Natural with Color Clashes

Summer in the sun makes me want to go a bit lighter on the makeup then usual. I love bronzed, natural-looking skin with just a little clash of color like a bright red on the lips, or a neon orange on toenails, peeking out through sandals. This entry is about being natural, with a little pop of color clash.

My favorite palette to create a little clash of color – the Bright Delight palette! I can find at least a million ways to use it – I love using one of the hues (any of them!) smudged into lower lash line for a subtle peeper pick-up!

 A “Natural with Clashes” look

1) Even out imperfections and softly contour skin by blending No Show Camouflage Fix onto complexion. Use warm, clean fingertips and press into skin. Use the light green-yellow to counteract redness and to lighten any darkness, as well as top of cheekbones. Mix to customize concealer shades as needed to match & perfect complexion. Blend well.


2) Using the Naturally Bare palette, take the light pearl (top row, second from left) and brush onto eyelids & into the corner of the eyes. Then use the soft caramel (bottom row, second from left) into the outer corner of the crease. Blend well. Grab a slightly bigger brush and blend a little of the same caramel hue onto the apples of the cheeks and blend well.

3) Curl lashes and apply Lash Kapow mascara from roots tips of lashes using zig-zag movements. Use brush to fan lashes outward and upward, coating each and every lash. Keep building until you have a jet black, volumized and dramatic lash effect.

4)Smooth the BB Lip Balm in Pink Lemonade onto lips. Kiss off excess onto a napkin and apply one more coat. Throw lip balm into purse or pocket for touch-ups on the go and a nourishing lip treat!

5)Apply Nail Glam in Orange onto nails. Stroke the brush from base to tip, once in the center and a stroke to either side for a clean finish. Apply a second coat for more colour intensity.

     Me and my lovely sister, makeup-free apart from bright lips. Easy transition from beach to dinner!

     Kiss, swim, eat & drink proof. Can’t think of a better summer lip companion than Stain Stay. With a slight dew, this lip ink won’t budge and eliminates the need for touch-ups! The Poppy Kiss shade is that perfect tone of classic red that suits everyone. LOVE!

Beam, Bronze & Balms!

Summer is about feeling bronzed, balmy and all beamed up! Here are some of my current favourites!

Body Beam Base is designed to add a balmy glow to legs, arms & décolletage. It treats dryness, minimizes

the appearance of uneven skin and adds a silky light reflecting glow. Your skin looks soft, silky and healthily

beamed up!

The sheer & lightweight formula blends like silk onto skin and adds a gorgeous

yet subtle tropical scent. So perfect for summer when you do not want to wear a 

perfume but you still want to smell great! 

Our current amazing bronze collection of cakes, powders, glows, bases and liners –  you’ll find a favourite here to keep your glow going way into Fall!

Choosing what BB Lip Balm to make a staple in my new favourite Kate Spade purse. 

My lips are feeling SO soft since I started using these, and I love all four colors. Thankfully they will all fit ;)

Beach Brights!

As we are all (hopefully) getting a nice summer glow going & hitting the beach, what makeup makes sense? Go beach-lovely with a twist of bright! 

Sheerly perfected skin, natural & waterproof eyes, plus a bright kiss of juicy colour on the lips makes summer makeup a breeze.

1. Add a warm, subtle glow to skin by applying a coin sized amount of Beam Base Primer in Balmy Bronze all over complexion, including eye lids and brow bones. This gorgeous formula includes treats & primes the skin as the pigments enhance and even out skin tone. If you are hitting the beach, make sure you mist a high SPF as a finishing touch to protect the skin further.

2. Comb through brows with the spoolie brush included in the Brow Shade & Shape kit, then fill them in using the angled brush dipped in brow powder. Use a shade in the palette that is one hue lighter then your natural hair color. To define eyes, blend a little of the second hue down onto lid & also a sheer amount of the lightest (bottom) hue just underneath the brow bone.

3. Next, fill in the upper waterline with our waterproof In Liner in black. Use small, short strokes and apply as close to the lash root as possible.

4. Curl lashes & apply our super-waterproof Lash Kapow mascara by pressing the brush into the lash root and zig-zag upward and outward to lift and coat each lash. Keep building for more intensity and volume.

5. Add the icing on the cake by picking one of the hot orange hues in the Rouge Mix and apply to lips. Also blend a small amount onto apples of the cheeks to lift and sculpt, adding a rosy glow. Ready for the beach!!

The gorgeous warm ocean water of East Hampton NY – happy summer, everyone!

Hot in the Hamptons!

