Mar 20 2012

Strike a Pose!

Hello all

How are you all? It is a glorious night here in ol’ Perth…I am reclining on my couch typing away a gentle breeze and sounds of the neighbours clearing their dishes comes through the open door ha ha. All I need is to turn my gypsy music on but I can’t really be bothered shifting off this lounge, I’ll listen to dishes being washed for a bit longer

Well finally I am making myself sit down and choose which photos from my recent *very french inspired* photo shoot with Belinda to post…I haven’t been bothered to do this yet as I have to resize every photo I choose and then upload, it takes a while as I’m sure you can imagine. Anywhoo I have time to myself tonight so this is how I shall spend my night

Be warned this is gonna be a photo heavy post!

All eyes on the boots…ahhh I am in love with these Matiko boots. Thank you Gala Darling for this outfit post which made me immediately want to buy them hehe.

Blue steel?

Belinda told me to chomp on a card..my suggestion was to use the “Joker” card and of course I picked out the “Jack” card thinking it was the Joker! Oops

You’ve no idea how many “takes” it took to get this photo ha!

This is where the title of this post comes in

Outfit change! I posted this photo last week in black and white so here is the colour version

Umm, heck yes! I am loving the effect Belinda used for this photo.

How are we going? hehe can’t say I didn’t warn you about this being photo heavy! Only a few more to :P

Just casually leaning over the balcony in my apartment deep in the heart of Paris…oh wait, I wish! haha

Those little white flowers are very sticky! I came away looking like I’d been attacked by them, they were all over me ha ha.

Last outfit pic for the day.

And no of course we didn’t forget to take a couple of makeup shots!

What products did I use?
Face:

Morgan Annie Mineral Foundation in Light/Medium.
Zuii Flora Organic Blush in Melon.
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Red Head.

Eyes:

*Primer/Base* MAC Paint Pot in Painterly.
Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner in Black.
*water line* Barry M Kohl Pencil in White.
Inika Mineral Mascara in Black.

Lips:

*With the white dress* – I filled in my lips with a black eyeliner pencil then added Morgan Annie Lipstick in Red Passion over the top.
*Second outfit* – Morgan Annie Lipstick in Red Passion

One last thing before I finish this post: I REALLY want to do my first give away so please help me reach 100 followers on my blog! We are 87 strong, only 13 followers to go!! AND just 41 “likes” to go on my Facebook page. Keep sharing!! hehe

Tell me what you think of the pics! My blog and I love comments

Much love to you all,

Love Chloe xx

Mar 16 2012

Your Weekend Read: March 16 2012

Good morning!!

This week I found a few organic makeup/beauty blogs!

Want a one stop organic website for all your green needs? I found it! Gorgeously Green is chock full of info on food, beauty, health & fitness…blog owner Sophie even has her own How-To Tv channel

Organic Beauty Vixen: A brown girl’s guide to Eco-Glam living.

Christopher Drummond Beauty Blog. Christopher added my blog to his blogroll which is how I found out about his blog! He is makeup artist to a lot of celebs and he has created his own organic cosmetic range

Thx Thx Thx: A thank you note a day. Leah Dieterich’s mother always told her to write thank you notes. So she does. To everything. thxthxthx is her daily exercise in gratitude. Love it.

Yowayowacamera is a series of photos by a woman named Natsumi who lives in Tokyo.She posts levitating self-portraits that are just… amazing.

Shoes from around the globe, a blog devoted wholly to shoes!!

Style Bubble…hehe a quirky blog by Susie Bubble, read her thoughts, personal experiences and observations on fashion with a focus on spotlighting young and unknown talent.

A seriously cool DIY blog Honestly WTF…this blog is updated daily with inspirations, cool photos and DIY projects.

That’s all for now

Stay tuned for more another video tutorial coming up and I will be posting pics from my photo shoot with Belinda!

Have a safe and fun weekend!!

Much love
Chloe xx

Mar 14 2012

Makeup Tutorial – St Patrick’s Day Inspired

Hello there beautiful people

Today I bring you a makeup tutorial inspired by St Patricks Day!! This is the first time I have ever created a st pattys day makeup look. I love the look I created and I hope you all do too!!

