Summer Besties!

This is a tag going around on youtube & I decided I'd just do a blog post about it :)

The tag: Summer favourites for........

1) Lip product

• I love lip balms year round,  & my favourite would have to be California Mango Lip Balm. It says its 100% natural with sunscreen (it does not state the SPF which is a bummer) & my dads cousin gets these products for me, shes an esthetician- www. calmango.com

2) Blush

• I absolutely love the Smashbox O-Glow blush. Its a gelly formula that starts off clear then turns a hot pink when applied to the skin. It rubs in so nicely & gives you the perfect flushed look. It doesnt melt off, no matter how hot the weather & its just a perfect, light weight, non powdery blush that suits all skin tones.

3) Nail Polish

• My favourite polish for summer is one that I just recently picked up from Sally Beauty Supply, Orly "terracotta". Its a gorgeous bright coral & maybe I'm biased because coral is one of my favourite colours but it goes with everything! I prefer this colour on my toes. It stands out in every sandal you wear. My runner up polishes are OPI "the 'it' color" & another recent purchase, Sally Hansen "green with envy". (Favourite spring polish is also a recent one I picked up, Sally Hansen "mint sorbet").

4) Liquid face product

• I dont wear any liquid face products during the summer. Having oily skin myself, I find that after an hour it just starts to slide off my face. Canada has some pretty intense humidity. The only liquid makeup I would ever consider wearing (which was not out last summer) would be MAC Pro Longwear Concealer. My shade is NW15.

5) Powder face product

• My favourite powder face product of all time is MAC MSF Natural in "light" but last summer I discovered a better alternative for the hot hot weather. Cover FX's Matte FX Oil Absorbing & Blot Powder in "light". Its such a light application, you barely notice it & it keeps you shine free for hours.

6) Hair product

• Infusium 23 Repair & Renew leave-in conditioning spray. I've used Infusium 23 since I was a baby & it never seems to fail me. Its a great spray for improving the health of your hair & it also helps to achieve those beachy waves everyone craves. (I have an older bottle).

7) Eye product

• Mascara & white eyeliner. Yes, these are two products but they come as a package. In the summer I generally dont wear as much eye makeup as it tends to melt, crease or smudge. I do however, never leave my apartment without mascara & white eyeliner on my waterline. This creates a bigger, more wide-eyed awakened look & well, every girl needs mascara.

8) Self Tanner (or any tanning item)

• The sun. I do not use self tanner or go to tanning beds or dust my face with bronzer. The only way I get any sort of tan is by the sun & I even try to prevent that. I am whiter than white & I love being that way. Studies have shown that even self tanners can be just as harmful as UV rays & tanning beds due to chemicals. Bronzer is the best way to go, but I prefer the natural look.

9) Fashion accessory

• Sunglasses! I prefer larger sunglasses that cover part of my cheeks to help prevent any burning. I have a hard face shape to fit any type of glasses but I have found my love, they are from Forever21.com. I purchased them last summer for $6, I dont know if they have them still.

10) Clothing piece

• Gladiator sandals. I cant tell you how long it took me to find a pair that fit & looked the way I wanted. I found my pair two summers ago at Urban Planet for around $15. They have a very Mary-Kate Olsen feel to them.

I TAG YOU JALISA! <3


xoxo Victoria.

Bright Yellows

I woke up to a horrible thunderstorm this morning & all I wanted was the sun to come out. That never happened, so I decided to do a bright sunny spring/summer look using 3 different yellows inspired by the sun. This is a yellow eye done right :) enjoy!

eyes:

1. prime your lids with MAC "painterly" paint pot
2. using a 239 brush, pat MAC "going bananas" (limited edition) all over the lid, blending out the edges
3. next take MAC "chrome yellow" on a 217 brush & blend this onto the outer 2/3 of the lid, sweeping into the crease
4. then take MAC "goldenrod" on a 219 brush & blend it into the outer V & smudge down onto the outer 1/3 of your bottom lash line
5. blend MAC "going bananas" (limited edition) onto the inner 2/3 of the lower lash line
6. blend out any hard edges with a 227 brush using MAC "gesso"
7. with a 275 brush, apply MAC "white frost" to the inner corner of your eyes
8. fill in your brows (i used MAC "corduroy")
9. using a black eyeliner pencil, line your tightline (i used Rimmel London "jet black")
10. line your water line with a white eyeliner pencile (i used Bonnebell Eye Definer "glow")
11. using any black eyeliner (gel, cream, liquid, pencil) line your upper lash line (i used NYX Jumbo Pencil "black bean" with a fine tip eyeliner brush)
12. apply your favourite mascara, i used Benefit "bad gal"

face:

