Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Celeb look: Iggy Azalea inspired (graphic liner & bright lips)

This look is very basic yet classic and it reminds me of  50's if you would substitute pink lips with bright red. I really love fact that vintage fashion and make-up are "in" again, with modern twist but also authentic variation, which I personally like more. It is very easy to achieve this look, only tricky part could be the black graphic liner but once you learn the trick, it's simple. You might find lots of youtube tutorials how to do black liner, I personally do it this way:  http://youtu.be/irIABAPb_fo?list=UU6jgzx2g3nlbaYkd8EMweKA
I started first with applying primer all over my face (use the one which works with your skin the best, for me it's GOSH velvet touch).First of all I have applied concealer all over my eyelids (top and bottom) and I set it with matt eyeshadow which is similar to my skin tone. You can also apply some darker shadow to create more dimension to your lids (especially with hooded eyes).Then did my eyeliner with using L'Oréal black gel liner and I applied black matt eyeshadow on top of it. Then I applied foundation. I wanted something lighter than what I would usually wear, so I mixed 2 shades - Max Factor Lasting Performance in shade 101 (which is the lightest I could find, unfortunately it has red undertone, which is not matching my skin tone) and Vichy Dermablend in shade 25 Nude (this one is perfect match for my skin in summer). I set everything with L'Oréal True Match pressed powder and I did some light contouring under my cheek bones (towards temples as always). I didn't use any blush. After all "powdering" was done, I filled-in my brows, using Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow pomade in Chocolate and I applied my favourite mascara - L'Oréal Million Lashes So Couture. I finished off with lipstick. I used this gorgeous bright hot pink from L'Oréal Infallible in shade 121.
BTW I have NO IDEA who Iggy Azalea is, I believe she's singer, but I'm not sure, therefore I can not say that I am a fan of her or anything like that. This picture was sent to me with request to do this look, so I tried to create a look inspired by this picture. I also didn't try to create exactly same look, I never do, and I also never do celebrity looks but celebrity INSPIRED looks (if it makes sense), for me it does make difference. I really hate to copy celebrity looks from 2 reasons - first of all - THEY ARE NOT REAL. All looks in magazines, or social media has been "photoshoped" which means graphically adjusted, therefore it is impossible to create exactly the same look -  and second reason why I don't like to re-create celebrity looks is that I don't have EXACT SAME PRODUCTS as have been used on those celebrity photos. You can try it with similar products but you won't achieve the exact result. So that is bit of an explanation why you won't find authentic celebrity looks on my blog.