We girls love a good makeover. And doing them on each other is especially fun! After receiving some questions about Abiah's red-head-friendly makeup (see this post), we thought it would be really great to share her tips with all of you! So here you go: Abiah's everyday makeup look.
Here are the products we used...
- bareMinerals matte foundation (powder)
- bareMinerals eye color in glamtastic (a soft neutral gold shade with a dash of shimmer)
- bareMinerals eye color in morocco (a soft brown with gold flecks)
- bareMinerals Prime Time eyelid primer
- e.l.f. bronzer
- e.l.f. shimmering facial whip
- Revlon concealer
- Rimmel eyebrow pencil in ash blonde
- Cover Girl define-a-lash mascara in dark brown
- Cover Girl dark brown liquid eyeliner (not shown)
- eyelash curler (we love ours)
- brushes for applying eye colors (we find these are the key to natural looking makeup)
Okay! That looks like a lot, but it really isn't. We love the e.l.f. products because they are available at Target and are super inexpensive! The liquid eyeliner isn't shown in these photos, but it really adds a lot of definition to Abiah's eyes when used sparingly above the upper lashline. The bareMinerals products are some of our favorites -- the eye colors will last forever! Try finding them on eBay. Everything else is a typical drugstore brand.
I'd just like to say that the crucial thing is to BLEND your makeup! It makes a huge difference!
1. Start with your eyes. This makes it a lot easier to cover mistakes later on! And once your eyes are done, you will find you'll tend to use less face makeup. (We are known for hating heavy face makeup around here.) First off, use your ring finger to add a tiny pin-head size amount of eyelid primer to each eyelid/brow bone. Using an all-over eyeshadow brush, brush on a thin layer of the glamtastic eye color over the entire eyelid and browbone. Then use a crease brush to add some morocco eye color to the crease of your eye and above your upper eyelashes (forming a V shape in the corner of your eye). Pick up any excess sprinkles of eye color with a damp cloth or cotton ball.
2. Line upper lashline with brown liquid mascara. Line lower lashline about 1/3 of the way from the outer corner.
3. Using a powder brush, cover entire face (lightly!) with matte powder foundation -- just enough to even your skin tone and smooth out imperfections.
4. Curl eyelashes using eyelash curler (this makes a huge difference!). Apply one coat of mascara to upper and lower eyelashes. Apply another coat to the upper lashes. Brush eyebrows up, then fill in any sparsness with the eyebrow pencil using short, hair-like strokes.
5. Dab two dots of concealer under each eye. Use a concealer brush (or just your fingers) to blend it in.
6. Using a large soft brush, swirl a little bronzer onto the hollow of cheeks, upper forehead, and down bridge of nose.
7. Daub a little of the shimmering facial whip to the cheekbones, and in a V shape above the cupid's bow of mouth. Blend thoroughly.
Ta-da!!! This makeup look goes together in about ten minutes flat.
Please feel free to comment or email with questions!
xx Apphia
Wow! Very pretty!
Okay, here are my two questions:
Since you did a post regarding makeup, and since you look like skin experts :), do you guys have any tips on combatting acne naturally?
Also, I love your long hair - what shampoos and conditioners do you use, and do you have any tips for growing out hair? I would love longer hair! ;)
Thanks so much! I enjoy your blog.
P.S. I absolutely love your giveaways and tutorials. I look forward to more of those soon :)
Posted by: N @ Life In The Fast Lane Blog | July 9, 2013 at 08:09 AM
Oh - and I thought of one more thing -
I loved seeing Apphia's room in one of the posts awhile back. I would love love love to see the other girls rooms too :) Gives me inspiration for my own. Could you post pics? Thanks!
Posted by: N @ Life In The Fast Lane Blog | July 9, 2013 at 08:15 AM
She looks lovely!
Posted by: Lisa G. | July 10, 2013 at 05:01 PM