Monday, April 5, 2010

"Powder and paint make a girl what she aint"

Hi Lorraine, I love both your channels and try to catch all your uploaded videos each week. All of your makeup recommendations have been great, so here is a list of my favorite everyday products to perhaps give you some ideas in return. Good luck to everyone entering :) Thank you for your generosity and kindness in creating this contest!

To me, makeup should enhance not conceal a woman's true features. So most of my products are used with a light hand and natural touch. And with a bit of messiness to keep things real. To me, perfect is not pretty
My everyday makeup tries to achieve the following look: bright, sexy, and youthful

"A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous" - Coco Chanel

Here are my favorite GO TO products in each category!

Foundation:
Nars Sheer Glow in Barcelona

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Concealer:

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer (for the face. so creamy!), Makeup Forever Lift Concealer (for under the eyes), and Benefit's Powderflage (to set under the eye. this stuff is AMAZING. it prevents any creasing of the concealer and gives the area a little bit of irridescence to brighten things up!)


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Setting Powder:
Makeup Forever HD setting powder OR MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

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Blush:
Nars Torrid, MAC Pink Swoon or Tarte Cheek Stain

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Highlight:
Kevyn Aucoin's Candlelight Glow or Nars Albatross (these two are absolutely undeniably GEMS in my makeup kit. can transform my dull sleepy face to fresh and glowing. The ever desired "swallowed a lightbulb, glowing from within" effect!

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Eyeliner:
Wet and Wild Mega Eyes Cream Liner (SO cheap and so effective. Love it way more than my Bobbi Brown and Fluidline...great find!) , MAC Eye Kohl in Smoulder or Teddy, or Lancome Artliner (my favorite liquid liner too Lorraine!)

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Mascara:
Battle of the sisters!! L'Oreal Voluminous (Kim Kardashian's favorite), Lancome Hypnose (Khloe Kardashian's favorite), or Imju Fiberwig

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Lips:
Strawberry Chapstick (its a classic) or EOS lip balm in summer fruit (found this from your fellow youtube guru, Michelle Phan. Really cute packaging and great under lipstick!)

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Lipstick:
MAC Hug Me (The chameleon "my lips but better" color. Looks different on almost everyone I've seen it on!) and YSL Rouge Volupte

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And an extra! Perfume and nails are part of my beauty routine too. My daily favorites are:
DKNY Be Delicious
Victor and Rolf's Flowerbomb
Christian Dior's Miss Dior Cherie
Marc Jacob's Daisy
Burberry London

"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future" - Coco Chanel

Perfume:

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Nails:
Opi Pinking Of You and Borghese in Red

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Kim embodies my everyday look in the picture below. "Che bella!"

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"Banish the word 'shouldn't' from your makeup vocabulary...forever" - Francois Nars



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