Every year the in the summer, the beautiful (and usually very quiet) southern part of Long Island is taken over by beauty, glamour, fashion and parties! Here’s a little style barometer from the hotness that currently is the Hamptons.

A little taster of all the great magazines you can pick up in the summer in the Hamptons, for any fashion/beauty/style junkie. They are a very good read indeed and give you an instant update on what is what & who is who out here.

                   Hampton’s polished perfection

The look out here is very much about naturally polished beauty, the “I just got back from the beach and I look this good naturally”. Healthy American beauty with a bronzed & glowing skin. Go a little smokier on the eyes for nighttime or simply add a brighter lip on your way to the next event.

1. As always when spending lots of time in the sun, start with a rich and nourishing moisturizer – preferably perfume free. Then, using our treatment No Show Concealer, target areas that need coverage with the stick side (usually under the eyes, around the nose and chin). Next, use the liquid side to perfect complexion and add a ultra healthy glow. This can be blended all over the face OR for a sheer & subtle glow, simply apply to top of cheekbones, bridge of the nose and onto lids, all the way up to eyebrow.

2. Next, dip a bronzer brush into the Sunkissed bronzer and buff gently into complexion, focusing on where the sun would naturally kiss your face (cheekbones, apples of the cheeks, forehead, nose, jawbone). Blend well.  Use residue on brush to dust bronzer all over the eye lid, building a little for more pigment intensity.

3. Fill in the upper waterline with our waterproof In Liner. Use small, short strokes and apply as close to the lash root as possible. Make the line a little thicker towards the outer edge of the eye and flick line slightly upward and outward, then smudge with a cotton swab. Curl lashes and follow with waterproof Lash Kapow mascara. Let each layer dry before applying the next.

4. Finish off with the Pouty Pop Crayon in Barely Bitten for that perfectly kissable natural nude lip.

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My favorite Hamptons hangout by far: C/o the Maidstone hotel and the living room restaurant. It’s a boutique hotel with tons of personality and charm where each room has it’s own concept and style (as this one above). The Living Room restaurant by far has the best food and most delicious cocktails out here. I adore sitting in the garden or on the porch on a late afternoon – the bar & restaurant on a weekend evening is the best people watching out here!

http://www.themaidstone.com/

Last shoot I did out here – Katherine and Marco Birchs featured in Avenue magazine. 

Green Touches

Green has long been one of my favorite colors (maybe because I have a touch of green in my eyes and green-toned shadows make them POP!). But green also makes me think of summer, health and how much I love green notes in perfumes and nature (think newly cut grass). 

Current favorite greens, including the Pixi fig perfume with lots of green notes:

Favorite current green shadow of the moment – the green/yellow combo in the Bright Delight palette:

Current green view from my kitchen window – divine!

 I am trying to do daily green refills for my body too! I love juicing anything green or making green smoothies! My current favorite is: cucumber, mint, watermelon, kale, lemon, apple & ginger J

To make it into a breakfast smoothie, I make the juice as above and then put it in the mixer with half of an avocado, some chia seeds and a touch of cardamom. Delish!!

What are your favorite green hues?

Baby & Bold Blues

It’s summer!! This season always makes me think of blue. The blue ocean, my favorite blue jeans, blue skies – so many great things are blue! 

J

Bold Blue Liner

Blue is known as the most brightening hue for the eyes – it visually lightens the eye whites and “lifts” the lids. Let’s take it a step further with a bold, bright line to frame your eyes!

1. Start by blending CC Cream all over complexion. Using clean fingertips, start on the  bridge of the nose and blend downward towards cheeks. This will even out complexion and brighten it in an instant. Blend well and keep building until you have your desired coverage.

2. Grab your No Show Camouflage Fix, mixing the hues on the back of your hand until it is slightly lighter than your skintone. Dab onto the under-eye area, around the nose and chin, and anywhere else you might need some extra coverage.

3. Dampen an eyeliner brush and dip into the electric blue hue from the Bright Up Your Life palette. Then, using short strokes, create a thick & dramatic line. Keep dampening the brush to keep the pigmentation intense. Flick the line upward and outward at the outer corner of the eye, heading for the edge of your eyebrow. Keep building & perfecting until you have achieved desired dramatic results.

4. Trace the blue line you've just created with our dazzling Pure Pigment in Metallic Blue to set it and add intensity.

5. Finally, apply the No Clump Comb Mascara starting at the root of the lash then pulling through using zigzag movements. Cover every little lash for maximum effect. Keep building the mascara, letting the formula dry a little in between each layer – this will give natural, long and lush-looking lashes!

Yellow & Violetta!

Pairing unusual colours together is the thing for summer! Mix it up in a wonderful mismatch of bright & brave colour. 

