Pinterest and blogs have been fueling my makeup inspiration like crazy recently, so I thought I would give recreating a couple of the looks I liked the most a stab. Now, I'm no makeup artist, so please don't judge my skills too harshly, but I really like the way it all turned out, so thought I would share the finished look with you. Who knows, this may even turn into a little series of sorts. Bold red lips seem to be a massive trend at the moment, so I went about creating something of a classic makeup look (inspired by Holly's post, which is where the photo above comes from - definitely go and check her out, she's one of my favourites) with a good red lip, mini cat-eye, well groomed brows and a hint of contouring. The focus is definitely drawn to the lips, so I tried to make everything else look clean and simple, which I find is much more flattering on me.
After perfecting my skin with the Rimmel Lasting Perfection Foundation and Soap and Glory Kick Ass Concealer (the BEST thing for covering up dark circles FYI), I contoured gently under the cheekbones with my Clarins bronzer to contour and bronzer. The warm tone is perfect for creating a realistic sun kissed glow. I also think it pays off to be as light handed as possible, as it fits better with the classic look. For the brows, I kept them light and a little unkempt, brushing through them with the Benefit Gimme Brow just to give them a little more volume and colour, and filling them in ever so slightly with my Makeup Revolution Brow Fix Palette in any sparse areas.
Then came the cat eye, which, I won't lie, took a bit of time to get right. I used the benefit Soap and Glory Super Cat liner to map out the shape, and fill it in - it makes winged eyeliner easy enough for anyone to master. To finish the eyelashes off, I used the Rimmel Lash Accelerate to create fluffy and natural looking lashes with volume so as to not over power the rest of the look, and I really like how not going to heavy on the eyes turned out. And finally, the lips. My new Ruby Woo came out to play and I'm absolutely in love with the rich matte red color that it gives and super white teeth effect. To finish, I blotted it all down to make sure it stayed put, and it makes it a lot easier to maintain if you are going out, etc.
And that's about it, a relatively simple look that will seem as if you took forever on it. My favorite kind! What do you think of this?
