My Halloween look 2014: Skeleton

For the Halloween party this year I did a skeleton makeup. I actually shaved my sidecut with a razor so that I could make up that too! I am very pleased with how this turned out! I used L.A. Colors Jumbo Stick in White, Yves Rocher Creamy Kohl, Gina Tricot Liquid Eyeliner, Too Faced Naked Eye Palette and MakeupMekka Powders Palette for this look.

My outfit was very simple, I just put on a suit and shirt from H&M.













What do you think about my look?
Would you wear it?

Halloween Style Change #6: Hipster

 The last style change is the hipster! This post is too late, I was so busy getting everything ready for the party to post it earlier. But it turned out as such an adorable look so I still wanted to show you.



Base:
TBS Mositurizing Primer
TBS Moisture Foundation 08
TBS Natures Minerals Foundation 00
elf Warm Bronzer
TBS Brush on Bronze
TBS All-in-One Cheek Color
TBS Lightening Touch 01



Eyes & Brows:
Too Faced Natural at Night Neutral Eyeshadow Palette
TBS Super Volume Mascara
Gina Tricot Liquid Eye Liner



Lips:
TBS Lip Liner Mauve Berry
TBS Colorglide Shine 03



Hat and stockings are from H&M. Top is from Carlings, blazer from Vero Moda and shorts are from Episode. The heels are Jeffrey Campbell.



What were you dressed as on Halloween?

Halloween Style Change #5: Bohemian

My fifth style change look is the bohemian one! I actually love this style. It is so romantic, sweet and free. If I was to wear it on halloween I would exaggerate by maybe using a carpet as a cardigan unless you have a dress or tunic in this style. This style is such a comfortable one when it comes to pieces of clothing. The tops and dresses are loose and jeans or skirts are flowy and comfy. You can have lots of prints and patterns or just plain colored pieces. Boots work perfectly fine with this look, or flat sandals. If you want to wear heels, you can wear some high heeled sandals or patterned pumps. But the most exciting part about this style is the accessoiries! The tassel bags and boots, the hair bands, necklaces, armbands and rings. It takes some time to get used to, but it is so much fun!



When it comes to makeup you want to keep it simple, but glowy. You want to feel carefree, beautiful and natural. This is a great makeup for first impressions actually, because it is not too much. You look radiant, fresh and glowing without looking too made up. Even though I rarely dress in this style, this makeup was my go to makeup for a few monnths last year.



To get the perfectly radiant, glowing base I used a lot of moisturizing products before adding makeup. At first I used Beauté Pacifique Serum Paradoxe, Vitamin A Eye Cream and Enriched Moisturizing Creme. Then I applied TBS Moisturizing primer and Moisture Foundation 08. I used elf Studio Concealer and All Over Color Stick Toasted (I think) for a bit of contouring underneat the foundation. I set the foundation with TBS Natures Minerals Foundation 00, which has light reflecting particals, before contouring with elf Warm Bronzer and adding some TBS Brush on Bronze to get that extra glow.

For the eyes and brows I used my Nudetude palette and TBS Super Volume Mascara.
Lips are made kissable with elf Lip Definer and Shaper and TBS Colourglide Shine 03.



When it comes to accessories here I can not tell you where it is all from because I do not remember. The head piece with pearls however is from Gina Tricot and the earrings (and probably more) are from Accessorize. They have so many cute pieces for looks like this!



Jeans are Levis, cardigan is Saints&Mortals and they are both bought at Carlings. The singlet is from BikBok. I do not know where the boots are from because I inherited them, but I might be able to find out if you want to know!


I am very pleased with this style actually!
Would you wear this?
What is your costume for halloween?

Halloween Style Change #3: Scene/Punk

I wanted to do a pastel scene style look as one of my halloween style changes, but I realized that I actually need to cut and color my hair for that. And I actually would do it, but I have promised my hair away to a hairdresser friend in November. Maybe I can try again after that! I still gave the look a shot though. It turned out a bit punk I think because I found more sidecut pictures when I googled punk than scene. What do you think?



