Posts Tagged ‘Nars’

LA Make-Up loving the Oscars

Monday, March 8th, 2010

sandra-bulock-make-up-look-at-the-oscars-2010Well, we stayed up way too late last night to catch the Oscar glitz. Not feeling too chirpy this morning but it was worth it! Our three favourite looks were from Sandra Bullock, Carey Milligan and Penlope Cruz. Very different looks but all sharing the new bared-back approach.

Sandra Bullock - once we got past the sensual silver dress, we loved how simple her look was. Her make-up artist is Sandra Levin and she used classic Chanel foundation CHANEL Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid Make-up in Shell to give Sandra that dewy look and darkened her eyelids with brown shadows from Les Regards de CHANEL Palette. The stunning red lips were created with CHANEL Rouge Coco Lip Colour in Paris.

Carey Mulligan could be a good model for your younger clients; notice her bleached eyebrows and the lightness of her hair-colour as well as the barely-there makeup.

Jennifer Lopez had a great look for darker skin with Nars products. Matthe Vanleeuween used Orgasm illuminator to give that soft look to hers kin, and added drama to her eyes with the new Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base and also applied the D. Gorgeous Single Eyeshadow with Brousse Duo Eyeshadow. He finished off with Crusing Lipstick and gloss.

Thanks to Talking Makeup and Makeup For Life for the inside tips on products!

What was your favourite Oscar look?

LA TV Episode 6 CELEBRITY LOOK: Victoria Beckham Part 4 of 4

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Welcome to LA TV. This is our final episode of our four part series on how to create Victoria Beckams’s gorgeous make-up look.

After watching each episode, you will be more than confident to re-create the look yourselves. Get practicing on friends and family and impress them on the tricks of the trade from our fantastic make-up artist, Sarah Jane.

You can mix and match what you have learned from this episode with other fantastic tips from our LA TV series. Make sure to check them out and upgrade your make skills in minutes!

What are you asking Santa for this Year?

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

What Are You Asking Santa for This Year?

santa-baby-promo-2Yes 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!

Laying a Good Foundation

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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We know Irish women love the smokey eyes for Christmas. But our make-up artists at LA will tell you that getting the base is the key to festive success! Foundations and primers get better every year; no more orange face for us!

We’ll look at foundations next week so let’s start with primers. Now this isn’t a product you would used too often a few years ago but lately every brand from Benefit to Nars have this product on the shelves.

Basically what it does it set the foundation (or eye shadow) on your face so there aren’t any Halloween-style slippages happening on the dance floor. You can smooth over any imperfections in your skin before applying foundation.  And you know if foundation goes on more smoothly then you’ll look more glam! With silicon as one of the main ingredients a good primer will even out your skin tone and make sure that any dry areas caused by lines are plumped up.

Does that sound like a mini facelift? Well, it’s not quite that magical but you will get a better result for a big night out by layering this on under your foundation. Just remember that primer was developed for models to use under the heat of studio lamps; so it’s a heavy product. You probably wouldn’t want to use it every day as your skin just won’t breathe at all!

For anyone who has seen the effects of Airbrush Make-up then using a good primer is like this but of course only lasts for the day. Primer really helps if you’re heading out early and staying late; less re-application and less slippy face-look.

There are some great products out there for you. Smashbox was one of the first companies to make primer for regular people i.e. not models so that’s probably a good place to start. Beaut.ie has a list of Irish stockists.

For a lighter touch in some funky packaging try Benefit’s That Gal or their great Lemon Aid which goes on your eyelid; light enough for daily use.  Mac does a range of products including the Prep and Prime Skin Refined Zone which covers up your pores for a screen-perfect finish.

Next week we’ll have a look at foundations and the age old question; fingers or brush?

What do you think about primers?

Fashion Week Make-Up Inspirations!

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

fashion-weekClothes and Make-Up go together like a horse and carriage, oh wait that’s marriage isn’t it? Well the Fashion Weeks just gone by, were definitely another sign of how fashion and make-up are so closely intertwined. Designers and make-up artists in Paris, London, New York and Milan worked together to create fabulous looks! And hopefully we can help you re-create these for yourself.

As you know we have a Fashion Stylist here just waiting for you. And she’s definitely been inspired by some of the make-up looks on the catwalks this year. In New York one of our favourite brands; NARS, created an impressive tribal look for designer Thakoon using contouring and defined eyes. Any of you studying in LA Make-Up will know how important bronzer is for creating the perfect facial shape. NARS were also in action at the Marc Jacobs show where they setup the darker side of fashion so there’s lots for you to choose from in their new Spring Collection.

MAC were one of the main sponsors of the London Fashion Week so it was no surprise to see their distinctive products up and down the catwalk. Vivienne Westwood worked with them to create a strong, tribal look with delicious plum lips all set for winter and early spring. And a surprise look from many designers was the emphasis on pink eyes! Yes that would be fuchsia and grenadine giving your winter look a soft pastel shot in the arm. Ungaro even had his models in two-tone pastel lips while NARS and Lancome created lots of light eyes during the show. Just remember when you try this at home to add on lashings of macara and strong eye-liner so you don’t look like a bunny rabbit caught in the headlights! Try the Second Skin Cheek Colour in Barely Pink by Laura Mercier on the apples of your cheek if the eyes are a step too far.

Of course if you want to go even more low-key than this, the other big look for the new season is No Make-Up At All. That’s right; spend hours getting ready just to look like you’ve nothing on at all. One of our favourite make-up bloggers Fabsugar has some photos so you can see if that rocks your boat.

Do you take inspiration from the Fashion Shows or from your friends?