LOTD Random Day... Just chillin' :0)

So today was a random day, just chillin' trying to get rid of my cold, which seems to plague us bbloggers just when we get into our swing of posting... -.- And so my makeup was soft and simple.

My fully made up face :)

As you can see...FAKEUP has done it's job pretty damn well! I was trying this sample of Estee Lauder's double wear foundation and although it was slightly too dark, it didn't oxidise and did stay all day, so that'll be on my Xmas wishlist :D Also, this is actually the first time I tried out the Milani shadow set and...it was...really bad :( I am sorry to report it just turned into a grey mash by the end of the day :(
The H&M gloss was amazing! Very nice pigmentation XD and not sticky. The Stay blushed by Rimmel needs a bit more trying but first impressions-I liked the colour and application was easy :)

Products used :)

Hope you liked this post and hopefully I'll be all better soon so I can show you lots more things in upcoming posts, it's been so difficult to fit everything in but I am GETTING there...finally :)

Thanks for all your support guys :) x x x

VOGUE FASHION COPIES

I often flick through Vogue and look at the makeup and think ooh I could do that! And as I do recreate a few looks from time to time I thought I'd collect them up and show you! (So please let me know what you think, I'd love to have your feedback!).

First up: A Dior Advert

Original

My recreation-

Not my favourite one of all that I've done but still noteworthy :)

 Products Used: Maxfactor Eye Brightening Mascara (for Brown Eyes)
Sleek Original Palette
Tarte Exposed Blush (very lightly)
Wet N Wild Fergie Lipstick in Ferguson Crest Cabernet (with a touch of clear gloss over the top)








Second: Louis Vuitton Advert

Original

 My recreation-

This was a bit easier but I didn't realise how much Contour/Blush I'd need for it to come up on camera well :/

Products I used :)

I used: Elf Eyebrow kit in Medium
Elf Shimmer Palette (just the white & peach ones)
Collection Extreme 24hr Liquid Liner (very good actually!)
Tarte Exposed blush
MAC Sunny Seoul Lipstick (as my first very lightly under my others)
Clinique FE Rubelite Lipstick
Nars Edie Eyeshadow
Dainty Doll Lipstick in Baby Love
Maybelline Superstay 24hr Bold Matte lip colour in Hot Brown

A random black shadow from an elf palette.

Next up: Samsung Galaxy S4 Promo (Punk-Glam theme)

Original

Original

My recreation-

I tried so hard to get rid of my brows but only had Nyx jumbo stick in Milk & a White eyeshadow. Kinda worked :/

I absolutely adore the eyeshadow shape of this, I think my flicks were too flicky though needed to be a bit more straight lines, but I still love it. I also loved doing the slightly graduated lip colour.

Products used: Sleek Oh So Special Palette
Sleek blush in Suede (to contour)
Illamasqua eyeshadow in Control
Nars Liquid Liner Pen
Maxfactor Lip Pencil in Passionate Red
Elf Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Turkish Coffee (to make the graduation)
Sleek Eau La Liner in White Noise

Mary Kay Time wise foundation in Ivory & Powder too

Calvin Klein Lipstick in Ruby Red
Elf Cover Everything Concealer
Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Mascara
Fashionista Shadow in Black Out

Lastly, Fendi Advert

Original

My recreation- 

This was by far THE MOST difficult one to do! But probably my favourite result :3

Products Used: MUA Undress me too Palette (neutral shadow for base)

Sleek Snapshots Palette (shade sandwalker, washed ashore & sunset)
MAC Ring of Saturn Mineralize Blush
Elf Cover Everything Concealer in light
Mary Kay time wise foundation in Ivory
Nars Liquid Liner Pen
Lancome Hypnose Mascara
MUA Cover and Conceal concealer
Estee Lauder Lipstick in Tiger Eye
Prestige Lipstick in Berry Fantasy
Rimmel Brow Pencil
Nars Laguna Bronzer
(the MAC looking powder is actually a Stila powder refill in the mac pan-I had a spare one lying round so, y'know :P)

And that's it for VOGUE but I have another edition for Hunger & Wonderland coming to you at the end of the month! Thanks so much for looking at my work, please give me feedback via twitter (@JanBeautyful) or Facebook (just search Januarybeautyful and Like my page :)) or leave a comment below!

Kelly's Wedding Outfit & Makeup Planning :') x

I am so happy that Kelly's getting Married and cannot wait to see how pretty she and everyone else looks at the reception this Saturday :')

After talking to a few people about what they're wearing I decided what I had originally planned was a little too Winter-ey Autumn-ey, so, This is what I've changed my mind too!

