Tag: Get the Look

Get The Look: Kaley Cuoco at the People’s Choice Awards

There isn’t anything quite as refreshing as a star walking the red carpet in beautiful, affordable makeup. At last night’s People’s Choice Awards, Kaley Cuoco went for a girly mod look with the help of mark Makeup Artist Jamie Greenberg. Here’s how she got the look:

Face: Started with mark’s Min-A-Real Cream to Powder Foundation, layered on mark’s Touch & Glow Shimmer Cream Cubes All Over Face Palette with Just Blushing in Lovespell. Lastly, used mark’s Bronze Pro Bronzing Powder all over the face and decollete and mark’s Jewel Body Cream all over.

Eyes: Used i-mark in luvstruck on the lid with a swipe of mark’s Touch & Glow on top and lightly blended into the crease. Next, used mark’s Keep It Going Longwear Eyeshadow & Liner in Entourage with a kiss of the purple shade from mark’s On The Dot Bold palette as liner under the lower lash line. Finished up the look with 2 coast of mark’s Scanda-lash mascara in Blacklash.

Lips: mark’s Lipclick Luxe in Pink Icing for the red carpet with a coat of mark’s Glimmer Shine Lip Gloss in Pink Glimmer.

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Get The Look Video: Pretty in Plum

For the last in our Get The Look series, Sara and Rebecca accent with plum shades. I love the soft, sophisticated look of this shade. Love these tutorials? Check out the other videos in the series here, here, here and here.

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“Using one color in various tones is anything but boring! Purple, plum, eggplant, and mauve combine perfectly on eyes and lips for the sultry winter look. Just make sure to keep your cheeks light to maintain balance.”

Get The Look Video: Pretty in Plum // Belle Belle Beauty

Links for brands used:

http://shop.janeiredale.com/
http://www.econveybeauty.com/

Get The Look Video: Smokey Goes Green

I can’t really think of a more festive look for the holidays: a deep, smokey green eye. Sara and Rebecca use natural makeup from Jane Iredale, Ilia Beauty and Youngblood to get a party-ready look. Love these tutorials? Check out the other videos in the series here, here and here.

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“Who doesn’t love a sultry, sexy smokey eye? My favorite way to get a quick smokey look is by using RMS Beauty’s Cream Eyeshadow in Karma. With just a few sweeps of a brush I am ready for a night out. Pantone just named Emerald it’s 2013 color of the year so Rebecca and I thought we would update a smoky eye by having it go green!”

Final Look on SJM - Green Smokey Eye // Belle Belle Beauty

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images by Mia MacDonald

Get The Look Video: How To Prep Your Skin

How To Prep Your Face by Sara Jane Mercer // Belle Belle Beauty

So excited to feature the third video from Sara and Rebecca in our “Get The Look” series. (Check out the first one here and second one here) Today, they adress the true foundation of a great look – prepping the skin. Using natural products, the achieve that perfect no-makeup makeup look.

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“A little black dress. The perfect bra. Nude platform pumps. Some basics take looks for ok to amazing! Like in fashion, every great makeup look starts with a great base. In this video Rebecca Casciano shows me how to get perfectly prepped skin using some of our favorite clean products from Jane Iredale, Kahina Giving Beauty, Young Blood, Tarte and CV Skinlabs. If you follow these skin prep steps any makeup look you follow with is sure to be flawless!”

How To Prep Your Face by Sara Jane Mercer // Belle Belle Beauty

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Editor’s note: This Kahina Eye Serum is one of my all time favorites.

images by Mia MacDonald

Sophie from Angel Food Style

This past September, I met Sophie of Angle Food Style at New York Fashion Week and have been hooked on her fashion blog ever since. I love her fresh, classic and Southern California looks that always are so polished. I loved visiting Los Angeles when I lived in the Bay Area and her gorgous photos take me right back there. Doesn’t hurt that she is one of the most genuine and nicest women I have met in the blogging world. And loves Maltese puppies as much as I do (that is a saying A LOT).

Besides a perfectly polished outfit, I noticed Sophie’s makeup always looked natural and finished without being overdone…(not to mention her “hard to ignore” natural beauty). With our endless chats on Twitter and Instagram, I knew she was a girl after my own heart – a true beauty junkie. If we meet up again, you will find us in Sephora undoubtedly.

Angel Food Style on Belle Belle Beauty Two

So… I am so excited to have her on Belle Belle today to talk about her day-to-day look with a couple extra touches to make it holiday-ready. This everyday face has a “bit more oomph than the summer-appropriate mascara/bronzer/lip gloss situation”.

Here are the products Sophie is wearing:

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in shade 5.25 (can’t get enough)
Nars Bronzer in Laguna under cheekbones, on temples, chin
Giorgio Armani Sheer Blush in shade 10 “beige” on apples of cheeks
Giorgio Armani Eye Quad in Bourdoir– I mixed the 4 nude shades together and concentrated the darkest shade in the outer corner
Tarte Amazonian Clay Liner in Black on inside bottom waterline, Giorgio Armani Maestro Liquid Liner to line eyelids (I would die without this liquid liner- use it everyday)
Bare Escentuals Buxom Mascara in black
Anastasia Beverly Hills “Brow Wiz” pencil in Ash Blonde
Nars lip gloss in “sweet revenge”– the perfect nude/pink every day shade

Like me, Sophie is a huge Armani fan. Their foundation, we both agree, is a best of breed. Sophie points out their high quality, “especially in the shadows – the pigments are so luxe and last all day”. Anastasia is a great resource for brow tools – I love her clear brow gel. And I have a Sephora package en route with NARS Laguna – can’t wait to try one of her “staples”.

Make sure to follow Sophie on Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram!

Get The Look Video: Rich Lips and Winged Eyeliner

So excited to feature the second video from Sara and Rebecca in our “Get The Look” series. (Check out the first one here) Like Holiday Luxe, Sara and Rebecca used natural makeup products to achieve the look, including one of my favorite lines, Youngblood.

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“While mixing too many trends can make you look overdone sometimes two looks are better than one! Winged eyeliner paired with a deep red lip creates a slightly retro look that somehow feels perfectly of the moment!”

The final look!

Makeup used:

images by Mia MacDonald