Makeup tutorial: Pupa Very Vintage

Pupa uscirà a breve con la collezione primaverile Very Vintage in cui il rosa è il colore principale.

Come potete vedere dall'immagine della loro campagna qui a fianco, il tema è lo stile retrò, per cui megaeyeliner e labbra e unghie laccate color rosa bambola.

Il look proposto mi è subito piaciuto e ho cercato di riprodurlo, spero che vi piaccia!









Cosa ci occorre:

• Base: Benefit Lemon Aid
• Ombretti: Sleek Good Girl (Meringue e Candy Floss), MAC Satin Taupe
• Matita: Essence Longlasting Pencil 10 Almost Famous
• Eyeliner: ELF Cream Eyeliner black
• Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast Luxe
• nastro adesivo

Pennelli:

• pennello da ombretto
• pennello da sfumatura
• pennello da eyeliner
• pennello piatto piccolo

Procedimento:

Passo 1: dopo aver applicato con le dita su tutta la palpebrala base opaca, applico un pezzetto di nastro adesivo dalla coda dell'occhio verso le sopracciglia. Attenzione a metterlo alla stessa altezza per entrambi gli occhi.











Passo 2: con il pennello da sfumatura e l'ombretto taupe satinato riempio l'angolo esterno e la piega dell'occhio


















Passo 3: con il pennello da ombretto applico Candy Floss, rosa tenue shimmer, su due terzi della palpebra mobile

















Passo 4: riprendo il pennello da sfumatura, precedentemente pulito, e alleggerisco e sfumo i colori semplicemente passandolo delicatemente sull'occhio

















Passo 5: con il pennello da ombretto applico Meringue, bianco panna shimmer, sull'arcata sopracciliare



















Passo 6: con il pennellino da eyeliner applico l'eyeliner in crema, la linea deve risultare più spessa verso la coda e più sottile verso l'interno dell'occhio per slanciarne la figura.

Delicatamente rimuovo il nastro adesivo
















Passo 7: per la parte inferiore: all'interno applico la matita rosa e la fisso con Meringue, all'esterno passo con il pennello piccolo un pò di taupe solo dalla metà verso la coda dell'occhio, deve risultare un'ombreggiatura leggerissima














Passo 8: molto mascara sulle ciglia superiori, poco su quelle inferiori e ... il trucco è finito!

Beauty Buys That Blow!

Styledash has the 12 beauty products that basically suck, according to TotalBeauty.com.

The funny thing is, I actually use about four of them. Here's their take versus mine, which is obviously far superior, because it is.


Smashbox Lip-Enhancing Gloss
Their beef: "Color only lasts through a half-hour commute, and it's hard to ignore the plastic aroma and grainy texture while you're wearing it."
My take: I agree that it doesn't last long, but I have their True Color gloss in Protege, and it's a perfect non-megawatt simple neutral gloss for daywear. And I disagree about any funky texture or smell of yuk.


Revlon Tourmaline Ionic 1875 Watt Hairdryer
Their beef: "... don't let buzz words like 'ionic' and 'ceramic' seduce you into buying it. Bad design and bogus claims had me ready to go back to the louder, heavier Elchim 1800. Despite having multiple settings, this dryer's heat was too intense and its frizz-fighting 'Ion Select Dial' futile."
My take: I agree that there's not much super ionic or tourmalinic (???) about this dryer, but it absolutely fights frizzos (and I should know), and it gets lotsa points for its lack of jet-engine-blast volume. And hello -- it's $35. Perf.


Redken All Soft Gold Glimmer Perfecting Shine Treatment
Their beef: "'Shine treatment' brings a serum texture to mind, but this was a thicker, gel-like goo infused with golden flecks. When sparingly applied from hair ends to mid-shaft, you can expect to get some separation and added texture -- which is odd because it's meant to soften and add shine to hair. (It didn't.)
My take: WTF? I absolutely adore this product. It's a frizz-fighting WEAPON OF FUCKING MASS DESTRUCTION! And it adds an overwhelming amount of shine with a minimal amount of gooey goopiness. The only thing I agree with here is yes, it does smell like a tropical isle. Which rules.


Maybelline New York Define-A-Lash Washable Lengthening Mascara
Their beef: "A mascara that promises "zero clumps" with "stunning length" and "clean definition" at this price sounds too good to be true -- and it is. The reason it doesn't clump? The formula is so thin, you'll need at least two coats to get decent lash definition. Then it starts clumping."
My take: Um, did we use the same product? Yes, this is a VERY thin mascara -- I'll give them that. And you need to use about four coats, not two. BUT, it's an indispensable tool for lengthening, lifting and separating. It's the Wonderbra of mascaras, if you will. I use it as a base and then add a thicker mascara on top of it for maximum effectage. Next to Maybelline's sub par, super-overhyped Great Lash mascara, this thing Speaking of thickening mascara -- I used to use Benefit's Bad Gal mascara, which nearly gives you Tammy Faye Baker eyes, in an awesome way, until my sister and I both concluded -- it ends up migrating from your eyelashes to your undereyes by COB, no matter what. Boo. So now I'm kind of back on the market as far as thickening mascaras go.


Anyway, tell us which beauty products you love/hate/feel indifference/ blind rage toward.