Sisterly Love and PLAYTIME!

Spending the night at my parents while my hubby works overnight equals some QT time with my sister who actually just moved home from North Carolina after living there for the past 7 years. Clearly, we have some things to catch up on especially since she has missed out on all the make up trials I had with friends and family since I got my business up and running. Tonight was one of those nights that I got to put my **NEW** Sigma Brushes to good use, along with some pretty awesome other new things that I got as Christmas gifts and go wild with creating an awesome look for her! Well...not too wild...cause that's really NOT my style. So without further a-do! Meet Laurel before....

And here is Laurel after....

With Laurel I wanted to create a really elegant Bridal look and make her eyes pop. The colors that I used on her would be ideal for any eye color. It was all a matter of blending them correctly. I always say BLEND, BLEND, BLEND! It seriously could make or break your look. 

To achieve Laurel's look I did the following:

1. Start with a clean face and moisturize!

2. I used a concealer (Temptu Pro Concealer Palette) under her eyes and on her breakouts/red spots to create an even canvas. I used Sigma Brush F75.

3. Next, I applied a light layer (but enough to cover her face completely) of the Studio Fix Fluid Foundation by MAC in NW35 with MAC brush 190.

4. I then dusted the MAC Invisible Setting Powder under her eyes (so her concealer would not crease) and all over her face to set the foundation. I did this with the Sigma F20 brush.

5. Now for her eyes...I used two palettes on her eyes. I first used the color heaven in the Too Faced Natural Eye Palette. I covered her entire eyelid with the color using the Sigma E20 brush. 

6. Next, I used the shade "cut the cake" from the Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette, all around the crease of her eyelid with the Sigma E45 brush.

7. The last color I used on her eye was"First Dance," again from the Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette; focusing more on the outer corner of her eyelid; sweeping the excess color up toward the outer rim of her crease. This created a smokey effect. For this effect, I used the Sigma E25 brush. I kept blending with this brush until the colors blended smoothly together. 

8. I finished her eyes by lining the tops and bottoms of her lids with MAC's Power Point Eyeliner in Engraved and used one coat of mascara of Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express in Black Drama.  

9. Next, I completed her look by contouring her cheeks and the bridge of her nose by using my most favorite Bronzer right now...Park Ave Princess by Tarte. It is a matte, waterproof, natural looking bronzer...with NO shimmer. LOVEEEE! Great contouring tool! And also applying a Smashbox Lip Gloss in Infamous on her lips. 

*To find out more about the products I used, please refer to:

Too Faced

Sigma Brushes

MAC

TemptuPro

Tarte

Hope you guys enjoyed this look and how-to! There are many more to come : )

Love, 

Meredith