Showing posts with label Laura Mercier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laura Mercier. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Khardashian Phenomenon

By Heather Polyi  Owner/Lead Artist  Glam Spot NJ

Kim Khardashian seems to always look flawless in every photo!
How?
Is she human???
I have uncovered evidence, she is in fact... HUMAN!
This is Kim, without makeup!
(P.s you are still beautiful Kim)
However like all of us, with makeup, your natural beauty is enhanced!
Do not get confused, a natural look, isn't even close to looking natural, as in... not made up!

This is Kim in mid contour!
She TWEETED These pics herself, and CoCo Perez shared them on the web!
So, What on earth does she use??????
Kim's look at Nascar, by makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic
(He is an amazing makeup artist)
This is from his official blog...
Follow him, he's amazing, and reveals many of his tips tricks and products!!!!!!!!!! :)
Apply Creme de La Mer all over the skin to moisturize.
Concealer: Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in SC-3 under eyes.
Powder: Shiseido Translucent Loose Powder to set the foundation.
Bronzer: MAC bronzer in Refined Golden around the hairline and hollows of cheeks to add warmth and contour.
Highlighter:  Giella's EYE M GLAM highlighter at giella.com. To get the dewy and radiant glow, apply to brow bone and inner corners of eyes and on the bridge of your nose, across cheek bones, cupids bow and on decolletage.
Blush: Josie Maran Blush in Blossom on apples of cheeks.
Eyeshadows: Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Blaze on the eyelid
MAC Eyeshadow in Malt in the crease
EYE M GLAM highlighter on the brow bones.
Eyeliners: Dior liquid style liner in Noir Black on the upper lash line
Max Factor MAX eye liner in Night Club along the inner lash line
Mascara: Lancome Definicils High Definition Mascara in Deep Black
Eyebrows: Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium to Dark
Lipliner: Stila Lip Pencil in Contour 1
Lipstick: Covergirl Continuous Color Lipstick in Golden Apricot
Lipgloss: Guerlain Terracotta Gloss and Shine in Beige Sun
Other options... NARS sheer glow foundation in Barcelona applied with a sponge.
Under eyes, use Smashbox Camera Ready Full Coverage Concealer in Medium Vanilla.
Set the face with Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder in #2 using very little.
Brows are filled in with Brow Sculpting Pencil by Sephora, in Medium. Brush them through with the opposite end of the pencil once filled in.
Eyes – Sweep Josie Maran Eyeshadow in Vintage all over the lid. On the crease and also smoked along the lower lashline, use Cacao Eyeshadow, also by Josie Maran. Line the upper lash line with Sephora's Doe Eyed Felt eyeliner in Black. L’oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black on top and bottom lashes. For some added drama, use the long individual false lashes by Ardell on the outer upper corners.
Warm up and frame the face with Smashbox bronzer in Suntan Matte.
Also brush some on the hollows of the cheeks.
Sweep NYC New York Color Color Wheel in Peach Glow on the apples of the cheeks and a bit across the forehead and chin.
To get that gorgeous, glowing skin, use Giella's EYE M GLAM highlighter.
Brush it on your cheekbones, down the bridge of your nose and right on the cupids bow of upper lip. I also used it on her brow bones and inner corner of her eyes.
Line lips with Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide on Lip Pencil in Heavy (shimmery nude shade). Use Captivating Coral lipstick by Motives and follow with Covergirl Wetslicks gloss in Fig.
Kim has been seen wearing looks by Scott Barnes and many other sought after Make up artists.
Let me just say that this is not a fail safe list...  your color selections require them to match YOUR skin....
And P.S they don't always look AMAZING even on Kim!


She is often over contoured!!!!!!!!!!!!
OFTEN!


It should come with a warning label...  Do Not Try This At Home!

But, if you dare....
Let us know...
With Love and Glamour,

Thursday, March 22, 2012

"Oh baby, Eye Got what you need!"

By Heather Polyi, Owner/Lead Artist Glam Spot NJ
Ok, so your walking through the make up department at your favorite store and, you have no clue what you are looking at, what you are looking for, and salespeople are hawking your every flinch!!!!


Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
It's like Freddy Kruger...
Don't scream!!!
RUN!!!!

You need a little confidence and guidance before being bombarded with impulse purchases, you will use once and toss aside!

You may even have an image in your mind of the perfect browney pink, that is not too blue or too orange... with no shimmer but not matte... It's not dark, not light... It's like Goldilocks and the three bears!!!

 Just Right!

It's also a fairy tale!
A story in your minds eye, accomplishable only with a blend of things!!!

You may have a page ripped out of a magazine! Don't be fooled by post production airbrushing, and photoshop color enhancers. In real life and real light things won't EVER look the same!

This is Your Cliff notes!
The test is later! Lol

From the very basics, to the kick it up a notch shadows that you need to know about, after this you will simply ask for them by name!

No intimidation!!!!
(sigh of relief)





This is Tarte's Femme Naturale refillable eyeshadow palette, it is filled with 10 mineral-based eyeshadows, a double-ended brush and double ended eyeliner!  The base for the shadows is magnetic so you can refill it! 
Practical and environmentally friendly!
A perfect start for your make up collection!!!

Now it's time to Get Naked!!!
 
Not with me, with Urban Decay's NAKED palette. (lol) 
This palette was so popular when it launched, it sold out across the country immediately!
It was set up to be a limited edition product, and it was brought back. 
Like any successful movie, it too has a sequel.
Naked 2!
 
(We are still perfectly happy with the original.)  With 12 Gorgeous shadows all with amazing color payoff, and perfect neutrals for all skin tones, you can't miss with this palette. 
(It is also a great gift.) 

****Palettes are great when you are building a kit or a personal collection, There are however a few staples every girl NEEDS, or just needs to know about:
#1 Stila "Kitten" Shadow
#2 MAC shadows in; "Cork", "Carbon", and "Rice Paper"

#3 NARS "Rated R" duo

#4 Laura Mercier "St. Germaine" shadow
#5 Trish McEvoy "Rose Gold" shadow
#6 Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in pink "Dollipop" and purple "Poison Plum"

#7 Any Make Up Forever colors you are drawn to... purples, greens, maroons... They come in gradations like paint swatches!
You will also need an eye primer. 
Yes ,one comes in the Urban Decay palette... 
My Favorite is Lime Crime.
I have turned many of my clients on to it, with ALL RAVE reviews!!!
I use it, and after seeing the difference in application, my clients choose it as well.
While we are on the subject: The Limited Edition Lime Crime, China Doll palette is bright and fun. 
This adds the perfect POP to what are mostly neutrals that I have shared. 
This 5 shadow palette is high impact and houses colors that look like crayola paints from your childhood, and you are thinking I am completely NUTS right now! 

These colors are amazing, I will teach you how to use them without looking CRAZY!
This is just for starters...
You've got this...
Now go out there and get em tiger, your ready to conquer the cosmetics department!!
You are armed!

...But if you want just a bit more AMMO, and some additional diversity... pick up Urban Decay's "AMMO" palette...
  These colors incorporated with some of the basics mentioned, will have you
"sittin' pretty"
Literally!!! ;)
Get your colors and your questions ready!
Glam Spot NJ
Is coming soon!

With Love and Glamour
Glam Spot NJ