Natural Job Interview Makeup

Hi All!
    My sister, Anna, just had her very first job interview, and she allowed me to do her makeup for it. I wanted to make it nice and peachy for the summer time, while not clashing with her gorgeous red hair. Anna's really not a heavy makeup kind of person, for her the natural-er a look is, the better. Keeping that in mind, I created natural looking makeup that really brought out her best features on her face.

Face~
1. Prime

      Anna has very sensitive skin, so I used a gentle, colorless, oil-free primer on her skin to smooth out any uneven/dry patches on her skin. I love the Mark Primed for Perfection, because it has really nice, skin perfecting ingredients as well as moisturizes the skin well.

2. Conceal

     Since Anna has dark circles from watching K-Dramas all night long, I used a peach/salmon toned concealer to brighten and conceal the purple shade of her under eyes. I'm using the Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Concealer, because it has brightening serums in it, which is a must for discolored areas.

3. Base

     Anna has a much lighter and cooler skin tone then I do, so I decided to use a cc cream, because it matches your skin tone perfectly every time. I used my fingers to blend it into her skin to give it an uber natural look, plus I didn't want to cover her adorable freckles. Tonymoly Pure Aura Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream is perfect for paler skin tones, because it whitens the look of skin.

4. Set

     To insure that her skin wouldn't get oily or sweaty, since its summer, I set her base makeup with some of the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in translucent light. I like this powder because it contains some pampering ingredients.

5. Blush

     To bring in some warmth to the skin, I applied the NYX Blush in Pinched on her cheeks with a fluffy powder brush. Pinched has a really nice golden shimmer to it, which is perfect for giving Anna's face a touch of a sun kissed glow.

Eyes~

1. Prime

    Although Anna has dry skin, her eyelids tend to get oily and crease throughout the day, so I'm using my holy grail Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer. This stuff really helps keep your eye shadows from sliding down your face, which doesn't leave too good of a first impression.

2. Base

     I know, I'm super crazy about making  sure that Anna's makeup wouldn't budge, but hey, that's what caring sister do lol. I used the Maybelline Color Tattoo in Beige-ing Beauty as my base, which is a pale cream color with golden flecks in it. Gold is one of those colors that brightens up your skin tone like magic, hence I used gold flecked/based products throughout this tutorial.

3. Crease

     Since Anna has paler skin, I used the light brown shade for her crease and the medium brown color from the L'Oreal Cupa Joe Quad (which is the best neutral matte quad I have ever tried) on her upper and lower lash line. For the crease, I used the Elf Professional Eye Shadow Brush, for the liner I used the Ecotools Angled Eye Brush.

4. Tight line

    Since heavy eyeliner just looks to heavy for Anna, I tight lined with a waterproof eye pencil. I used NYX's Jet Black on the tight line and smudged it out afterwards to keep it from smearing.

5. Lashes

     I used a lengthening brownish black mascara on her upper lashes and left the bottom ones bare, since her eyes water easily. I used the Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara to give her a natural, yet bolder look to her red eyelashes.

Lips~

1.  Glaze

     

     On her lips, I chose a peachy, natural pink shade that really compliments the gold tones used in this look. I applied it with my fingers to give it a natural, balmy look.

Finished Look~ 

    Isn't she so prutty? I hope this helped you in some way figuring out what kind of makeup is good for a job interview if you like that natural-er style. Props goes to Anna for being my guinea pig for today's tutorial! I wish you all the best of luck on your job interviews! If you have any questions, leave it in the comments section down below, and I'll see you next week for a F(x) makeup tutorial. Love ya! Muah

Gracie ^.^ 

Song of this post-

Menswear- The 1975

Tiny-G Mint Ice Baby Makeup Tutorial

Hi!
    I know that last week I didn't post at all, so my bad :( I was hosting a youth event at my house, so I was a little preoccupied. But, I am back with a new K Pop makeup tutorial for some of one of my favorite groups. Tiny-G is one of my favorites, because they are all my height! Shawtie's for the win! ( I myself am only 5'1) Anyway, Mint is my bias and I loved her makeup in this music video. The song is really catchy and I find myself singing it ALL THE TIME around my house. It's about a couple who used to be really close and spent a lot of time with each other, and now the guy has freezed her out and distancing himself, telling her he wants to break up. It's really upbeat for a break up song. And now, the part you have all been waiting for, the tutorial!!!

