21
May
Summer reading acquired & the money went to a good cause #UnitedWay #winning (Taken with instagram)

Summer reading acquired & the money went to a good cause #UnitedWay #winning (Taken with instagram)

unitedway / winning /
17
May

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)

technology / life / over stimulation / attention span / balance / lifestyle / information /
15
May

 

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 :)

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14
May
karlapowellmua: 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 Karla X

karlapowellmua:

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:

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

Karla

X

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4
May
“I Was Walking With A Ghost” #teganandsara Their song was playing so I took a picture :) (Taken with instagram)

“I Was Walking With A Ghost” #teganandsara Their song was playing so I took a picture :) (Taken with instagram)

teganandsara /
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