Halloween 2014

hello there lovelies !

God, I haven't been here since April ! yes, that's right: April 

but I think it's time to get back to blogging as I recently felt like I miss it 

so as today's halloween ad maybe you're looking for some quick inspo, I thought I'd show you what I created this year. 

To see more of my work you can follow me on IG where I post regularly and you can also like my facebook page 

Hope you like it and I'll be back soon with a new tutorial :)

zombie

American Horror Story Freakshow inspo

Sugar Skull

Spring makeup

hello there lovelies !

so as I said, I'm back ! ut this time with a quick, easy and spring-appropriate makeup 

onto the tutorial:

1. Start off with an eyeshadow base, then apply skin-tone colour matte eyeshadow all over the lid

2. Define the crease with a soft matte brown, as well as outer corner

3. Apply liquid eyeliner along the top lashes and wing it out !

4. Fun part ! Onto the bottom lash line, apply some soft matte green and with a fluffy brush blend it out so it's soft and smoked out 

5. Curl your lashes and apply few coats of your favourite mascara to the top lashes ! and you're done !

finished look:

hope you liked it giiirls !

Aggie x

Update and Instagram Mix #1

hello there lovelies !

first of all, I feel like I need to explain myself a bit. well, I've been sooooo busy with college work, assignments, projects, deadlines etc. and it kind of made me feel stressed, as I've one more week of lectures left and then exams and THEN off to Spain. Crazy, I know. 

However, just because I've so much on my head, it doesn't mean that I'm not interested in blogging any more. It's just the opposite. I don't want to just put random, not the best quality posts here on my blog and I am working on how to improve my blog to make it look as I want it to look. 

so, just wanted to let you, my lovely followers (:*) know that I will be back... this week! just working on it :)

and here's a little mix of some photos from my Instagram, as I'm fairly addicted :D

If you want to see more, follow me on instagram: http://instagram.com/agiex

xoxo

Aggie

How to: fuller, red lips

hello there lovelies !

long time no see, huh ? well, today I've got for you talk-through post on how to make your lips look fuller, bigger and juicy without botox :D 

here's before and after shot:

what you gonna need to achieve this effect:

• any red lipstick
• deeper red lipliner 
• coral lipstick
• concealer
• lip brush

talk through:

1. start with clean lips

2. apply some concealer as a base to your lips

3. with a lip brush, you gonna outline your desired lip shape, you can make your lips bigger or even smaller, if you think your lips are too big 

4. once you have your shape, colour in the entire lips with the red lipstick, leaving the centre blank

5. to the blank spot, apply coral lipstick, blending in the edges to the red lipstick.

6. then apply a dot of concealer to the centre of the lip and then blend it in by rubbing lips together

7. next, take your lip liner and go around your lips to create even more 'ombre effect' 

8. blot your lips with some tissue to achieve matte look, or leave it like that if you like it. 

and you're done !

hope you liked it 

Aggie x

St. Patrick's Day Makeup Tutorial

hello there lovelies !

as St. Patrick's Day aka Paddy's Day is just around the corner, I thought it's a great opportunity to show you what I came up with. Paddy's Day is all about fun, celebrating being Irish, wearing something green and in general just having fun. I posted this picture on my facebook page as well as instagram, and I promised to do a tutorial on it. Let's get crackin's, shall we ?

finished look

step by step:

1. Apply eyeshadow base onto your lid, as it prevents the eyeshadow from creasing. I also did my brows, as I usually do and applied some concealer to define my brows.

2. Sweep soft brown, slightly shimmery eyeshadow above the crease. This will be the transition shade and it will help with blending the eyeshadows later on.

3. On a flat brush, apply lime-green eyeshadow to the entire lid, softly blending in out to towards transition colour.

4. On a soft, blending brush, apply deep, matte green colour to the crease of an eye, blending upwards. Also, apply it to the outer corner of an eye to create more smokey effect.

5. Re-apply the same eyeshadow to intensify the colour.

6. Next, apply the same green eyeshadow to the outer corner of a lower lid. To the inner corner, apply the same colour that you used on the lid. 

