Making Up Anna Karenina

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Skincare

• Applebox Cosmetics Cream Cleanser
• CHANEL Hydra Beauty Crème Hydration Protection Radiance

Foundation

• CHANEL Vitalumière Moisture-Rich Radiance Fluid Makeup SPF 15 in Clair and Cendré, mixed.

Concealer

• Giorgio Armani High Precision Retouch in Ivory and Light Sand, mixed.

Powder

• Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder

Blush

• CHANEL Blush Horizon de Chanel
• CHANEL Rouge Coco Shine Hydrating Sheer Lipshine in Liberté

Eye Shadow

• CHANEL Le Crayon Khôl Intense Eye Pencil in Ambre, smudged and applied as eye shadow.

Brows

• Extended with real human hair

Mascara

• Talika Lipocils Expert

Lips

• CHANEL Le Crayon Lèvres Precision Lip Definer in Rose Corail and Pretty Pink
• CHANEL Rouge Coco Hydrating Creme Lip Colour in Venise

Highlights / Countour

• CHANEL Le Blanc De Chanel Sheer Illuminating Base as the final veil over the whole make-up to give it luminosity and to create a ‘final skin’ to marry all the shapes created on the face into one luminous, seemingly make-up-free skin.

Retro Make-up

Ten Steps to Retro

1. Start Blissful!  If you don’t already have a daily skin care routine, now is the time to start!  Every great work of art needs a proper canvas.

2. Flawless skin! Inspired by old Hollywood movie stars, even outskin tone with MAC Studio Fix Fluid. 

3. Let Secrets be Secrets.  Laura Mercier’s Secret Camouflage for under eyes and little “problems”… for extra umpth use the light side as a highlighter on the top of cheek bones, brow bones, down the bridge of the nose and center of the chin for some photo-perfect contouring. 

4. Power Puff.  Finish out the contouring by using MAC Blot Powder (“Dark” seen in photo) on cheek bones, creases of eyes, down the sides of the nose and under the jaw line. 

5. Apple Cheeks!  Right in the apple of the cheeks this blush will add a nice healthy pop of red, NARS Powder Blush in Exhibit A.

6. The Framery.  Eyebrows frame the face, just look at Hepburn or Bacall, so give them the Hollywood shape with Laura Mercier Eyebrow Pencil!

7. All about Eyes.  Keep it simple, Le Métier de Beauté in Sugar all over and Tamarack in the crease and at the lash line.  For night time add an extra application of Tamarack for very hooded eyes.

8. Play ‘em up.  Mascara, mascara, mascara… I love mascara!  Apply as many coats as needed of MAC False Lashes mascara which makes big glossy lashes that don’t smudge around the eyes yet washes off at night easily. 

9. Flirty Eyes.  This is where it gets good.  It doesn’t take much, just 5 to 7 flares per eye to fill it in but it makes all the difference especially in photographs!   

Step by Step:

1. Squeeze a TINY drop of Duo Eyelash adhesive (Use dark tone and Duo as it does not damage your natural lashes and washes off easily).
2. Using tweezers pull 1 flare and lightly dip the base end in the glue. 
3. With the tweezers holding the flared end set them on top of your eye lashes as close to the base as possible but not on the eyelid. 
4. Repeat as much as you like! 
5. Let dry for 5mins or so then apply a final layer of mascara, gently pinch the false lashes to your real ones to give a seamless illusion. 
6. Bat those babies all night.

10. Paint it RED.  What is a retro diva without red lips?!  All time classic combo.  Start on the outside of lips with Cargo Reverse Lip Liner (Use “light”), draw the shape and fill in the lips lightly with MAC Lip Liner in SPICE, then top it off for show with MAC lipstick in LADY DANGER.  

Et VOILA!

Kristen Wiig

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Kristen Wiig at the Oscars

Make-up by  Heba Thorisdottir

Foundation

To begin Thorisdottir used tarte’s Amazonian clay 12-hour full coverage foundation in light, with tarte’s new airbrush finish bamboo foundation brush.

Blush

For dewy, sun-kissed cheeks, Thorisdottir applied tarte’s Maracuja blush & glow brightening luminizer and cheek tint in sunlight along the apples of Wiig’s cheeks, followed by a light dusting of tarte’s Amazonian clay 12-hour shimmering blush in buff.  The combination gave Wiig’s skin the perfect luminous finish.

Eye Shadow

Thorisdottir wanted to play up Wiig’s blue eyes with a mixture of bronze and gold shadows.  Thorisdottir started by covering Wiig’s lids with a soft wash of shimmering golden peach from tarte’s neutralEYES eye shadow palette volume II.  To add further definition, Thorisdottir applied tarte’s Amazonian clay waterproof cream eyeshadow in shimmering bronze along Wiig’s lash lines and into her creases.  Then Thorisdottir layered tarte’s Amazonian clay waterproof cream eyeshadow in slate in the center of Wiig’s lids to reflect light.

Eye Liner

Thorisdottir lined her eyes with multiplEYE lash enhancing liquid liner, drawing outward for a mini cat-eye.

Mascara

Thorisdottir finished Wiig’s eyes with two coats of tarte’s gifted Amazonian clay smart mascara.

Lips

To keep Wiig’s look soft, Thorisdottir filled in Wiig’s lips with tarte’s LipSurgence matte lip tint in exposed, then dabbed tarte’s maracuja divine shine lip gloss in glisten in the center of her lips for a touch of shine.

