Feedback!

Hi Tory,

Here we are, hovering around the six month point of Makeup Tips for My Sister, and it's been huge amounts of fun so far BUT let's take it even further! I really want to expand things out, maybe with some sections for videos, techniques, kit and so on, but I need some feedback. This is where you, your friends, and all the lovely fans come in...

let's take it even further!

What sort of things would you like to see, both here on the blog, and on the YouTube channel? I'm keen on helping out, offering tips and advice, maybe some reviews as I go along, but is there anything I'm missing out on that you're all desperate to see? Maybe you'd like help on recreating the latest celebrity looks on a budget? Perhaps you want advice on building up a makeup kit? Do you want the low-down on drugstore brands that are big on performance, but low on money?

Let me know in the comments (I do read them all and reply!) and post in the poll on the Facebook page. I really appreciate everyone's input and feedback and will do my best to give you all the info and videos that you need. :)

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

Review: False Lash Applicator

Hi Tory,

I've seen you getting more and more glamorous, and false lashes are just around the corner... They are a bit fiddly if you've never worked with them before, and practice really does make perfect. Some must-haves when you start out are:

practice really does make perfect

• A good pair of tweezers with a slanted edge - Tweezerman if you can afford them, but both Boots and Superdrug do an excellent budget range. I'd invest in at least two pairs - one to place the lash and hold it steady, and the other pair to manipulate the edges.
• Good lash glue - again, Duo Lash if you can afford it.
• Start off with false lashes that have a thin, almost transparent band. When the band is thick, it's also very stiff and harder to wiggle and manipulate into place when you're practicing.

With that in mind, I decided to try out the false lash applicator - and there are a number of them on the market - just to see if that helps for starting out.... as you can see from the video, the answer is a very firm NO!

Guess I need to do a false lash application video, so that's now on my To Do list ;)

Hugs and kisses,
xxx

Halftone Nails

Hi Tory

I'm a massive fan of Pop Art, especially the halftone artwork of Roy Lichtenstein where he paints cartoons that look like blown-up newsprint with the graduated dots.

the halftone work of roy lichtenstein

So, I decided to do a really easy nail tutorial so that you can get the same effect on your nails. You only need two polishes - your base colour in a strong shade like red or blue or yellow, and a black to do the dots. You'll also need an old pen with a medium-sized nib, and a cuticle stick with a narrow, sharp point, a piece of paper to work from, and a cotton pad soaked in nail polish remover on hand for any clean-ups. Have fun!

Hugs and kisses,
xxx