Два образа с красной помадой / Two different looks with Red lipstick

Видео некоторых показов в рамках Рижской недели моды уже скоро будут на YouTube канале ,  а всем тем,  кому ближе бьюти тема, хочу рассказать о том, какой макияж у меня был на оба дня, в которые я посещала мероприятия.

Изначально я планировала создать более необычный и интересный образ с использованием актуального сейчас тренда на блестки и проч., однако к сожалению оба раза я собиралась впопыхах и времени на сложный макияж глаз совершенно не было, в связи с чем я прибегла к беспроигрышному варианту красных губ, о чем в последствии ни минуты не пожалела!

За акцент на лице отвечала любимая (и, кстати, единственная моя красная) помада Giorgio Armani  Rouge d'armani lasting satin lip color 410 и карандаш этой же марки Smooth Silk lip pencil в оттенке 5 (Сперва прорисовываю контур и заполняю губы карандашом, затем наношу помаду кистью для губ от  MAC 316 .

Videos from several Riga Fashion Week shows are due to be on my YouTube channel soon, but in a meantime I would like to share with you what make up did I wear during both days when I attended events.

Initially I was planning to create more complex looks, featuring popular glitter-trend (either eyes or lips - clearly inspired by Pat McGrath latest creations!), however due to the lack of time I had to opt for something quick, easy-to-do  yet  enough glamorous.

I decided to make Red Lips my main statement, products used:
Giorgio Armani Smooth Silk lip pencil shade 5
Giorgio Armani  Rouge d'armani lasting satin lip color 410 applied with MAC 316 brush.

Для подобных случаев я приобрела основу с особо плотным покрытием, о которой слышала от любимых блоггеров уже достаточно давно, - Estée Lauder Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup for Face and Body SPF 15  (мой оттенок - 2С5 CREAMY TAN).  Принимая во внимания степень "шпаклевки", это, естественно, продукт не на каждый день, но для особых мероприятий, когда нужно выглядеть безупречно, - то, что надо!

Тональную основу наношу на универсальную базу под макияж Superprimer от Clinique  .

For occasions that require especially polished look I have purchased Estée Lauder Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup for Face and Body SPF 15 , in a shade 2С5 CREAMY TAN. This foundation provides you with a very high coverage and definitely is not for everyday, however when you need to look flawless, - it's perfect!

I usea drop of  Clinique Superprimer all over my face first.

Корректор: Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick , оттенок Warm Sand 2.5 - неплохой продукт, но на будущее буду искать что-то с более плотным покрытием. 

Консилер: Marc Jacobs Concealer Pen , оттенок 2 Wake-up Call - мой самый любимый продукт для высветленная зоны вокруг глаз, который я пробовала. 

Очень приятная, не забивающаяся в складки текстура, результат выглядит очень естественно и свежо. Если есть возможность попробовать, - настоятельно рекомендую!

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick , shade Warm Sand 2.5 to cover small spots and imperfections (however after Estée Lauder Maximum Cover  foundation you won't need to cover much) and my absolute favourite Marc Jacobs Concealer Pen (shade 2 Wake-up Call),  - please try it if you have a chance, you won't regret! :)

Основу закрепляю рассыпчатой прозрачной пудрой Armani Micro-fil Lose Powder - отличная пудра, приобрела второй раз подряд, т.к. качеством очень довольна. Не утяжеляет, в меру мутирует и при этом имеет светоотражающие частички. Наношу кистью 100 Arched Powder Real Techniques, коллекция Bold Metals.

I then set my foundation/concealer and corrector with Armani Micro-fil Lose Powder , which is a great transparent finishing product that helps reduce appearance of shine yet leaves your skin luminous. I use Real Techniques 100 Arched Powder brush from  Bold Metals collection.

Для контурирования использую еще один мой самый любимый в настоящий момент продукт от Marc Jacobs: 

#INSTAMARC Light-Filtering Contour Powder  в светлом оттенке Dream 20.

