Beauty Without Fuss

Sunday 1 November 2009

Makeover: Louise

This is Louise:



Louise came to me wanting a classic "English Rose" look, as she wanted to look glowing, natural, and make the most of her beautiful blue eyes.  She has a make up bag full of steely greys, but after a chat, we thought something more apricot, and shimmery would be an excellent contrast.

Louise has lovely skin - no pores! - and we didn't need a huge a huge amount of coverage, so as a base, we used Benefit You Rebel in Light.  Louise does have a small patch of broken veins on her right cheek, so to cover them, we used a small amount of MAC concealer patted on, and finished off with a very, very light dusting of Benefit Bluffdust to further counteract the redness, and tone down shininess.



On Louise's eyes, I wanted to use lovely shimmering golden apricot shades, to complement her skintone, and to really make the blue in her eyes stand out. I applied MAC Naked Lunch as a colourwash all over her lid up to the brow bone:




Then we added just a touch of MAC Patina to the outside corner, and as an eyeliner, I used Cargo's Plant Love shadow in Sparrow:




Louise's lashes needed a little definition - actually, everyone's lashes need a little definition, mascara should totally be everyone's desert island beauty product, if you ask me! - so we added a coat of Louise's own Boots mascara:




Then we moved onto blush, and we used MAC's Prism, which is a lovely coral-y peach shade:



Once that was in place, we added a touch of Bobbi Brown's lipgloss in Rose Sugar, and the look was finished:




Here's the before and after, just look at the difference in those eyes!



Pictures by Genna.
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4 comments

  1. She looks stunning. I love how you've made her look "natural but better".

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  2. Thank you! Of course, it helps that she was so very gorgeous in the first place!

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  3. Wow, she looks gorgeous, not that she didn't in the first place though. Thats why we all love make up.. it just enhances what weve already got.

    xxxx

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  4. That is so good. I want to look that pretty too. Can you work miracles?

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