The "No Makeup" Makeup!

Dear Kristie, this post is for you. I know how much your boyfriend "hates" makeup. And I know that sometimes you just wanna put a bit on and feel pretty. So I made a tutorial that will keep him fooled. Love, Jayne


Alright, back to our normal programming! I love makeup. I like to wear it every day. However, there are some times rocking a bright red lip and black smokey eye just aren't appropriate. Some days, you want to look clean and put together and attractive WITHOUT looking like you are wearing makeup. I don't have many of these days. However, I have a wonderful friend who's boyfriend absolutely does not like the look of anything he views as fake. He's a great dude and all but SERIOUSLY?! Sometimes it's just nice to feel all purrdy and telling your girlfriend you don't think it looks good ain't good for her self esteem. So I wanted to make a post on how to doll yourself up to get that "Damn, I look good feeling," without having to look made up!  On with it..!

This, my friends, is what I look like without makeup. Thankfully, you can't see my psoriasis or broken capillaries in this light!

Add some foundation/bbcream/tintedmoisturizer/powder/whateverfloatsyourboat and some concealer to give you glowing, even skin tone. I buffed Revlon Photoready 001 Ivory into my skin with a Real Techniques Expert Face Brush. I concealed my under eye area with Clinique Airbrush Concealer in Fair.

For the next part, you will need some neutral eye shadows. I'm using the Naked 2 palette. You can use shimmer if you want but for the true "no makeup" makeup, matte is key! I will be using Foxy (the creamy color on the left), Tease (the matte taupe 5 in from the left) and Black Out. (the black one!)

For the eyes, first I brushed the cream color, Foxy, all over my lid using Crown Brush's C209 Chisel Pointed Fluff to create a uniform skin tone. Any matte nude shadow will work!

Then, I used Tease (matte taupe) on Crown Brush's C222 Round Contour brush in and above my crease to create a natural shadow. I went a bit above my crease because I'm always trying to make my hooded eyes less puffy! You will be able to feel where your natural crease is though - the hollow area between your eyeball and your brow bone.

Okay, now I am using a MAC 263 Angled Brush dipped in my Black Out eyeshadow and lining my eyes as close to the lash line as humanly possible. If you want, you could also use a dark brown for this part. I like black.

That is what it looks like with the shadow as eyeliner. Also, my bangs decided to come out.

Then I used this palette, which I got way back in makeup school, to do some contouring and highlighting. And my brows. I'm super pale so I used the white for highlight. I'm sure you can guess which color I used to contour since it's running out! And, the matte deep brown for my brows!

This is not a flattering picture. Oh well. I have used the matte "acorn" color to contour the sides of my nose, the hollows of my cheeks, and my under jaw area! I used the matte white to highlight the centre of my nose, cupids bow, tops of cheek bones and brow bone! I did all this with a MAC 168 brush. Any powder brush will do, angled works best. I also did my brows. They don't look no makeup-y. Sorry. I used an angle brush from Claire's to do this. It's sparkly and purple and I like it OKAY?

Now we are going to add the final touches. These things are important. I'm using Chanel Joues Contraste blush in Espiegle, Clarins Instant Light Light Lip Perfector in 01 Rose Shimmer, and and Maybelline the Falsies Mascara.

And this is my finished look! I am awake, radiant, and healthy looking. But, I still look like Jayne. And that is how it should be with a "no makeup" makeup.

Let me know what you think!

A Soft Bridal Makeup Tutorial.

My boyfriend's sister stayed with us for a week this month. It was pretty fun. She's a lovely woman and let me do her makeup on more than one occasion just because I wanted too. While she was here a website I frequent was having a create a tutorial contest. I decided I wanted to enter. When did I decide the best time to create this photo tutorial was? Around 1 am. After coming off a medication cold turkey that lists severe vertigo as a side effect of stopping using it. And a drink or two. Great idea Jayne!

So, I grab Mel and sit her down in my kitchen and get to work. This is the results. There are definitely things I could have done better but I'm actually pretty pleased with it! Here's where it gets funny. I decided I wanted to create a bridal tutorial. I only know one person getting married now - my boyfriend's sister! My boyfriend's OTHER sister. This sister is already married. But I wanted to do a springy bridal tutorial so I did! Here it is.. :)

Step One:

 First, start with a clean, moisturized face like Mel's. Sorry, I didn't realize just how dirty my boyfriend's camera lens was until I had started applying makeup!!

Step Two: 

The second step I did was to even out her skin tone. I used Lancome Maquicomplet in Correcteur over the worst of the rosacea to conceal redness. Next, add a good foundation that would last well for pictures. I used Revlon Photoready in 002 Vanilla. In this step I also added Clinique Lid Smoothie in Bit O' Honey as an eyeshadow base. You can use whatever shadow base you prefer or even just some of your foundation.

Step Three:

Next, use a medium brown shadow all from the lash line to just above the crease. Blend it out with a fluffy brush for a soft, natural line. I used the color Suspect from Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette.