Это просто прекрасное средство, заслуживающее отдельной публикации! Но, если вкратце, то: очень приятная, рассыпчатая текстура, красивый, моментальный эффект и хороший светлый оттенок, который, для хайлейтера, на мой взгляд, слабоват, а вот чтобы закрепить коснелер в области вокруг глаз или дополнительно высветлить изгиб под бровью подходит идеально!

My go-to product for contouring currently is #INSTAMARC Light-Filtering Contour Powder  from Marc Jacobs in Dream 20 shade.The dark colour looks natural on the skin and is just enough if you prefer subtle contouring, and if you want to achieve a stronger look,- just build it up!

While the light shade is great for setting concealer under your eyes , for under brow highlight and to use round your lips, especially if you wear a  bright lipstick.

Далее по (быстрому) списку / Next on the list: 

румяна Bobbi Brown  в оттенке Nectar / Bobbi Brown blush in Nectar shade 

хайлайтер MAC Vanilla pigment / MAC Vanilla pigment as highlighter 

На глаза: 

База под тени MAC  PREP + PRIME 24-HOUR EXTEND EYE BASE 

И немного светлых теней из палатки в MAC Cool Nеutrals: 

Pick me Up на все верхнее веко и Crushed Clove и Cozy Grey внутри складки, для дефиниции.

Кисти: MAC 239 Eye Shader и MAC 100 для финальной растушевки.

Eyes:

My eye make up starts with a  PREP + PRIME 24-HOUR EXTEND EYE BASE  from MAC.

I then use my Eye shadow x 15 Cool Neutrals palette (also from MAC) and apply Pick me Up shade all over my lids and Crushed Clove and Cozy Grey for extra definition (using MAC 239 Eye Shader Brush and then MAC 100 brush for final blending).

Тушь: Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Intense Black

Брови: MAC  VELUXE BROW LINER в оттенке Strawberry Blonde 

и прозрачный закрепляющий гель для бровей от Benefit : ready, set, BROW!

И, завершающий штрих: фиксирующий макияж спрей от MAC.

Mascara: Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Intense Black

Brows: MAC  VELUXE BROW LINER in Strawberry Blonde shade and ready, set, BROW! clear brow gel from Benefit.

I then set it all with fixing mist from MAC to keep in all in place for longer period of time.

Образ на второй день (см. фото ниже) отличался лишь добавлением небольших черных стрелок, что сделало макияж более ярким.

Используемый продукт: Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel liner .

The only difference in my make up for a second day was that I used Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel liner which made the whole look stronger and bolder.

Одна деталь, а насколько разный результат! А какой вариант нравится больше вам?

Just one small detail, but quite a ишп difference! Which look do you prefer?

Что же касается одежды, то, в первый день это было / And speaking of clothes, my look for the first day was: 

платье Sandro / Sandro dress

обувь Massimo Dutti / Massimo Dutti fringe bluchers

сумка Zadig & Voltaire / Zadig & Voltaire bag.

И во второй / 2nd look: 

Пиджак Reiss / Reiss blazer 

джинсы и обувь Massimo Dutti / Massimo Dutti jeans and shoes as before

рубашка T.M.Lewin / T.M.Lewin white shirt

сумка Zadig & Voltaire / Zadig & Voltaire bag.

Надеюсь данный пост был для вас приятен и полезен! 

Пишите, если хотите, чтобы засняла на видео данный макияж по шагам с более подробным описанием продуктов!

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С теплыми пожеланиями,

Лена 

I hope this post seemed pleasant and useful for you!

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Lena

How I create my festive/evening make up (short tutorial).

Dear friends, 

this post was meant to be published before X-mas and NY`s eve, but due to the lack of time I`m posting it only now. Sorry for the "christmassy" pictures (hope it will not bring the winter blues :)) and also hope that information will be useful!

I want to thank Elena Krygina  (Елена Крыгина) for being my inspiration and virtual teacher, Sam Chapman (for being a great make up artist and creating Real Techniques brushes) & Nicola Haste from Pixiwoo and a fantastic MAC make up artist Vinton, - for being super professional&effective and helping me to choose the right shades/products in 1-2 minutes time (thank you for your help, I really appreciate it)!