1. first prime your skin using clean fingers with either a moisturizer or foundation primer, i used Nivea Visage Light Moisturizing Day Care
2. next conceal under your eyes (i used the salmon colour in the Coastal Scents Camo Quad "light")
3. next conceal any other imperfections on your skin (i used the greenish yellow colour in the Coastal Scents Camo Quad "light" as well as the peach colour)
4. apply your foundation (i used MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural "light")
5. if using non powder foundation, set with powder.
6. next take your contour colour with a 168 brush and contour the hollows of your cheekbones and anywhere else you'd like (i used the darkest colour in the Coastal Scents Camo Quad "dark")
7. apply with a fluffy dome brush (i used the "blush" brush from Visage), MAC "bite of an apple" blush (limited edition) to the apples of your cheeks & blend up along your cheekbone
8. finally dust a little of Too Faced "snow bunny bronzer" onto the top of your cheekbones up to your temple as a highlight with a 188 brush

lips:

1. prime your lips with a lip primer or lip balm, i used California Mango lip balm
2. apply MAC "glaringly hip" (limited edition) lipstick

xoxo Victoria.

It's Been Awhile........

Dont mind my shirt in the first set of photo's, its my pj top haha. These are just a couple looks I did for work, Im a makeup artist & merchandiser at the Beauty Boutique in Canada.

xoxo Victoria.

Era Makeup

My friend Anna & I had to do an era inspired look for one of our makeup classes.

 80's Inspired by Victoria                                  60's Inspired by Anna

xoxo Victoria.

Springtime Colours

Hey everyone, this look was inspired by "prettylilmizgrace" on youtube. She did a look very similar to this & i just wanted to recreate it :) enjoy!

eyes:

1. prime your lids with MAC "painterly" paint pot
2. using a 239 brush, pat MAC "gesso" all over the lid & up to the brows, focusing on the inner corner
3. next take MAC "going bananas" (limited edition) on an ELF "contour brush" & blend this onto the outer 2/3 of the lid
4. then take MAC "passionate" on a 217 brush & sweep it into the crease & create a defined outer V shape
5. with the ELF "contour brush" again, pick up MAC "goldenrod" & just smudge this where MAC "passionate" & MAC "going bananas" meet
6. blend out any hard edges with a 227 brush & an eyeshadow similar to your skin tone (for me this is MAC "blanc type")
7. take a 219 brush & smudge MAC "passionate" under the lash line
8. go right under MAC "passionate" with MAC "goldenrod" with the same 219 brush
9. with a 275 brush, apply MAC "white frost" to the inner corner of your eyes & along your brow bone as a hilight
10. fill in your brows (i used Annabelle "fuschia" lip liner & went over it with MAC "mystery" eyeshadow)
11. using a black eyeliner pencil, line your tightline and waterline, i used Urban Decay "24/7 eyeliner pencil" in zero
12. using any black eyeliner (gel, cream, liquid, pencil) line your upper lash line, i used ELF "studio cream liner" in black
13. apply your favourite mascara, i used Benefit "bad gal"

face:

1. first prime your skin using clean fingers with either a moisturizer or foundation primer, i used Clinique "dramaticlly different moisturizing lotion"
2. next conceal under your eyes, i used the salmon colour in the Coastal Scents "camo quad" in light
3. next conceal any other imperfections on your skin, i used MAC "pro longwear concealer" in NW15
4. apply your foundation, i used MAC "mineralized skin finish natural" in light
5. if using non powder foundation, set with powder.
6. next take your contour colour with a 168 brush and contour the hollows of your cheekbones and anywhere else you'd like, i used Coastal Scents "dark camo quad" in the darkest shade
7. apply with a fluffy dome brush (i used the "blush" brush from Visage), MAC "bite of an apple" blush (limited edition) to the apples of your cheeks & blend up along your cheekbone
8. finally dust a little of Too Faced "snow bunny bronzer" onto the top of your cheekbones up to your temple as a highlight with a 188 brush

lips:

1. prime your lips with a lip primer or lip balm, i used California Mango lip balm
2. apply any colour lipstick you'd like, i just stuck with my lip balm

xoxo Victoria.

Valentines Day Look

This was a contest entry for Makeup Geek. Hope you like it :)

xoxo Victoria.