As you know I have a penchant for colour and while I would normally say let your freak flag fly, interviews and jobs are sometimes the place where you reign in the weird and channel a more grown up professional person. So today is not about crazy colours but about trying to find a look where I still feel like me, just a more responsible me.
To start this look I washed and primed my face as I normally do. I like to do my eyes before I do my foundation just because it enables me to clean up any fall out or mess without ruining my foundation.
I looked through my palettes and picked out my old faithful, the MUA Burning Embers palette. I can't recommend this enough (read my review here). I picked out four brushes for this look; two fluffy crease brushes (Makeup Revolution E103 and the Real Techniques base shadow brush), one flat brush (Makeup Revolution E101) and a small crease brush that I have had since the beginning of time (Jenna Kidd's Deepen brush).
I picked out four brushes for this look; two fluffy crease brushes (Makeup Revolution E103 and the Real Techniques base shadow brush), one flat brush (Makeup Revolution E101) and a small crease brush that I have had since the beginning of time (Jenna Kidd's Deepen brush).
To start with I take a fluffy crease brush and go in with Warmth - a warm tan brown colour through the crease. Then, using the flat brush I sweep fume - a darker brown colour over the lid. Using the small crease brush I finally go in with Char - dark brown colour into the outer crease just to deepen. Then finally I blend with a clean fluffy crease brush.
After I have cleaned up any fall out I then go in with my foundation which today was the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla. I use Revlon's Colorstay concealer in 01 Fair under the eyes and MUA's Whipped Velvet Blush in Chichi
Now to sort out the brows. I don't like the super dark, big brow look, I prefer to go a little more natural so I comb them through and then go in with the Makeup Revolution's Ultra Brow Arch and shape
This brow pencil is double ended, one side you have a twist up pencil and the other you have a felt tip. I like the felt tip end because it fills in without looking too dark and keeps brow looking natural but neat.
Brows finished I go to do the liquid eyeliner. Now unfortunately there is no cheat for this, it really is just a case of practise. I prefer a felt tip end rather than a brush type but that is purely preference. Today I have used the Fast Stroke Eyeliner from Collection.
I don't go mad with the flick, I just add a little one. This again is practise. I would suggest if you are a newbie to liquid liner forget about the flick until you are confident doing a line and then experiment. This liner is a dark brown matte, I think that it is a little softer than my usual black and works well with the brown shadow.
From there I go in with mascara. Now I am so very lucky when it comes to eyelashes as they are long. So I mostly look for two types of mascara, one that separates the lashes and one that gives volume.
For this interview look I don't want crazy big lashes so I went for the Revlon Dramatic Definition.
Finally I need something for the lips. The luck I have with the eyelashes does not extend to the lips. My lips are not particularly well defined and are not even. As a result of this I need a liner to even them out.
This is not my best effort as they are still a little uneven but it was as good as it was going to get today without me looking like I have drag queen lips. With a matte lip paint like this one from Barry M I make sure I exfoliate my lips and put on a thin layer of lip balm to stop them drying out.
And that's it
Here is the before and after, teamed with grown up clothes and a pair of great shoes I should be ready to wow them. Fingers crossed and I will keep you posted.
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XOXO
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