As you can see I've been trying more neutral coloured makeup recently, I guess I just wanted to test my new makeup out but I hope you like it anyway; I know this post is a day late but better late than never eh?!

Everything except the eyeliner is by Motives cosmetics which are all listed below:

Eyes: 
> Luxe Creme Shadows in Gold Dust and Brown Sugar
> Pressed eyeshadows in: Onyx, Vino, Chocolight, Hazelnut, Cappuccino, Vanilla, Whipped Cream.
> Gem Dust in Sterling
> Inglot AMC Gel Liner - 77
> Khol eyeliner Angel, Earth and Black
> Lash Primer
> Lustrafy Waterproof mascara (black)  
> Creme Concealer - Amber

> False Eye Lashes - 112

Face: 

> Perfecting Face Primer
> Cream Foundation for Loren - Medium Dark

> Photo Finish Powder - Neutral Medium
> Pressed Blush - Flushed
> Shape & Sculpt Duo

Lips:

> Lip Crayon in Naked

> Motives for La La Mineral Lipstick in Nice & Manhattan

> Motives for Loren Lipstick in Motivated

Instead of the usual primer, I used the Luxe Creme Shadows in Gold Dust on the brow Bone and inner corner of the eye and Brown Sugar on the eyelid.

I started by applying Whipped Cream to the brow bone and inner corner of the eye, then Vanilla underneath the brow bone, sweeping into the inner eye slightly.

I applied Vino to the middle to the end of the eyelid and Chocolight and Cappuccino to the inner eyelid but not on top of the highlight Whipped Cream.

I added Onyx to the outer corner of the eye, blending upwards slightly and Hazelnut just above the crease.

After cleaning up on the outer corner, I added the Inglot gel eyeliner for the top liner and lined the top of the inner eye with Khol eyeliner in Black. The bottom inner eye was lined with Angel Khol liner and smudged so that it wasn't as white as it draws on! I then went underneath the inner eye at the lash line with Earth Khol pencil.

I primed the lashes with the Motives Lash Primer and finished with the Lustrafy Waterproof mascara.

After concealing under the eye with Amber Creme concealer, I applied the 112 False Eyelashes:

For the rest of the face, I primed with the Perfecting Face Primer and used the Cream Foundation Quad by Loren Ridinger in Medium-Dark. I then set the makeup with the Photo Finish Powder in Neutral Medium and used Flushed Blush on the cheeks and the Shape & Sculpt to highlight and contour where needed.

On the lips, I first used Naked Lip Crayon and filled with lipstick in Nice:

I then used a pinky neutral lipstick by Loren Ridinger in Motivated, and then red lipstick by LaLa in Manhattan, here they are side by side:

And there you have it! Which lip do you prefer with this versatile neutral look?

 

FFF: Electric Blue makeup look

Hi guys!
First of all I want to apologise massively for the lack of posts, I've been feeling uber guilty about it, but I've been so busy it's just been impossible to blog.
But I am back. I have some more free time over the next few weeks so I shall be catching up with reviews and makeup looks amongst other posts so feel free to email or tweet me your requests!

This week the FFF is back (FOTD Frooti Fridays), it's one I did before my holiday to Malaysia in May but has taken forever to upload as I wanted to upload it with the video tutorial.. Hope you enjoy it!

Eyes: 
> UDPP
> NYX JEP in Milk
> UD 15 year anniversary palette - Evidence, Deep End, Junkshow, Blackout 
> UD Deluxe Shadow Box - Peace

> La Femme "Bisque" eyeshadow (matte)

> UD 24/7 eye pencils - Electric, Flipside, Deviant

> Maybelline Falsies Black Drama mascara

> Khuraira ACC in Light   

> UD 24/7 concealer in ATF

> Inglot AMC eyeliner gel - 77 (black)

Face: 

> Makeup Forever HD foundation in N153

> Urban Decay Toasted Bronzer
> Benefit Bella Bamba blush
> MUA Undress Your Skin highlighter

