New Romantic

Before Cheryl...

Before Britney....

Before Mika....

There was an iconic style which pushed itself beyond the boundaries of gender and threw itself on to the 80s pop scene like Sally infront of Ashley's car (Emmerdale).

This style was New Romanticism.

hehe I made a video too but I can't seem to upload it anywhere so I'll try and sort it out and post it another time..... this is the look :)

 

Lots of pink, very severe lines everywhere and kohl eyeliner (no liquid and no smudge). no shaping in eye brows, straight across with a powder not a pencil.... really straight forward to do really. Will try to put up video... :/

loves

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GREEEEEEEN

Yes, apologies for the lack of posts but I have been very busy of late, what with turning 21 and everything *rolls eyes* but anyway, did some new makeup this morning, I don't usually use green because I'm not always sure it suits me, but I thought 'what the hell, it's definitely quirky if it's not a good colour on me!' and took some pictures for you all!

 

 It's like a smoky eye look but with green instead of blacks browns or greys... because of course, you don't have to follow the rules do you??

Yet again apologies for the pictures not being fantastic, but basically, I used a light(ish) green on my lids to my crease, a bright green on the corners and along my crease and a green kohl eyeliner along the lid and my waterline. I also used a black liquid liner on my lids and a glittery green eyeliner lining the entirety of my eyes.

Also, if you weren't aware, very dark (or black even) lipsticks and lipglosses are in again this season, so if you want to go out and buy a quality black lipstick/lipgloss I suggest Urban Decay Lipstick in Oil Slick (it's slightly glittery which of course breaks up the fact that you're wearing black lipstick)... or like me, if you don't want to go out and buy a lipstick that dark as it'll not be in for long, just put on a dark/black eyeshadow and gloss over it!!!

Thanks to Fabulous MessyCarla for posting outfits from my birthday on her fashion blog and if you haven't seen her blog before, you MUST MUST MUST see it, she's a beautiful, brilliant, funny, mesmerizing woman who has such a flair for fashion and inspired me to make this blog in the first place!

anyway much loves!

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MAC!

No pictures of new makeup today I'm afraid, but I just wanted to tell you all of the wonderful-ness of York Designer Outlet shopping!

My Manager and I went to do some Networking there today, and I was drawn in to a shop called 'The Cosmetics Company Store'... how very original. Aside from the name however, the shop itself.... what a Godsend! Estee Lauder, Bobbi Brown, DKNY, and of course everyone's favourite MAC.

I was in need of some new foundation, and after trying the Studio Stick foundation I fell in love. I just find it so easy with MAC, because I am the same colour (NC15 because yes, I am Magnolia skinned hehe) in all of their foundations, and they're all so buildable, and the coverage... OMG I couldn't be any more in love (except for the wife of course!). So today, instead of buying the studio stick foundation I bought the 'Mineralize Satin Finish' foundation, which usually costs between £20 and £25....

You wanna know how much I got it for????

£16.09

YES!!!! SCORE!!!

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(After applying it last night, yes it is amazing... but do NOT get it in your eyes, my eye is still sore and watery! ):)

as promised, Sarah-May does Jeffree Star Makeup :D

My Jeffree Star look......

It actually took hourrrrs! I really feel for Jeffree having to do his makeup like this everyday!

Method???? I can't really remember! It took that much to do! I put a grey base on my eyes up to the crease, which i went over with a white shimmer. I lined my crease with a black right to the corner and then went over it in a black shimmer. I lined my eyes with a liquid liner, and my waterline with a pencil which i took further down and smudged in to the liquid liner. On the bottom, my liquid eyeliner towards the centre of my eye does not follow the shape of my eye but fans downwards a little leaving a small gap between my waterline and the eyeliner which i filled in with a white eyeshadow. I used a white/gret eyeshadow above my eyes up to my brow line and then went over it in the white shimmer. I lined my brows prominently, and used a liquid blusher along my cheekbones. Yet again, my favourite thing to wear is false eyelashes and of course I couldn't do a Jeffree look without them! No lipstick was applied nor lipgloss. If you don't know Jeffree Star, then the point of his makeup I believe is to look a bit fake.... I say a bit, I mean completely and I LOVE IT! I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT! I may have to wear this makeup again in public this time. :D

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Urban Foray...

