Forgive me!

Hi all!

Sorry for my lack of posts over the last few months, things have been mental! I have recently been published in Beauty Professional Ireland! You can see that on my Facebook page


And, I set up a website! Check it out lovely people!

www.laurawalshmakeup.com

Thanks a mill guys for sticking with me,

Laura

How To: Smokey Eye

Hello all my lovely readers. I know you're thinking who the hell is this?! It's been way too long. I've had a hectic month, been to Paris (which was amazing!)

Anyhoo, I thought I'd show you how I did this look. It's really quite easy, but it looks gorgeous. I was chuffed with myself! :)

Products used:

FACE:

Makeup Forever HD Foundation in #110

MAC Blush In Subtle Breeze

NYX Blush In Taupe (Contour)

NARS Copacabana Highlighter

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder 

BROWS:

MAC Fling Brow Pencil

MAC Omega Eyeshadow

Natural Collection Clear Mascara

EYES:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot as base

Lid:

MAC Rice Paper

MAC Refects Pearl on top

Crease:

MAC Texture

MAC Handwritten

MAC Carbon

My trusty Inglot Gel Liner was used for the flick and on the waterline. Kiss "Paparazzi" lashes were used too!

LauraLou

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Obsessive? Me?

If you haven't noticed, I'm becoming a little bit obsessed with Halloween, I love the break from "usual" makeup. 

I placed an order with Face FX on Monday, and it arrived on Tuesday. Yay for excellent customer service. 

I bought liquid latex and modelling wax. For the look below I only used liquid latex. 

To make the blood I made a mixture of water, glycerine and gelatin. In a 1.5:1.5:1 ratio. Mixed them altogether and popped in the microwave to dissolve the gelatin. I then added my food dyes and bob's your uncle! The great thing is that this sets so you can have drops of blood on your face that won't be going anywhere! 

Below is what I came up with. I placed a nail through the tissue to make it that little bit more gorey! Laaavely! 

Enjoy!

LauraLou

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A "Proper" Look

So the other day I tricked all of my lovely readers into thinking I created a lovely look with my new palette. I'm so devious!

Anyhoo, I'm waiting on a Halloween delivery, keep an eye on the Facebook page for that!

I was out the other day so I went for a soft smokey look. I think this would be perfect on brides .

For this look, I used Taupe all over the lid,  Nubuck, Bark and Regal in the crease. Simples! :)

Enjoy :)

LauraLou
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An everyday look using my new palette

Hi everyone, I told you I would show you looks using my new palette .


So here ya go

Enjoy!!


Haha, stay tuned for more "wearable" looks ;)

LauraLou
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My new lovlieness..

So after a crappy week, my boyfriend decided to treat me. (Bless) Feast your eyes on this baby. The Sleek Au Natural Palette. 

I've been eyeing this up for a while now, and when it came to my door, I was more than happy to calmly open the package  rip it open.

I Instagrammed that shit! 

Swatches, sorry it's a shite picture, but you can see the pigment in these. Amazing quality without the huge price tag. I'll be taking this away on my trip to Paris, and I'm heading to Galway this weekend. I'm sure I'll get lots of use out of this baby. 

Stay tuned for looks!:) 

Available from www.beautyemporium.ie or www.cloud10beauty.com for a mere €10.

LauraLou

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Review; Inglot Gel Liner

Feast your eyes on this baby. Inglot Gel Liner 77. This is the blackest liner in the world. It's 100% waterproof, and does not budge.

Did I mention it's safe for the water line? ;)

This my personal one, I have 3 for my kit,2 black ones and  1 brown one. All my clients have commented on HOW black this is, and how it was still there the morning after their night out. (Bold! :) ) 

It's a great consistency to work it, not to thin, not too thick. Perfect. The only downside, it does dry out quite quickly, but this is solved by popping some Duraline into it. Also available from Inglot for €10. 

I've inserted a picture of myself wearing it, its just so black, can't say enough good things about this liner. I prefer it to Bobbi Brown Gel liner, it knocks it out of the park!! 

