Forties Glam!

Hi Tory,

As requested, here's a polished and glamorous look for you to try out for when you go off to your day job at the Imperial War Museum! (The eyebrows look a bit Angry Birds on camera - sorry about that!)

There really aren't a lot of products involved as it's more about polish and presentation than out and out colour, and because of the scarcity of cosmetics during the war they tended to keep things simple.

Products Used

• Urban Decay Primer Potion (Makeup Academy also do one)
there really aren't a lot of products involved as it's more about polish and presentation
• Makeup Academy Intense Colour Pencil in Rich Brown
• Makeup Academy Matt Eyeshadow in Shade 17
• Makeup Academy Intense Colour Pencil in Black
• (Recommended) Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Black
• Makeup Academy Blusher in Shade 2
• MAC Viva Glam in Cyndi Lauper

Stock up on chocolate and stockings! :)

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

Colours for Fall/Autumn

Hi Tory,

I had a message on YouTube today from kasimariee - excitement!! - who asked me for my thoughts and recommendations on Autumn makeup colours... which made me think that this would be a good next topic for you :) Cold days and warm colours!

Products Used

• Urban Decay Naked Palette
• Beauty UK Eyeshadow Palette #4
• Makeup Academy Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 27
• Makeup Academy Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 11
cold days and warm colours
• Makeup Academy Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 30
• Makeup Academy Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 28
• Makeup Academy Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 7
• Makeup Academy Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 12

Have fun with rusty chocolate pumpkin berries! ;)

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

Blue Smoky Eye

Hi Tory,

I thought it was about time I did an actual makeup tutorial with some actual makeup in it ;) This is a nice and easy smoky eye that doesn't take much time, but gives maximum impact with a tiny number of products.

Products Used

• Body Shop Quickshadow in Instant Indigo: discontinued, so any dusky navy would do :)
• Makeup Academy Pearl Eyeshadow in Shade 8
maximum impact with a tiny number of products
• Makeup Academy Intense Colour Eyeliner in Jet Black: can't find a direct link, but it's in the £1 range :)
• Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara in Waterproof Black
• Urban Decay Lipstick in Rush

So, there you go - a smoky eye to practice :)

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

Colours and Brands!

Hi Tory!

After a good rummage through my makeup, quite a lot of it isn't massively expensive (although the massively expensive ones *are* lovely), so here's a few picks of cheaper brands that are still nice to work with and experiment with:

Good Cheap Brands

• The Beauty UK palettes are £3.99 for ten lovely shades per palette (I wouldn't bother with the little foam brush it comes with tho... it's not that great. These are from Superdrug.
cheaper brands that are still nice to work with and experiment with
• The Makeup Academy range - again from Superdrug - are just ridiculously brilliant and £1 each, and they also do a slightly more expensive range from £2.00.
• The Sleek palettes are pretty fab too. They're a bit more expensive (£6.49), but I've seen loads of tutorials that feature the colours and they are gorgeous.

I also mention the Urban Decay Primer Potion which you used to be able to get in Boots, but is available now at Debenhams, although try not to drool on the counter too much when you see all the palettes and colours. ; You can get the Primer Potion in different colours, but mine is the generic one. :)

Onwards to Part 3 soon!

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

The Tools for the Job!

Hi Tory,

Buying the right tools makes putting makeup on a lot easier, and you don't need to have a battalion of them to get the job done! The three that I'd say to get to cover most eventualities are:

Essential Brushes

• Small Angled Brush - in the video I have a Ruby & Millie one which has since been discontinued... the MAC 266/263 is the posh version but the Maybelline gel liner comes with one... take a look at the Boots and Superdrug cheaper brands like 17 and so on :)
Buying the right tools makes putting makeup on a lot easier
• Small Flat Eyeshadow Brush - mine is the Urban Decay one, but there are cheaper alternatives in most of the chemist ranges, like this Boots 17 one.
• Small Domed Brush - again the MAC 217 is the posh version (my Ruby & Millie one is discontinued grrr): look for something called a domed brush or a domed blending brush. Boots 7 do one - here.

Next On The List Brushes

• Brow Brush
• Blusher Brush
• Foundation Brush

Later Date Brushes/Possibles

• Large Flat Brush
• Angled Shadow Brush
• Powder Brush

The rest of the brushes that I mentioned (like the concealer brush and the weird scratchy flat one) are just ones that I happen to have but don't really add much overall.

Hugs and kisses,
xxx