Over this past weekend I had the opportunity of meeting Savannah, and doing her makeup for her for her prom. I had such a great time hanging out with her, and getting to know her better! Can we just pause to admire her gorgeous, blue eyes?! So stunning- just like her! Quick disclaimer: The lighting with these photos and makeup makes the makeup look very yellow toned- which it did NOT in person! Let's break this look down...
1. Starting with the eyes, I primed the eyelids with MAC Prep and Prime in "Radiant Rose" and Tarte 24 hour Creaseless primer. This locked in moisture to the eyelids while guaranteeing the eye makeup to last all night long. All of the eyeshadows I used for this look were from the Naked 1 palette and Naked Basics palette. To start the look of the eyeshadows I took the shade "Naked" from the Naked 1 palette all in the crease on a Sigma E40 brush. To begin darkening the crease I took "Buck" from the Naked 1 palette on a Sigma E25 and worked that directly into the crease without pushing the color up or down. I wanted it to stay directly in the crease. To drawl even more attention to her blue eyes, I took "Half Baked" from the Naked 1 palette on a Sigma E55 and applied it all over the lid. To give the eye even more dimension I applied some MAC Fix Plus with the shade "Half Baked" and applied it just to the center of the eyelid. To highlight the brow, I mixed "WOS" and "Foxy" from the Naked Basics palette on another Sigma E55.
2. After the majority of the shadows were done I tight lined using the L'Oreal Voluminous Smoldering eyeliner in black. As for liquid eyeliner I used L'Oreal Infallible Super Slim eyeliner in black to line her upper lash line. I applied a coat of L'Oreal Voluminous mascara and then applied false eyelashes. I used Ardell Demi Wispie lashes for this makeup look. It gives a natural, but glamorous look. After the glue dried I applied another coat of mascara to the tops and bottoms of the lashes.
3. To prime the skin for makeup, I applied Korres Greek Yogurt primer all over the skin using a MAC 188 brush. The primer allows a smoother application of makeup, and a longer wear of the makeup. As for foundation, I wanted something that would have a full coverage, with a natural, satin finish. Savannah has combination skin, so I didn't want to use anything with a dewy finish nor a matte finish. The happy medium is the satin finish. For this particular look I used Covergirl 3 in 1 foundation in the shade "825". This is my favorite satin finish, full coverage foundation. It works with all skin types. I applied the foundation with a Simga F80. By pressing the fountain into the skin with the brush, then buffing it out, gives the best coverage. To conceal anymore blemishes, I used BH Cosmetics concealer palette with a duo fibre brush.
4. Moving onto highlighting and contouring the face... As for a liquid highlighter, I used MAC Prep and Prime in the shade "Light Boost". I applied this highlighter on the bridge of the nose, the forehead, the cupid's bow, the chin, the corners of the mouth, and along the jawline. This was all blended out using a Sigma F86. To highlight under the eyes, I used MAC Prolongwear in "NW15". This was also blended out with a Sigma F86. To set the liquid highlights in place, I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit. I mixed the shades "Vanilla" and "Banana" on a Sigma F25 brush. I applied this powder wherever I placed the liquid highlights. For contouring, I used the same contour kit. I picked up the shade "Fawn" on a Sigma F05. I placed the contour around the hairline of the forehead, the hollows of the cheekbones, on the jawline, and down the neck.
5. To add more color back into the face I applied MAC's blush in "Melba" to the apples of the cheeks in a backwards motion with a MAC 168. Since Melba is a matte blush, I wanted to give more dimension to the face so I grabbed MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in "Soft and Gentle" and applied that to the tops of the cheekbones.
6. Going back to the eyes, I wanted to deepen the outer V and work some shadows in the under eye area. I used the color "Faint" from the Naked Basics palette in the outer V on a Sigma E30. I took the same shade under the eye on the lash line. This gives the look a smokier effect. I finished by tight lining the lower waterline with the L'Oreal Voluminous Smoldering eyeliner in black.
7. As for eyebrows, we lost them a little bit with all of the liquids and powders. I lightly defined them using the Anastasia Brow Wiz in "Ash". I set the brow hairs in place using Benefit's Brow Gel in "Light/medium".
8. To keep the look minimal, we went for a nude lip. I applied MAC's "Snob" and set it with a tissue and translucent powder. To finish the lips off, I topped it with MAC lipglass in "The Wee Coquette".
9. Once all of the makeup was done, and Savannah was happy with how it looked I set the makeup in place. I used Model in a Bottle's Sensitive Formula setting spray to complete the look.
Savannah looked absolutely stunning! I had a great time getting to know her better, too. I look forward to working with her again sometime in the future. Until then- XO!
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