Oh, and it's only €15 ;)

LauraLou

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Review: Real Techniques Stippling Brush

Sorry about the ridiculous delay!! Extremely busy week!! 

Behold, my lovlies. Real Techniques Stipling Brush. This line was brought out by Samantha Champan of Pixiwoo. If you don't know who she is, look her up. You won't be disappointed!

Onto the brush, this brush is made of synthetic taklon bristles. It blends powders & creams into the skin like a dream. It's quite dense so it creates an airbrushed finish to the skin. 

I have 3 of these,  2 for my kit and 1 for myself. My clients always ask me about this brush, and the real techniques range, they comment on how soft these are. They are a professional brush band, made accessible to all. 

Sam, you made a cracker of a brush here! Another must have! 

This is available from Boots stores for around €13.

LauraLou

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What I've Been Loving Recently

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Back to the Aul Reliable's!

We're all on the constant look for the "Holy Grail" foundation, I thought I'd found tthe one, but alas, I seem to have gotten paler as the summer went on. (.... I know!)

So I reverted back to an old reliable. Revlon Colour Stay. This stuff id the business for oily/combo skin. And it goes super pale, like moi!

Revlon Colour Stay In Ivory

In the picture, you can see how pale it is. Lovely natural matte finish. Lasts all day. Says 24 hour wear, I won't be one to test this! Ick! :) 

Love it! :)

What foundation have you been loving recently?

LauraLou

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Face of the day

Righteo, here's the face of the day. I felt like doing something different than a brown smokey eye, so I went totally out of my comfort zone and went for red! :)

This will look absolutely GORGEOUS on green eyes!

Products used: 

FACE:

Armani Luminous Silk shade 2

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain

Nars Deep Throat Blush

NYX Blush in Taupe

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

Glamour Doll Eyes Pigment in Lovers Lane

MAC Sketch e/s through the crease

Inglot 77 Gel Liner

Clinique High Impact Mascara

Brows: MAC Omega e/s

MAC Fascinating eye pencil under the brow

Carmex on the lips :)

I know the Glamour Doll eyes pigments are hard to get, however the Sleek Sunset Palette has lots of red tones in it. Or Inglot have a few, Eyeshadow 449, or Pure Pigment in 81 or 54. 

Don't be afraid to wear colour, it's only makeup :)

LauraLou

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How to: 1950's Pin Up Look

Debs season kicked off this week for me. I had the pleasure of doing gorgeous Jessica's hair and makeup. Jess is my boyfriends sister, so basically like a little sister to me :) 

We opted to do a 50's inspired look as we thought we needed something classy and elegant to go with her dress. She suited the look down to a tee. This look can be used for bridal looks too. (It's a personal favourite of mine!) 

How to get Jessica's 1950's look: 

• For a debs makeup, we need the makeup to be long lasting. Jess has oily skin, so I began with a silicone primer, Smashbox Photo Finish 
• For foundation, I used MAC Matchmaster foundation in shadde 3.0. I blended this down the neck to make sure it was all blended in properly. 
• For contour, I used MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC45. I think using a darker foundation can look better as it looks more natural.
• For concealer, I used Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer in Medium. I popped this under the eyes in a V shape, á la Kim Kardashian!
• For brows I used Mystery eyeshadow from MAC. Jess has strong brows anyway, so we just needed to fill in any gaps. (Major brow envy!) 
• On the eyes, I used Urban Decay Primer Potion, then I packed Brule eyeshadow onto the lid for a matte base. 
• Through the crease I used 3 shadows. I began lightly buffing Copperplate eyeshadow from  to create a natural shadow. Then I put Espresso over the top, and finally to darken it even more, I put a teeny tiny bit of Handwritten on top. I used Nylon eyeshadow as an inner tear duct highlight and as a brow bone highlight.
• For liner I used Inglot Gel Liner in 77. I did a medium flick with it. ( I used a MAC 210 brush!)
• On the lips I used Dubbonet Lipstick from MAC as a base, blotted, then applied Russian Red from MAC over the top. We applied around 6(!!) layers of lipstick (blotting in between each later.) I used Lipcote Lipstain over the top to make sure it stayed all night. 
• For blush I used Suede Blush from Sleek, mixed with a bit of Dainty from MAC
• I powdered the skin with Laura Mercier Translucent Powder.  

