Illamasqua Sealing Gel - Genius

Magic!!!!!! Would you like to know how to turn your eye shadows into eyeliners????

 Plus eyeliner that stays put until you take it off. No melting off or smudging.

I recently purchased a little gem called Illamasqua Sealing Gel. Please see below for the instructions.

I have had the time recently to test it out with some eye shadows. I have found it works best with Illamasqua Eye shadows, but it still does work with other brands. I found it mixed better with the Illamasqua products.

Some people dab the brush into the sealing gel and then pop the brush onto the product, personally I didn’t like the way that worked (that is just my preference it works well for other people) so instead I got a small palette and a spatula and took some of the product from its packaging and popped it into the pallet. I then squeezed two small drops of the Illamasqua Sealing Gel into the pallet and mixed it together with a brush or you can use a cotton bud. This way is a tad more time consuming but the results are much better.

Surprise there you have it, a nice vibrant eyeliner, which was once an eye shadow – Brilliant.

The picture I have done here is using Illamasqua’s powder shadow in shade Permission. Ok its not a colour that you would wear day to day, but it shows well that it works as eyeliner. Looking at that picture I cannot believe it use to be an eye shadow.

And you can also see form the picture I have swatches of each of the Illamasqua eye shadows I have, I wanted to show you all just how vibrant the colours look using the sealing gel.

Not only does this transform eye shadows into eyeliners but you can also transform Pure Pigment, Eye Brow Cake Or Eye Liner Cake (already an eyeliner but with the sealing gel it is locked in for longer) and use across the face or body.

As Illamasqua quoted “Be Bold, be original and stand out from the crowd”

You can purchase the Sealing Gel from www.illamasqua.com at a price of £10.50. The box includes two small bottles.

Make Up Academy - Amazing Face Primer

Ladies, Want flawless skin? Want a budget primer that gives you top results??

Then have a read of my blog post below on Make Up Academy’s Amazing Face Primer

Have you ladies ever wandered why your foundation does not stay on very long?? You apply your foundation in the morning to find by lunchtime it has gone patchy or seems to be sliding off. Hummm I am 100% sure we would all like to avoid this

Make Up Academy’s Primer is fantastic; apply this after your moisturiser (please do wait for your moisturiser to soak in first). Then apply the Primer all over your face, I normally apply this to the cheeks forehead, chin and nose, so pretty much everywhere were you apply your Foundation.

Again wait for the Primer to soak in before you apply your Foundation, if you do not wait for those few minutes, the primer will not have time to work into the skin and do its job properly.

Final Step apply your foundation evenly over your skin, you will find the texture of your skin is much softer, more even and the appearance of pores reduced.

I used this today and as soon as I applied it to my skin my skin appeared brighter and my redness went down a lot. As soon as I applied my Foundation I could tell instantly that it was sinking into my skin a lot better, which made my foundation much easier to apply.

I have tried quite a few primers and this is one of the best ones, and at such a great price.

The BEST part of this the Primer is ONLY £4.00 what a BARGAIN.

Head over to www.muastore.co.uk for perfect flawless skin.

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Alex Box and Rankin Image - Exquisite

This is another image by the very talented Alex Box, this image is featured in the Alex Box and Rankin Book.

This is one of my favourite images, what I like about Alex’s work is that it is very distinctive and you do not see anything like it anywere else. It is very special.

She certainly has a very very special gift.

You can purchase this amazing book by Alex Box and Rankin at selected online websies, the book has gone down in price to £32-£38, whish was originally over £100. A great book for the coffee table

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New Blog Post Coming Soon - Illamasqua

I will be posting a Illamasqua blog up in the next two days, keep your eyes peeled it is going to be a colourful one :-) Sarah x

Amazing Olympic Inspired Make Up Competition

The time has finally arrived ladies do you have your brushes ready?

 I know some of you have been as excited as me about this competition. I could not wait to reveal it to you.

So I can reveal the theme for this months Competition is based on the Olympic Games 2012. It is not long now until the opening ceremony so what better way to get involved than to get creative with some Olympic inspired make up looks.

The Prize for this has been attached (please see picture). Included in this Make Up Goody box is as follows:

Make Up Academy’s Brand New Olympic Themed Eye shadow Palette – Going for Gold, this comes packed with gold’s, silvers, grey’s and bronze shades. Perfect for experimenting with new colours. I have to say I have not seen a palette with these shades in the shops before.

Make Up Academy – Blusher in Shade 1. I wear this all the time it is a gorgeous pink colour.

Make Up Academy – Mascara in Black

Fashionista Secret Gel Liner – Shade Short List, this is a Charcoal shade, which is nearly Black. I use this on photo shoots and it is amazing, it stays on all day and does not smudge. The brush is hidden in the lid. It is also very easy to apply.

No17 – Wild Metallic Cream Eye shadow, in shade Wild Bronze. I picked this, as Metallics are huge at the moment. You can apply with your fingers or a brush for a fierce smoky eye.

Please see below for the entry details:

Please choose a country’s flag of your choice that are competing in the Olympic Games this year.

With your chosen flag colours please create a eye design, this can be anything you wish whether it be something really bold and creative, or if you wish you can design a eye look for a night out, so maybe a nice smoky eye with your chosen colours. But the good thing is the look is completely up to you. So have fun with it.

Be as creative, bold, vibrant and imaginative as you wish.

The competition will close on Wednesday 25^th July at 9pm. Please e-mail me your entries to sbaldwinmakeup@gmail.com or you can private message me on my Make Up Page at www.facebook.com/SEBmakeupartist

Please note – your entries will not be posted on my Make Up page on Facebook.

Good Luck Ladies, have fun. xx

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Prada AW12 Optical Design

I came across Prada’s new collection for AW12 whilst I was flicking through my new Issue of Vogue Magazine. The fashion designers want the optical design to be worn head to toe, and they state it is a look best worn out in Sharp Suits and tailored coats.

Ok the optical design is very out there and loud, so to go with that the Make Up has to be loud and out there. This caught my eye instantly and it matched the outfits perfectly. I love the orange, black and purple combination, with the brows blocked out. Very effective.

I can see a recreation of this look coming up on my Blog soon :-)

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