Additional Information

To create a soft glow, Thorisdottir dusted tarte’s new Amazon bronze body bronzer along Wiig’s décolletage, shoulders and down her arms.

DIY: Restore Broken Powder Makeup

via Katrina Lomidze

If you’re anything like me then you have at least five powder compacts that are broken and lying somewhere at the bottom of a drawer.  Here’s how to resolve this unsightly, messy and expensive problem.  This works for any kind of powder based makeup, bronzers, blot powders, eye shadows, etc.

How To

• Add a few small drops of 75%+ based rubbing alcohol (the higher the alcohol concentrate, the faster it will dry but any percentage will do if you leave it overnight)

• After adding the alcohol to the broken powder it will seep through and the powder will become soft

• Smudge the soft soaking powder around, making it into a paste-like substance and re-form it by smoothing it out with your finger (use the back of a spoon to make it really smooth)

• Let it dry overnight for best results

Easy peasy!  Go ahead and try your new ‘old’ makeup!

Bella Swan’s Bridal Makeup

In Breaking Dawn, the fourth installment of the five-film franchise, Bella finally marries her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen, in what may be the most anticipated wedding of 2011.

Make-up by Stacey Panepinto, breakdown by Makeup411.

Skin Care:  SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic and SkinCeuticals Daily Moisture in the morning, SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Masque after removing make-up.

Foundation:  La Prairie Skin Caviar Concealer Foundation SPF 15 in Peche combined with Sensai Brightening Make-Up Base Concealer.

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat in 2 Luminous Ivory and Cle de Peau Beaute Concealer in Beige Powder.

Powder:  Make Up For Ever HD Powder on the face; Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder under the eyes.

Blush:  Stila Custom Color Blush – Pink

Eye Shadow:  Chanel Quadra Eye Shadow in Winter Nights (discontinued)

Eye Liner:  Lancome Le Crayon Khol Waterproof in Black on upper lid while the two darkest shades were used on the lower lid.

Brows:  Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil in Brunette/Dark Brown

Mascara:  Diorshow Waterproof in Black

False Lashes:  3-4 bunches of individual lashes in black, applied to the outside edge of each eye.

Lips:  Fresh Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15 for moisture.  For the wedding, M.A.C. Lip Pencil in Soar lightly applied and then topped with a custom mix of glosses.

Additional:  To give a pick-me-up through the day, Panepinto dabbed Dr. Hauschka Moisturizing Day Cream on forehead, cheek bones and cheeks to refresh the make-up and keep skin glowing.

Kim Kardashian’s Bridal Makeup

Makeup by Mario Dedivanovic, breakdown by Makeup411

Skin Care:  La Mer The Moisturizing Lotion

Foundation:  Dior Diorskin Nude

Concealer:  By Terry Touche Veloutée

Powder:  Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre

Bronzer:  Guerlain Teracotta Bronzing Powder

Blush:  Lancôme Blush Subtil in Rose Romantique

Eye Shadow:  Lancôme Color Design Palette in Golden Frenzy

Eye Liner:  Cover Girl LineExact Liquid Liner in Very Black

Brows:  L’Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Custom Brow Shaping Pencil in Light Brown

Mascara:  Lancôme Hypnôse Doll Lashes Mascara in So Black!

False Lashes:  The artist designed Kardashian’s lashes himself using several cut-up strips and individual lashes.

Lips:  Lancôme L’Absolu Nu Lipstick in Coral Sand, topped with Lancôme La Laque Fever in Ravishing Coral. Yves Saint Laurent Dessin Des Levres in Nude Beige as a lip liner.

Highlights / Countour:  Giella Eye M Glam. Dedivanovic applied this product to Kardashian’s cheek bones to give a dewy look to her skin. He also applied it on the bridge of her nose, the Cupid’s bow of her lips, the inner corners of eyes, her décolletage, shoulders and arms.

*For touch-ups, Dedivanovic used Tacha Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers

Office Inspiration – Who What Wear

The amazing offices of Who What Wear via The Coveteur, drool.

What’s In Your Makeup Bag?

1. Benefit’s Dallas pressed powder, a sure way to get a sun-kissed, sheer glow.
2. Benefit’s Boi-ing ‘industrial strength’ concealer,  creamy texture that hides it all.
3. Philosophy’s the Supernatural, hands down the best all in one foundation.
4. Yves Saint Laurent’s Touche ÉCLAT, beauty sleep in a pen.
5. Maybelline’s Volum’ Express The Colossal, false lashes in a tube with a budget price.
6. M-A-C’s Soft and Gentle, natural shimmer for a polished look, not teenybopper glitter.
7. Lancome’s Juicy Tubes in Miracle, the perfect shade of sheer baby pink with shimmer.
8. Laura Mercier’s Secret Brightening Powder, don’t let the baby powder look fool ya, this magical sheer powder blends in without a trace.

Makeup 411

Makeup 411 is a site that I often browse through for beauty breakdowns on my favorite celebrity looks. 

Whether from movies, television shows, music videos or events, this site provides a detailed list of the actual products used by makeup artists for each look, which makes it a breeze when you go shopping.

From the over-the-top to the everyday subtle beauty, it’s all here.

Muse du Jour

Aerin Lauder may be a cosmetics heiress but that is hardly why she’s my muse du jour. 

Her seemingly effortless style, grace and simplified yet striking elegance is what makes me smile.  Her environment just seems to be an extension of herself, and that inspires me.