazing work from top artists in the industry.

The Charles Fox Marathon Master Class in Pictures… Come and see my best make-up class I have ever attended!

Make Up Competition - 4 Days Left WINNER receives a FREE Make Up GOODY BAG

Hi Ladies,

FREE MAKE UP GOODY BAG AND FREE CRITIQUE OF YOUR ENTRY

4 days left for you to enter my Make Up Competition on Facebook. I know we all love a perfect brow so now is your chance to practise and send me your entries.

All the instructions and tips for the competition are pinned to the top of my make up page at www.facebook.com/SEBmakeupartist

Competition closes Friday 29th June @9pm.


Good Luck xx

Pixiwoo Black Swan Inspired Make Up - AMAZING

Hi Ladies,

Check out this amazing video by the talented Pixiwoo Ladies. I love the fact that when she started filming this video she had no clue as to what look she wanted to do, and as the video goes on she just applied make up how she saw fit and she turns out this masterpice. Sometimes its the best way to go, to just start applying and see what look you can produce.

Amazing work, i maybe tempted to try this myself

x

Max Factor - Flipstick Lets Get Creative

A Lipstick for us Creative Make Up Lovers – Mix it, Flip it Create it with Max Factors Innovative New Lipstick.

This Max Factor Flipstick has being in the shops for a little while now, but I finally managed to grab myself one yesterday. I purchased shade Bloomy Pink, please see swatch picture.

What a great product that really lets you get creative easily with no fuss. With the double-ended design it could not be easier to mix it up. On one end of the Flipstick you have a rich creamy colour and on the other end a lighter iridescent shade.

You can get four uses out of this Flipstick,

• Wear the colours alone
• Wear one on each lip
• Blend them together
• Or apply the lighter shade to the middle of the lips whilst the darker shade sits around this on the outer parts of the lips.

I have to say if you would like those two toned fashionable lips then go for option four, this gives a great dimension to the lips.

At the moment in Superdrug you get this FREE if you purchase a False Lash Effect Mascara.

Normal retail price £8.49

Have fun ladies experimenting with Lip Artistry x

Sparkly Clean Make Up Brushes

Are we all cleaning our Make Up Brushes on a regular basis????

This is a very bad make up sin ladies ;-). To keep your brushes in tip top shape and clean use a baby shampoo to clean them every 2-3 days. Just pop a small amount onto the middle of your hand and wipe the dirty brush through it until you see the make up come out then swirl it round under the warm water until the water from the brush runs clear. Leave them to dry overnight.

I normally wash mine every few days and my professional brushes after every job so they are nice and clean ready for the next client.

If you do not wash your make up brushes regularly they gather bacteria and dead skin cells. When you are constantly using them every day you are brushing these dead skin cells and bacteria onto your clean skin. Which I am sure once you have read this will have you all saying ughhhhh. But that is the truth so make sure you keep them sparkly clean.

Sarah x

My New MUA Products - I am in Love

Here are my new products courtesy of Make Up Academy. I just love love love there products. Affordable, great quality, great pigment, great staying power.

The palette is the New Palette called Undressed; this has 12 shades of bronze and browns. The lighter shades are great for highlighting the eyes and the darker ones are great for a sultry effect, with all the great choices of colours in this palette you can transform your day look into a smoky night time look. The palette is released in Superdrug stores on July 4th but you can purchase this online now.

Head over to http://muacosmetics.blogspot.co.uk/ for more tips and tricks.

Face Primer - Great for a flawless even complexion. Wear this product alone or mixed in with your foundation. £4.00

Trio Eye shadow in Shade Passion - A trio of gorgeous pearl and lilacs, amazing product for that super sultry purple smoky eye. £2.50

Brush On Concealer Pen - Disguises blemishes, highlights under the eye to hide those dark circles. Makes the skin appear much brighter and clearer. £2.00

Keep an eye out for the looks I will be creating using these products. 

All products can be purchased from http://www.muastore.co.uk

Sarah x

NOIR Photo Shoot - My Portfolio

NOIR PHOTOSHOOT

I wanted to share this image from my portfolio with you all, I love this image. We had a NOIR  photo shoot not long ago, the stylist picked out some amazing garments to go with the overall theme. I loved this shoot as it gave me the chance again to do some really bold outlandish make up, which is exactly my style.
Check out the rest of my portfolio at www.facebook.com/SEBmakeupartist

Sarah x

Ok Ladies, I am running a Make Up Competition which is coming up very soon on my Make Up Page, http://www.facebook.com/SEBMakeupArtist this will be running from Friday 15th June and will run for two weeks. So have your Make Up Brushes at the ready.

