This before and after is from last summer. Amanda contacted me saying she had a catastrophe of some kind and had an event to go to so she was panicking. I’ve never seen her look anything short of totally gorgeous, so I knew it couldn’t be that bad, but I got her in for an appointment.

I  was super limited on time and luckily she had a photo of the makeup look she liked (a pic of Megan Fox, she kind of looks like her, huh?) so I was able to get it done in about a half an hour (for event makeup, that’s pretty quick in my book. Well, when you incorporate the socializing and catching up time too 😉 )This product below was the life saving element. The Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer.

It’s an incredibly durable concealer and the shade is customizable. It comes in 8 color options, and each one has 2 colors that you mix together til you get the right tone. SC-2 is the one in the photo (and this is the brush.) For Amanda, I used SC-4 and I traced along the lighter part of her skin (mostly forehead) using a color that was close to the tone of the tanner part of her skin. That way I wouldn’t have to put on several coats of foundation because the colors already looked more similar, therefore a more uniform complexion.

Are you staying with me here? 😎

This same concept works for tons of other things too! If you have a zit or a little sun damage, there’s no need to pile on a bunch of makeup to every visible surface of your skin. Just put on your tinted moisturizer or foundation and then add a little concealer to any areas that still need a bit more coverage.

There’s more useful info on this concealer under the Details and Usage tabs on this page here. 

So Amanda had a drastic hair change recently, and I was elated to try a different look on her. We went super girlie with her makeup to go with her flirty new hairstyle and this adorable dress she was wearing (sorry I don’t have a pic of it!)

I think it took some getting used to for her, but once she saw it all put together she loved the fresh and super girlie vibe.  I definitely loved it!For this look I used:

Complexion: Laura Mercier Oil-Free Tinted Moisturizer , RCMA Highlight & Contour Palette,  (I often use different things to contour with depending on people’s skin tone and skin type. RCMA is a brand most commonly used by professionals, in case you haven’t heard of it 🙂 The contour I used on Amanda would also look similar to the Laura Mercier contour colors or Stone by Maskcara Cosmetics.) Lancome Effacernes Concealer in Light Bisque, Tarte Cheek Stain in Fearless.

Eyes: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer,  MAC Eyeshadows in Saddle, Wedge, and Jest, Lancome Le Stylo eyeliner in Cafe and Tarte Inner Rim Liner, Hypnose Mascara, Flare Lashes Combo Ardell.

Lips: NYX Butter gloss in Maple Blondie —-A little confused by the name of the gloss, but whatever it’s so pretty! And it’s only $4.99. I get so excited when I find something I like that’s a little cheaper since most of my recommendations tend to be more of the luxury brands, ’cause that’s commonly what I work with and am most familiar with.

But yay for $4.99!!!!

xoxo