Night-time Natural

Had a great time with the girls last night.  I hosted a little games night; monopoly, articulate, cluedo and the game of knowledge.  We missed out playing Scrabble though, unfortunately… :(  I also worked out that Passionfruit 42 Below + Lemon Soda Water + Ice = a delicious, relatively low in sugar, and not too sweet, drink.  Very refreshing, although –very- moreish.  Take a peek at my makeup from last night below.

p.s.  When did I get a moon face?  Hahah!

Keeping Cool in Spring

I’ve done a simple look today, using a cool colour palette which enhances the natural colours of my skin.  I have a pink/blue undertone to my skin, which along with my blue eyes and fair hair, makes me a “cool” skintone.  For the look today, I only used my kabuki brush, an angled eyeliner brush, and my fingertips.  Take a look after the jump and feel free to make a comment!

Spring!!

Second day of spring, and you would have thought it was still mid-winter.  Outside, it is freezing cold with icy rain, bitter gale force winds, and completely overcast skies.  Hasn't been a bit of blue since about 9.30am this morning!

Today's spring look is inspired by the colour green.  New life, new trees, new grass for cute little lambs to graze and lie in... green.  The essential spring colour, closely followed by yellow, which unfortunately makes me look like I have jaundice so we won't be seeing a yellow look any time soon.

Take a look after the jump!  Feel free to let me know what you think of the look, and if you have any spring-themed suggestions for makeup.

Lighting: Tips for taking photos

There are many different types of light, all of which affect makeup in different ways.  The four main kinds are fluorescent, flash/white, incandescent/filament, and natural.  Of all the different ways of lighting a photograph, natural lighting is the most suitable as it does not produce any unnatural tones such as fluorescent- blue and green- or incandescent- yellows and reds-, meaning that makeup on the face is as close to its true colour as possible.

I’ve included three examples of how light affects makeup after the jump.  The most common form of incandescent lighting is candle, or mood, lighting, of which I unfortunately don’t have.  Take a look at fluorescent, flash and natural lighting after the jump!