Face ~

1. Prime

     The first step, is to get baby doll porcelain skin, so you need a pore primer, I'm using Dr. Young Anti Pore Eraser to give my skin a more flawless look. The way I apply it, is my patting it into my t zone aka where my pores are the largest, and then smooth it over the rest of my face for an even look.

2. Base
     To create a flawless canvas, I'm applying a liquid foundation over my skin. I'm loving Innisfree Smart Foundation in Water Balancing, because my skin can get really oily along my t zone in the summer, but this stuff stays on, lemme tell ya, it's magic for combination skin. I applied the foundation with a damp beauty blender.

3. Conceal
     Okay, it's true, I have raccoon eyes. It's because I'm up late watching FNL or You Who Came From The Star. I've been getting better lately, but I still have those awful dark circles. I love to use the Skinfood Salmon Dark Circle Concealer Cream to help conceal and brighten my under eyes. You can apply as many layers as needed and it won't look cakey. I applied this concealer with my ring finger and tapped it in to blend it out.

4. Set
     To give a natural, long lasting finish to the skin, dust on some powder. I like the Maybelline Fit Me Pressed Powder in 110 because it is a shade that is almost translucent, but makes the skin look 10x better. I dusted the powder across my face with a powder brush by Eco Tools.

Eyes ~

1. Brows

    Straight Eyebrows are the name of the game, so I'm going to fill in my brows a bit thicker with the Etude House Perfect Brow Kit and an angled brush. I don't really feel like this step needs explaining, just fill in any sparse areas and your good to go.

2. Prime
     For this look I needed a golden based skin toned shade, and I have been loving Skinfood's new Seaweed Waterproof Shadow Stick in Mineral Beige. It is so creamy and blends out like a dream. Also the neat thing, is that it is a little sticky, not in a bad way like some lip glosses, but it is wetter, so the other eye shadows that you apply over top of it, are not going to budge. Which is great new for any of you out their with oily eye lids. I applied it right out of the twist up tube onto my lids and blended it out with the sponge that comes with it.

3. Base
    I love this look, because it can flatter any eye color. The lid color is from Stila's Sweet in San Francisco and is called Golden Gate. It is the perfect coppery bronze shade for this look. It creates some nice depth to the eyes and shimmer. I applied it with a fluffy brush over my lid, and blending it out above my crease.

4. Shade
    I love the pinkish brown shade that Mint has on her outer corner and crease line. It flatter her complexion so nicely. Luckily, from the same palette I just used, the shade Nob, creates a very similar look. With the same fluffy brush from earlier, I'm lightly going to concentrate the color on the outer fourth of my lid and dragging the remainder into the crease.

5. Tight Line
     Tight lining can really complete a look. It makes your lashes look fuller and gives your liquid eyeliner some OOMPH. Ya'll know what I'm talking about ;) So I'm going to use the NYX Slide On Eyeliner in Jet Black on my tight line. It is waterproof, so it won't wash off during the day.

6. Line Lashes
    What I mean by that is line your upper lash line with a black liquid eyeliner and extended it out, not up. This look is focused on Mint's puppy dog eye that have a downward slant, so you want to follow the shape of your eye the best you can. Make it thicker on the end and thinner as you go in. I'm using the Skinfood Sweet Almond Eyeliner because almond oil is so good for your lashes.

7. Aegyo-Sal
     Aegyosal is a Korean word for the chubby part of flesh that is under your eye. In this look, Mint has some sparkly eyeliner going on there, so to give me the same look I'm using the Etude House Tear Drop Eyeliner in White Tear, which is a really pretty white shimmer with pink flecks and really brings out green and hazel eyes.

8. Lashes
    Mascara is a wonderful invention. But, if you have naturally straight lashes, curling before hand will help immensely. I love curling my eyelashes with the Etude Lash Curler and then go in with the Etude House Lash Perm All Shockcara. It gives the lashes an awesome look and will give you a thicker and longer look.

