Cheryl/Kim Make-up

In my previous post regarding coloured contact lenses, I mentioned that I would do a tutorial on the make-up look that I was wearing for the photos.

Exhibit A:

This is my interpretation of my clients' most-requested make-up look i.e. how to look like Cheryl Cole / Kim Kardashian.

Now, I’m most certainly no Cheryl Cole / Kim Kardashian; however, there are a few make-up tricks that I use which are inspired by these two beauties.

Before I get into the make-up details, I must tell you that right now it’s the middle of the afternoon and I have yet to venture to the post office, supermarket and bank; so, I went for a TONED DOWN version of the look as I didn’t want to startle the locals. Hence, I’m calling this look Cheryl Cole / Kim Kardashian “Lite”.

Product list:

• Primer: Laura Mercier Oil-free Primer
• Foundation: Emporio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation (shade 4)
• Concealer: Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer (“Warm Ivory”)
• Powder: Rimmel Sheer Loose Powder (“Translucent”)
• Eye Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Eye-shadow (base): MAC Eye-shadow (“Vex”)
• Eye-Shadow (lid): MAC Eye-shadow (“Patina”)
• Eye-Shadow (crease): MAC Eye-shadow (“Black Tied”)
• Eye-Liner: MAC Fluidline (“Black Track”) / MAC Kohl Pencil (“Smoulder”)
• Blush: Nars Multiple (“Orgasm”)…chuckle
• Bronzer: MAC Powder Bronzer (“Golden”)
• Contouring: MAC Blush (“Harmony”)
• Lips: Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss (“Bright pink”)

You will notice that I’ve used mostly designer brands today. You do not need expensive brands to get this look right, just good techniques.

The Face

The key thing to bear in mind with this look is that your skin needs to look 100% flawless.

• Step 1: Cleanse your face thoroughly and moisturise. Wait for 5 minutes before applying make-up.
• Step 2: Apply your primer with your fingertips, all over your face.
• Step 3: Apply foundation to the areas that require coverage, using a foundation brush or your finger tips.
• Step 4: Apply concealer underneath your eyes and over any blemishes, using a clean concealer brush.
• Step 5: Buff the skin gently with a clean powder brush or stippling brush.
• Step 6: Set your foundation with a light dusting of powder, paying particular attention to the forehead, nose and chin.
• Step 7: Enhance your cheekbones by applying a contouring powder underneath each cheekbone, with a blush brush. Proo trick: suck your cheeks in so that your face looks hollowed – then apply the powder along the hollowed area. Make sure that you blend thoroughly.
• Step 8: Apply blush to the apples of your cheeks. It helps to smile, as this will make the fleshy apply area more visible.
• Step 9: Apply a light amount of bronzer to the areas where the sun naturally hits the face (nose, cheekbones, forehead).

Eyes:

Both Cheryl Cole and Kim Kardashian are proponents of the smokey eye look.

• Step 1: Apply your primer using a brush you’re your fingertips
• Step 2: Cover your lid and brow-bone with your “base” colour (light shade), using a clean eye-shadow brush.
• Step 3: Apply your "lid" colour (medium shade) to each eye-lid using a medium-sized eye-shadow brush (stay under the brow bone).
• Step 4: Starting at the outer corner, shade the crease of your eye (just underneath the browbone) with your “crease” eye-shadow colour (this is the darkest of the 3 colours that you are putting on your lid). Apply it carefully with a small eye-shadow brush, concentrating the colour on the outer corners. Blend blend blend for a soft, flawless finish. I like to apply a light quantity of this colour under the lower lash-line too for balance.
• Step 5: Blend away any harsh eye-shadow lines with a clean blending brush.
• Step 6: Looking downward into a mirror, apply your eyeliner to the upper lash line, as close to the lashes as possible. You can use pencil, gel or liquid (my preference is gel eyeliner, applied with an angled brush). Don’t worry if you make mistakes; I thicken the line slightly to cover up any wobbles.
• Step 7: Apply a pencil eyeliner to the water-line on the lower eye-lid.
• Step 8: Apply 2 generous coats of mascara to the top lashes. Apply a light coating to the lower lashes. You can apply false lashes for a fuller effect if you like.

Lips:

As the focus is on the eyes, keep the lips quite understated. All I do is apply a generous coating of a pale pink lipgloss, which gives a lovely full look. Easy peasy eh!

Voila Smokey Eyes & Hollow Cheekbones

Yours in style,
Caroline