Pinup Series: Classic Pinup

Howdy.

As you may have noticed by ways of my subtle use of retina-jarringly bright colours, I like having fun with sassy hues. I am, however, aware that most people are not comfortable sporting these shades. And believe you me, I can still have my fun with neutrals too.

To cater to my viewers, I am starting a series! Starting with this classic pinup/Hollywood/red carpet/retro look, I will be taking the concept of the traditional 50's look as far as my puny brain can go. I want to keep the idea of winged liner and bold lip colour with a certain method of eyeshadow application and stretch it in different directions. Can't wait to film my next one!

Products Used:

Face:
-MUFE HD Foundation #123
-Tarte Parke Ave. Princess bronzer
-Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Dollface
-Inglot e/s #30
-Sugarpill e/s in Poison Plum

Eyes:
-UDPP
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-Inglot eyeshadow #496
-Inglot eyeshadow #351
-MAC Wedge eyeshadow
-Inglot eyeshadow #460 (crease)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Twice Baked
-Annabelle white eye pencil
-Bourjois mascara

Lips:
-UDPP
-OCC Lip Tar in NSFW

Sixites Inspired Makeup - HD

Why haloo there.
I should have posted this the day I uploaded the tutorial, but oh well.

In this video, I did a sixties INSPIRED makeup look. Obviously, every person alive in the 1960's did not walk around looking like this, and there are other variations of this style. Also, I didn't put falsies on, though thick lashes were a MUST in this period... not that I was there, but--

I felt like wearing baby blue eyeshadow and thick liner, so :) Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olsr1cXAhig

Products used:

Face:
-MAC Face and Body foundation C3
-MAC Ombre Bronzer in Springshine
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-MAC eyeshadow in Wedge (soft matte brown)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Twice Baked (chocolate brown)
-Inglot eyeshadow #478
-Lise Watier Pigment in Folie Blanche
-Anabelle white eye pencil
-Inglot eyeshadow #65 (as liquid liner)
-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (shimmery light gold)
-Revlon GrowLuscious Mascara

Lips:
-Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in Almost Bare

Thaaaanks for staying with me, hope you try something like this!

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Christina Aguilera Inspired Look from The Voice

I loveeee Christina Aguilera's makeup on the voice! Well, most of it anyway.
This is a classic retro golden eye with a red lip. I absolutely LOVE how red lips look on me; I don't wear them enough.
Inspiration photo:

I will say that I do not love every aspect of this makeup. I feel like the cheek contouring is a bit much for her face shape, and the lip colour could have been applied more smoothly. But I love the concept of gold smoky eyes with a cut-crease and cat-liner, paired with a red lip. Bear in mind I look nothing like her, and my skin-tone is much more yellow-toned.

When doing stage makeup, take into consideration the fact that bright lights will be shining on you. You may need to re-sculpt the features of your face because lights can wash them out.
You can do this by subtly tracing along the sides of your nose with a touch of bronzer, contouring your cheekbones, temples and jawline, and a touch under the bottom lip.
Keep your skin matte and use a slightly shimmery pale highlight down the bridge of the nose and tops of cheekbones and on top of the cupid's bow to accentuate those features.

This is the makeup I wore to my school talent show. I took these photos after a 14-hour day of rehearsal, then work, then rehearsal, then my show. Woot! Hooray for makeup that sort of kind of lasts! I did NOT reapply lip colour at all. And I couldn't find my gold glitter: Sugarpill's Goldilux, which I used on Pooja.

Moving on... :)

Products Used:

Face:
-L'Oreal face primer
-MAC Face and Body foundation in C3
-Cover FX Full Coverage cream foundation in M40 (under eyes, around nose)
-Inglot loose powder
-Inglot bronzer (as a contour)
-Nars blush in Orgasm

Eyes:
-UDPP
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Half Baked (shimmery true gold on the eyelid)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked (nude beige blended in the crease)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck (warm brown swept along the crease, lower lashline)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Creep (almost-black etched in the crease and outer corner and upper lashline)
-Annabelle white eyeliner (waterline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #07 (bright shimmery gold, browbone and inner corner)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes liquid liner (cat-shaped upper liner)
-Revlon GrowLuscious Mascara

Lips:
- Rimmel lip liner in Cherry Kiss (at the border of my lips, blended towards the center lightly)
-MAC Lipstick in Kanga Rouge (the BEST red lipstick EVER. No one can ever tell me different. Alas, it has been discontinued D:)

It was an awesome show for me!

Enjoy!
Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Liz Taylor Inspired Retro Classic Look

I recently saw "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", based on the play by Tennessee Williams. I was disappointed by the censorship in the film, but not my the makeup that William Tuttle did! I chose not to shade in the crease like Liz Taylor had in the movie, and I went for a darker lip colour. But the winged liner and lashes, glowy cheeks, red lips and strong arched brows are my favourite part of this classy look.

Loooove the classics!

 Closeups...

Eye of the  ball

 Notice the awesome lash inserts I used to elongate the liner even more.

Da lip.

Kissy face?!!?!

Products Used

Face:
-Urban Decay De-Slick in a Tube (T-zone)
-Lancome Teinte Miracle Foundation in Bisque 7 (all over face and over eyelids)
-Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener in Bisque (under eyes)
-Cover FX Full Coverage Cream Foundation (under eyes)
-Laura Mercier Matte Translucent Powder
-Nars Orgasm Blush (peachy glowy blush)
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer (all over contour)
-Nars Albatross (golden shimmer on tops of cheekbones)

Eyes
-Inglot Eyeshadow #30 (light shimmery peachy gold on the browbone and inner corners)
-Inglot Eyeshadow #406 (shimmery bronze on the lower lashline)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes Black Liquid Liner (cat eyeliner)
-Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara
-Quo Lash Inserts (outer lashes, and I cut some of them shorter toward the middle of my eye so they blended with my natural lashes)

- Maybelline Superstay Gloss #550 (most awesome burgundy wine red, unfortunately discontinued!!! :( whyyy)
-Buxom Plumping Lip Polish in Krystal

Hope you like this retro look!

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Pinup on Redheads

This is Amanda. She is gorgeous.
I decided to do a simple, timeless look on her that could suit practically anyone, if it is tweaked a bit for different skin tones.
She had some makeup on already that I had to work around.
Cellphone was all we had for pictures.

Gorgeous!!!

Looking down

 Closeup!

Because Kanga-Rouge is actually that awesome!

Ok so I love this lipstick! Red looks fantastic on reds! Unfortunately, Kanga-Rouge was limited edition from a MAC collection a few years ago called Dame Edna. It was re-promoted this year but I did not know about it. A close dupe is MAC's MAC Red.

Products Used:

Face: 
-Benefit Boi-ing concealer #01
-Nars Orgasm Blush

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Inglot Eyeshadow #351 (cream colour all over eyelids)
-Urban Decay Naked Palette:

• Buck (traced along the crease, outer lower lashes)
• Naked (to blend Buck up a bit)

-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (inner corners, waterline)
-Inglot Eyeshadow #496 (sparkling white, inner corners on op of NYX pencil, browbone)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes black liquid liner (sort of cat-eye shape)
-Whatever mascara she was already wearing

Lips:
-Revlon Black Cherry Lipstick (outer corners of mouth, and slightly around lips shape)
-MAC Kanga-Rouge (THE best red ever. All over lips)

Amanda should model. Non?

Please send any requests to lizziehanle94@yahoo.ca