This post focuses of two of my current favorite hues!

Thanks @paisley48 for sharing your pretty color combo!

        My current yellow favorite – love it themed with bright violet jewelry! It is a vibrant summer citron shade in cashmere and is the perfect combo with a pretty dress or something more casual. It keeps me comfortable and cozy but with a elegant twist <3

Gorgeous backdrop for a Matta NY shoot I did the makeup for this week (see their website at the end of this post). I adore their breezy beach wear and bright playful colors. Matta NY sells, amongst other places, at ABC home in NYC – I love that shop and visit their restaurant in the basement at any chance I get 

J Stay tuned for more pics from the shoot!

http://www.mattany.com/

Pretty Matta Sandals in red, bright yellow and purple! Match with POP Nail Glam for popping color combos! 

Pink & Gold Glow

A little pink to POP and a little gold to glow. These two hues deliver my current favorite fresh accents. This entry is dedicated to two gorgeously feminine summer hues that work so well together!

This little flower in my garden gives me so much joy each time I step outside. It is such a perfectly girly pop pink. Here it is at the break of day in the morning dew.

Pink & Gold Summer Glows

           Gold & pink themed together sings softly of summer and romance – play with these POP products to acheive  a flawlessly feminine glow.

1. Start by smoothing our treatment Beam Base Primer onto complexion for a nourishing and skintone-warming fix. Use a coin sized amount and apply like you would your regular moisturizer. Your skin will instantly look even, subtly bronzed and healthy. This first step will help hold on to the rest of your makeup, making it stay put all day. Follow with your favorite concealer to target any redness or problem areas in complexion.

2. Next, curl lashes and apply the Ink Outliner onto upper lash line. Use small, short strokes and flick the line slightly upwards and outwards (towards the edge of your eyebrow) as you get to the outer corner of the eye. Keep building until you have your desired thickness and drama.

3. Using a blending brush with medium length hair, dust Pure Pigment in Metallic Gold onto the lid and blend well. Then, using a more precise brush (shorter hairs), apply the same hue into the inner corner of the eye and onto the lower lash line. Blend until seamless/

4. Apply Peak Performance Mascara – press brush into the lash root and work upward & outward in zig-zag movements, effectively curling the lashes as you apply. Apply to upper and lower lashes, doing one layer and letting it dry a bit before applying the next. Keep building for an almost faux lash effect.

5. Lastly, smooth the BB Lip Balm in Watermelon onto lips and dab a tiny bit onto the apples of the cheeks for a subtle, cheek popping bloom!

My current favorite pink and gold hued shoes. I love a bright pink toenail peeking through as well.

A few of my current POP pink accents! 

Summer Reds

Red is a hue often associated with winter and the holiday season – however, few things look fresher than that perfect red nail teamed with a white outfit or a bright & rich red lip with a white pretty flower placed in your hair. Don‘t shy away from these perfectly fresh, ripe reds this summer!

 

Summer inspirations and lovely June hues – I adore the “One Hundred Flowers” illustration book by Georgia O’Keeffe. Gorgeous lush & blooming reds!

Pool hanging with Ripe Red Nail Glam! 

1. Our Face Magnet Primer is the perfect partner for a red lip, as it will counteract skin redness and even out the skintone. Packed with vitamins and caffeine, it gives a revitalizing and instantly lifting boost to complexion, making you look fresh & rested in an instant! Apply a dime sized amount onto moisturized skin using a sponge or clean fingertips and blend well. Follow with your favorite tinted moisturizer. 

2. Next, let’s define the eyes and brows. Spray a tiny amount of hairspray onto a brow brush and comb brows into place. Then, dip an angled brush into the hue in the Naturally Bare palette that most resembles your brow color, and carefully fill in brows until you have your desired definition. Next dip a blending brush into the deepest hue in the palette and blend carefully into the crease of the eye, right where the lid meets the brow bone. Blend until seamless. Brush a little of the lightest hue in the palette into inner corner of the eye and right under the eyebrow. 

3. Curl lashes and apply Peak Performance Mascara. Press brush into the lash root and work upward & outward in zig-zag movements, curling the lash as you apply. 

4. Lastly, making sure lips are completely dry and clean, fill them in with the Stain Stay in Poppy Red. Finish off with a touch of one of the red shades in the Rouge Mix to add a subtle dew. 

5. Don’t forget to paint your nails with our gorgeous Ripe Red Nail Glam to finish off the look!

Favorite red accents of the moment: floppy lightweight red sun hat and Kate Spade purse that fits all my essentials, such as my Stain Stay (which is kiss, drink & meal proof!) in Poppy Red & Brick Beauty.