I’m afraid I only took this one photo of my Irish flag lips as I had to leave to do makeup for a fashion show(!!) so I quickly took this with my iPhone, removed the flag and ran out the door hehe.

Later on I took a few more pics but used just one lipstick to make this a more wearable makeup look.

What did I use?
Face:

Morgan Annie face primer.
Morgan Annie mineral foundation in Light/Medium.
Zuii blush in Melon.

Eyes:

MAC Paint Pot in Painterly: To prime my eyes.
CS 88 Colour Palette: Yellow for inner corners, Lime green for middle of lids, Dark green for outer V & crease, Black to darken crease.
MAC pigment in Gold: Placed in inner corners over the yellow.
MAC pigment in Vanilla: Used to highlight my brow bone and to blend the dark green.
Maybelline Eyestudio gel liner in Blackest Black.
Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Liner in Black.
Morgan Annie mascara in Black.

Lips:

Inika eyeliner pencil -
Barry M kohl pencil in white.
Avon lipstick in Auburn Awe…used this again for the last two pics.

Let me know what you think of this look! If you do try it out I would love to know how you go

Have a happy and safe St Patrick’s Day!!

Love Chloe

Mar 10 2012

School Ball Makeup: Hannah

You might remember last week in Your Weekend Read I posted a photo of the beautiful Hannah! Well now I have the rest of the photos!! :)

Let’s get started:

The BEFORE shot:

She is so pretty she doesn’t even need makeup! xo

Getting started.

Getting there…

Blending, blending and more blending.

False lashes by The Beauty Case. They looked fabulous!

Adding the final touches: lipstick

And VOILA! Une très jolie fille

What did I use?

Face:
Morgan Annie face primer.
Revlon Color Stay foundation – Natural Tan (I am pretty sure

)
Coastal Scents blush palette – I used the peachy blush.

Eyes:
MAC Paint Pot – Groundwork as a primer.
Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette – I used a blue/black shadow for the outer V and crease, MAC pigment – Vanilla as the brow bone highlight, I can’t remember what I used in the inner corners..I think it was a silver/grey.
Maybelline Eyestudio gel liner – Blackest Black
Inikia Mascara – Black

Lips:
Elusyion lip liner – Nude
Lipstick provided by Hannah.

I hope you enjoyed this series of photos. Hannah will be featured again in April when I do her makeup for another school ball

I will post a few more photos in the portfolio section…see top of blog

Love you guys!!

Chloe

Mar 9 2012

Your Weekend Read: 9 March 2012

Last weekend I had a photo shoot with Belinda…le sigh! I had forgotten how much fun they are

I even brought a second outfit to change into, I felt like a real model haha. The photo above is one of my most favorite from the shoot. I will be posting more photos soon.

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I read this inspiring article on Gala Darling’s blog and I had to re post. Pink Light Burlesque started by Jo Weldon, Headmistress & Founder of the New York School of Burlesque, to help women with breast cancer be in love with their bodies again. Make sure to watch the video

I love what Jo is doing for these women <3

How to be more interesting…in 10 simple steps.

A helpful article on how to take great photos of your makeup written by Makeup Geek.

I adore this water/underwater photo shoot for ModCloth…and the makeup is gorgeous! Must re create this…Belinda!!!

I’m considering buying a few of these vintage makeup guides..available as e-books

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I am doing makeup for a wedding this Saturday and I have a makeup lesson party on Sunday! So I think I’m set for a great weekend.

Lots of love, Chloe xx

Mar 5 2012

Makeup Tutorial – Nicki Minaj “Super Bass”

Yay another video tutorial!!

This one is inspired by Nicki Minaj’s makeup in her Super Bass video. I have based this tutorial on the second makeup look she is wearing in the video…the green, blue and purple one. I really love the yellow makeup look she has at the beginning but I don’t have a bright enough yellow for that yet!