And now, after words of gratitude have beed said, I think that it`s about right time to get started! 

xx

Recently I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of compliments that I received regarding my make up, which made me to came up with an idea about the post, dedicated to techniques, tools and products that I use to create my evening/festive look.

And speaking of make up, first of all I need to say a huge thanks to my current favorite make up artist Elena Krygina, who`s video (YouTube) lessons are just the best of the best (at least from what I`ve ever seen so far, - and believe me, I`ve seen quite a lot)! She is not only super professional and precise, but also has a wonderful sense of humor and a charisma, - such mix, that you just cannot resist.

So, as my beloved Elena K. would say, - "kAroche" :) (which means "long story short" in Russian), - let me go straight to business and start sharing with you all my "what&how" things ))

1. First of all I am applying a primer all over my face. I`m using PREP + PRIME FACE PROTECT SPF 50  from MAC in particular. If to be honest with you,  - I didn`t bother to use a primer before, as I thought it`s just "another extra product", "I don`t really need it" and "it`s too much" and blah blah blah ... but the one and only Krygina managed to persuade me and explain why this product is so necessary. Those of you, who understand Russian, please listen to what she says about the primers here , and those, who don`t, - consider primer as a:
1) component that links your decorative make up products with the skin, allows easy application and prolongs durability of your make up;

2) product, that evens out skin redness, makes pores and fine lines less visible and
3) protective "barrier" , that prevents your foundation to soak into your pores, as well as soothes the skin and absorbs all the extra oil.
By the way, speaking of extra oil: using a primer does not mean that you can skip application of your regular moisturizer/lotion/cream, as in that case in a long term you may end up with dehydrated/dry skin so make sure you use both products.

My results: since I`ve started to use a primer, a noticed a really big difference in how long my make up lasts and foundation doesn`t look "cakey"(which is very important). Sometimes I don`t even do any "touch ups" during the day. Also it`s more pleasant to apply your foundation on already prepared, velvety and smooth skin, - I, personally, can compare it to the base coat, that you put on your nails before actual nail polish.

2. In case I would  be doing my everyday, very natural so-called "no make up" make up, I wouldn`t be using any eye shadows and after primer I would apply a foundation and the rest of the products straight away. But since we are discussing more evening and sophisticated look here, an accent on eyes is a must. I always do the most difficult part, - eye make up, - first, especially if dark shadows are being used, which means that even if my eye shadows will fall onto my cheeks and my under-eye area during application, it all will be easily covered by concealer and foundation later and the final result will look much more polished and neat.

So next product to apply is eye primer. 

Why do you need to use an eye primer? 

The answer`s easy: thin layer of the eye primer neutralizes lid colour, makes lids look more even, prevents eye shadows from fading and creasing, makes the eye shadow easier to blend and allows your make up to last longer;

E.Krygina in her video lesson recommends PREP + PRIME EYE from MAC. I use PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT  in shade Painterly, this product was advised to me by one of the MAC make up artists and I am very happy with it.

3.Next, - eye shadows. As a dark shade to accentuate my eyes I use deep plum color called Twinks from MAC and as a light shade, - Oasis Dew from BellaPierre (company, that specializes on mineral make up, highly recommend to pay attention!). Sometimes I mix it with another shade, called Coral Reef (see below on the picture), but I definitely prefer Oasis Dew which is more neony, and Coral Reef has more gold color. Always make sure you blend your shadows nicely, so no obvious lines would be seen.

 4. Eye Pencils. Without them your evening make up (even with the most fantastic eye shadows) will be unfinished, so make sure you don`t forget about these buddies when create your festive look.

I`m not a big fan of  black eye liners/eye pencils and I find it very sad, when most girls usually go particularly for that color, without even considering any other options to emphasize their eyes. For me, black is a bit too evident, and I believe that coffee/plumy/chocolaty shades can compliment my eyes much more. I use eye pencil from MAC in shade Coffee to line the upper eyelid and Kohl Power Eye Pencil from MAC in shade Feline on waterline.

