Photo Shoot for Glass Onion Vintage AW15 Collection

Hello!

A few weeks ago I was asked to do the hair & make-up for a photo shoot for the Glass Onion Vintage AW15 Collection. This company is essentially a vintage warehouse who stocks stores such as Urban Outfitters (Urban Renewal). I was really excited to do this shoot as they had two great models, one male & one female. I have never done a males make-up other than eyebrows so this was something new for me to get my teeth into.The weather was absolutely horrendous this day. It took me more than double the amount of time it should to get to Sheffield for this shoot! Luckily I wasn't the last to arrive! 

Jake Chatterton

I started my male model, Jake Chatterton first. I began by cleansing his skin with Bioderma Sensibio micellar water to remove any dirt or oil from his skin followed by a moisturiser. I then prepped the skin with Illamaqua Hydra Veil which is by far one of the best primers out there. It is both hydrating & helps to keep your make-up on. I then applied MAC Face & Body to create a nice even skin tone without making it obvious he had make-up on. This is a really fluid, almost water-like foundation which is buildable. He had a few blemishes so I concealed these with a combination of MAC Select Cover-Up & MAC PRO Conceal & Correct Palette. I finished the brows with HD Brows Brow Beater which is a clear brow setting gel. It is one of my go to brow products! This is all Jake needed in his brows as I didn't want him to look made up. I finished by using MAC Blot Powder to fix the make-up in place. 

Here are a few of my favourite shots...

 

Bluebell
When Bluebell arrived I did the exactly the same procedure as Jake. Cleanse with Bioderma Sensibio micellar water, moisturise then prime with Illamaqua Hydra Veil. Bluebell had absolutely amazing skin with only one small spot requiring concealing so I used MAC Face & Body as this created a light, glowing coverage & again I used MAC Select Cover-Up & MAC PRO Conceal & Correct Palette to conceal. I then used my Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit in Light followed by Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour Kit in Light to enhance her natural contours. The company asked for a really natural look hence why I keep emphasising the natural element. I applied MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle to highlight her cheek bones, cupids bow & very lightly on the nose. I added a touch of blusher so that her cheeks don't look washed out. I can't remember the exact colour but it was MAC. I added a natural eyeshadow using Urban Decay Naked 2 palette, a nude MAC eyeshadow from my pro palette, MAC Pigment in Vanilla to highlight under the brow arch & tear ducts followed by a sweep of mascara using Benefit Roller Lash which is my go-to mascara (see blog post for more information) & finally a baby pink MAC Mineralise Lipgloss to make the lips look nice & plump & moisturised! I finished by straightening Bluebell's hair.

Me in action...

Here are a few of my favourite shots from look 1...

I then changed Bluebell's hair into a fishtail plait & made the eyes a little heavier but not too dark. I used MAC Pigments in Heritage Rouge & Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. I darkened the lip but kept it relatively natural using a MAC Lipstick in Twig. This lipstick matched beautifully with her dress.  

So here's the final, slightly grungier look of the day...

 

I hope you have enjoyed reading what I have been up to. It was a really fun day. If anyone is interested in checking out the photographer she is called Alice Wint (@shecriedwolf). You may have also noticed that I have started to add the links in for the products I have used. I hope this is something you find useful! Obviously feel free to shop around but always buy from a reputable source! Feel free to comment if you have any questions!

Emma x

Urban Decay Naked Palette in Strip & MAC Pigments in "Melon" & "Tan"

Hello! 

I have made a few new purchases recently that I thought I just needed to blog about! They are super sparkly & gorgeous! The products that I bought were Urban Decay Naked Palette in Strip & MAC Pigments in Melon & Tan.  

Urban Decay Naked Palette - Strip
I was on Instagram & I saw a regram on Urban Decays profile of all the Naked palettes & the Urban Decay Naked Flushed palettes. I found myself searching for these instantly as I was intrigued as to what they were. I had only seen the Naked palettes & illuminators before. The Naked Flushed palettes come in 4 shades Naked, Native, Streak & Strip. I decided to get it in Strip because I really liked the look of the highlighter as it is a different colour the Naked Illuminator powder that I have. I generally just preferred the colours although they all look amazing! 

You can see from the video how gorgeous the colours are & how glittery the highlighter is. That's my favourite section. It's just gorgeous! All of it is gorgeous! 

This product is great for when you have to limit what you take in your make-up bag as it is really compact & it has 3 of your make-up must haves in. It is great for doing a basic contour on the cheeks as you have the highlighter for above the cheek bone, blusher to add a little colour to the apples of your cheeks & the bronzer for underneath the cheek bone.

As with any Naked product the packaging is gorgeous. The external packaging is bronze  metallic rose gold text. I love that you can see what colours are on the inside on the front because of the photo of the crushed powders. 

The product packaging is perfectly matched to the external packaging colour wise & also has raised rose gold text.

The back of the packaging is really great for those unsure of how to use the product as it tells you what each section is used for. I love the continuation of rose gold text & crushed powders onto the back. 

The highlighter (middle) is the most glittery out of the three sections followed by the bronzer (left) & then the blusher (right) which is matte. 

The highlighter is my favourite as it is a gorgeous glitter with a slight gold colouring so this is different to the other highlighters I have got. The bronzer is really intense so you don't need a lot as it is highly pigmented. I love the bronzer as it has an almost rose gold colouring. The blusher is a slightly pinker colour that I'd usually wear but I often experiment with different blusher colours. They are all gorgeous!

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Blusher, highlighter & bronzer

When I used the bronzer you really didn't need much. As I mentioned it is highly pigmented! I lightly tapped into it & lots of excess came off. When I applied it it was very intense so needed blending well with the other three.

Once blended all three complement each other beautifully! So here's the final look!

MAC Pigment - Melon & Tan
MAC pigments are highly concentrated loose colour powders. They have special ingredients in them which helps them to stick to the skin so that you don't get any drop off. I bought the full size Tan & size to go Melon as Melon was not available in a full size to test before I bought them so I didn't want to buy a full size one for it not to be very nice. The full size pigments RRP at £16 & the size to go RRP at £10. They look quite similar at first but if you keep reading you will see they are far from similar!

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Tan & Melon

The difference between the full size product & the size to go is that the lid of the full size is matte & the lid of the size to go is slightly shinier. When you open them the size to go comes with a little cap to prevent spillage which is really good as pigments have a tendency to go everywhere if you aren't careful! 

Once opened you can see that Tan is more of a muted pink/brown bronze whereas, Melon is a bright golden peach.

These pigments are highly pigmented so you really don't need much to get an intense colour. These swatches show the clear difference between the two colours as mentioned above. The are so sparkly & gorgeous!

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Melon & Tan

MAC Melon Pigment 
Melon is a bright golden peach colour. In hind sight I wish I had bought the larger size but I will know for future! It could be used for a really soft eye or it could be used for highlighting in a smokey eye. 

MAC Tan Pigment
Tan is a muted pink/brown bronze. I love this colour as it is a really unique colour & could be comboed with either pink tones or browns & bronzes so it is quite versatile. It could be used for a soft natural eye when used with matte light colours or teamed up with other colours to create a gorgeous smokey eye so could be worn day or night 

I hope you have enjoyed reading about these three gorgeous sparkly products! I already have a growing collection of pigments which will undoubtedly keep growing! I will definitely be open to buying more Naked Flushed palettes too! If you have any questions or comments please leave me a message! 

Emma x