Face:
Morgan Annie face primer.
Morgan Annie mineral foundation – Light/Medium.
Coastal Scents blush palette.

Eyes:
MAC Paint Pot – Painterly (used as a primer)
Inika mineral eyeshadow – Kingfisher (Inner corners of my eyes)
Inika mineral eyeshadow – Turquoise (Middle of eyelids)
Inika mineral eyeshadow – Velvet (Outer corner of eyes and into crease)
Barry M Kohl pencil – White (lower lash line)
White eyeshadow from CS Warm 88 Palette (to set the white liner)
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner – Black (waterline and upper lash line)
Lashes – Models Prefer “Off duty model”

Lips:
NYX lip liner – Rose
Morgan Annie lipstick – Perfect Pink
NYX lip gloss – Beige

I hope you all enjoy this video..please give it some love by subscribing and sharing

Chloe xx

Mar 5 2012

Blog and Facebook GIVE AWAYS!!!

Hello all

Check out the video for the give away information

Ok so here is the list of colours from the Butter LONDON website.

For the Facebook page, I will be giving away 2 M.A.C. lipsticks…again you get to choose the two colours. The M.A.C. website has a list of colours.

Winners will be chosen at random!!

So get sharing everyone!! Share this post on your Facebook, Twitter, whatever social network you use, tell your friends, share on any beauty forums you belong too etc etc!!

I can’t wait to reach these figures :D

Much love,
Chloe xx

Mar 4 2012

Weekend Read: 2 March 2012

Happy long weekend lovelies! (Long weekend for those in Western Australia)

I completely forgot to post the weekend read on Friday!! Ooopsie ha ha. I did a ball makeup for a gorgeous girl named Hannah on Friday afternoon. Belinda came along and took stunning photos of Hannah all dressed up! I can’t wait to show you all the photos. I thought I would give you sneak peek hehe…the rest of the photos will be up next weekend

Isn’t she just stunning!! I’m really happy with this makeup

And now onto the Weekend Read

How an African Chief uses Twitter to Keep the Peace.

Top 10 YouTube beauty channels to follow. I also think that these beauty channels are a must follow: Misschievious, Makeup Geek,

Legbombing the latest new craze to go viral, thanks to Angelina Jolie’s dramtic poses and exposed leg at the Oscars last week. haha

Reflections, a series of photos of how even though we age we still see ourselves as we used to be.

Living in: Chocolat. I am going to buy those dancing shoes! Love.

Sorry it’s such a short post this week. I will have a longer one next Friday

I hope you are all having a marvellous weekend.

Much love

Chloe

Feb 27 2012

Featured Blogger: Saskia Ingrid

Hello there!!

I am starting up a new segment for my blog! Towards the end of each month I will feature a blogger, this will include an interview and photos from the featured blog

So if you want to nominate yourself or a fellow blogger please get in contact with me!! I will also ask bloggers if they want to be interviewed.

So welcome to the February Featured Blogger!!

Saskia is my first featured blogger! She nominated her blog Saskia Ingrid via my Facebook page but I was going to ask her for an interview anyway. I love Saskia Ingrid, it is one of my favourite blogs

I check it every day for updates hehe. Saskia is such a gorgeous girl, I love her style of writing and her fashion style. I am excited to feature her blog! I’m sure you will all love reading Saskia Ingrid.

Why did you initially decide to start blogging?
Hmm.. Well I’ve always enjoyed writing and wanted to keep a journal, but every time I tried I would fail after only a few days. I figured that if I started a blog I would keep motivated, knowing that people would be reading. It would be a perfect way to be able to write and express myself freely, while keeping my friends and family all over the world updated about my life! I also wanted somewhere to post pictures of my outfits and makeup looks and just share random things I liked. A blog seemed like the perfect idea for all of those! I was also inspired by reading other blogs.

What are three important things for people to know about you?
1. I’m half Swedish, half Australian, and have also lived in the USA and China. I love travelling and want to see the whole world.
2. Individuality and being able to express myself are very important.
3. I’m spontaneous and enjoy being crazy. Hehe

What is something people would be surprised to learn about you?
I can get depressed really easily. Most people don’t believe this because I almost always seem really happy in person.

