Friends and family always tell me I have too much makeup and where do I store it all... well... I do have a lot of makeup and it is an on-going project to keep it organized and handy! Last year I bought this fun, light blue, kitchen cart from Ikea... more than my love for Ikea, is my love for this cart! It holds all my personal makeup, in a somewhat tidy way (tidy for me anyway)and is on wheels... I can move it out of the way when our bedroom is picked up (key word: when) and I can always have it in a comfortable spot for doing my makeup, instead of just in the dresser drawer.
On the top, I keep all my "everyday" stuff... and even that, I use only about 1/4 of it really! lol! The 2nd level, was mostly eyeshadows in palettes and loose pots. The last level was organized originally, but now is just a mess of my eyebrow waxing supplies, fantasy makeup, a huge face powder and whatever else I can't find a place for. :)
So, I wanted to do a makeup look, using my everyday, personal makeup, and ending it using my new Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette!
My lovely "before" face... pores and all!
Like I shared last post, I have been using the Makeup Forever products I bought at their Pro Artistry Weekend. There was such an array of students that weekend, they gave us a dark and light color face and body foundation. So, I combine the two colors on my "hand" palette, a 2:1 ratio of light:dark, then I use their 122 Face Brush to swirl it all over my face.
Then, with the Full Cover concealer I add highlight under my eyes, down my nose, and the center of my face... and contours under my cheekbones, on my jawline, temples and forehead.
I set all my liquid makeup with the super matte powder. Then redo my highlights and contour with powders. The highlight is
Mac Cosmetics Mineralize Skinfinish in Gentle. The contour powder is a simple face powder from Drew Barrymore's line in Wal-Mart called Flower.
Once, I have my face base done, I add eyeshadow (using my Naked 3 palette), eyeliner, blush, eyebrows, and lips.
The finished product...
Wouldn't this be a pretty bridal makeup? That's why every makeup artist should have one of the Naked palettes in their pro kit!
I hope you enjoyed this little peak into my personal makeup kit... I look forward to my next blog post, a peak into my fantasy/facepainting kit! :)
Imagine a great weekend with organized makeup- Alexis
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