7. Finish it off with winged eyeliner, and few coats of mascara. 

you can also add some false lashes. 

what are your plans for St. Patrick's Day ? 

hope you liked it 

Aggie x

Drag Queen Inspired Makeup

hello there lovelies ! 

long time no see, huh ? I am super busy with college work and all but I want to show you makeup that I created last Thursday. It was very spontaneous and I am super happy with it. I posted the picture on my facebook page and so many people loved it and I got few questions on what products I used and all sorts of things.
It is dragqueen-inspired look. I know that this isn't something you'd normally wear on a daily basis but I always admired drag queens as they put lot of effort into their looks and you can actually learn so many different, usefull makeup applicaion techniques. Also I like playing around with makeup and yes, I love the finished look.
here's the finished look(with an instagram filter)

details of the makeup.

I started of with the eyes, just to avoid any mess with eyeshadow fall outs etc. 

first I've drawn my 'new' crease line using black kohl pencil and then blended it out a bit using black and burgundy eyeshadows. This gave me a sharp edge but that's exactly what I wanted. Then I applied gold pigment onto the moving part of the lid to really make the eyes pop and glittery. 

Once I've done that I used liquid eyeliner to create winged line and then I joined top and bottom lid with the gel liner and blended all out to create smokey effect. 

At the end I applied false lashes from Ardell - Demi Wispies. 

once I've done the eyes, I moved in to the the rest of the face. 

first I used L'oreal true match foundation in W4 to give me tanned and slightly darker base. I applied two layers of the foundation to give me high coverage and flawless finish. 

Then I moved on to highlight the face using L'oreal Lumi Highlighting Concealer in light. I used it to highlight under my eyes, centre of the forehead, my nose, cupid's bow and my chin. I blended all out with my Real Techniques Sponge.

Once I highlighted my skin, it was time for a dramatic contour. For that I used my Sleek Makeup Contour Kit in Medium. I applied it to the hollows of my cheekbones, my temples, around my hairline, my nose (which you can clearly see as it's dramatic and strong, but that's what I wanted) and underneath my jaw line to really sculpt the face. I set my whole face with UD de-slick setting spray. 

my face was all ready now, so it was time for the lips. I first overdrawn my lips with a plum lip liner from oriflame, then filled my entire lips with it and then I applied L'oreal lipstick in 203 Rock 'N Mauve.

To make the lips look even fuller, I applied a dot of concealer to the centre of the lips. 

I love drag queen makeup, because it's dramatic, fun and absolutely amazing ! 

I will definitely create more drag-inspired looks in the future. 

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I promise (once again) to be a better blogger. 

I love all my followers.

love yous,

Aggie x

Valentine's Day Makeup Tutorial

hello there lovelies !

how you guys doing ? I am super super busy with college as I've few projects and assignments due next month etc. but anyway I found some time to do a tutorial for you. I didn't know what exactly should I do for you guys, and then I thought Valentine's Day is coming up so it's a great opportunity to show you my version of it.
As I'v been talking to my male friends, I know for fact that they prefer a healthy glowing skin and minimum makeup rather than a completely matte heavy foundation that gives an appearance of a mask.. I came up with the idea of dark, yet subtle smokey eye and healthy, glowing, highlighted skin.
If you think it's not suitable for Valentine's Day, you can still wear it on a night out.

So here's the finished look. (photos taken with flash)

onto the tutorial:

1. Apply some eyeshadow primer so the eyeshadow stays in place all night. 

2. With a fluffy brush (I used sigma E40) sweep some soft brown eyeshadow in the crease of an eye and blend it up towars the brow bone. 

3. Apply some shimmery, metallic eyeshadow to the entire lid. and softly blend out the edges. 

4. Then, apply some deep purple matte eyeshadow into the crease as well as the outer corner of the eye. This will give it more smokey effect. 

5. Mix both the metallic and purple shadow and apply it with a small brush onto the lower lid. Then apply some black liquid eyeliner very close to the lashes. This makes the eyelashes look fuller. 

6. Apply a bit of shimmery light eyeshadow to the tear-duct of your eye. This makes your eyes look bigger and brighter. Then apply your favourite mascara to the top and bottom lashes. 

then I applied Ardell Demi Wispies lashes as they look very natural, and yet they make your eyes look amazing. 

skin:

I applied Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in the colour soft beige with a foundation brush. 

Then I contoured my face with Sleek Contour Kit in Light 

and then I applied some shimmery eyeshadow as a highlighter on the top of the cheekbones, the tip of the nose and brow bone. 

I didn't set my face with a powder as I wanted it to stay dewy and glowy. 

then I padded some peachy lipgloss onto my lips uisng my finger.

I hope you guys liked it !

have a good weekend and lovely Valentine's Day ! 

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Aggie x