The WINNER will receive a Prize catered to the theme of the competition and a free Critique of their work. Keep your eyes peeled this Friday for all the instructions on the competition.

Head over to my page HIT the LIKE button and keep your eyes peeled for further instructions :-)

Kirsty Mitchell Photographer - Wonderland

I absolutely love these image Well all of her images, they are all so inspiring; the whole wonderland world theme is just fascinating.

The talented photographer is Kirsty Mitchell whose work is now installed in Karen Millen’s flagship clothing store on Regent Street in London. She worked for Karen Millen as a designer for 10 years, and then sadly when her mother passed away she turned to photography to deal with her loss, what started out as a small project spiralled into a 3-year project and she now has these wonderful wonderland images to share with the world in the memory of her mum.

Kristy’s work has just being broadcast on BBC news for London; take a look at the link below.http://vimeo.com/43724622

She is a very very talented young lady who now has thousands of followers all over the world. Please check her Wonderland work athttp://www.facebook.com/kirstymitchellphotography

Powder Shadow Smoky Eye

Morning All,

So today I was inspired to do a Purple Smoky Eye, I wanted to inject a bit of colour into my day J

I opted for a pallet I have not used for a while which is my No7 Midnight Enchantment Eye Palette, this was a Limited Edition from No7 which was sold last Christmas time. Along side this I also used a MAC Pencil Liner, L’Oreal Lash Architect 4D Mascara, Bourjois Shadow in Shade 04 Noir Precieux, No7 Metallic Eyeliner in shade 05 Purple, and lastly my amazing Fashionista Gel Liner.

Below are my top tips for a perfect Smoky Eye:

The best way to start off your smoky eye is to layer up the lid with a light shade right up to the brow area.

Take a light matte shade and apply this to the lid from the lash line to the fold (socket) of the eye using a stiff brush. Do not go any higher or you will not have space to blend.

Take a soft shade next, this will be your mid tone. Apply this from the outer corner of the eye and up over the socket line going towards the bridge of the nose. Blending upwards as you go. You will need a shadow brush to apply this then a big fluffy blending brush for the blending.

Once you have the correct shape you desire take one of your darker shades and deepen the socket area again using a stiff brush to apply and a fluffy brush for the blending. Using the same stiff brush apply your darkest shade again into the socket area and then bring this underneath the eye, below the bottom lashes. You can bring this right to the inner corner if you wish under the lash line.

Always keep the corner of the eye the lightest and layer up your dark colours starting from the outer eye area. If you preferred a really smoky eye all over then you can use the darker shadow in the corner of the eye but to widen the eye area I would recommend layering from the outer eye area.

Always run a gel liner or pencil liner along the top of the lid really close to the lashes, it does not matter if this is not perfectly straight (if you use a pencil liner) as you will then grab a small blending brush and blend this into the eye shadow you have already applied.

Make sure you line your waterline with a black eye liner then apply a generous amount of black mascara.

Have fun with your chosen shades and create that perfect smoky eye for your next glam night out.

Sarah x

Fashionista Gel Eyeliner

Hi Ladies, if your looking for a super super affordable, great quality and very easy to apply Gel Eyeliner then take a look at the link below.
http://www.superdrug.com/eyes/fashionista-secret-gel-eye-liner-short-list/invt/311850/?source=179_75

I purchased this last week for £6.00 from Superdrug and I have to say out of all the Gel Liners I have used over the years, expensive and not so expensive this has come out on top.

The brush to appy this product is in the lid you just pull the top and off it comes. (See picture) The liner is really creamy and applies like no other I have used before.

It glides on so easily, it has a soft like gel texture which makes it much easier to achieve that trendy winged look. You can make the flick as small or as big as you wish. But whichever you choose, one thing is for sure with this product it will look stunning. :-)) Gel liners are less messy than their liquid counterparts and by using the fine brish which is applied you can create really precise lines.

Have fun x

Violent Lip Tattoos - Jessie J

Violent Lip Tattoos have become a huge fashion hit/statement over here in the UK, ever since Jessie J was seen sporting a Union Jack Style Lip Tattoo for her CD Cover.