Top tips for Debs Makeup:

• THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE EVER!: Please for the love of god make sure your foundation doesn't contain a high SPF. It will flash back light and make you look like a ghost! 
• Use long wearing products!
• If you're wearing tan, match it to your chest, you'll be one uniform colour then! 

Hope everyone who's going to a debs has a great time! :) 

For more tips, tricks and bookings for debs/weddings check out my Facebook Page :) 

LauraLou

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Pictures from a shoot recently!

Sneaky preview of a shoot I did recently. The theme was "morning after the night before" Delighted how the pictures turned out. So grungy. LOVE it! :) 

Stay tuned for more! ;) 

LauraLou 

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Favourite Eyeshadow at the min!

Behold my lovelies, it is the beautiful eyeshadow, club from MAC. Its a gorgeous duo chrome eyshadow. Looking greeny brown in the pan, but blending out to a gorgeous warm brown.

http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/2526802/just-an-ordinary-girl 

(Sorry for robbing this photo, MAC's one was crap!)

Club packed onto the lid. You can see the green coming through.

Full on face view. This is a great colour as it's so easy. One shadow that looks like you've spent AGES doing your makeup.  The warm brown really brings out the blue in my eyes. Its just gorgeous! (sorry for hideous photo. It was taken at 6:30 am! )

This is a photo from a shoot I did. (Yes, its supposed to be that messy :P) I popped black kohl pencil all over the lid, then put club over it. This really brings out the green in the shadow, which gives a different dimension to a smokey eye!

Win all around for me! :) 

What's your favourite eyeshadow at the minute?

LauraLou

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I'm obsessed.. with Paris!

Myself and the boy are going to go to Paris in October. The excitement is just too much to handle. I've been searching through the internet for hotels and places to eat. So any suggestions are more than welcome! :) 

I've just popped together a post on why I love this city so much. I think the pictures speak for themselves! :) 

  

I'm going to be dressed like this. Parisian chic! 

Eat here! 

And here! 

Ahhhh swoon! Huge big smiley face. So excited. Love to hear from anyone who has gone. 

Have a lovely Tuesday

LauraLou

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The Hangover Face

Whether it be a viscous hangover, man flu, or a Monday morning in work, This is the makeup I always go for. It gives a glow to the skin and makes you look done up with very minimal effort.

Source -  http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/ 

Source -  http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/ 

Source-  http://www.narscosmetics.eu/ 

Source -  http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/ 

Source-  http://www.narscosmetics.eu/ 

Products:

MAC 187 Stippling Brush

MAC Strobe Cream

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation

NARS Blush in Deep Throat

MAC Eyeshadow in Patina 

I mix the sheer glow and the strobe cream to create a softer, lighter coverage, but it still remains luminous. The 187 offers a lighter coverage too, but it blurs imperfections. I chose to wear this blush as its a rosey colour, with teeny tiny flecks of glitter. It gives a lovely "flushed" look to the face. I whack patina on with either a 217 or a 227 just to give a lovely wash of colour to the eyes. I then pop a good few coats of my favourite mascara.

On days where I look like I've pink eye(!) I pop some cream or peachy coloured eyeliner on my waterline to counteract the redness. My favourite is Illamasqua medium pencil in Vow. 

LauraLou 

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How To: Perfect Brows

Brows are the key to completing any look. Below is how I do mine. PLEASE for the love of god do not go overboard with the shape!!

I know, they're measly!! 

Fill in the "body of the brow, do not go straight to the front with a heavy hand. Fill in the front part with upward feathery motions

Fill in the underside and tail of the brow, to get a defined shape.

Brows should begin here

Arch at the outside of your pupil.

Tail should end at this point.

I know this is very concise, but there isn't much more to do it! You can't dramatically change the shape of your brow without blocking it out. Go with what you have! :)

Products:

MAC 263

MAC Omega Eyeshadow