Dolly Roadshow & Face of Australia

Recently, I had the pleasure of being Melbourne's Make-Up Artist for Face of Australia Cosmetics at the Dolly Magazine Model Search 2012. I got very sick shortly after and totally forgot to post the pics I took...doh! So here they are......

If you haven't yet tried Face of Australia cosmetics, may I suggest you get on it asap!! I've been using this brand for many years and still find them amazing value for money and are comparable to a lot of "pro" products on the market (at a fraction of the price...ahem). I have talked about them before here here and here...so check that out if you like.

The line up for model entrants was HUGE...it started about 9am and did not die down till 2pm. Crazy stuff...oh and I now know all the lyrics to One Direction songs...every time they were played, the girls were screaming...I felt quite old......lol

The parent were very patient...and I'm sure they know all the lyrics to One Direction songs too. :)

The girls were all so sweet and excited...below are some pics of a couple of the girls who's make-up I got to do. (I did more than 2 make-ups, but it was so busy that I didn't get time to get more pics than these)

All make-up by face of Australia cosmetics.

Photos above:

Lips

• Mechanical Lip Pencil - pink
• Lip Quench Lipstick Malibu Barbie

Eyes

• Eye Primer shimmer
• Colour max Eyeshadow Palette - Mercury Rising
• Liquid eyeliner - black
• Impact curl mascara

Face

• Face Base Primer
• Mineral Therapy Liquid Foundation
• Translucent powder (lightly to set)
• Mineral Therapy blush - Berry Pink

Photo Below:

Lips

• Mineral Lipshine - starlight
• Massage Therapy Lip Gloss - Noosa

Eyes

• Eye Primer shimmer
• Colour max Eyeshadow Palette - Gold Mine - colours A & C
• Mechanical Eye pencil - brown
• Impact curl mascara

Face

• Face Base Primer
• Mineral Therapy Liquid Foundation
• Translucent powder (lightly to set)
• Mineral Therapy blush - Sheer mauve
• Mineral Therapy Illuminating Pearls to highlight the cheekbones and browbone

I love this soft, sheer, polished look.

If you want to see the 6 finalists, then you can go here and vote.

Smouldering Siren Make-Up ft. Face of Australia

I love this look and it's really simple to do. The trickiest bit is to get the lips neat as red shows every mistake. Just line the lips well and use a brush to fill in the lip colour. I used false lashes here too, but a couple of coats of a good, black mascara will do the trick.

Thanks Sue for being my model....it was fun.
BTW : I do "touch up"my photos a little (who doesn't), but I didn't touch Sue's teeth...they really are that white!!....and the blue based red lip colour enhances them even more.

All of the make-up I used for this look is from Face of Australia cosmetics. They photograph so well!

Available online here

What I used

On the face

• Face Base Primer
• Stick Foundation in Outback Beige
• Translucent Powder
• Blush in Terra
• Mineral Therapy Illuminating Pearls on the tops of the cheekbone to highlight

On the Eyes

• Colour Max Eyeshadow Palette in Mercury Rising
• Liquid Eyeliner in Black
• Mechanical Eye Pencil in Black
• 2 coats of Impact Curl Mascara
• Full strip false lashes (from e-bay)

On the Lips

• Mechanical Lip Pencil in Red
• Lip Quench Lipstick in Forbidden Fruit (my new HG of reds)

On the brows

• Colour Max Eyeshadow Palette in Gold Mine (the brown colour B) applied with a slanted brow brush.

Disclosure: I received these products from Face of Australia as gratis for my work as a Make-Up Artist.

PS: My apologies as far as my promised giveaway is concerned. I had a computer issue this week, but everything is all fixed now (fingers crossed). I'll be letting you know about the giveaway over the weekend...promise.