Skincare routine...

Despite the fact that I am a program freak and a hard worker, I am a terribly lazy person  when it comes to taking care of my self...

I own many skincare items that I wear them before I put on make up or after I take my make up off...the days I don't wear make up I just neglect my skin with the excuse of  "letting it breathe" :P

So here are all my skincare products: 

 

• Murad Oil-Control Mattifier SPF 15

I have a combination to oily skin and during the summer I was facing great problems with my make up (it was melting on my sweaty skin) and I used to get really shiny .This is a holy grail product for me as it is a strong mattifier, it helps my make up stay all day long and I got rid of the discoball effect :) It's also slightly  moisturizing and I use it as a primer.

• Dior Bronze Protection Solaire SPF30

I rarely wear this, it's got a thick consistency and it's an ideal sunscreen for summer.

• OLAY Complete Multi-Radiance UV

 This is my every day moisturizer...It's lightweight, it contains illuminating elements and UV protection.I wear it under murad's mattifier and it keeps my skin soft all day.

• Clinique moisture surge 

I love this stuff! If you have dehydrated combination to oily skin then you need to try this! It's extremely hydrating, you can apply it as a moisturizer or as a mask (depending on the quantity), the results are instant! It's got a slight scent that reminds me of pharmaceutical product, it makes skin look fresh and ...as you can see I've finished the jar and need a new one...

• Clinique dramatically different moisturizing gel

 I use it after my clinique clarifying lotion and before my moisturizer...it helps restore the hydrolipidic film of the skin and I find it quite refreshing .

• Korres almond meal soft natural scrub

 This is my second tube, it's a decent scrub, it is for sensitive or dry skin. It helps to get rid of flaky areas (around the nose for instance) and it leaves my face soft and radiant.

• Clinique clarifying lotion 2

 This cleanses my pores and removes all the dead cells.It's quite strong and I use it rarely in combination with dramatically different lotion.

• Korres Mandarin Lip Butter Stick 

I love it and have already an in depth review  here.

• Coconut Milk Body Lotion by Body Shop

 This is a body moisturizer with an intense scent of coconut which I love.It comes in a spray form and it suits combination to oily skins.I use it mainly for my hands and feet :)

• L'Oreal Nutribronze

 This is a body cream (it is supposed to be a body milk but it's so thick that I refer to it as a rich cream) that progressively offers a golden tan and moisturizes.It's got a lovely peachy smell...Never put it before you go out,it gets absorbed very slowly , at least by my skin ...I remember my self in a crowdy club in the summer, being sticky and leave my marks on everybody's arms due to this cream haha! :D
 

Spring/Summer 2011 Makeup Trends and a quick fotd of my favourite trend ;)

So here we go!

Sunkissed :)

Michael Kors

Natural :)

 D&G

Bright eyes :)

Derek Lam

 

 Colorful :)

Dior

Bright lips :)

Jil Sander

Bright lips and/or intense colors on eyes, fresh, healthy looking skin.
Rosy natural lips , smokey eyes without intense outer corners (intensify the inner lid up to the brow), bronzer.

The trend I adore: au naturel! The no-makeup makeup is my favourite.It needs a little bit of practice on blending and on imitating natural shadows,colors and curves of a face but it is so useful and flattering If it's done properly...You can wear it in the morning, when you have an interview or even for a first date , when you want to give the impression of "born with it" :)
What I do:

• Eye liner on the upper waterline - instantly my lashes look thick (I use Blacktrack Fluidline by Mac)
• Light makeup base or tinted moisturizer (I use Stila's Natural Finish Oil Free make up) with a brush (when I apply foundation with a brush my skin doesn't look cakey-it helps a lot to the "no-makeup" effect) 
• Mac's Painterly paintpot on eyelids 
• Kryolan's Oak to the crease blended well
• Mac's "Mineral" eye shadow (it's Limited edition, any medium brown will work) to crease-outer v
• Cream blusher blended very well (I use Stila's Convertible Color in"forget me not").You need a natural color of that, just to make you look flushed.Bright neon pink is a no-no.
• Powder the T-zone (I use Mineralize Skinfinish Natural by Mac, is such a light powder, you can barely see it on face)
• Mat bronzer to sculpt lightly nose , jawline and cheekbones (I use Mac's Golden Bronzing Powder which is not exactly mat but will work)
• Put some mascara (Projectionist by Estee Lauder is incredible for looking completely natural and thick lashes)
• Lip balm with color (I use Korres Wild Rose lip butter)

That's all from me for now... :) I'd love to know ...what's your favourite trend? Do you have a product that can be more wearable this season (green neon eye shadow for instance lol)?

XOXO
Beatie

Getting inspired and inspiring :-)

I often look for inspiration and new ways to use my make up stuff  through internet...specktra,temptalia and youtube are some great sources of info and how-to...but the most "fun" part of make up for me is try to use my own imagination to come up with a classy or trashy or whateva make up style (depending on my mood).

So..recently I came up with this.


Eyes 

• toofaced shadow insurance
• all over lid yogurt as a wash
• trax on the crease and 1/3 of the outer corner
• sketch to intensify outer V blended with trax (diversify trax and sketch 2 times and BLEND upwards so as to sculpt and achieve dimension)
• carbon outer V (blend with sketch)
• sketch outer 1/2 of lower lashline and carbon 1/5 of lower lashline
• blacktrack fluid line (line half of your upper lashline outwards and 1/3 of your lower lashline outwards)
• line waterline with white liner
• phloof to highlight tearduct and  other half of lower lashline
• Tons of mascara estee lauder magnascopic only on the upper and outer lashes for an innocent princess-like effect

Face

Diorskin airflash spray foundation
Mac MSF in soft and gentle on the cheekbones
Mac blush in "Blushbaby" for a romantic "snow-whitey" look or a little bit of Mac's "Fleurpower" for a healthy flushed and warm  look :)

Lips

Korres lip butter in wild rose for a hint of colour