Looking for lip candy? POP Rouge Mix will add that sweet touch of summer blush to both lips and cheeks in an instant!

Mascara Musts!

Mascara is one of those products a lot of women feel naked without! How long could you go without your favorite lash enhancer? I would not last long before acquiring a new one J Thankfully, we have a selection of amazing lash-loving formulas for you to discover – learn more below!

For the cat eye lover: Peak Performance Mascara!
Winner of an HBA Global Package Design award! There is simply nothing on the market like it! This supremely unique mascara has a foolproof and ultra hygienic applicator. It smudges into the lash line, creating an eye-lining effect and fans lashes outwards and upwards, helping to create an almond-shaped eye. Thickening, lengthening and comes in 3 shades (black, brown, and blue) – try the navy blue for Summer!

For bouncy “Bambi” lashes: No Clump Comb Mascara!
The most fine-toothed comb out there! No lash escapes this double-rowed applicator that coats and combs through for ULTRA long, separated and jet black lashes. The slight curl of the comb helps to bend & curl lashes upwards, opening up the eye in an instant! Formula is smudge & moisture proof (for those who tear up easily).

For the pool party: Lash Kapow!
This JET BLACK (there is no pigment on the market that is more intense then our carbon black in this formula) mascara is designed to stay put. It will keep a curl going all day and night – think of it as almost a jet black treatment hair spray for your lashes – and will stay on until you take it off. I can’t think of a better companion to a smoky eye, or a more safe bet for the pool party, gym, wedding or any other occasion where normal mascara might smudge. Amazing for short and/or stubby lashes as it keeps that curl literally until you bring an oil-based makeup remover into the equation!

For faux lashes without the hassle: Lash Extension Mascara!
This treatment formula is packed with silky fibers that attach themselves to your lashes, adding extreme length and volume. Formula can be built onto lashes so you can customize lash thickness and length as you apply. Wear one layer for a more dressed up version of your natural lashes or keep layering formula for a full-on, almost fake flutter!

Happy fluttering! xxxxx

P.S. Don’t forget to curl your lashes! J

Bronze blast!

What do you love most about your favourite bronzer? Is it the warmth it gives to winter skin? The honey-coloured hue? I think my favourite thing about bronzers is their versatility – the options seem endless! See below for my best bronzed out multitasking tips! 

1) Mix a little of your favorite bronze hue   with your go-to moisturizer or body oil in your palms. Then smooth onto legs, arms, and décolletage for a homemade faux tan glow.

2) For a super quick pick-me-up that will   leave you looking groomed with minimal effort, sweep bronzer over cheek, brow and jaw bones and then dust the leftover powder on the brush over eye lids. It’s a quick complexion warm-up that doubles as eye definition in an instant! 

3) Mix some of your favorite bronze hue in with a clear nail polish to create your own bronze-hued nail glaze. 

4) Swap your face powder for the Double Duty Bronzer gently swooped over complexion. The formula’s oil-controlling agent keeps the skin shine-free while hyaluronic acid treats & gently exfoliates as you wear it. 

  

Bronze-out eyes and add a warm, soft sheen to skin with the help of our best-selling Double Duty Bronzer and honey-hued Bright Up Your Life Palette in Naturally Bare. A bright pink lip sings of spring & summer and complements the glowing bronze hues perfectly! Follow below steps to recreate this look!

1. After cleansing, toning, and moisturizing, apply a coin sized amount of Zero Shine Prime onto complexion with  clean fingertips (as you would a moisturizer). Blend this treatment paste evenly onto skin for a mattifying effect that evens out the skintone & lasts all day. 

2. Next, dip a big fluffy brush into the bronze side of the Double Duty Bronzer and buff softly onto the cheek bone, jawbone & forehead. Follow by applying the peachy pigment (from the other half of Double Duty Bronzer) onto apples of the cheeks. Blend well. 

3. For a soft, smooth, eye-enhancing bronze glow, start by framing the outer corners of the upper lids with the deepest hue in the Naturally Bare palette. Follow by smoothing one of the medium bronze hues onto the outer corner of the lid, into the crease (and slightly above) and blend until seamless – smooth the same hue into outer corner of the lower lash line. Next, apply the honey-coloured hue from same palette to the inner corner of the eyes, creating a triangle of brightness on the inner corner of the upper and lower lid.   

4. Apply No Clump Comb Mascara, coating each lash carefully. Let dry before applying 2-3 more layers.  

5. Last but not least, the POP punch! Apply the Plump Pout in Fuchsia Freesia onto lips with precision using the applicator provided. Kiss off excess onto a paper napkin and apply one more layer.  