Makeup Base:
Gosh CC Cream Illuminating Foundation 01 Porcelain (I am testing this so I use it in most of my looks these days)
TBS Nature's Minerals Foundation 00 (expired)
elf Warm Bronzer

Eyes:
Too Faced Naked Eye Palette
Gina Tricot Liquid Eyeliner
TBS Super Volume Mascara

Lips:
elf Lip Definer and Shaper
TBS Lip Liner Clover Pink
elf Lipstick Rosy Raisin
MakeupMekka Lipgloss Dream Girl

Sidecut:
LA Jumpo Pencils



I don't remember where the t-shirt is from right now, but I think it was Carlings. If you gotta know, just ask and I'll check it out. The jeans are DrDenim, bought at Carlings and the shoes are from Disneyland. I tried a few outfits for this look before I settled for this one, I think it works!



Would you wear this?
What style do you want to see me in next?

Halloween Style Change #2: Swag

The second look for my Halloween style change series is swag! I wasn't really sure what to call it, but I think swag is pretty accurate. The thing with this style is that you need actual swag to pull it off! I took so many picture of this look to try too get the right attitude. It was fun though and I am pleased with the photos!



The makeup for face and eyes are the same as for my goth look in my last post. I made this look after the goth look so I just added some eyecolors from the same Glominerals magazine and changed the lips. For these bubblegum, fuschia lips I used Barry M Lip Paint in Shocking Pink with a TBS lip gloss on top.



I bought the sunglasses and top from the gorgeous Stephanie of thestrawberrybrunette.com. The ripped jeans are old and I was actually planning to throw them out. I think I bought them at BikBok.



The shoes are from Target. I just had to have these when we were in Hawaii. The necklace is from Gina Tricot. I have no idea where the earrings are from, I just found them amoung lots of jewelery that I don't use and though they were perfect for this look.



I tried a second outfit with this makeup. The second top is from Carlings and shoes are from wholesale-dress.net. Everyone has the chance to make this look work with what you already have in your closet! The challenge is to find your swag and attitude to wear it.



Would you wear this?
What style do you want to see next?

Halloween Style Change #1: Goth

Sometimes we see someone and think to ourselves: "Wow, she looks so good. I love her style! But it is so far from mine that I could never pull it off!" Can you relate? I think most of us can. I also think most of us never try that other style on because we get stuck in our own way of styling. Halloween is a day that we can be whatever and whoever we want. It is the perfect occasion to try out a new style!

I am going to try to make looks with styles that I am not used to this year. I've called this look series Halloween Style Change. You are more than welcome to suggest looks! I am trying to make them with clothes and accessories I already own. Without buying anything new you can still make an awesome costume for the Halloween party!



The first look I've chose to do in this series is goth. There is something so mysterious about the goth subculture. It might just be the dark makeup and black clothing, but they have always fascinated me.

Makeup base:
Gosh CC Cream Illuminating Foundation 01 Porcelain
TBS Nature's Minerals Foundation 00 (expired)
Babor Camouflage Cream
elf Warm Bronzer



Lips:
elf Lip Definer and Shaper
Yves Rocher Eye Liner
Models Own Lip Stick (must have been limited edition because I can't find it on their page)



Eyes & Brows:
Glominerals Eye Shadow Magazine
Too Faced Naked Eye Palette
Yves Rocher Eye Liner
TBS Super Volume Mascara



Dress & vest are from H&M. Shoes are Jeffrey Campbell.



Would you wear this?
Which style do you want to see next?

To be a Geisha is to be judged as a moving work of art - Halloween Makeup

Todays makeup look is a Geisha makeup. For this look I had to go out and find a lighter foundation than the ones I had. I ended up buying a CC cream from Gosh because it was the lightest one I could find. I don't really have that much to say about this makeup. It is a makeup look that is easy to do and everybody will know what you are dressed up as when you wear it. You can buy a costume for it, that would be the coolest, but as you can see it works perfectly fine with a dress and a cardigan.