This dress' fleur de lis, baroque, damasked type pattern is actually fluffy or a bit like velvet material :') I bought this dress from Quiz at Debenhams for around £15.99 (but it had a small rip so I got it for £9.99). Quiz do really nice, affordable dresses and can be found at larger Debenhams'.

I also LOVE peplums as they hide my little belly roll perfectly ;) and create the illusion of a smaller waist-what's not to love?!

When I first wore this dress I wore some Silver Patent Lipsy Heels but they were so uncomfortable and I really don't think the harsh point on them is very flattering, so, I've picked out these two pairs. If I wear the silver pair, I'll wear silver accessories and vice versa :) The top black pair were from an independent little shoe shop in my village, but it's no longer there! :( The bottom Silver pair are from Monsoon :) I believe I got these in last summers' sale for around £9.99

The Rings I've picked out to choose from :)

Out of all of these I think I prefer the Black Rock or Black Rose....But, we shall see :)

My Necklaces I picked out :)

These are the necklaces I picked out, I think the first top left really isn't very good, but when I have it all on it may look better, same goes for bottom left :S I quite like the long (top right) leopard head BUT! I really love the childish Hello Kitty Necklace of all!! Not sure it's the best one to wear though :/

Here's the Make Up Design I've created for this look:


Kelly's Wedding Makeup (for me)

The lips in the drawing are quite dark to the colour I am actually going to use, I am planning on using LOOK Beauty's Double Hit Lip in Rose Riot :) Which is a pale rose pink. I am considering wearing false lashes, but then again I don't want to look overally fake, so, I shall see what it all looks like on the day :/
I also am hoping the eyes will be exactly like this, I am planning to use MAC's paint pot in Bare Study washed over my eyes and then have a small amount of Illamasqua's Feline Powder eyeshadow just really well blended out of the crease and then have a very, very silver liner-for which I'll probably end up using something like Stilas' eyeshadow pot in Ice (though, I am reluctant to do so as it'll smudge and budge quite easily :/)
I plan to wear very, very minimal blush (Benefit's Thrrrob most likely) as I know I'll be dancing a lot and therefore end up looking very red towards the end! haha!

Small Superdrug Haul + Milani in Poundland?? :O

So, yesterday I went into Superdrug as I haven't bought any makeup in such a long time, I was determined to make good use of the 3for2 offer. I ended up buying new nail polish though!-And I really DO NOT need anymore! haha, oh well :P

My lil' Haul

So, Lets start with the Rimmel Exaggerate Eye Primer, I bought this because on like every website it has 1 review and that review is always bad. But, they still sell it? So, for £5 I thought why not.
I then was thoroughly disappointed because the MUA counter had been stripped bare, so, I skipped along to the Fashionista one, I picked up the StarShine Highlight (as I already have SunShine and I LOVE IT!) and then got 2 lipsticks, one in a pale, creamy, orange colour "I'm an Individual" (the Maxi Moisture one) & one in a nude colour "Buff" (the Double Take one)
I quickly checked the Maybelline counter for the Orange Tattoo I still regret not picking up from N.Y. and it wasn't there-so I picked up this Pomegranate one instead. I am dyyiinng to try it out! :D
And, finally, I bought 3 NYC polishes-as I LOVE THESE, they're so cheap & last well with a good pigmentation and this new Barry M Sequin Effect polish as I can never resist a new Barry M'r ;)

Fashionista Lippies Buff (Left) and I'm An Individual (Right)

After Superdrug, I popped into Poundland, as they sometimes have nice makeup in there too and to my surprise (I mean, really, really, surprised-I nearly choked!) They had MILANI PILED UP!

The Milani Stuff I picked up from Poundland.

So, I picked up one of everything apart from the Mascara which didn't look very good and there were hundreds of them there, so if I change my mind I can always go back and get one :). I got 2 of these Glimmer Stripes which instantly make me think of Bobbi Brown's Shimmer Bricks :') Only, they were a POUND! I also picked up this eyeshadow quad which reminded me of Nars' Duo Eyeshadow in Paramaribo :D


Here's me wearing B. Beautiful Full Coverage 16hr wear Foundation (Available at Superdrug), the Milani Quad featured above, Fashionista StarShine Highlighter on the tops of my cheekbones, the Milani Glimmer Stripes in Pink Glimmer (far left in pic above) & the Fashionista Lippie in I'm an Individual.