Where do you find inspiration for your outfits?
I’m really inspired by art, especially contemporary art and photography. They get me thinking outside the box. I spend a lot of time on Lookbook and other blogs so I get a lot of ideas from there. I love seeing everybody’s different styles and what people are wearing in other countries. Also just when I’m walking through the city I take in everything – the architecture, sculptures and art, what other people are wearing – and store it all as inspiration.

What is your favorite article of clothing?
I don’t really have any favourites haha, but at the moment I’m absolutely in love with this kimono-style top I bought in January in Stockholm. It’s blue silk with yellow/golden flowers. It’s just so pretty and soft, and falls so nicely. I can’t wait til it cools down a bit so I can wear it more often.

Describe your beauty philosophy in a six word sentence:
Be unique, dare to stick out.

What is your favorite beauty/fashion blog?
http://kanal5.se/web/guest/365days or http://kenzas.se/

You have visited a lot of countries *so envious * what country has inspired you the most and in what way?
Sweden definitely has. I still feel very Swedish and have Swedish values. These include that everyone is equal and has individual rights, we should treat each other and the world around us with respect, and that good manners and hospitality are very important. Everything should be in moderation – not too much and not too little – right from our behaviour down to our homes and the way we dress. (You will notice this in Swedish fashion and even at IKEA haha)

What do you do when you aren’t blogging?
Go to school, study, work as a waitress at a Thai restaurant, spend time and go out with my family and friends, attempt to exercise, photograph, enjoy nature, eat, travel, read other blogs.

*and she bakes amazing cupcakes! You can find the recipe on her blog: Chai Latte Cupcakes Amazing!!. *

What is one question you want to ask next month’s featured blogger?
If you were to spend a month in any city in the world, where would you go and why? What would you do there?

Thanks so much Saskia for taking the time to answer my questions

I’ve had fun writing up this post and I loved your answers.

If you want to be featured on my blog please send me an email via the contact page or via my Facebook page

Thanks guys!!

Lots of Love, Chloe xx

Feb 27 2012

21st Birthday Party!

Hello lovelies!!

I hope you all had a fun weekend! I know I did

I ran three makeup parties from Friday through to Sunday. I was so nervous to do my first party but the ladies were so nice and relaxed that I didn’t feel nervous at all and totally loved it! The next two parties were awesome also. I think I’ve found what I really enjoy doing, running makeup lesson parties.

Last Sunday (19 Feb) I had the privilege to play a part in Samantha’s special day….making her look even more gorgeous for her 21st Birthday Party! Samantha, her older sister Laura, their mother Maria, Maria’s friend Nancy and Rose all had their makeup done. I really enjoyed myself and am happy with how the makeup turned out

The ever amazing Belinda (who I think should start a Facebook page/blog to showcase all her amazing photos!!) came along to take photos for my portfolio… you can see more Samantha photos in the Special Occasions section of Portfolio.

Samantha! She wore a silver and hot pink dress so I went with a dark grey smokey eye with a touch of silver on the inner corners of her eyes.

As the eyes were fairly strong I went light on the lips, using a soft pink lipstick by Elusyion “Blush”

Rose. She had massive brown eyes, so beautiful

I used MAC Paint Pot in Constructivist as the base then added a dark purple pigment by Barry M in the outer v and crease, blending half way across the lid.

To darken the crease and to add depth I used a charcoal from the 88 Warm Palette.

Laura. I did much the same look for Laura as I did with Rose. They both carried these colours off beautifully

I used “Blush” by Elusyion with Laura too then added a light pink gloss over the top.

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Maria – The girls’ gorgeous mother

I must say, as I was doing the ladies makeup I was quietly experiencing serious envy over how gorgeous and SOFT their Italian skin is! ha ha.

That’s it for today!
I hope you all having a wonderful start to the week. I know I’m having a nice relaxing start hehe. Oh and don’t forget to check back regularly as I will be putting out my Nicky Minaj makeup tutorial this week!