April 22nd, 2012 | Stephanie G-M | Fashion, Hair and Make-up | No Comments »
Do you look at the sea and want to drink it? I do. Do you look at the clouds and want to eat ‘em? Guess what.. I do!! Well this is the closest you’re gonna get. I’m convinced it’s because the colors baby blue, sky blue, ultramarine and cobalt blue are all delicious. I suggest you drown your lips in these thirst quenching colors. Punk inspired bindi’s, lips and grungy hair summer is upon us.
Richard Chai SS12 New York Fashion Week
Everyone always wants to do something different and summer is in the air already so why not start rocking blue on your lips. The best part is it goes well with most colors including black, pastels, brights etc. You can keep eyes simple or if you’re going out at night why not try a gorgeous graphic liner on your eyes in purple or color of your choice and your blue lips.
Great products for a blue lip are Shu Uemura’s lipstick in blue or Illamasqua intense lipgloss in Gender. Or both combined. If you want to creat your own blue then you can always use Mac mixing medium with a pigment and achieve the color of your taste!!
Let the blue shine through… over and out Stephanie G-M xx
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December 19th, 2011 | Stephanie G-M | Hair and Make-up | No Comments »
Glitter lip on stylist Laura Chatterton who appeared in our homepage shoot.
It’s Xmas and you party party party a different outfit for every night, high heels and your fur or leathers on. Now what about your face! No one really enjoys doing the same thing all the time right? It’s sheer convenience… so why not try something different if it’s easy as 1 2 3 and doesn’t mean you’ll be stuck in front of the mirror for an extra 2 hours trying to get it right.
What is she talking about, you may ask? Glitter lips! I’m not thinking glossy or matte I’m thinking glittery lips that will entice even savoury lovers.
The best way to go about it is choose a color you’re used to I’d say purple, red, bronzed orange etc. Make sure your lips are nicely exfoliated, now you don’t have to go buy a fancy lip exfoliant, all you need is some trusty Pawpaw or our your preferred lip balm and an old toothbrush or disposable mascara wand. Once they’re smooth as a baby’s bum bum (doesn’t have to be done on the same night) move on to the next step.
Line your lips all over with a slightly paler color than the lip color you chose as the glitter will cover it all anyways and any gaps will be filled with lip liner color giving a more 3d effect.
The best way to get the glitter to stick is by using a lip gloss like Illamasqua intense lipgloss or Mac lip glass sheer if you’re using a colored liner.
Now for the fun part!
Using a domed brush a little thicker than a lipbrush pat the glitter on to your lips starting from the centre and working your way up and out.
It is completely up to you how far you want to take it… keep it light or just in the centre or go all over. I suggest smaller glitter pieces stay on best but chunky glitter is more drama for the best selection of glitters pop by Charles Fox http://www.charlesfox.co.uk/.
To finish it off tidy up around your lips using surgical tape which will remove the excess glitter not the makeup.
Photo by Keith Clouston, make-up by Stephanie G-M, model Giorgia m&p models
Finito! Now try to keep your lips to yourself!
Stephanie G-M xx
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