When I was younger I used to spend hours daydreaming about doing makeup. I’m pretty sure that’s what consumed my thoughts on the majority of the 1 1/2 hour (each way) bus ride I had to and from school. I remember sitting with my knees propped up against the back of the seat in front of me, keeping a low profile so I could just stare out the bus window pretending I was off doing makeup somewhere fabulous, maybe Paris. I remember picturing myself doing all sorts of fabulous makeup jobs and then making short little videos making it easier for more people to know fun ways to do their makeup.
Since these day dreams started about 14 years ago when there was no youtube, I put the thoughts in the back of my mind and began chasing different parts of my little makeup artist dreams. Now that I’m grown up and have gotten to do a lot of the jobs I used to daydream about I am excited to have finally made one of my first makeup videos. I wasn’t in Paris when I made the video, but I used some products that are from there, and that’s good enough for me! 😉
I was lucky to be able to do makeup for this video on someone that I love hanging out with. Monica is a model professionally but I am considering having her be my video side kick professionally instead.
This video shows two easy makeup looks that look good in person and also on camera. It also shows how the makeup looks in different kinds of lighting. I really hope you like it!
To make it easier to figure out what I used I’m going to put the time next to a product list for you guys for this video. (I wanted to demo several options of things you can use to get a simple look quickly, don’t get overwhelmed some of the products on the list are duplicates and I will also be doing videos using fewer products.)
:30 Lancome La Base foundation primer
:32 Blend excess primer into skin with a beauty blender
:34 Apply Lancome Teint Miracle foundation using a foundation brush
:39 With MAC brush 252 apply Lancome concealer in Ivoire for extra coverage
:47 Using brush by Make Up Forever apply cream contour
:49 Using MAC brush 242 apply same Lancome concealer to highlight
:59 Apply same cream contour under cheekbones using Sigma brush F64
1:02 Using Make Up Forever brush 128 apply Laura Mercier powder
1:05 Using Make Up Forever brush 106 apply Tarte blush in Fearless
1:08 Using MAC lip brush apply Bite lip mask then fill in lips with Urban Decay lip liner in Obsessed then add gloss
1:16 Apply MAC eyeshadow in Vanilla and Wedge then blend
1:25 Line with Marc Jacobs Gel Eye Crayon then use MAC brush 266 for detailed lining
1:36 Apply Lancome Hypnose mascara
1:39 Define brows using Lancome brow pencil in Sable and use Anastasia brow brush with the pencil for lighter application
2:02 Add MAC eyeshadow in Embark using Tom Ford eyeliner brush and Laura Mercier crease brush
2:07 Apply Ardell Wispies
2:14 Secure lashes by tapping MAC eyeshadow in Carbon using Lancome dual ended brush
2:18 Intensify eyeliner using same Marc Jacobs Gel Eye Crayon
2:22 Using Urban Decay brush (similar found here) apply Laura Mercier shimmer in Peach Mosaic
2:25 Apply Urban Decay lip liners in Native and Nude2
2:33 Highlight outside of lip line using same concealer and Hourglass concealer brush
And that random glove that looks like a blue Gumby is used to help wash your brushes. It entertains me, clearly. 😀
