Friday, November 27, 2009

Monochromatic Pink Makeup Tutorial




Products Used

Eyes:
Untitled Paint
Coastal Scents Hot Pot Eyeshadow #M13
Coastal Scents Hot Pot Eyeshadow #M18
Coastal Scents Hot Pot Eyeshadow #M08
Burnt Burgandy Pigment (MAC)
Pink Opal Pigment (MAC)
Zero 247 eyeliner (Urban Decay)
Black Liquid Liner (Prestige)
Luxe Black Faux Lashes (Shu Uemura)

Face:
Tender Glow Studio Lights (MAC)
HD Concealer (Senna)
HD Powder (MUFE)
Pink Swoon Blush (MAC)
Taupe Blush (MAC)

Lips:
Pink Fuschia lipliner (MAC)
Saint Germain Lipstick (MAC)
Show Orchid Lipstick (MAC)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photos

I don't think I posted this video on my blog yet, but this is how I take my photos for the blog...


When taking makeup photos I generally (though not always) use the same camera I use to record my videos, a Sony Cybershot DSC-T2.

Here's some decent articles I found that you may be interested in:

Composition

Shutter Speed

Getting a good exposure

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Peachy Purple Bright Eyes





Products Used
Eyes:
Untitled Paint as Base (MAC)
Soft brown eyeshadow (MAC) in crease with dome shaped fluffy brush
Dusty Coral Pigment (MAC) in crease with pencil brush
Motif Eyeshadow (MAC) on browbone and center lid with flat fluffy brush
Love Lavender Pigment (Sappho Cosmetics) on inner and outer lid with fluffy pencil brush
Pink Opal Pigment (MAC) directly beneath eyebrow with angled brush
Zero eyeliner (Urban Decay) on upper waterline
Black Liquid Liner (prestige) above upper lashes
Luxe Black Faux Lashes (Shu Uemura)

Cheeks/Face:
Lift concealer (MUFE) and Select Moisturecover Concealer (MAC) under eyes
So Ceylon MSF (MAC) with stippling brush
Shell Pearl Beauty Powder (MAC) with large dome shaped fluffy brush
Hyper Real Pressed Powder (MAC) on bridge of nose and plume of mouth with flat fluffy brush

Lips:
Pink Fuschia lipliner (MAC)
Impassioned lipstick (MAC)

Cosmic Candy





Products Used

Eyes:
Untitled Paint (MAC) as Base
Purple Shower eyeshadow (MAC) on inner crease with dome shaped fluffy brush & fluffy pencil brush
Haunting Fluidline (MAC) on eyelid with flat brush
Seamyth eyeshadow (MAC) on browbone with flat fluffy brush
Mancatcher eyeshadow on eyelid with flat fluffy brush
Entremauve pigment (MAC) on inner lid and crease with pencil brush
Zero 247 eyeliner (Urban Decay) on upper waterline
Black Liquid liner (prestige) above upper lashes
Luxe Black Faux Lashes (Shu Uemura)
Electric 247 eyeliner (urban Decay) on lower waterline and beneath lower lashes
Parrot eyeshadow (MAC) on lower waterline and beneath lower lashes

Face/Cheeks:
Taupe Blush (MAC) with angled contour brush
Maidenchant blushcreme (MAC) on apples of cheeks
Sunsparked Pearl Beauty Powder on cheekbones with large fluffy brush

Lips:
Stroke of Lust Lipstick (MAC)