Look for the day...

Another day another make up look. 

Since my daughter Molly still sleeps for an hour in the middle of the day, I try to make the most of this wonderful time by experimenting with my make up - using products that I haven't used before or for a long time.  

Today I flicked through Grazia and was inspired by this gorgeous image of Jennifer Lopez for L'Oreal Elvive.  In particular, I love the eyes, brows and glowing skin.  Below is my interpretation - obviously I'm not a patch on JLo but it was a fun look to recreate...

Image courtesy of http://img.trendenciasbelleza.com/2012/01/elvive.jpg

To achieve JLo's glowing skin, I added Mac Strobe Cream to my foundation. I wanted the eyes to look polished like the reference rather too grungey and I think I'd like another stab to get this perfect as mine are a bit messier than the original.

I really like my skin though and this is so easy to create so I'll try it again another time soon. It reminds me of Kim Kardashian/ Cheryl Cole's make up don't you think?

What to try tomorrow...

Pink and silver eyes

I had meant to practice an English Rose look for an up and coming shoot, but ever since I brought my Illamasqua palettes in Empower and Complement I've been dying to try out the silver liquid metal.

Starting with the Empower palette, I ran the silver all over the eyelid up to the socket, taking the shape out to a V to wing the look.  I then blended the purple from the Complement palette into my socket and along my lash line.  I added both colours under my eyes and lined my lashes with  Illamasqua's liner in Havoc.  Using Mac's Smoulder I lined my top and bottom inner rims.  I could have used a black liner on top but I wanted to keep the look colourful and fun.

I then added the pink colour from my Empower palette to the upper lid and a little underneath in the centre to brighten the look up and added some lashes for added impact.

 

Generally speaking, I'dd add a fairly nude lip so that the eyes stand out but since I had time to play I used my medium pencil in Manic and blended a little sheer lip gloss in Violate, a deep shimmery green colour, as I was keen to see how he colours worked together and I love the result.

On my cheeks I've used Benefit's Coralista, contoured with Heroin eyeshadow by Illamasqua and highlighted brows, cheekbones, nose, lips and chin with Gleam by Illamasqua.  Finally I set the look with Mac's translucent powder.

Not exactly English Rose look but a pretty, pinky based look that would be great for a night out with the girls!