How many of you sported a pair of the Union Jack Design for the Jubilee?? What a great statement to make for the occasion.

The Butterfly is a brand new print for Spring 2012. (Please see picture) Packaged as a 3 Colour Multi-Pack, The Butterfly includes Red, Pink and Natural (Orange) colored version of the Design for a total of 6 temporary Lip Tattoo. I personally think 6 applications per pack is a bargain.

The Lip Tattoos last 4-8 hours, you can also eat and drink once applied.

I have actually applied the black and red fishnet Lip Tattoos to Pixie Lott’s Dancers for a Live TV Show on ITV, that job was such a privilege. A Make Up Artist whose work I adore asked me along, :-)))). I was quite overwhelmed.

Please do check the Violent Lips website www.violentlips.com for all the designs, prices and handy tips on how to apply. They have you tube videos to help us ladies with the application.

Sarah x:-)

Lip BOOM - Make Up Academy

Make Up Academy - Lip Boom


f any of you lovely ladies are looking for a affordable, colourful on trend lipstick, then look no further. Check out the above link and purchase one of Make Up Academy's new Lip Boom's which are also in conjunction with Alexandra Burke. The 4 in 1 lipstick and gloss come in 8 fabulous shades. I have purchased shade Cheeky, it is a light pink colour i love it. I normally wear the lipstick (x2 coats) then add the gloss end into the middle of my lips top and bottom which creates that sexy fullness. Or you can wear the lipstick alone for a classic matte look. The third look is to wear the gloss alone, and the last look you can wear the lipstick (x2 coats) then add the gloss on top all over the lips for a super glossy pout. :-) and there you have it a 4 in 1 lipstick and gloss. Fabulous.
The Lip Booms are only £3.00 each, such a bargain. Head over to the link below and grab yourself some new colours for your Make Up bag. :-)

Benefit 10' Highlighter and Bronzer

Benefit 10’ Bronzer and Highlighter £23.50

WOW – How have I not had this in my Make Up Kit before now??????

This pallet by Benefit is perfect for sculpting those cheekbones, Highlight and Contour in one easy sweep – Perfect. The pallet consists of a satiny pink and bronze powder duo, which equals the perfect 10’. In the pallet you receive a lovely soft natural-bristle brush.

Little tip on how to get the best from the pallet – Pop a bit of the pink shade onto the brush and sweep this over the apple of the cheek going up towards the hairline, then apply a mixture of the two colours together and apply again on the apples of the cheeks up to the hairline, You can blend the two together or leave a bit of the pink highlighter just on top of the cheekbone under the eye. I then personally like to apply the bronzer onto the brush and with the applicator end pointing directly facedown, run this under your cheekbone to achieve that sculpted contoured effect.

You can purchase this gorgeous pallet online at www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk or in store at various department stores.

Now I have this little gem in my kit it is definitely going to be a keeper. 

Sarah x

Illamasqua - Naked Strangers Collection

Illamasqua have just launched a brand new collection called Naked Strangers, Gold, Nudes and Pinks make up this beautiful Collection. In the collection are 3 Nail Varnishes £13.50 each in a gorgeous gold, nude pink and a deeper gold tone.
The Lipglosses consist of two, one in a coral/pinky tone in shade In Intimacy and the other is a metallic gold tone in shade In Stranger, this one I will be purchasing for a upcoming photo shoot. :-) Priced at £13.00
The new collection also has a Powder Blusher in Shade In Naked Rose and a Cream Blusher in Shade In Zygomatic, this shade is a warm deep brown colour.
The new palette is the collection is called Neutral Palette priced at £30.00, very simple but yet very effective, Create sculpted highlights anywhere on your face and body with these four Powder Eye Shadows. From the new antique gold shade, Vintage  and matt shades Stealth and Wolf (rich chocolate brown), to the smoky charcoal depths of new shade Obsidian (rich black), have fun expresisng your Alter Ego.
The last product in the collection is the famous Liquid Metal in Shade Antigue Gold priced at £17.00, absolutely amazing product, this is a metallic cream which can be applied to the face or body with fingers or a brush, this has very deep pigmentation.
If you are a Industry Professional you can apply for Illamasqua's Professional Discount were you can receive 40% off.

Check out the new collecion at Illamasqua