Smokey Gold Make-Up & Breakdown

Recently I had the pleasure of "making up" and photographing my gorgeous friend Anneke, using some flawless base products from Luscious Cosmetics that were sent to me to try. Breakdown of everything I used is below.....  

On the face
Luscious Cosmetics Liquid Foundation
  Luscious Cosmetics Illuminator in Movie Star



  On the lips Rimmel lip pencil in Tiramisu

  Make-Up & Glow Lip Pan in Bride to Be (I used this on the cheeks as well, instead of a creme blush)


  On the Eyes

Maybelline NY EyeStudio Colour Tattoo Eye Shadow in Bold Gold Maybelline Colour Tattoo in #45 Bold Gold


 Face of Australia Budge Proof Gel Liner in Blackest Black


  Make-Up & Glow Eyeshadow Pan in Midnight

I also used MAC eyeshadows in Saddle & Woodwinked but I forgot to take the photos!!

"Beautiful" lashes from the Helen Dowsley Lashes Range

Face of Australia Impact Curl Mascara

Have a great week.

x Marnie

Winners of the beautiful giveaway.

Thanks to everyone for entering this giveaway...either here or my make-up blog or Youtube channel.

Get Her Look - Megan Fox at the Golden Globes 2013

Here's my take on Megan's look. 

Megan Fox - Golden Globes Red Carpet
with Bourjois, Face of Australia, MAC

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.

Love those lashes {and a make-up tip}

Love those lashes by MarnieA on Polyvore.com

 Just a quick make-up post today.....


I've been trialling some new mascaras lately and have fallen in LOVE with Max Factor - False Lash Effect .


I'm loving how it applies so easily and clump free, my lashes look really long AND thick with ONE coat! Gotta love that.....


As a make-up artist, I go through a lot of mascara very quickly, but for my personal use, I'm no different to anyone else. 


Can I leave you with one make-up tip today?


Please, please throw away your mascaras after about 3 months as they are no longer fresh and breeding bacteria like crazy...which can lead to eye infections. You don't want that do you?


At least quality mascaras are cheap enough to do this without killing your make-up budget.  :)


I would really love it if you could let me know what you think about me putting make-up posts on this blog. Is there anything else you'd like to see here? A tutorial or give away perhaps?  Your feedback would be most welcome.

PS: The products featured are only my personal choices. This post is not sponsored or endorsed (and I am not affiliated with)  by Max Factor (or any other company) in any way.....


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