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What Are You Asking Santa for This Year?
Yes indeed, it’s that time again. Our Pro Team Artists here at LA Dublin have put together a list of 10 of the very best make-up products for you and all conveniently stocking-sized. Whether you’re looking to top-up your personal bag or stock up your professional kit these products rock!
Top 10
1. MAC Pigment Powder in Vanilla Amazing for the brow bone or above your lips.
2. Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Powder Use on the cheekbones or as eye shadow
3. Lancôme Photogenic Lumessence Great foundation for mature skin!
4. DiorShow Mascara from Dior. This is sure to become a favourite!
5. Guerlain Terracotta in Medium The Best Bronzer you can buy
6. Liz Earle ‘Cleanse & Polish’ hot cloth cleanser. You will be a fan for life of this amazing cleanser.
7. MAC Eye shadow in Amber Lights Perfect for blue eyes
8. MAC Eye shadow in Handwritten Creates a fab smokey eye!
9. MAC Eye shadow in Shroom A creamy base before applying colour. Dab on the inside corner of the eye to make your whites sparkle.
10. MAC Eye Shadow in Cork - can be used to darken blonde eyebrows to a natural colour. Press harder when applying to deepen the colours!
Make-up artists: Use a MAC Quad Palette to hold these colours in one place!
What are you asking Santa for this year?
Thanks to our very own Module 3 Students Catherine Weldon & Hazel Halpin for turning our Mr.s Clauses’ into Santa Babies for our Beauty Therapy Promotion Day last week. Great Work ladies!
Silver is a great trend to get into for Christmas. Slightly edgier than gold but still with enough glitz to get you though the night!
Silver eyes look great with cocktail hour sparkles or a tougher rock-chick late night outfit. And of course it’s perfect with your faithful Little Black Dress as you can see in these celeb photos from WhatSheWears.ie
When we work with clients we tell them that silver works best pared-down and simple; it’s a great light-reflector so just give it space to shine!
For high-glamour we recommend taking a deep silver right up to your brow-bone – sweep it over the socket area blending well for an amazing shine! Most ranges do a silver palette at this time of year. Try Bobbi Brown’s Chrome Eye shadow or start with a thin layer of Laura Mercier Metallic Crème Eye Colour for a shimmering gleam under your brow bone.
Leave your lashes bare for a fresher look or vamp up with long lashes from DiorShow Mascara from Dior.
Give your skin a treat earlier in the day with a hot mask so that it’s glowing on the night. Use a highlighter across the apples of your cheeks to add some extra shine. And if diamonds are out this year, what’s wrong with a few baubles from Oasis or H&M? All that glitters is not gold remember!
You could even try the full Silver effect with a dress like this one over at Elle UK from Jason Wu. If you’re not sure how this will all come together for you on the night come in and see one of our Makeup Artists for an Individual Lesson!
Do you prefer silver or gold when you go metallic?
The make-up artists and students at LA Make-Up Academy just love Christmas! It’s the perfect excuse to glam up at night. We posted about our Christmas Party services earlier and now it’s time to get out the gold!
There are so many ways to add shine to your look – from your hair down to your nails. But let’s look at the face as that’s where you can really get some va-va-voom going this festive season. These are our favourite bling products from our favourite ranges!
Golden Eyes
You can’t go wrong with Bobbi Brown! We love the Metallic Cream Shadow in Antique Gold as does Vogue.
Laura Mecier’s VIP Gold for a more glittery affair.
To top off your lashes; the girls at Beaut.ie loved the Lancome Virtuose Royal Gold Mascara
You’re sure to set hearts fluttering with Shu Uemura’s Goldglam Leaf lashes.
Metallic Lips
Pucker up with MAC Glitter in 3D Gold
Golden Skin
A sun-kissed look isn’t just for summer! Add some shine to your evening look with the Clarins Gold Attraction Face Palette.
Try the girlie look with Benefit’s Pink and Gold Colour palette.
Brush on some MAC Powder Blush Trace of Gold to finish.
Of course you might not want to slap all of this on at once – a little bit of overkill ladies! So if you’re going to glam up in this Monsoon dress from WOW.ie, then check back next week for tips on how to apply these delicious products!
How do you wear metallics?
