Sephora Holiday Catalog Look and Video Tutorial

Yes it's true!!!  I'm finally back with my tutorials and the YouTube Channel is back up and running!  It's been ages but the makeup studio is finally finished in our new home.  Phew!  We still need to fix a few things with the lighting but it's not stopping me from filming so I hope you'll stay tuned.  :-D

The first video I'm coming back with is a dramatic (of course!) look from the 2010 Sephora Holiday Catalog.  It's bright pink and turquoise and just gorgeous!  This is my take on it and I swapped out a few of the products with other ones that I preferred.  I hope you enjoy!




The look from the Sephora Catalog:

My version and recreation:

Face:

• MAC Fix+ Spray
• Makeup Forever Concealer & Corrector Palette
• Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation
• Makeup Forever HD Setting Powder
• MAC Strobe Cream
• N.Y.C. Bronzing Powder
• Nars Laguna Bronzer  **the bronzers didn't show up on my face at all due to the lighting issues so my apologies!  :-(

Eyes:

• MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot
• Sugarpill Loose e/s in Decora
• Sugarpill Loose e/s Starling
• Sugarpill Loose e/s Tiara
• MUFE Aqua Cream in Fuchsia **this product is not meant for the eye area! it's made for the lips and cheeks only so use caution if you use this on or near your eyes!!
• MUFE Aqua Cream in Turquoise
• MAC Feline Kohl Power Eye Pencil (waterlines only)
• MAC Brun e/s for brows
• #74 Red Cherry lashes
• Loreal Voluminous Mascara

Lips:

• MAC Prep + Prime Lip
• NYX Lipliner #816 Fuschia
• MUFE Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick #36 (Satin Fuchsia)

Pink & Fuchsia Eye Look

It's been forever since I've done a look of the day!  I did this look to (literally) brighten my day.  I was in Los Angeles on my way to meet up with some clients and decided to use some new face and lip pigments from MAC..... on my eyes.  :-D 

**Please NOTE: these pigments are not meant to be used on your eyes.  But like any good makeup artist, ya gotta break the rules and use products wherever and anywhere you want.  In short:  I HAD to experiment!

Admittedly, it was rough to work with these, even to make a lipstick out of the fuchsia pigment.  I didn't have fun and used every damn mixing medium I own to make these work for me!  In the end, I didn't get my fuchsia lippie but I think the look came off rockin!  These were tough to get on the eye but if you use a really sticky or tacky base (NYX jumbo eye pencils or MAC's chromaline) and work carefully and quickly with a patting motion, you can do it.  I'll stick with MUFE's Star Powder in Iridescent Fuschia in the future though. That stuff is very pigmented, goes on so smooth and has some gorgeous sparkle to it!

Here's the look and list of products:

Face:

• MAC Fix+ Spray
• Makeup Forever Concealer & Corrector Palette
• Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation
• Makeup Forever HD Setting Powder
• MAC Strobe Blush

Eyes:

• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• MAC Bright Fuchsia Pigment
• MAC Neo-Orange Pigment
• Sugar Pill pressed e/s in Poison Plum
• MAC Brule e/s
• MAC e/s White Frost
• Feline Kohl Power Eye Pencil (waterlines only)
• Brun e/s for brows
• #104 iPum lashes from Japan

Lips:

• MAC Prep + Prime Lip
• MAC Temperature Rising Lip Pencil (lined and filled in)
• MAC Flurry of Fun Lipglass

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