Base:
TBS Moisture Primer
Gosh CC Cream Illuminating Foundation 01 Porcelain
Elf Studio High Definition Powder
Babor Camouflage Cream



Eyes, brows & lips:
Gina Tricot Maria Liquid Eyeliner
Gina Tricot Bright Rose Liner
TBS Super Volume Mascara
Yves Rocher Framboise Lipstick



I put my hair up in a bun and was supposed to use chopsticks in it, but the makeup brushes were closer. If I was to wear this to a party I would use chopsticks. I googled geishas a lot when doing this look and figured out that you can just fill you hair with accessoiries. I didn't have that much, hair is not something I am good at, but I think it would look better with something dangling and some more color.



The outfit is pretty simple and it shows how easy you can do this look. It would not work if it wasn't for the cardigan though. That is the first piece I though of when I decided to do this look. The cardigan is from Gina Tricot (not Bikbok like I wrote in some other post, sorry).
The super cute dress is from kjoledamen.no and it is the same dress as I used for my halloween look last year here. Shoes are from Nelly (affiliate). I love these shoes! My feet looks so long in them.



Would you wear this look?
What halloween look do you want to see next?

"A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased" - Kitty Halloween Look

After doing a leopard look for Halloween I felt like doing a sexier version so today I made a cat look! You can easily turn this into a leopard look by adding spots or check out my leopard makeup post here. This cat look is very easy to do! You can just do your makeup as usual, draw on the cat features and make/buy some ears and you're ready for the carneval (or Halloween party)!



For the flawless base I used
Babor Camouflage Cream,
TBS Moisture Foundation 08,
TBS Nature's Minerals Foundation 00,
Elf Studio Cool Bronzer
TBS All - in - one Cheek Colour
MakeupMekka Bright Luminizing Highlighter



Cat eyes, nose and mouth are Yves Rocher Creamy Kohl.
I also used TBS 4 Step Smoky Eyes palette (limited edition) and TBS lipstick in color 29 (expired).
I actually colored the ears with LA jumbo sticks in white and gold.

Top is from BikBok and shirt from Asos.



What do you think of the look?
Would you wear it for Halloween?

Leopard Makeup Tutorial

Halloween is coming up so fast now and I am so excited! I already know what I am going to dress up as for our halloween party, but I am going to do a few looks anyway. Hopefully I can give you some inspiration for the holiday! You might remember my leopard carneval look from last year, if not you can find it here.  That is the first look I have (re)done this year just to show you how easy, and versatile, this look can be done! I would actually go as far as to call this look a 3 step makeup look that i all about contouring and having fun. I'll try to show you.

1. Base.
Every makeup look needs a good base! As always start with a clean, moist canvas. Apply your primer, I used MakeupMekka Mattifying Pore Perfecting Face Primer, on face and neck. If you are wearing a deep cleavage you should do makeup here too so prime it! At least I would. Next up is concealer and foundation. You can apply this as you normally would. I applied products that are lighter than the ones I normally use because it is easier to add the color of the darker areas after than to lighten the areas that are originally white on a leopard. I used Babor Camouflage Cream as usual under my eyes and underneat the eyebrows, but on this picture I also applied some around my mouth and on the nose. This is not really necessary since we are going to contour later, but it can help to build the effects up a bit. I then applied TBS All-in-One BB Cream in the lightest color (00) to my face and neck, and set it with e.l.f Studio High Definition Powder. If you are using cream products to contour then do not set with powder until your look is done.



2. Contour and highlight
For some this is the hardest part about this look. I recommend that you have a picture of either a leopard or a leopard makeup in front of you when you do this. If you haven't done it before I would go for a picture of a leopard makeup, I used this one last year because you can really see the contouring. There are so many different pictures of that out there so just look through them until you find one that you like and feel like rocking. For this step I have a contour and highlight palette of matte powders that I bought at the MakeupMekka store in Oslo. I could not find it on their site, but it is pretty similar to this one. If you were to go all out in this look you could cover your eyebrows, make silicone or latex pieces to the nose or even ad some hairy details. You could also make this look very simple (and sexy) and just do a nice makeup but draw in the nose, some spots and whiskers like here and here. That brings us to the last and final step:



