Project Barbie Look Number 2

I wanted to re-create this look, however I feel it could have gone a bit better if I had used my "detailer brush" to go round the sockets bringing it down into a thiner line rather than using my other little brush that I should REALLY throw away as the bristles have spread out leaving me with less control but oh well I think the look still worked.   


Products used: 


Eyes: 
 MAC Paint Pot - Soft Ochre (Base)
 MAC Eyeshadow - Crystal Avalanche (Highlight)
 Barry M Trio Eyeshadow - 029 (Light Purple) 
 Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow - Frigid (Dark Blue/Purple) 
 Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Creep (Glitter Black) 
 Fake Eyelashes (Don't remember which ones) 


Face:
 L'Oreal Paris Primer - Smooth and Re-surfacing 
 Rimmel 25 Hour Foundation - Soft Beige 
 Bourjois Delice de Poudre, Bronzing Powder - 52 


Lips:
 Urban Decay Lip Pencil - Wiked 
 MAC Lipstick - Pink Plaid 
 Bourjois 3D Effect Lipgloss - 04 Rose 

PROJECT BARBIE!!!

I was experimenting with my eye shadows last night whilst my dearest was playing PS3 and I was bored. I ended up using the pinks in my Urban Decay 15th Anniversary palette and a ton of blusher!!! I had so much fun doing this and ended up making myself look like a Barbie doll! 

This is where I got excited and decided to do a project on Barbie makeup. Yes, as a child I had a few Barbie dolls, Blossom Beauty Barbie was my favourite! It took me back as a child when I experimented with my Mother's makeup and made a complete mess of it (as you do when you're little). Yet it has played a major part in my life whilst growing up. 

 I want to say a big thank you to Karen* my mother's friend who introduced me to better makeup and my first eye shadow, a bright silver NARS, that I wore ALL the time in year eight along with black eye liner and mascara (cringe)! 

I just think to all girls who loved their Barbie dolls ended up growing up to love makeup and the slender body. I won't go into it now but it plays a major part in "women of today."

Knowing Your Facial Features

Knowing your features will help you understand on the best approaches to applying make-up. The more you understand shapes, tones and skin types the more it will work in your favor.

For example I have studied my features over the past six to seven years that I have been wearing make-up and still sometimes find it a little challenging with weather changes and how it effects my skin.

My skin can be a bit of a pain sometimes; this is because I have a combination of normal to oily skin. Sometimes it’s a little dry due to change in weather, but I do tend to get oily skin on my nose so I tend to cleans my skin and not apply any moisturizer to that area. Instead I apply L’Oreal Paris Studio Secrets primer then foundation and a powder. Setting spray can also help lock in the oils.

A healthy diet and regular exercise can help the skin calm down

I have an oval face shape, which is lucky for me as I can practically carry off any kind of make-up style because of its balanced proportions.

Many eye shadows tend to work really well with my eyes, as they are a dark brown/green anything can go I generally tend to blend light to dark hues. Blue eyes would be harder to mix colours.  

 My eyes are round, which is ideal for space and creativity. Although I like to apply eyeliner to the out corners of my eyes to make them look more almond shaped.

I love my lips! I am so glad I have full lips; this is because anything can work, it is best to use a liner and a lipstick together, both matts and glosses look good. At the moment I really like to use matts purely because they stay on longer and don’t bleed.

My cheeks are slightly puffed out especially when I smile so it’s always good to have a bit of colour to give them a bit of a healthy glow. I tend to use both bronzers and blushers together for a warmer effect.

I am practically loving blushers at the moment as its getting to winter and I loose the pigment in my cheeks.

Contouring is possibly very easy although a lot of people get it wrong by not knowing where exactly to create the shadows. I really enjoy contouring as it gives a great look to your features making your face look a little slimmer this is really good to use with dramatic eyes, as it won’t distract the appearance of the eyes as much as a blusher or bronzer would.  

Photo Shoot Number 1

Me and a few friends decided to have a practise in the studio. I was the makeup artist nd here is what I did the photographs were also taken by me. :)