Fresh-Faced Makeup Look: Fresh Start For 2018

Fresh-Faced Makeup Look: Fresh Start For 2018

YSL Cosmetopia Digest   Sunday, January 14, 2018

I had a very good first-half of 2017. Then, halfway through, Dad got bitten by a snake, and I was hospitalised with a severe case of anaphylaxis. Dad's doing better now, but then Gramps fell ill. I have allergy tests scheduled for next week.
So I hope 2018 is a lot better. To signify a fresh start for this year, I decided to do a fresh-faced makeup look. Dewy and soft, with very sheer foundation. Some mild peripheral warmth - no great contour. Soft neutral daytime-smoky eyes, and a gorgeously dusty-rose lipstick with coral undertones.

Scroll down for a wearable, fresh-faced makeup look tutorial, to make a fresh start for 2018! 

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Duochrome Eye Makeup Look With Makeup Geek

Duochrome Eye Makeup Look With Makeup Geek

Makeup Geek Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, February 09, 2017

I did a date night makeup look where everything else was no-makeup makeup except for the eyes, which sported a duochrome eyeshadow from Makeup Geek - I love that you can use the duochrome eyeshadows all by themselves. Most of the other products used in this FOTD came from my 2017 Beautylish Lucky Bag, reviewed here.
Scroll down for the look. 

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Makeup Look With 2016 Favourites

Makeup Look With 2016 Favourites

Palette Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, December 05, 2016

It has been a while since I did an FOTD post; I have been taking photos of several makeup looks, though I haven't got around to sharing them. This one features some of my favourite makeup products discovered in 2016.
My favourite makeup discovery is Kevyn Aucoin's Sensual Skin Enhancer. I bought it on Norah Salazar's recommendation, as a concealer. However, in this look, I ended up "taking out" too much product, and have had to use it all over, as a foundation.

Scroll down to view my FOTD with Kevyn Aucoin SSE, Lancome Auda[City] in London, and By Terry Terrybly Velvet Rouge.

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Makeup And Skincare Favourites: November 2016

Makeup And Skincare Favourites: November 2016

Winter Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, December 02, 2016

Twenty-four days to go. Have you decorated your Christmas tree and done your shopping yet? I'm in the middle of gift-wrapping and card-writing. It looks like I'm going to be travelling soon, so I have a week or so to get everything sorted. I'm also accompanying Gramps on hospital visits - he has been diagnosed with osteo-arthritis and severe anaemia. The latter is supposed to be the side-effect of ongoing treatment for cancer.
Meanwhile, I'll tell you about the beauty products I've been loving recently.

Scroll down to see my makeup and skincare favourites for November 2016.

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Huda Kattan Cult Beauty Box Ships Worldwide

Huda Kattan Cult Beauty Box Ships Worldwide

Tata Harper Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, September 29, 2016

Niche beauty retailer Cult Beauty has collaborated with the Middle East's biggest influencer, Huda Kattan, to bring out the Huda Kattan Cult Beauty Box. The box ships worldwide for free and includes a good proportion of makeup products.
Huda's false eyelashes are legendary and her line of makeup - lip pencils, matte lipsticks, and eyeshadow palette - is huge in Sephora Dubai. Her beauty box contains seven products and offers a savings of 40%, compared to when you buy the products individually. It is a curation of products that Huda says she "just cannot do without".

Scroll down for the contents of the Huda Kattan Cult Beauty Box for Fall 2016. 

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