Lips ~

1. Conceal
     Okay, to get a gradient Ulzzang look, you have to conceal the outside portions of your lips and I do that with the Aritaum Wannabe Lip Cushion Concealer in Clair. I go along the outside portion and blend it in with the handy dandy sponge side.

2. Tint
     To create the base for this gradient look, I'm going to apply a bright pink tint to my lips. It will help to give the lips a fading look. I'm loving Innisfree Eco Flower Tint in Azalea because depending on the shade of your lips, it will take on a different shade, which is pretty darn cool if you ask me.

3. Fade
    To finish this look off, take a red lipstick and dab it just on the inner portion of your lips and then blend it out with a finger. To give it a natural- er fade, apply the tint again over top. I'm using the Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Certainly Red which is a beautiful creamy cool toned red.

Finished look ~

     I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial! Make sure that you follow me for more K Pop makeup tutorials and skincare advice. By the way, I've started filming on my YouTube channel again, so make sure that you check those out too. I love you guys so much, and I wanted to share some cool news with you all: We have hit 6,000 views! It makes me super happy to know that so many of you have supported me with my blog! I'm going to try to upload one my blog once a week and my YouTube once a week. I can't wait to see what this next year will bring to us! Lots of love and hugs through the internet,
Gracie ^.^

Song Of This Post-
Ice Baby- Tiny-G

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Orange Caramel Nana Abing Abing Makeup Tutorial

    So,
    First it was sushi, and now it's ice cream. Although I do understand it  is hot in the summer and you always want something cooler, so it suppose it does make sense. No matter the odd concepts, their makeup in the video was fresh and perfect for summertime, so I have to give them brownie points for that. Also the outfits were kinda cute to me, and gave a really nice overall cute effect. Without any more blah blah, let's get started!

1. The first step is to create a base for the rest of the products to stick to, and I love Laura Geller's Spackle Tinted Make-Up Primer in ethereal to help create a luminous, flawless base.

2. If you have any problematic areas, apply some concealer onto your freshly primed skin. I used the Skinfood Rice Pen concealer for my dark circles and Hard Candy Glamoflauge concealer for any spots.

3. Now, I have darker skin since it's summer, but to give the look of paler skin, I'm using the Tonymoly Pure Aura CC Cream. I dotted it on my face and then blended it out with a beauty sponge.

4. Lastly for the base makeup, I'm using the Etude House Any Mineral Cushion Foundation on the high points of my face, so my chin, cheekbones, bridge of my nose, and my cheekbones.

5. As always, I'm filling in my brows with the Etude House Perfect Brow Kit. I like to use and angled brush to make it more precise.

6. For the first shade, I'm applying M.A.C's Soba over my eyelid up to my crease.

                           
7. Lastly for the shadow I'm going to take a shade that is slightly darker then Soba, and put that along my lash line and under my eye onto my aegyo-sal. I'm using Innisfree Eco Mineral Eye Shadow in 26.

8. I'm mixing two different eye liners together to create the perfect shade that Raina is wearing. I applied the liner all around my eye, so that's my upper lash line, my lower lash line, and that little inner corner part. I used NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil's in Dark Brown and Iced Mocha. 

9. Last step for the eyes, is to curl your eyelashes and then apply some mascara. I'm using to different ones, to give me a more false lash appearance. I used the Nature So Big Curling Mascara and the Etude House Lash Perm All Shockara.

10. For the lips I mixed three different products to get the perfect color and applied it to my lips in a dabbing motion with my finger tip. I mixed 2 of Aritaum's Cushion Lip Tints in Clair and Sugar and then mixed in the Korres Lip Glaze in Laurel. But, if you have a glossy nude peach color, that would work just as well.

    That's it everyone!! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Hopefully by the end of the week, I'll have another tutorial to share with you for Victoria in F(x)'s new Red Light music video. I'll see you then! I also just uploaded my June Favorites on YouTube, so check that out as well, and I will try to get back to ya'll soon with more fun stuff!

Gracie ^.^

Song of This Post-

Abing Abing- Orange Caramel