Step Four:

It's brows time. Mel is getting her brows waxed in a couple days so I didn't tweeze them at all. I did fill them in for definition with Tease from the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. I used a few shadows from this palette since I know A LOT of people have it! I also highlighted her brow bone using Clinique Sugar Sugar which is a nice, sheer white color. Remember to always try and make your brows come to a point on the end - looks so much cleaner!

Step Five:

Add a darker brown eyeshadow into the crease and outer corner. I used Snakebite from the Naked 2 palette. Again, blend it out with a fluffy brush to keep the look subtle.

Step Six:

Line the top lash line with a liquid, gel, or cake liner. Thin to thick with a slight wing at the end to lift the look of the eye! I used Kryolan Aquacolor in Black because it's a weird addiction of mine.

Step Seven:

This step is actually a couple of steps. Conceal the under eye area with a peachy based concealer to hide dark circles. I am a huge fan of the Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer. Line the waterline with a white or nude pencil to brighten the under eye area even farther and make the eyes appear larger. Curl your lashes and add mascara! (Some finishing touches missing in the picture are bottom lash mascara and false lashes! If Mel was really getting married - I'd never leave the look lashless.)

Step Eight:

I powdered the skin to prevent shine throughout the day. Contouring the cheekbones, sides of nose, and around the forehead will add definition for pictures! I highlighted the center of the forhead, top of nose, cheekbones, and cupids bow. I also added a subtle blush to put the colors back in her cheeks. I used a contouring palette and blush palette from makeup school for this! You can buy them at St James Cosmetics. The colors well Shell, Acorn, and Barely Mauve.

Step Nine:

Lips, lips, lips! I lined Mel's lips with Ben Nye lipliner in Vino. For the color, I made a glossy stain by mixing Blistex lipbalm with MAC's Rebel lipstick. I LOVE the color it turned out. If you have thin lips, like Mel does on top, you can pencil them a tiny bit outside of the line to create a fuller lip. To keep the lines looking crisp, I added Clinique's Airbrush Concealer in Neutral Fair around the lip line.

The Finished Look:

Look at my Mel! I think she looks LOVELY. It's too bad her husband was asleep by the time we finished. Usually, I would use bottom mascara but I know mascara irritates her eyes and tends to smudge so I left it off! You should add some though. It will bring the whole look right together.

Products Used

• Revlon Photoready Foundation in 002 Vanilla
• Lancome's Correcteur Concealer
• Clinique 8 Hour Antioxidant Lid Smoothie in Bit O' Honey
• Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette (Tease, Suspect, Snakebites)
• Clinique Color Surge Eyeshadow in Sugar Sugar
• Kryolan Aquacolor in Black
• Lancome Definicils Mascara in Black
• NYX Eye/Brow Pencil in Pearl
• Clinique Stay Matte Powder in Buff
• St James Cosmetics Contour/Highlight/Blush (Acorn, Shell, Barely Mauve)
• Ben Nye lipliner in Vino
• Blistex lipbalm
• MAC's Rebel lipstick

Vancouver Hair Academy Photoshoot

This past Sunday, I had the wonderful opportunity to help a great friend out on her final project as a hair student. It was a full fledged photo shoot which I think is pretty cool for her school to organize. Everyone was great. I got to play with some fun colors which is one of my favorite makeup things for photoshoots! The photographer (who happens to own the school) really helped get the model loose and into the moment which was great. Most everything I've worked on has been outside or on location so shooting in a studio was unique.

Today, I want to share the behind the scenes pictures.

The model Ashley showed up "not" hungover after a night of partying. Can ya tell?

The extremely talented hair stylist Kristie just being silly.

That's me! Doing the makeup. Seriously. Eyeshadow looks weird without liner.

I LOVE doing makeup on photoshoots. It was especially great since Kristie is a friend.

The almost finished look! This is in the bathroom as we dressed her.

Just some pictures so you can see the colors! I had to blend a bit more after this.

Kristie (hair!) and Ashley waiting to go on set.

Ashley, making fun of me for being a shortie. (5'0")

AND THE ON SET PICS!

First Post.:)

Hello! First blog post! I guess I will just jump right in. This is going to be a blog about my experience with cosmetics. I am a makeup artist so most of the stuff I write about will be makeup based. But I am also a skin care addict. As someone with super sensitive skin AND psoriasis - it's pretty important that I take care of my skin. After tons of trial and error I've finally found a line I can use without problem!  I wish I could write all about fun nail polishes but I can't paint my nails. Seriously. At all. I try all the time and they always look awful. But I buy them anyway. :S

Oops! I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Jayne Elizabeth and I am Vancouver, BC based makeup artist. I also am a cat lady. I've only got one FOR NOW. But I want more. Lots more. I love anything cosmetic or cats hence the name Cat Lady Cosmetic. My cat is named Phileas Fogg aka Philly, Mr Philler, Fogalus, or whatever else I call him. I live with my boyfriend and my cat and work as a manager at a smoothie store to pay the bills while I work at doing more freelance!

So, next time I will blog more about cosmetics. This was just an introduction!

Cheers.
Jayne.

PS: This is Phileas. He stole the cupboard.