The Fashionista Lipstick is definitely not as pigmented as I'd have liked but, saying that, I do have very dark lips for my skin colour. So, on more pale lipped beauties, it would look lovely :) It's also worth noting it is nice and moisturising like the name "Maxi Moisture" suggests :D
 I do really like the glimmer stripe by Milani, I think it's beautiful :') We all know I love Glow and this is full of glow appeal :P
I really don't feel these pictures do StarShine any justice though, in real life it looks quite bronzed and sexy-the picture below shows it a tad better.

I think this Eyeshadow Quad is not dissimilar to Paramaribo but is not as richly pigmented. It's more Gold than Green too (as shown below), making it a good alternative for those who find Paramaribo too green to suit their complexion. However, it is only a Pound and Therefore I think EVERYONE should go scout it out ;) I do, do wish it was a tad more green though! :L-Sorry!

Nars' Paramaribo Top
Milani Quad Bottom

Also, I have to say about the Rimmel Eye Primer: I am wearing it now, under this Milani Quad, while I am writing this and It's really not as bad as people are making out. I actually think that at only £5 It's really worth a tad bit more. It works well, I haven't had any creasing yet (I am not wearing a cream eyeshadow, paint pot or tattoo underneath the eyeshadow quad either) and I have very oily skin and lids. Do I feel it makes eye shadows more rich in colour and pigmentation? No, but the only one I feel that actually does (and I mean in the WORLD) is Urban Decay's Primer Potion. Overall, for a Fiver, I'd say BUY IT! You won't be disappointed!!



Hope you liked this and keep your eyes peeled for my Barcelona Holiday Post featuring Outfits, Makeup Ideas, Accessories, The works ;) xx

Rocky Horror!

This Saturday I am going to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show-LIVE at the Theatre!
I am very, very excited about this as Rocky Horror's makeup and costumes' are amazing and therefore worth the ticket prices.

So here is my design for the show, I am going dressed as Magenta-seeing as I already have the costume and I've done it like a thousand times before! :P




Magenta Design

Now, I know what you're thinking, the bottom lashes are crazzy long. But, if you look at any picture of Magenta (or a still from the film) you'll see that hers are ridiculously spiky and long! To get this spikey-length I use a tonne of Benefit's They're Real! Mascara, as this is the only one I've found that will not budge or smudge. Also, you simply NEED to wear false lashes on top (and the bottom too, if you're brave!) and I have found that the best way to wear them all night is to wear a good amount of black liquid liner (I would recommend LOOK's Flirty Flick) and to take your time when applying them hence, I'll start my makeup proceedings at around 2:30-to be out the house at 4. This gives enough time to comfortably and calm-ly get everything done :).

The shape of the base eyeshadow is quite important-Magenta was played by Patricia Quinn who has really deep set-hollow eyes and so the eyeshadow shape of pure circles looks stunning and very dramatic. Sam from Pixiwoo described it as a half moon shape and I think this is a good way of explaining it you need to take the top of the circle up almost to the brow bone. The dark red brown surrounding it is purely to create a more theatrical look. It needs to be lined thickly with kohl liner But I'd recommend applying it after applying the liquid liner and false lashes so it doesn't prevent sticking or make shifting more likely).

As you can see I kinda drew a squiggle over the lips, this was my way of saying I am going to be wearing Black Kohl pencil underneath the lipstick to make it even more dark and almost bloody like. I also drew the brows in with a black pen, this is to show you need rather thin brows that should be dark, I like to use a kohl pencil very thinly and smudge out the edges.

Don't forget this is a real theatrical look so, therefore you need a very white face and very sculpted out cheekbones!!-Use a foundation that's practically white and I'll be using Nars' Laguna to Contour and sculpt out my cheekbones and features.

Here's a pic of all the products I plan to use....

All products with design in background

All Face products, ranging from very cheap to very expensive

Black Kohl Pencil, Calvin Klein & Clinique Lipsticks

All Eye Products

The false lashes are the ones I now wear absolutely EVERYTIME I am Magenta :P They're just perfect :')
They were given to me in a Soap & Glory Kit for Christmas.


And here's my outfit:

My Official Rocky Horror Costume (complete with wig hat :P)

My Boots that I've kept purely because I wear them to be Magenta :P

I personally, cannot wait for this tomorrow and hopefully I'll look amazing :P So I can take lots of photos with other people dressed up there!!

15.5.13 EPQ update Book References and What's it all about again?

My Extended Project is so far, so good! I am amazed by how inspired I am getting by pretty much everything I see around me! This proves that you should always be true to yourself and follow your dreams (as corny as that sounds D:). Anyhoo, it came to me that I may not have explained very well what the hell an EPQ actually is! Well, essentially it's either a report (something like 5000 words) or an artifact with a supporting smaller essay (like, 1000 words or something like that) And you can do it on absolutely ANY topic you like! Hence, I chose to do something with makeup.