This beautiful Bronze eye was created with POP bronzing Pigments! Photo credit to @TrueBeauty via Instagram.

From a shoot I did in the Hamptons – the model is wearing very minimal makeup, but is basically drenched in Double Duty Bronzer J Model Bettina Andersson for Michelle Farmer, photo by me J

Create a perfect complexion with POP’s CC cream!

What is a CC cream, and how is it used? What makes a CC cream different from a BB cream or a regular foundation?

Today I want to focus on the amazing effects of using a great CC cream and tell you a little more about our amazing treatment formula – time to make your beauty routine quicker, more effective and better for you! 

http://popbeautycosmetics.com/Popbeauty_Products/Face/CC_Cream/Index.html

• CC stands for “Color Correction” – it’s designed to address issues like sallowness, redness and dullness in complexion. 
• Our CC Cream is packed with treatment aspects! It contains over 12 different flower extracts (like rose, jasmine, and daffodil, to name a few) & several nutrients that protect, perfect and hydrate your skin as you wear it.   
• “Fluffy” feather-light formula with ultra lightweight feel on the skin. 
• Revolutionary colour beads burst as you blend formula onto skin and magically adapt to your unique skintone! (Works best for  light to olive/medium skin tones.)  
• Eliminates the need for multiple products – CC Cream works as a skin treatment, moisturizer, primer & base, all rolled into one! 

Our CC cream goes on light in color, like a whipped, fluffy lotion. But as you work it into your skin, it starts to gradually change hue, eventually blending in perfectly with your unique complexion, brightening and evening out skintone in the process. It will look different on everybody as it adjusts specifically to the pH in your skin. No more hassling trying to find the right color base! This eliminates all the guesswork, as it looks flawless each and every time you apply!

Effects on the skin: Color-corrects, brightens, evens out skintone, adds a healthy-looking finish, treats, improves skin condition as you wear it, oh and did I mention it smells amazing too?

Here’s me before CC Cream application, and after – maybe now you understand why this miracle lotion is the first thing I reach for as I wake up in the morning? J

Application:

Apply onto clean skin.
Pump out a coin sized amount onto the back of your hand or straight onto the Buzzing Beauty Buffer sponge.

Next, press the little button on the side of the buffer to activate the vibrations. Follow by gently pressing the CC Cream into complexion using circular motions.

Start on the bridge of the nose and work outward towards the cheeks, chin and lastly the forehead. Keep building coverage until you have your desired effect.

The vibrations from the buffer will help blend the CC Cream evenly as it melts onto the skin, as well as giving the skin a gentle massage, stimulating the blood circulation, de-puffing and revitalizing the skin in an instant!

Motherly Love

Not sure how to properly show Mum some love this Mother’s Day? We have some amazing gifts that should put a smile on her face in no time, and without breaking the bank!

                         http://popbeautycosmetics.com/Popbeauty_Products/Lips/Rouge_Mix/Index.html

Rouge mix is designed to work a treat for both lips & cheeks, giving you an amazing opportunity to truly play! Different pigment density in each gloss makes mixing your own hues easy. What is your mum’s favorite lipstick and blusher hue? Here you have them all combined into one sleek palette. Yum! 

 

       http://popbeautycosmetics.com/Popbeauty_Products/Lips/Pouty_Pop_Crayon_Kit/Index.html

 This combo of gorgeously pigment rich crayons have been hard to keep in stock! Suit-all shades pop puckers perfectly. Extra-nourishing balms gently bounce onto lips, creating a plumped & pillowy pout, leaving lips with luscious, long-lasting colour in a super-smooth texture.

*This kit has been known to be broken up: one for me, one for mum…I won’t tell if you won’t ;)

                  http://popbeautycosmetics.com/Popbeauty_Products/Face/CC_Cream/Index.html

           http://popbeautycosmetics.com/Popbeauty_Products/Tools/Buzzing_Beauty_Buffer/Index.html

This ultimate skin combo will prove a real treat for deserving mums!

Our CC Cream blends flawlessly in with a wide range of complexions, as it magically adapts to each and every mother’s unique skin color (from very fair to medium/olive skintones). It treats skin as you wear it with over 12 different flower extracts (like rose, lily, daffodil – to name a few) – but this is much more fun then just buying a bunch of flowers!

The Buzzing Beauty Buffer is the most intelligent applicator out there, as it massages (yes, it vibrates) formulas into the skin. It will help heighten the performance of anything already in mother’s beauty bag. If you were wondering what to get her, look no further!