Summer reading acquired & the money went to a good cause #UnitedWay #winning (Taken with instagram)
Balance Between Real & Virtual Realities
Glad someone took the time to write about this, because I didn’t. But I have been turning off my most distracting advise, my phone, while doing activities I’d really benefit from focusing all attention on:
Spending time with family
Hanging out with friends( I want to be in the moment, not somewhere else)
Driving
Writing
Watching movies
Taking personal time to just breathe & consciously collect my thoughts about big decisions
Reading ( w/ my phone on I’ll read txt, email, articles, & maybe even another book instead of enjoying what’s in front of me)
Cat Shaped Eyeglasses are all I’ve wanted to wear since I was a little girl watching 50’s Melodrama films, And Now I have my very own pair :)
My latest make-up & hair image from my portfolio ‘Gloss’ Find out how I created this look with product listings…
The Inspiration behind the make-up look: A hot trend for Spring/summer 12 is super-dewy skin which I learnt at NYFW. This look I am loving at the moment so when and the photographer was designing the look we wanted to pick highlights up from the bags(which you can see in the other shots I will upload soon) and picking up highlights from the sunglasses- So Glossy, dewy skin was perfect for this look! I call it hyper-luminous and it’s all about creating the look of humid, height-of-summer days.
To perfect the look, highlight the usual areas - brow bone, cupid’s bow and cheek bones - but also add hints of highlighter down the centre of your nose and forehead, I even added hi-shine to the eyelids on this shoot(which you can’t see behind the glasses) ‘a wash of clear gloss over the lids instantly makes the eye feel modern,’ . I also created glossy brown-red lips to tie into the background colour and the models clothes- all in all I was very happy with how this shoot turned out. Hope you like it!
What I used to create the look:
Skincare:
• Simple Cleanser
• Origins Toner- A perfect world
• Origins Serum- Dr. Andrew Weil – Mega Bright
• Simple Radiance Brightening Eye Cream
Brushes:
- Mixture of MAC Cosmetics, Sigma Beauty & Crown Brushes
Base:
• My Face Cosmetics – My Mix foundation
• Famous Baked Bronzer
• MAC Cream Colour base in Shades: Improper Copper & Pearl to highlight
• MUA Lips Gloss Tube in Shade 4 applied on cheeks, cupids bow
• Illamasqua Cream Pigment in ‘Hallow’
• FashionistA Gel eyeliner in Shades ‘Press down Cool’ to contour the cheeks
• Ben Nye Matte Single eye shadow in ‘Cork’
• MUA Singe eye shadow in shade ‘27’ to highlight
Eyes:
• MAC Paint pot in ‘Constructivist’
• MUA Cosmetics in Shades ‘19 & 20’
• MUA Lips Gloss Tube in Shade 4 applied on eyelids and inner corner of eyes
• MUA Singe eye shadow in shade ‘27’ to highlight
- Spiked strong eyebrows using VIVO Eyebrow set gel brush with Ben Nye Single eyeshadow in ‘Cork’
• MUA False eyelashes in style ‘Flair’
• Look Beauty ‘Stretch Factor’ Mascara
Lips:
• MAC Paint pot in ‘Constructivist’
• MUA Cosmetics lipstick in Shade 13
• MUA Cosmetics Lip Gloss Tube in Shade 4
Nails:
• NUBAR Diamond Seal & Shine Top Coat
Styling:
• ASOS clothing (including sun glasses)
The team that made this shoot happen:
Photography & Styling - Ryan Handy - www.ryanhandyphotography.com
Make-up & Hair - Karla Powell - www.karlapowell.co.uk
Model - Petra @ Leni’s Model Management
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My Latest YouTube Video on How to do Water Marbling Nails with MUA Cosmetics!
You will love it…
Enjoy!
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“I Was Walking With A Ghost” #teganandsara Their song was playing so I took a picture :) (Taken with instagram)
I want a pair in my collect oh! So very badly. #CalvinKlein #mylove #fashion #shoeshopaholic (Taken with instagram)