The idea it gives ucas points is a bit hazy, as, I don't think many Uni's really look at them (from talking to people who have already done them) and don't accept them as part of your entry. However, I think doing a makeup course, or wanting to go into the Makeup Industry this will help me quite a bit as my actual A Level subjects aren't seeming to go very well (Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Citizenship & Biology). Also, a few people are insisting to me that you definitely DO gain ucas points from them (but it's then down to the discretion of the Uni if they'll accept them as part of your entry).

Anyhoo, here are some pictures of the references of Photographers/Artists etc I've found to include in my essay and presentation. (please note, I do not own the original images or any of that stuff, nor am I claiming to own them or trying to use in an offensive or derogatory manner etc.).
The photographers featured here are David Lachepelle, David Bailey & Nick Knight.

From Nick Knight's Book

From Nick Knight's Book

The Library has this book by Jemma Kid which is going
to be my references for techniques

Left is Photo of Lil' Kim by David Lachepelle and right is Nick Knight's work 

I  absolutely adore these two photo's. The Lachepelle one for the sheer bubblegum flavour and sex appeal and the Knight one because I love 80s rock and punky looks and this just irradiates that :')
I also love the use of makeup in both, the Lil' Kim's bottom false lashes are amazing and the use of pink all over the face in the Knight photo shows rebellion in a wearable way.-Yes, I'd wear that!

David Bailey's Photos

I love the black and white photo on the left as it reminds me so much of the Phantom (of the Operraaaa!) and the one on the right carries on from the punk and rock feel in the other photo (above) and I feel as though this shows chaos in a challenging way, meaning, it looks so well planned out that its almost controlled chaos.

Both David Bailey

After a discussion with Anne (the head librarian at college) she also gave me the idea to discuss tribal and cross cultural meanings and reasons behind their art and "makeup" or body paintings, I thought this was such a fantastic idea and could've hugged her as this fits my question about Makeup as an artistic means of communication perfectly :'). I also thought the one on the right was like something from a series of unfortunate events or a good vampire film.

David Bailey, again.



David Bailey, again.



 I really love these ones, as they both are inspired by very different cultures and events, I really like how they're not perfectly taken as well, I mean, the model doesn't look really stunningly beautiful, but, saying that....they do look really beautiful, it's not what you'd usually expect.



A page from the Jemma Kid book, to help with techniques I can use

I cannot believe how inspired I am by all of these and more that I found too! (I am pretty sure I put the right photographers under the right photos, but if not, I'll change it later so don't panic!) I finally feel as though my life's getting back on track :)

But anyway, stay tuned for my next Katy Perry & Riri Designs they're coming up in the next couple of days and keep your eyes peeled for my First YouTube video (probably, Friday/Saturday) as I've filmed now, just need to finish editing!! Exciting Stuff!

EPQ Update 11.5.13 Beyonce Looks are IN!

I have finally done 2 designs for Beyonce's Pulse Perfume! Yay! However, they're not my favourite ones in the world. So, you should all tweet me and tell me if they're actually any good :P (@JanBeautyful)

Below is the bottle the looks are inspired by...

Beyonce's Pulse Bottle & Box

Pulse Inspired #1

I like this design in that it's very true to the bottle, with the little "wrap around" silvery bits around the blue body and I think that in real life they'd come out a lot better than they have done in my drawing :3 I also didn't add any false lashes or mascara as I didn't want it to distract too much from the bottle.
Afterwards, I thought that actually it'd be pretty cool to do a pale pink/white/silver ombre lip! XD but that's not depicted in the drawing at all.

Pulse Inspired #2

I think the majority of my friends preferred this look but I think people are misunderstanding its need to not be wearable. It is suppose to be "Art" after all! But then I just thought well I could make sure the lips were blanked out and that the contour was really, really strong and then perhaps we might be more artful? :P
I am not that sure, maybe, like the Riri one, I might suddenly spring up with an idea? Of which, I will say, I have done! (so keep your eyes peeled!) A new Rihanna one and second Katy Perry are all ready to go! Exciting stuff at how much I am getting done! XD x

Lipstick & Blush Swatches, helping you order your collection :) x

Now, I have a folder with swatches of all my lipsticks, lip glosses, even balm sticks (but not like chap sticks, I mean more like balm stains) and Blushes too. This is purely because, when, like me, you have soooo many!
And, quite a few look the same (packaging) you can order them on your counter as many times as you like but eventually you will struggle! SO! I have swatched everything (though, the blushes weren't that necessary) and have it laminated in a little folder I keep on my vanity, so I can quickly go through and see what I have to suit my eye look that day.