3. Draw!
This is the fun part! And since I was only playing around with this look thinking no one is going to see it, even though I knew I was putting it on the blog, I went so over board! For this step you need three different colours; Black, brown (I used gold) and white. I used my L.A. Colors Jumbo Pencils and a black eyeliner (should be water - and smudge proof) to draw this on. Here is really where you can make or break the look. I feel that I overdid this one, but still think it looks pretty cool! I did a reversed cat eye and lots of spots here. For the spots I have just made black circles or half circles and triangles with my black eyeliner and then used the gold jumbo pencil to inside the lines. Again, find the picture you have chosen to follow and just experiment and have fun. This is a look that people are going to recognize almost however you choose to do it.



This look is also a look that you can wear in very different ways when it comes to costumes/outfits. All you need is something in white, brown or/and black, or in a leopard print. So you can be anything from plain or cute to fierce and sexy. When I wore it last year I had on my fabulous leopard body and black stockings. This body is sleeveless and if you are going sleeveless with this look I recommend drawing spots on your arms.



For a more simple look you can wear a cute leopard top with some black, skinny jeans or a skirt. If cute is what you are going for then maybe you could put your hair up in pigtails, and remember to smile with your teeth!




For a sexier version of this look let your hair down, give it some volume and maybe buy some sexy leopard ears (and a tail). Put on the little black dress and some killer heels and you're good to go! For this version I'd wear a little less makeup than here, maybe like this, and my leopard heels.



What do you think of the look, and these kind of posts? Could you wear this for halloween?

Rawr.

Going to put my eyelashes on and stretch my legs out and do a show.

I am now over half way into my education in skin care and beauty and am doing some treatments. The newest treatment I have started doing is the Lashperm Lash Lift treatment and I have never been more excited about any other treatments before! This treatment curls your lashes making them look longer, fuller and opens the eyes, and it actually works!

| I am wearing no makeup on these photos |

I had to try it for myself and now I feel like I have perfect movie-mornings every morning! Am so excited to see how it lasts, it should last for up to 8 weeks. That means I won't need mascara for two months, but probably will put some on though, imagine how gorgeous that will be!

I got this, and give this, treatment at Mei og Moy, and we have an offer for half prize right now. Check out the saloon site here, or send me a message on my site here if you are interested (for my readers nearby ofc).

What are your experiences with lash treatments?

Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.

Face: MakeupMekka Retexturizing Face Primer | TBS Moisture Foundation | TBS Natures Minerals Foundation (discontinued) | TBS Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder | TBS All-in-One Cheek Colour | MakeupMekka Bright Luminizing Highlighter
Eyes: TheBalm Nude'Tude Eyeshadow Palette shades Sassy, Sultry, Sexy and Serious. I also used Sleek from the same palette for my eyebrows. | L.A. Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black
Lips: Elf Studio Lip Definer and Shaper | TBS Colourglide Shine Shade #11

Like a Stiletto Virgin

A few weeks ago I won some makeup from the gorgeous Heidi Larsen. Today I decided to make a look with some of those products. The products I won was Too Faced Naked Eye Soft & Sexy Eye Shadow Collection (also used here), Victoria's Secrets Beauty Blush/Highlighter Duo - Backstage and Oriflame Beauty - Fresh Pink. I have done swatches of all of these products so they will be up on the blog tomorrow.

In this look I tried to use a minimal number of other products so for the base I only used TBS Natures Minerals Foundation (discontinued) and Lightening Touch 04.



On the eyes I used all the colours of the Too Faced Naked Eye Collection. I used In the Buff and Like a Virgin to fill in and highlight the eyebrows, Stiletto as an eyeliner and the rest of the colours as shadows both over and under the eyes.

I used Victoria's Secrets Backstage both as a blush and as a highlighter and on the lips I am wearing TBS Colourglide Shine #10 (this is going out of production, so you can get it at 30% off at The Body Shop Down Town right now!).



What do you think of the makeup?