Sunday 15 December 2013

How to stop your make-up melting off | Oily skin problems


As you would've heard me mention before, I have oily skin. To be honest I don't mind having oily skin, I've heard a bit of oil is good for the skin, it slows down the ageing process. However, one thing I don't like about it, is the fact that my make-up always melts off my face! So, I thought I'd share a couple of things I've recently learnt to help combat this problem!

1. Foundation - When I first discovered make-up, I immediately opted for Mac, Mac everything! Mainly because it's such a popular brand and because at the time, it was one of the few counters to do a foundation in my shade, so I went with it and stuck with it! I paid more attention to the brand than I did to the product itself, I didn't realise that all my foundations have been oil based. However, in recent days I've realised that, water and silicone based foundations are better for my oily skin. I guess it makes sense really. I stumbled across my current foundation Sleek MakeUp New Skin Revive in 'Henna' by accident, I tried it on in the shop because I liked the colour, and i noticed that it felt really light on my skin, I wore it the whole day and noticed that my skin didn't look or feel as oily as it usually does under make up, so for now, I'm happy and I'm sticking with it Smiling face with smiling eyes


2. Primers

So you would've heard me mention Beautifully Matte Make Up Base by No7 in a previous blog. I first learnt about it when i was getting my make-up done for my sisters wedding. I really liked it, so I bought it. It matifies the skin and it acts as a base - making your skin a nice smooth canvas, which makes your foundation look better in my opinion and it also keeps this particular one works to keep the skin oil free, in my experience it doesn't keep the skin matte for the WHOLE day BUT it definitely makes a difference and makes your make up stay on a lot longer than it would without it.


3. Another product I've started using is Milk of Magnesia! Yes, Milk of Magnesia! I read about using it as a primer in many of the blogs I follow and at first I thought it was ridiculous! Who even discovered that a heart burn medicine stops shine and keeps make-up on for longer, but it does!! It works (for me, anyway!) I like to put it on AFTER my matte lotion, I put it on my oilier areas (forehead, nose and cheeks) with a foundation brush or I pour some into the lid and use my (clean) fingers, wait about 2 mins for it to dry and then I apply my foundation; for me, it keeps my make up on all day and drastically reduces shine and melting.


However, like I've said before, ive been told that primers shouldn't be used all the time, their purpose is to fill in/block the pores, so using them all the time could cause skin irritation and spots.

4. Another thing I use is Urban Decays de-slick Make-up Setting Oil-Control Spray. Now if I'm honest with you, and myself, I'm not sure if this works in terms of oil control; again, I first learnt about it when I was getting my make up done for my sisters wedding, I liked the idea of it, so again, in typical Jennifer style, I ran out and bought it!! It definitely sets the make-up, i.e. makes it look more settled on the face as opposed to 'caked' on, but I don't know if it plays a part in helping make-up stay on, but I like it anyway





Hope this is useful:)
Thanks for reading lovelies
Love, you
Jennifer

Sunday 8 December 2013

Make-up for the Festive Season #2


Hello again!

Ok, so in the interest of sticking with the Festive make-up theme, I came up with 2 looks, one for myself and one for my sister, Rachel. Rachel doesn't usually wear make-up so she wanted something, noticeable yet subtle that she could wear for her work’s Christmas party. I gave her Gold and Brown Smokey eyes with a Pink/Nude lip, this look is very versatile and can be worn on any occasion and it would go with a number of lip shades, especially a BRIGHT RED!! Kiss markKiss mark which is definitely more my style, but obviously it's not about me, it's about Rachel and what likes and what she's comfortable with. She looks lovely, even if I do say so myself! :) I highlighted her cheeks with 'Muscovado' Blush from the Sleek Blush by 3 Palette and also I dabbed a little bit of 'Fantasy' liquid eyeliner from Lush Cosmetics on her cheek bones just to add a bit of sparkle. 





For my look, I contradicted my last post and gave myself bright eyes with bright lips!!
In my last post I said that, ideally either the lips or the eyes should be bright but not both! 
But somehow this really worked! To be honest I think it's because the Blue (eyes) and Purple (lips) compliment each other; I had just bought the lipstick (Mystic by Sleek) so I was trying it out, I hadn't actually intended to do a blue Smokey eye, but I was experimenting with my Sleek Storm Palette and this is what I ended up with. I did a Blue/Black Smokey eye and I put a little bit of Purple glitter on top and finished with Eyelure falsies just to make my eyes stand out a bit more!! I'm very happy with the look!



