Engagement make up break down.

Hello ladies.
Today I am going to do a step by step look break down of a beautiful bride to be named sravya. I got this lovely oppurtunity to do her engagement day makeup. Here we go in to the details.
Sravya has got absolutely healthy skin with no pigmentation marks. She has got amazingly a spot free skin without dark circles even. Having such beautiful canvas it is exciting and very easy to work with.

This is absolutely no make up face of Sravya

Step 1 : Primer
Sravya already had her moisturizer on so I started off by using a primer. You can use any primer, I used Nyx photogenic primer in purple. A primer mattifies your skin and holds your makeup for a very long time since it is her engagement she has to carry even look all over the event so a pimer is a must for her. I use primer with my clean fingers for an even flawless look. For detailed descriptions about primers read my post here.

Step 2: Foundation
Since you know my makeup is exclusively made compatible for SLR photography I mixed up a couple of foundations to match Sravya's skin tone. I made sure that the foundation has yellow undertones to add that extra traditional tint to the entire face. For your personal use you can use one single foundation. I used an expert face brush by Real techniques to apply the foundation and buffed it in using a stippling brush from the same brand. It is very important to have a clean finish foundation otherwise you may end up looking cakey and artificial. Blend until you attain a seamless finish

Step 3: Concealer
I used very tiny amount of colorbar concealer in a pot in the shade natural to just cover her under eye area. She dint require any coverage and just needed an even finishto her skin. I used my most favourite concealer brush from ELF cosmetics called flawless concealer brush of their studio collection
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Step 4: Powder
To seal all the creams you must follow with a powder. Since you are in between heavy lights there is a 100% chance of sweating too much and oil secretions on your skin. I used my trysty stay matte powder by Rimmel which absorbs oils and gives you a matte look which is very flattery than the oily face.

Step 5: Eye makeup
I used this particular eyeshadow from my coastal scents eyeshadow pallet all over the lid as a base after applying eye primer. I then used this pigment from faces exactly on the center of the eye where it catches light. I followed it up by using another eyeshadow from L'Oreal called endless chocolate on the outer thirds of the eye slowing taking it in to the crease. I took a cleaning blending brush by body shop to blend the harsh lines and build up the transition between the colors. All the shades i used had shimmer in them so i decided to use a matte cream eyeshadow from the same coastal scents pallet to highlight the brow bone and inner corners.

Step 6: Lower lash line and eyeliner
For the lower lash line I wanted to use a pop of color since the whole eye make up was a very neutral. I decided to use green since it matched her saree. I used a metallic green color eye sparkle from Elle 18 on her lower lash line. To prevent it from creasing and to make it last longer i used a green eyeshadow on top of it from my motives pallete.I used revlon colorstay one stroke defining eyeliner to tightline and waterline her eyes. I used loreal paris gel eyeliner in black on her upper lash line using my elf studio eyeliner brush.

Step 7: Mascara:
I curled her lashes using colorbar lash curler and then coated her eyelashes with several mascara's. Thick eyelashes add that extra oomph to the eyes and I dont recommend using false lashes on spoecial ocasions because if they fall off then you end up in great embarrasment. I used three different mascara's for this look.

Step 8: Eye brows.
I used an angled brush to fill her eyebrows using dark brown eyeshadow from coastal scents. I then used a spooky to blend the shadow with the natural hair and set it in place using a brow gel.

Step 9: Line your lips and fill them in
I used a lipliner from lakme absolute to line and fill in the lips. It is warm pink coor which looks flattering on almost all indian skin tones. And then I used this red from my coastal scents 32 lip pallete in the center of her lips for that fuller lips effect. I did not use any gloss since matte's look amazing on indian skin tone's according to me.

Step 10: Highlighting and Blush.
I used a colorbar blush on her cheeks for that bridal blush effect and Inglot highlighter on high points of her face, like cheeks bones, brow bones cupids bow and bridge of the nose,for that extra glow. 

I hope you like this look.
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Love, 
Mounika Roches.

Elle 18 new collection first look and swatches.

As you all know Elle 18 has launched its new collection and I was sent some products for review. I am not doing a detail review but I will share my first impressions. The packaging was so cute in a hot pink bag that I almost jumped with joy. They had 4 products in there which are foundation, compact, juicy lips lip balm and A green eyeliner.

Foundation : The foundation is absolutely weight less, I would say the ponds BB cream is a little heavier than this. It does not cover much because of this. It is very sheer and a concealer is must for blemishes. It acts really good for a day cream. The shade I received is shell. It has yellow tint to it so it looks gorgeous on many skin tones.

Compact: 
The compact is in four shades and the shade I received is marble. I loved the compact. It sucks all the oil I have on my face and also prevents extra oil formation. It does not give any coverage but you can use it almost every day. It is easy to use because of the sponge provided. It is a little chalky but apart from that it is a good powder.

 

Juicy lip balm: Ok the juicy lip balm is supposed to be a lipbalm as well as a lipstick so simply a tinted lip balm you can say. I love the color but I hate the texture. It is very running on me, a little oily and very liquidy.

Eyeliner:
I love the eyeliner. I love love love it. Its metallic green and it adds a oomph to the eyes. i love the texture, brush and color. This is my most favorite out of all the items

My rating : Elle 18 is great for beginner's but is not ok for professionals. Being a makeup artist I Love their Eye sparkles and eye liner's but foundation and compact are not enough good to try on special occasions. 

Would I recommend them : Hell yes!! For the price the quality is really nice and I would want you to try it for daily use. 

Love,
Mounika Roches.

P.S: Products sent by brands for promotion but the views expressed are completely mine.

Simple easy eye makeup this DIWALI :)

The blogger in me is really happy after receiving the products from Elle 18 to review. You can expect the post by tomorrow though I have many posts lined up. I am quite busy, I want to be regular in this page. Lets get straight to the post. This is a simple Gold and bronzy eye make up with a hint of color in it. It is my favorite look for almost all desi outfits. Generally I use different shades of eye shadows but to make it easy and affordable I chose to use only one pallete and it is from maybelline.

This is the before and after of the eye make up.

Lets start with the step by step tutorial.

Step 1: Apply any eye gel or a primer to prep the eyes for the make up. A primer also helps to last the eyeshadow longer.

Step 2:  Apply concealer to cover the dark circles. I use a corrector followed by concealer for the perfect coverage but here I just used a peach tinted concealer from L'Oreal true match. 

Step 3: Apply the light golden shade from the pallete all over the lid to neutralize the eyelid.

Step 4:  Apply the dark bronzy gold color to the eye leaving the inner corners

Step 5 : Apply the dark brown shimmery color at the outer corners as well as the crease area.

Step 6: Apply the highlight color and kajal to your upper lash line

Step 7: Apply a green color to the lower lash line. I used Elle 18 Eye sparkles in green grenade.

Step 8 : Tight-line your eyes using your favorite kohl pencil 

Step 9: Curl your eye lashes and apply loads of mascara

You are done. Here goes the final eye makeup

I hope you like it. 
Happy Diwali beauties :)

Love,
Mounika Roches.