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You Glow Girl! *Tutorial*

MAC_Pixie04

Well-known member
I had extra time on my hands, and I decided to play around with luminizers and bronzey colors and things of the such.

What I used:
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FACE
Step 1:
Clean, Moisturized Face
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Step 2:
Apply Smashbox Photofinish Primer(190), Concealer(194), and Foundation (With 190, buffed in with Stippling Brush)
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Step 3:
Apply Hyperreal Foundation in Bronze Reflections (fingers)
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And Blend it in (Stippling, wiped clean)
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Step 4: Apply NARS Cassandre Cream Blush just below cheek bones (fingers)
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And Blend it in (187SE)
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Apply NARS Lovejoy to tops of Cheek Bones and lightly on Apples (187SE wiped clean)
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EYES
Step 5/6:
Fill in Brows (Spiked for me) and set with Clear Browset
Apply Urban Decay Primer Potion (Fingers)
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Step 7/8:
Apply Vanilla Pigment as a highlight to the browbone(275)
Apply Saddle e/s to contour the crease (217)
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Step 9:
Apply Goldmine e/s to lid (239)
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Step 10/11:
Apply Blurr to the inner corner/tear duct (275)--Don't worry if it's not perfect, we'll fix this with a qtip
Apply Embark e/s to outer V (242)
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Blend everything with 224

Step 12:
Apply Orange side of NARS Mediteranee Duo wet (tip of 242)
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Blend it upwards with 217

Step 13/14:
Use q-tip spritzed with fix+ to remove eyeshadow fall out and clean up Blurr at tear duct
Apply Stubborn Brown powerpoint heavily to lower lashline and pull down with clean, dry q-tip. Don't pull so hard, you'll get wrinkles!
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Steps 15/16:
Curl lashes, Apply Stila Major Lash in Black to top and bottom lashes, heavier up top
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LIPS
Step 17:
Apply NARS Kenya pencil to the very outer lines of the lips (this makes them look a bit bigger, but still defined). Blend it inward with your small finger or a lip/concealer brush
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Steps 18/19:
Apply NARS Hustler lipgloss as a nude base, then apply NARS Sunset Strip lipgloss for shimmer and shine.

And you're done! Finished look can be seen here
 

MAC_Pixie04

Well-known member
it's fabulous. i'm now unable to apply makeup without using it. i spent the weekend at my boyfriend's last night and didn't have mine, and I had to go to work on my day off and get samples, things just didn't feel right without it!
 

circe221

Well-known member
LOVE IT!!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!! I love the eyes especially! The colors all blend really well together and look great on you. You really *do* glow!!!

What is the Smashbox Photofinish primer? I am also curious about it too...
 

MAC_Pixie04

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by circe221

What is the Smashbox Photofinish primer? I am also curious about it too...


It's a silicone based foundation primer, it's used underneath your make up(but before moisturizer) to help your make up go on smoothly and more evenly, and to make it last a lot longer and wear better through out the day. it's an amazing product, the best i've tried. i tried MAC Prep+Prime Face...it really sucks in comparison.
 

ebonyannette

Well-known member
I really like this look, its like a neutral with some kick to it.
Fabulous as usualy missy!
Im still feenin' for that NARS foundation!
 

MAC_Pixie04

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by ebonyannette
I really like this look, its like a neutral with some kick to it.
Fabulous as usualy missy!
Im still feenin' for that NARS foundation!



i'm actually gonna pick up the powder one tomorow, i wore it the other day because i forgot my liquid, and i LOVED the way it felt. Very light but with the coverage I wanted. It's basically the NARS version of studio fix, without being super harmful to the skin.
 

mommamacgurl

Well-known member
Thanks for posting that tutorial! I'm an NW45 as well and u inspired me to buy all the Nars stuff in that tutorial! I'm really enjoying the eyeshadow and the Hustler lipgloss!

P.S. you look very pretty in your pictures
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MAC_Pixie04

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by mommamacgurl
Thanks for posting that tutorial! I'm an NW45 as well and u inspired me to buy all the Nars stuff in that tutorial! I'm really enjoying the eyeshadow and the Hustler lipgloss!

P.S. you look very pretty in your pictures
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Yay! Thanks, I'm glad you like it
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Akhirah

Active member
wow ashley you look great without makeup! I love this look its very flattering on you. I gotta try that nude lip colour looks fab
 

MAC_Pixie04

Well-known member
Quote:
Originally Posted by Akhirah
wow ashley you look great without makeup! I love this look its very flattering on you. I gotta try that nude lip colour looks fab


thanks, i'm doing a lot better with my skin. i got so reliable on foundation that i was neglecting treatment and resorting to coverup. but i'm getting my skin back on track, thank the lord.

I put up some swatches of my NARS items in the Swatch Forum, so I'm being an enabler right now haha.
 

aziza

Well-known member
Uh! Love this!!! Even though I don't have a quarter of the stuff you used I want to try and recreate this....great tutorial! You look absolutely radiant
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MAC_Pixie04

Well-known member
it would be pretty easy. the only color that would be hard to replicate is probably Mediteranee, cuz i've never seen an orange that bright in that texture.
 
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