I was hoping to do a segment of posts related to my prom make up when I wrote this blog post but unfortunately after this point I totally stopped blogging so I didn't manage to include everything about my make up, still though I wanted to post it onto my new blog.
On the 4th of July 2014 it was my school prom, I speculated more and more about getting my make up professionally done on the day but after a lot of thought I decided to do it myself which I was excited about but I also felt a bit of dread towards it as i was positive that with my bad luck and clumsiness I would end up looking like a clown.
I thought doing it myself would be better for money as the money I would pay to have my make up professionally done could go towards products that I could use on the day and then use again in the future.
#STEP ONE- BASE
1. As we are all aware the urban decay de slick setting spray which i mentioned in my February favourites is a holy grail product for me but as my main goal on prom night was for my make up to stay in place till 6am the next day, when the after party finished, so I decided to buy the urban decay all nighter setting spray to help all of my make up 'cement' on to my face. After moisturising I sprayed this all over my face to prep the skin for long lasting make up.
2. Another product that was a saviour was the Benefit stay flawless 15 hour primer, although my skin is a haven for oil and shine this primer did what its name states it does and kept my make up flawless until the next morning, battling the oil and heat. I applied this all over my face and then made sure it was evenly dispersed by blending it in with my real techniques stippling brush.
3. I am one of those unfortunate people who have been blessed with large pores around my nose and when I say large I literally mean craters on my face so I did not hesitate to use my Benefit porefessional primer around that area only just to fill in the pores and create a smoother complexion which also helped to mattify my skin. I used a small pea sized amount and rubbed it in with my fingers.
2. Another product that was a saviour was the Benefit stay flawless 15 hour primer, although my skin is a haven for oil and shine this primer did what its name states it does and kept my make up flawless until the next morning, battling the oil and heat. I applied this all over my face and then made sure it was evenly dispersed by blending it in with my real techniques stippling brush.
3. I am one of those unfortunate people who have been blessed with large pores around my nose and when I say large I literally mean craters on my face so I did not hesitate to use my Benefit porefessional primer around that area only just to fill in the pores and create a smoother complexion which also helped to mattify my skin. I used a small pea sized amount and rubbed it in with my fingers.
4. MAC pro long wear foundation is another favourite of mine that I had to wear, not only for its long wearing formula and matte finish but because it photographs beautifully. I am normally an NW20 but prior to prom day I had a spray tan so MAC kindly gave me a pot of NC25 to match my tan for the event. I applied it with myreal techniques buffing brush and also used the real techniques miracle complexion sponge on the flat side to assure that my make up was evenly blended into skin, it does contain an SPF of 10 but I didn't notice any flashback at all.
5. MAC pro long wear concealer is yet another favourite product for me, it has good coverage and also stays put until I take it off, it doesn't crease on me and I love the texture of it. I used this underneath my eyes and on any discolouration or imperfections that my foundation didn't conceal enough as I wanted a really flawless base especially for pictures. I used the pointed side of the miracle complexion sponge by real techniques and the flat side on the areas of my face that I needed to conceal more.
6. To set everything in place I used my trusty Stay Matte powder by Rimmel to keep my t-zone under control so it wouldn't look extremely shiny and photos and also to keep my make up in place all night. I applied this with my real techniques powder brush.
7. I wanted my face to look really sculpted so contouring was the best option for me as I have quite chubby cheeks, I used the Hoola Bronzer by Benefit to contour my cheekbones, jaw line, temples, nose and also underneath my bottom lip to make it appear more plump. I used the real techniques contour brush found in the core collection to do this and also used a clean MAC 217 brush to contour my nose and underneath my lip.
8. No blusher was used on prom day as I feel that I suit a bronzed look more, I then highlighted using a MAC cream colour base in the shade Improper Copper and also went over the top of that with the ambient lighting powder in the colour incandescent light which is only available in the ambient lighting palette. The MAC highlighter was applied with my fingers and the powder highlight was applied with a real techniques duo fiber contour brush
9. After that I sprayed urban decay all nighter setting spray all over my face again to lock in my base and keep it flawless all night.
Thanks for reading,
em x
6. To set everything in place I used my trusty Stay Matte powder by Rimmel to keep my t-zone under control so it wouldn't look extremely shiny and photos and also to keep my make up in place all night. I applied this with my real techniques powder brush.
7. I wanted my face to look really sculpted so contouring was the best option for me as I have quite chubby cheeks, I used the Hoola Bronzer by Benefit to contour my cheekbones, jaw line, temples, nose and also underneath my bottom lip to make it appear more plump. I used the real techniques contour brush found in the core collection to do this and also used a clean MAC 217 brush to contour my nose and underneath my lip.
8. No blusher was used on prom day as I feel that I suit a bronzed look more, I then highlighted using a MAC cream colour base in the shade Improper Copper and also went over the top of that with the ambient lighting powder in the colour incandescent light which is only available in the ambient lighting palette. The MAC highlighter was applied with my fingers and the powder highlight was applied with a real techniques duo fiber contour brush
9. After that I sprayed urban decay all nighter setting spray all over my face again to lock in my base and keep it flawless all night.
Thanks for reading,
em x
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