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  1. Growing Wings

    Every day look for Porcelain Beauties

    I've found that a lot of every day looks can look quite heavy on me. As there was a request posted for a tutorial for fair skinned people with blue eyes, I thought I'd share a softer look I like that gives my blue/grey eyes a little bit of a pop. Makeup Foundation - At the moment I'm...
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    Recs for this blush?

    I'm looking for this blush colour. Anybody got any ideas of what it could be? TIA!
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    Santizing Brushes

    I've got a couple of makeup jobs lined up which involve doing makeup for 4-5 people. I've done makeup on people before, but never groups of people. So how do I sanitize brushes in between people? Particularly concealer brushes, as I know that I will have to cover up some acne, and lip...
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    Feeling Pink!

    I was in a slightly girly mood so decided to play around with a pink look. Face Boots Naturals green concealer Benefit LemonAid L'Oreal True Match foundation in neutral ivory L'Oreal True Match powder in ivory Benefit Boi-ing concealer No7 Instant Radiance concealer Benefit Dandelion MAC Beauty...
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    My first 'job'

    My mum mentioned to a couple of her work friends that I'm very into my makeup and that I do makeup for a few of my friends, and now I've been asked to go and do their makeup. They're not expecting anything special, but it's all practice which is good. My only problem is, my makeup collection...
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    My first FOTD

    I usually stick to fairly safe colours on my lips, but today I decided to experiment with bold lips. Face Boots Naturals green concealer Benefit LemonAid L'Oreal True Match foundation in neutral ivory L'Oreal True Match powder in ivory Benefit Boi-ing concealer No7 Instant Radiance concealer...
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    Eye Brow Shaping

    The other week whilst I was doing my friend's makeup, I noticed that she plucks her eye brows from the top, hardly taking any from the bottom. This means she has no arch to her eyebrows at all. They're just a straight line. But whilst doing her makeup I noticed, from where her eyebrows needed...
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    My 'I should be revising for an exam' haul

    I have an English exam tomorrow, but, frustrated with revising I decided to take a trip into town to stretch my legs. And of course ended up spending far more money than I should I got Fafi Hipness and Fashion Frenzy blushes Fafi Strawberry lipstick Vega Vault and Chatterbox lipsticks (I...
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    Sun Screen Help

    As the summer is approaching and I have very sensitive skin (usually wear factor 50 sun tan lotion) I need to find a good sun tan lotion that I can wear under my makeup. I've done a search and it brought up some posts about how sun screens with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide don't need to be...
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    Bold makeup inspiration

    My friend has asked me to do her makeup before she goes out tonight. I've done her makeup before, but only day looks. For night looks she likes bright colours and bold lines. However, I seem to be having a bit of a creative block, so am having trouble coming up with ideas. Does anybody have...
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    My first real haul!

    Yesterday I decided to go shopping. I already owned a couple of MAC items, but decided that I needed to start a proper collection! So I got: Shroom e/s Satin Taupe e/s Nylon e/s Nehru e/s Plumage e/s Humid e/s Viva Vlam VI l/g Viva Glam V l/s Missy Slimshine True Romance Beauty Powder Blush...
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    Makeup courses in the UK?

    I've been doing makeup for for friends for a good couple of years now, and have decided that it's something I want to look into as a career. I'd like to make sure I've got all the basics covered, and become a little more confident before jumping straight into looking for work, so I'd like to...
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    Recomendations for a MAC newbie!

    I'm looking to add to my makeup collection, but after looking at the many many shades that MAC do, I have no idea what to go for! Unfortunately, due to having ME, I can't get to a shop to see a MAC MA and ask for suggestions, so I thought I'd see what you guys thought! Here's a pic of me so...
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    Hiya!

    I've been a makeup fanatic for a while now, but after purchasing my first MAC makeup today I now feel like I should post! I love experimenting with makeup and look forward to picking up some tips!
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