So before work last night I decided that we (being myself and Libby) were to try some Urban Decay makeup out..... So using an Urban Decay eyeshadow Palette, an Urban Decay eye liner and an Urban Decay Eye Shadow Potion, I created this look on Libby....

 

I have decided that this is an Urban Peacock look.

 First of all, I used the eye shadow primer potion before sweeping generous amounts of the purple eye shadow along her lid below the crease. I then used the bright blue the line her crease and blended them together a little at the outside corner of her eye.

My Makeup was the same way I always do it (see my usual day-look) the only difference being that I used Urban Decay eyeshadows instead of my usual, giving a shimmering effect to my eyes which I quite liked....

 Though you probably can't see any difference to the others that I've posted lol it was a heavier more glittery look.

AAAAAnd because I have nothing better to do this afternoon other than bake cupcakes, I will be doing my own take on a typical Jeffree Star look....

and there will also be pictures going up later as our housemate Holly is going to a wedding, and I have convinced her to allow me to do her makeup mwahahahahaha

loves!

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My usual day-look, Vogue and Body Art...

Ok so I thought I'd post a picture of my usual day-look because it's me.... obviously inspired by the wonderful Monroe....

Wonderful photography by my partner in crime Libby who you can find here...http://www.facebook.com/#/profile.php?id=507260874&ref=ts

And secondly... there were a few articles whilst flicking through British Vogue today that caught my eye...The article entitled 'The Return on Makeup' was the first. Brilliant article in which the writer has her makeup applied by Genius Terry Barber Director of makeup Artistry at MAC.... I'd die.

Second article to really catch my eye was entitled 'Life Drawing'. Basically, because a few designers applied temp tattoos and painted fabulous artwork on their models for their spring/summer collections, body art is now in again. Not the awful body art we all adorned in the 90s, but fabulous ART.... which inspired me to do this piece of art on my face......

Based very loosely on the Willow Pattern and Asian Culture.... just fancied something different to those god-awful rhinestone patterns I used to stick on my face when I was 10.

"Body Art is not something to be wary of... just another tool to enhance" Says Vogue.

Loves!

first post nerves!!!!!

First of all I'd like to thank you for accidentally coming across my page when you were actually looking for porn.... and secondly, I'd like to thank you for reading this far! Well done you!


Ok, so I thought I'd start with my favourite look.... which isn't actually that difficult!

Big Cat Pin-up!

So yeah... the desired effect is a leopard print pattern on the eye lids with a pin-up everything else! And yeah, I know the eye makeup is leopard print and the headband suggests a smaller cat... but you know what..? I DON'T CARE! :P

So shall we proceed with the method????

Apply your base evenly;

I used a liquid foundation, concealer then a powder foundation to create an even-ish finish.

Apply a gold eye shadow to the lid under your crease and then a bronze coloured eyeshadow along the crease, making sure to blend evenly. You could use matt colours light browns and red-browns if you like, I prefer the shimmery golds and bronzes for this look.

Apply a colour a little lighter than your natural skin colour to line your brow bone and using a liquid eyeliner, line your eyes in a cats-eye shape. I always find it easier to line the bottom of my eye first because doing so means you can follow the line of your eye upwards at the edge and get both sides perfectly matched. :) You can line your waterline with a pencil too if you like.

Now for the fiddly bit.... It's not that difficult to do really, you may find it easier dabbing your liquid liner in the pattern of the leopard spots rather than drawing them straight on. It also gives a better effect. At the outside corner of your eye, take the print all the way to your brow bone and taper it down towards the centre. It doesn't really have to be perfect, just remember, no two leopards are the same! It might help however to have something to use as a template to copy.

Although you can't see fantastically because the picture isn't amazing... I have also dabbed a dark brown colour on the inside of all of the spots for that real leopard print effect.

This next bit IS optional, but I couldn't live without them... false eyelashes. :D These particular falsies incase you were wondering are in face Eyelure Girls Aloud strip lashes in none other than Cheryl Cole!

To finish the look, I added a bright red lipstick and a beauty spot under my eye which is another thing I couldn't live without! This is what makes this Big Cat makeup that little bit Pin up, which IS my favourite type of makeup.

Then I remembered I had the cat ears. :) So I hope you enjoy my first post, will try and make some videos soon, but it will mean having to put up with my rambling while you're trying to do your makeup!

Loves and Kisses

Sarah-May

Stay Quirky!