> Ben Nye Banana Powder

Lips:

> UD SSLC in Lovechild

After priming the eyes with UDPP & NYX JEP, I marked out the crease with the RT Detailer/Multi tasker brush and Blackout eyeshadow, creating a tiny flick at the ends and filling it slightly with the shadow.
Using a rounded blender brush, I used Evidence in the triangle filled area and blended inwards slightly; I then blended upwards and inwards with a longer haired blending brush.
Add more Evidence with the fluffy blending blush if needed.
With a flatter eyeshadow brush add Peace eyeshadow (Deluxe Shadow box) to the inner corner of the eyes. Then add Deep End (Anniversary Palette) to the rest of the eyelid with a flat shadow brush.
Next add La Femme eyeshadow in Bisque to the brow bone and blend inwards to the inner corner of the eye. With a long haired fluffy blending brush, add Junkshow (Anniversary palette) just above the navy blue Evidence. With a tapered blending brush, add Blackout (Anniversary palette) in the crease and blend upwards and inwards. Go back in with Bisque on the browbone if needed.
Clean up under the eye and on the outer corner, pulling upwards. With the UD Electric 24/7 pencil, line the inner bottom lashline, a third of the way in, then the middle part with Flipside pencil and lastly with Deviant pencil on the outer bottom lashline. Blend slightly with a multitasker brush.
Perversion eye pencil was used on the inner waterline and Inglot AMC gel eyeliner in black (77) was used to create the extended top liner and bottom wing from the bottom lash line.
Using the same angled liner brush, use the remains of the gel eyeliner to carve the bottom and top eyebrow lines and fill in with the remaining colour or brow powder/matte eyeshadow if needed.
Make sure the under eye area is cleaned before applying concealer; I used Khuraira ACC in Light and finish off the eyes by curling the lashes and applying Maybelline Falsies Black Drama mascara:

For the rest of the face I striped the Urban Decay concealer in ATF where needed and blended with a flat foundation brush, then applied Makeup Forever HD foundation in N153 and blended with a damp beauty blender sponge. I set the under eye concealer with a little Ben Nye Banana powder and applied the Urban Decay Toasted bronzer in the hollows of the cheeks with the RT contour brush. I then added MUA Undress Your Skin highlighter on the top of the cheeks and Benefit Bella Bamba blush on the apples of the cheeks.
Finally for the lips I used UD SSLC in Lovechild:

I then thought I'd try it with a brighter lip and wanted to try my newest purchase - Illamasqua lipstick in Eurydice; here's the two side by side:

Below is the video tutorial, so if you would like to follow step by step, please feel free to show me how yours looked!

Which lip do you prefer with this look? Would you wear this look out?

Illamasqua Mystery Box

Hello my lovelies! 
Apologies for the lack of posts recently, after getting back from holiday I had a fair bit of catching up to do with clients etc as well as actually working and washing all those holiday clothes (glamorous I know!)

Anyway, I've thought of a couple posts that may be of interest to you so over the coming weeks I shall try my best to get these up!

This is a quick post and mini review based on the Instagram picture I put up regarding the Illamasqua Mystery Boxes, excuse the picture quality in this post as they are from my phone!:

There's two versions of this box that came out last year and as far as I know I think they were only exclusive to Debenhams.  
I chose this "Alter Ego" box as it only has one nail polish in it (the other "Eyes and Nails" box has two), which I wouldn't use as much. My box included 6 full size products, 4 of which are mystery shades.
I happened to come across these a few times but was too worried I'd get products I won't use, but whilst strolling past the sale table in the Lakeside Debenhams I saw the price had been slashed down to £17.50 from £35, I couldn't say no.
One blush alone is around £18, so this was certainly a steal and even if I got products I wouldn't personally use, I know I could always use it in my kit or on a shoot (my failsafe excuse for any makeup purchase!).

what I got in my box!