5.Only after my eyes are done I apply my foundation and my concealer. I use Luminous silk foundation  from Armani, I do like lightweight texture of this foundation, it absorbs quite quickly and creates natural looking finish. And to cover my under-eye circles I opt for classics, - Touche Eclat from YSL.

6. After foundation I use my loose powder to mattify and set the make up. My current choice is Les voilettes mineral invisible skin fusion loose powder  from Guerlain. (It was difficult to take my own picture due to the "mirror" effect of the packaging finish. so please enjoy a professtional shot! :) )

7. Now (when you might think that it`s all done, but no, it`s not :)), moving on to Contouring. I will not explain now why contouring is important and how incredibly it impacts the way your make up look, I`d rather leave it to professionals, please see one of my favourite make up artist`s Samantha Chapman`s (a.k.a. part of the Pixiwoo project) video:

Or if you understand Russian language (although even if you don`t, it`s worth taking a look anyway), please see my beloved Elena Krygina`s video lessons below:

Following Elena Krygina`s recommendation, to darken the areas under my cheekbones, sides of my forehead, under my chin to define a jawline, a little bit sides of my nose and to give face a nice oval shape in general, I use Powder Blush from MAC in a shade Harmony, whereas to highlight particular areas (a dot on the top of my lip, on the bridge of my nose, above the cheekbones, in the middle of the forehead and under the eyebrow) I use Lustre Drops in a shade Pink Rebel from MAC.
As my highlighter is liquid, I apply my Sculpting blush from Make Up For Ever on the apples of my cheeks first (before the highlighter).

8. OK, now you`re amost there, don`t worry! :) The biggest part is done, now it`s just a little bit is left, - eyebrows and lips.
To define my eyebrows I brush them first nicely and then apply self-sharpening pencil from MAC in a shade Lingering (again, beautiful colour, which seems to be not too dark, but just right).
Important note: please-please-please, ladies, before doing your evening make up, make sure your eye brows look neat and polished, and correction (if necessary) is done. Otherwise in my (and not only my) opinion, there is no point in spending your time and energy on creating "The perfect look" with help of other good products, it`s without saying, -  eye brows play significant role on your face.

9. And yes, you are right, I haven`t applyed my mascara yet. And there is a reason for it: after we do our eye make up, lots of powdery textures are due to apply  (powder itself, blusher,contouring powder blush, sometimes a little bit of bronzer etc.) and if your eye lashes are already covered with mascara, you risk ending up with the effect of  "dusty" lashes. So if you really want your eyes to stand out, I would rather recommend to apply mascara at the very end of the process. At the moment I use Hypnose Doll Eyes mascara from Lancôme. (I might actually make a post about my favourite mascaras in the future).

9. "L" is for lipstick. But pencil comes first. I use lip pencil in Plum colour and a  satin lipstick in Faux shade, all from MAC.

Sometimes I also apply  a little bit of Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector from CLARINS.This award winning lip balm not only has a very nice scent, but also nourish my lips, makes them look smooth and plump and doesn`t feel sticky it all (which I find very important)! I often wear this product on my lips alone, it`s perfect both for daytime or to compliment your evening look.

10. And last, but not least, - these are the only brushes that I use. (Although I`m looking forward to extend collection :))
(From left to right):
1) Bellapierre eyeshadow brush made from natural hair (to apply the main colours on my lids)
2) Real Techniques base-flawless expert face brush for my liquid foundation
3) MAC brush, that I use for blending my eye-shadows (unfortunately it`s quite old, so I can`t see the number)
4) Real techniques Blush brush (to do contouring and to apply my blusher/bronzer later), - I know, I know, I know, that I am meant to use other brushes for contouring :)

That`s it for now, using this opportunity I wish all of my readers very happy and prosperous 2014!
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Thank you very much for your time.

 Love,

JP