They're literally drawn onto a tissue straight from the bullet and the writing next to them was done in Black kohl eyeliners I hate!! (good use for them, I thought :P) Sorry they're a bit shiny but these were already laminated, so I had to make do with bad lighting and laminated sheets!!

(Lipsticks) Reds & Back of Browns

Some favourites are the Hello Kitty lipstick in Blazin' (from Superdrug's collection) and Wet N Wild's Fergie Lipstick in Old School Glamour both are very pigmented but the wet n wild is softer :)

(Lipsticks) Back of Browns, Purples, Front of Pinks, Nudes

Some favourites from these are Browns: Estee Lauder's Amber Glaze (not available anymore! :'( ), Revlon's Mink
Purples: Mac's Violetta (Disney Collection) & Nars' Valparaiso
Pinks: Benefit's My Treat (Silky Finish Lipstick), Mac's Insanely It (cremesheen)
Nudes: Mac Viva Glam Gaga (1), Dainty Doll 006.

(Lipsticks) Oranges, Back of Pinks, (Glosses) Nudes, Oranges

Favourites of the Lipsticks;
Oranges: Mac's Fashion Nomad (matte-styleseeker collection) & New Favourite Mac's Sounds Like Noise (not pictured-hayley williams collection)
Pinks: Benefit's Nice Knickers (silky finish Lipstick) -I use this practically ALL THE TIME!
Lip glosses:
Nudes: Mac Viva Glam Gaga (1)-this is just the BEST nude colour ever! <3
Oranges: Fearne Cotton's Orange (from a xmas set)

(Glosses) Reds, Purples & Browns, Pinks & Balms

Lip glosses here, my all time favourites are the Rimmel Apocolips Lip Lacquers, these are just drop dead gorgeous :') (only Stellar is featured here though)
I also really love my Nars gloss (place vendome) and the Ted Baker gloss balm stains I got for xmas :D









They're in the same order as they are in my folder :)



Blushes!

All Sleek Blushes

I absolutely adore Sleek blushes, they come in a huge range of shades, finishes, 3 pan palettes and are affordable! My favourites here are Crochet (from the Lace Palette) and P Pie (from the Pumpkin Palette)

Sleek Left & Fashionista Top Right, Dainty Doll Bottom Right

Fashionista is a brand you can buy in Superdrug also, and has very good quality blushes that are definitely worth buying, also you get stylish palettes to put them in too!

End of the Box O' Powders, Tarte Exposed & E.L.F.

Benefit's Box O' Powders

Benefit Box O'Powders are expensive, but are gorgeous. You get a lot of product & the packaging is awesome. Well worth a look at and try. Tarte's Amazonion Clay Blush I do not to say anything about. IT IS INCREDIBLE. E.L.F's blushes are cute, inexpensive and well pigmented :)

 

Nars (left) Kat Von D (right)

Nars Blushes are probably my all time favourite, they're full on sexy have beautiful elegant packaging and the names are very cheeky ;) they're very expensive though, so, I tend to get round this by buying their gift sets which are incredibly good value for money.

(nars Orgasm far left) Kat Von D Truth, Urban Decay
Flushed Palette

To the far right is that last of the Nars' swatches with Orgasm, next to that is Kat Von D's blush in Truth which is a nice blush, but it's nothing particularly special, not a necessary purchase. Along from that is the Urban Decay Flushed Palette which is definitely NOT worth the £20 it retails for. But, having said that it is all blush, contour (bronzer) and highlight in a nice neatly packaged kit, so, it's good for travelling. I do think it is too expensive though.

Cream Blush Swatches

Finally, here are all my cream blushes (I may not have that many, but that is because oily skin doesn't particularly react well with the formula).
Starting left, I have a Body Shop one (I know my abbreviation wouldn't of meant anything to anybody else :P).
It is worth noting that the Revlon Photoready Colour Pots are almost exactly the same as mac cremeblend blushes and are a lot cheaper. Well worth the awkward hunt, as boots and superdrug seem to stock random colours and the colours aren't named on the jars, which is annoying (but you can always just write on the plain bottom).

So there we go! Lipstick & Blush Swatches :') Hope this has given you some idea on how you can easily arrange and help yourself find shades etc. It's also worth noting that I keep the lipsticks in the same order that they are in the folder (on my counter).


Going to start posting YouTube videos really soon, so stay tuned and look out for my Twitter posts :D x