Shades in my box: 
*Nail Varnish in Collide (neon pink) [revealed on outer box cover]
*Liquid metal in Electrum (metallic antique gold) [revealed]
*Intense lipgloss in Move (mauve rose pink)
*Lipstick in Fetish (violet/blueberry)
*Powder blusher in Panic (red with pink tones)
*Powder Eye Shadow in Fallen (lilac-grey)
Everything except the nail polish is swatched below:

The box is worth up to £96.50 based on current prices however some of these products are discontinued, for instance Fetish lipstick and Fallen eyeshadow. Having said this, as I mentioned on my Instagram account I'm really pleased with my mystery box; I know some other bloggers/reviews have had some not so wearable shades but I believe it was pot luck that I picked a good box, considering! It felt like the lucky dips you get as a kid, when you wish for good stuff but mentally prepare yourself for something you may not have wanted lol!

I love the colours I got, even the neon pink nail polish is surprisingly pretty and something I would wear in Summer. I was dubious that Move lipgloss would be too light for me but even that looks fine on my generally dark lips and it doesn't feel sticky.

If you happen to come across one of these boxes at your local Debenhams, be sure to snap it up as you'll get more than a bang for your buck and as you know I'm massively a fan of their products as they are super pigmented so you can't go wrong!

Did you get any of these mystery boxes? What did you think of it and which products do you like best?

 

Monday Makeover

Hello my lovelies!

Just thought I'd post a few clients' party/bridesmaids hair and makeup done with my cousin Farah who does the hair for Safrah.
Client 1 (hadn't changed into her outfit yet!):

 

Client 2:

Client 3:

As usual it was lovely helping prepare these girls for a fun colourful wedding (I love weddings!)
Which look do you like best? Would you try any of these?


 

Frooti shoots

I didn't get time to do a makeup look this week as I've been so busy with bookings and events so apologies for that!
However, the last photoshoot I did before I went on holiday consisted of an Asian/Arabian theme and I've chosen my favourites out of a fair few, so here they are:

Asian purple look:

Arabic blue look:
I also did a "Frooti" themed shoot too which is a bit different as I wanted to do an editorial style theme with high colour; I haven't yet received all the pictures for yet but here are two teasers:

Which shoot do you like best? Hope you feel as inspired as I did when I shot these!

 

Monday Makeover

Apologies for the lack of FFF on Friday, I've been so busy of late with bookings and events!

This weekend I was busy with a bridal trial and bridesmaids' makeup, so I thought I'd share some of the makeup looks in this post to inspire you for any similar coloured outfits you may have!

First up, a black and silver smokey look:

Next was a turquoise/teal and purple look to match the colours of the outfit:

The third bridesmaid's outfit was the very popular gold-purple-green/turquoise colours:

And last but not least, a burgundy-purple look to match the outfit again:

My cousin was there to do the hair and this was my most favourite hairstyle from the day:

You can see more of our work on our Facebook page Safrah Beauty or on my Facebook page Frootibeauty.

Which look do you prefer? Will you be trying any of these to match some outfits? I'd love to see!

 

Recent shoots

To make up for the lack of posts lately, I've decided to double post today haha!

Before I go on holiday I'd like to share some of my recent shots from photoshoots I've done, so I hope you like!

These pics were from an Asian Bridal shoot with two models, one Eastern European, Alexandra (to change it up) and one Asian looking model too (Leanna). It was a group shoot with four photographers: Nav, Andy, Izabella & Anne.

The first picture was made to share so feel to do so on facebook, twitter etc! ;)

 

Here are my favourite images from a jewellery shoot I did with a stylist's jewellery range Cuff and Neck:

Love this necklace! Went well with our Jubilee/Brit themed shot

And some portfolio pics for me; the first one is very Illamasqua Human Fundamentalism inspired (neutrals and teal lips):

 

There's still another shoot from Wednesday to post about so look out for that after I'm back!

Which pictures do you like best?