Smiling face with smiling eyes 


All products used are listed below, hope this is useful! 

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Products used on Rachel
 
Face:  
No.7 Beautifully Matte Make up Base Sleek Makeup New Skin Revive Foundation in 'Henna'
Benefit pressed powder in ‘Nutmeg’
Sleek Makeup Corrector and Concealer Palette
Sleek Makeup Face Contour Kit in 'Medium'
Sleek Makeup Blush by 3 in 'Sugar' (Muscovado)
Gold Glitter ‘Fantasy’ Eyeliner by Lush Cosmetics
  Eyes:
  Sleek Makeup iDivine Eye Shadow Palette in Vintage Romance (Dark Gold)
Mac Eyeshadow in ‘Embark’
Mac Eyeshadow in ‘Swiss Chocolate’
Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in '008 Blackmail'
Sleek Gel Eyeliner in ‘Dominatrix’
Eyelure Lashes
 
Lips:
Lush Cosmetics Lipstick in 'Perspective'
No7 High Shine Lip Gloss in ‘Plum Blush’
Sleek Lipliner in ‘Red Sky Night’
Products used on me
Face:
No.7 Beautifully Matte Make up Base
Sleek Makeup New Skin Revive Foundation in 'Henna'
Sleek Makeup Corrector and Concealer Palette
Sleek Makeup Face Contour Kit in 'Medium'
Revlon Photo Ready Skin Illuminator in Dark
Sleek Make-Up Luminous Pressed Powder in No. 04
 
Eyes:
 
Sleek Makeup iDivine Eye Shadow Palette in Storm (Blue Shimmer, Black) Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in '008 Blackmail'
Mac Eyeshadow in ‘Swiss Chocolate’
Sleek Make-up liquid Liner
Eyelure Lashes
 
Lips:
Beauty Forever Lip Liner in ‘Currant’
Sleek Matte Lipstick in Mystic
 
Thank you!
Love, you
Jennifer 
Xxx
 
 

Sunday 1 December 2013

Make-Up for the Festive Season




So I originally had another post prepared for today, however, seeing as it's the 1st of December, I changed my mind and decided to do a 'Festive Make Up' post instead!!

I'll try to make this the first of a few Festive Make-up posts.  This look was inspired by the 'Galactic Party Season' look by one of my favourite make-up artists who I follow on YouTube, Jennie 'beautybyjj' Jenkins. However, I've put my own spin on it to make it a little more subtle.

For me, when i'm trying to look festive or extra glam, I like to use GLITTER! Personally, I think glitter always makes things that little bit more festive! Here, I started with a purple shimmery eye shadow all over my lid then black glittery eye shadow on top, finished with green/purple glitter dust on top. I filled in and highlighted my brows and topped it off with winged eyeliner and Ardell False Lashes (I prefer Eyelure but I ran out).  I did my usual foundation, highlighting and contouring routine that I've mentioned in my previous posts, I then did a pale pink/nude lip !

Because the eyes are quite dramatic I think nude is the most appropriate lip colour, if I'd done a bold lip, my lips and my eyes would both be fighting for attention and that's definitely not what you want! You want the lips OR the eyes to be the main focus.

I think this look would look great with a gold, green, black or even white dress!

Here is a list of the products I used


Products

 Face:

 No.7 Beautifully Matte Make up Base

Sleek Makeup New Skin Revive Foundation in 'Henna'

Sleek Make-Up Luminous Pressed Powder in No. 04

Sleek Makeup Corrector and Concealer Palette

Sleek Makeup Face Contour Kit in 'Medium'

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in 'Gold Deposit'

Sleek Makeup Blush by 3 in 'Sugar' (Turbinado & Demerara)

 
Eyes:

 
Sleek Makeup iDivine Eye Shadow Palette in Storm (Purple Shimmer)

Sleek Makeup iDivine Eye Shadow Palette in Vintage Romance (Black glitter)

Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in '008 Blackmail'

MAC Eye Kohl in 'Smolder'

MAC Eye Shadow in Swiss Chocolate (in the crease of my eye)

Ardell False Lashes

Barry M Fine Glitter Dust in '85' (Green, Purple, Gold)

Sleek Make-up liquid Liner

Lips:

Lush Cosmetics Lipstick in 'Perspective'

I went over this in Sleek Matte Me Lip Cream in ‘Petal’
Then I went over this in a very old nude lipgloss that I can’t remember the name of.

Hope this is useful, especially for darker skinned lovelies wanting to experiment with colour.
Thanks for reading!!
Love, you
Jennifer x