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Thursday 7 February 2013

Valentine's Day Inspired Makeup Tutorial

Ahh, love is in the air... and by love I mean an inordinate amount of money and the pressure to somehow make sex more exciting than usual. I'm only joking! I'm not a total grouch. Whilst it's absolutely true that you should be loving your significant other pretty much every day, it's kind of nice to have a day dedicated to it. And it certainly doesn't have to cost a lot of money. I for one am intending on making my lovely boyfriend breakfast in bed which I know he's going to love.
Regardless of what comes with Valentines Day there's no denying that it can be pretty inspirational with it's classic girly colour palette and patterns. Since I recently received this palette (only £1.99!) I decided that I was going to experiment with some pink shadows.


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Gently pat the lid shade all over the eye. I used my Body Shop Eye Shadow Brush. Blend slightly outwards to create a more soft, rounded shape. Using the same brush, work the crease shade into the crease and bring it under the eye about half way across. Using a clean brush (or even your little finger as I did) pat some of the lightest shade into the inner corner.

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Apply a liquid liner. I used Illamasqua Precision Ink in Havoc which is a deep red/purple shade and dries to a wet-look finish. Matte black would be fantastic and much easier to wear, but since we're experimenting I think Havoc is great! Slick two coats of black mascara onto the top lashes and one coat onto the bottom lashes. I then defined my brows and highlighted the arch on the brow bone using the Soap and Glory Arch de Triumph.

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That's the eyes finished! Looking very sleepy. For the lips I wanted to tie into the colour palette but keep them quite muted so as not to overpower the rest of the makeup. Annoyingly I didn't actually have any pastel pinks in my collection so I had to get creative. I began by slicking on a thin coat of Rimmels Apocalips in Nude Eclipse and evening out with a lip brush (or fingers.) I then used Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie over the top by rubbing the product onto my finger and gently patting across the lips. I am absolutely thrilled with these lips! It just goes to show that you don't always need new products to get the desired effect and I'll be experimenting some more in the future with colour mixing.


Here's the finished look. Fit for Aphrodite herself! ;)

Products Used:
Face:
The Body Shop Moisture Foundation in 03
The Body Shop Lightening Touch Concealer in 01
The Body Shop All In One Face Base in 03
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light
Illamasqua Illuminator in Slay
Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in Berry 06

Eyes:
Technic Electric Beauty Ultra Violet Palette
Illamasqua Precision Ink in Havoc
Soap and Glory Arch de Triumph
The Body Shop Super Volume Mascara in Black

Lips:
Rimmel Apocalips in Nude Eclipse
Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie

I really hope you liked my look and would love to see some links to your Valentine's looks! Obviously this is a bit "out there" with the red liner but I still love it and I did wear this out! Very brave for such a beauty and fashion backwards town but I felt great.

Lauren

30 comments:

  1. so pretty! its really lovely and love that it's not too much! This is something I'd deffo wear :)
    hareem x

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    1. ohh and btw lovely header!

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    2. Yay I'm so glad you like it :) Thank you! The lovely Amy @paintpotted designed it :) x

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  2. This is such a pretty look! Perfect for the big V Day! xxx

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  3. A really lovely look, so pretty xx

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  4. Gorgeous look and you look lovely! Totally something I would wear xx

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    1. thank you so much! Happy to hear that, and so cheap! x

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  5. This looks lovely! How have I never seen this palette before?! It looks great!

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    1. I can't sing it's praises enough. I just bought another technic palette because I loved this one so much, super excited to swatch! x

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  6. Gaaah, you look so beautiful! I love the eyeshadow colours, they all suit you really well. I don't know if I'm ever brave enough to wear colours on my eyes, I always stick to boring neutrals and bronzes! xo

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    1. ahhh eep! Thank you so much gorgeous! Neutrals and bronzes are always beautiful and classic though :) and your eye make up always looks lovely x

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  7. Gorgeous! I love the color of the liner! :) I like the new header as well, very cute :) X

    http://xoxoseana.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you lovely! It's gorgeous, so individual :) designed by Amy www.paintpotted.co.uk :) lovely girl, amazing design! x

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  8. The eyeliner works so well with the colours! So pretty :)
    Abby xx

    http://aspotofglamour.blogspot.com

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    1. it really does! It even surprised me a little bit. Really tied in nicely. :) x

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  9. I'm so glad you like the palette, this look is gorgeous! You're much more creative than me and my boring neutral eyes, think I'll try something like this now :p xx

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    1. I really really do! Thank you so much for my prizes, I'm getting so much use out of them and I've even discovered a new brand thanks to you :) I'd love to see what you do! x

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  10. Loving your header too! This is really pretty :)

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    1. It's so cute! Thank you to the lovely Amy @paintpotted :) thank you sweetie x

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  11. Very romantic and feminine look :) I like that you used a slightly unusual liner - I think it pairs well with the pink shadow!

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    1. I'm so glad you like it :) yeah it's definitely a bit different! Worked really nicely x

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  12. Oh my gosh - you are SO pretty <3 Love how soft this look is, so great for Valentines Day.

    xox

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    1. awwh thank you so much lovely! That is so nice! I'm glad you like it :) x

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  13. omg wow this looks beautiful on you, I am not daring enough for coloured eyeshadows! x

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