MAC Made My Makeup

Yestrday, for the first time in my life, I went to a makeup, just sitting there and having the nicest woman doing my makeup for me. It was just a normal monday evening otherwise, but this made it unique for me. My mom is a cosmetologist and a professional makeup artist but she has never done makeup for me, just dabbed a little Joe Blasco on my red face after a facial. So I was very to try this the first time! I was sure I'd learn a lot new and I did. She asked me what I want and I told her to choose everything herself, but make it more evening look than daytime look.



Here's all the stuff she used. First she started with removing my makeup and moisturizing my face, which was interesting because honestly I had no idea that MAC also has skin care items like moisturizers. Then she primed my face with 'Face protect' primer (with SPF 50!) and applied some tinted moisturizer in color medium. Into the moisturizer she mixed Lustre drops to make the skin more glowy and a tiny bit "metallical", because this makeup was a night-life inspired look.

As eyeshadow primer she used Paintpot (don't remember the name, but it's the most natural matte one). The eyeshadows she used:

- All That Glitters
- Satin Taupe
- Black Tide.

The eye shadow part was especially interesting because she taught me how to create the openness and depth to the eyes in a way I didn't know about.First of all: I always had the wrong kind of brush for the darker colors. Second: I had always put the darker colors too low. I didn't think they'd actually go as up as she put them and that was both literally and figuratively speaking an eye opening event for me :)

The secong most interesting thing was the lip makeup. I normally wear none or just a liiittle litlle bit of lipstick but now I wanted to try something new and wild! So we went for a bright peach color Vegas Volt (which doesn't look as wild in the picture as live):

Another thing I wanted to learn more about was contouring my face. I think I never really got the idea of it because I always had the feeling I was doing it wrong how many tutorials I ever watched! And I was right I was wrong :) First of all my brush used to be too big, I couldn't really control the areas I tried to work with it. Second: I really loved to see where the MAC's makeup artist would place which product: where's the jaw line for bronzer, where the high point for highlighter and where the perfect spot for blush.

The bronzer was perfect shade for my light skin:

 

And then Springsheen blush was a great match for the peachy lipstick:

This is what the result looks like :) I tried to take a photo in my friend's bathroom right afterwards:

And here with eyes closed and the lipstich already faded after having tea and eating 10 cookies at Kirsi's place :)

Aaand with a smile :D

Then I realized that the Lustre Drops combined with Soft and Gentle highlighter became very visible only after taking a picture of my head with flash. Look at that shimmer and glow! Perfect for party posing :D

The price for the makeup session was 3 products I had to buy. The decision was easy. I got a smaller face brush 188 and a fluffy eyeshadow brush 217 plus a concealer for my undereye area and occasional blemishes and somethings.

Overall I really really loved the well spent hour at MAC and will definitely do this again when I want to splurge on MAC products :) Next time I want to learn to make a better dramatic smokey eye with natural lips and cheecks.

10 Happiness Points, most of them to the awesome woman who di this to me (and I hate myself for not remembering her name) :)

September Beauty Favourites

My make up favourite:

MAC Tendertone Hush Hush is the most amazing lip balm/lipgloss I've ever ever tried. The scent makes me go 'Mmmmmmmmmmm' every time and it's glossy and cozy and also feels hydrating enough for my lips that are not very demanding normally.

MACin Tendertone Hush Hush on mun ehdoton lempimeikki varsinkin nyt kun syksy on ruvennut vähän kuivattamaan huulia. Sen tuoksu on huumaava ja aivan parasta siinä on se, että se on täydellinen huulirasvan ja huulikiillon yhdistelmä.

 

This is what it looks like on the lips:

 (Nail polish: Essie Mint Candy Apple)

My favourite hair wellness product:

KMS california Colorvitality Shine and Shield

This stuff makes styling so much easier. I don't really know how effective it is as a heat protector, but I do know that it defrizzes and adds shine to my hair. It also makes the hair dry faster while blowdrying. Love it. I would and will repurchase soon, because I'm almost running out, this was just a sample size I randomly bought last summer :)

Löysin kesällä tämän KMS California Colorvitality lämpösuojan minikoossa ja aion etsiä lisää tätä jostain, koska tämä loppuu kohta. Olen kaivannutkin lämpösuojaa, joka olisi samalla kuin hiuksiin jätettävä hoitoaine. Tämä vähetää pörröisyyttä ja lisää kiiltoa ja tuntuu kuin se myös nopeuttaisi hiusten kuivaamista.

My favourite hair styling product:

Ive already blogged about this here, but I have to do it again: It's the Percy & Reed Texturizing spray.

This stuff adds so much oomph to the hair that I can't believe my eyes :) Like nothing else. I recommend to anyone. I have naturally thick hair but I can imagine this does wonders to thin hair!

Percy & Reedin tuuheuttava spray on aivan mahtavaa, lisää ihan mielettömän paljon volyymia ja tekee kampauksen tekemisestä todella helppoa. Omat hiukset on melko paksut joten voin kuvitella miten ihana yllätys tämä spray olisi jollekin ohuthiuksiselle.

My favourite skin care product:

I've been on the brink of desperation with finding an eye make up remover that would take off my Dior waterproof mascara. But I finally found it, it's the Inglot eye makeup remover <3

Semmoisen meikinpoistoaineen löytäminen, joka poistaisi myös mun Diorin vedenkestävän ripsivärin, on ollut todella vaikeaa. Olen kokeillut eri merkkejä j vasta tämä Inglotin silmämeikinpoistoaine teki tehtävänsä ja olen voinut alkaa käyttää Diorin ripsiväriä nyt kun tietää ettei sitä tarvi tärpätillä irrottaa :)

This is a total repurchase, most propably over and over again. This is only the sample size again, because I had already lost money on makeup removers that didn't do the job so I wanted to play it safe this time and got the mini size. Next month I'll travel to Poland to meet up with my Erasmus friends and I hope Inglot will be much cheaper in it's home country :)

My favourite scent:

I bought this perfume a long time ago but I started really using it last month. Last summer was more about sweet scents like the Escada Taj Sunset, but when the weather turned to crispier mornings, I started using this clean fresh scent Warm Cotton. That's quite surprising because normally in the autumn I go for the spicier and warmer scents.

Yllättävää on ollut se, että syksyn tullen olen uudelleen ihastunut Cleanin Warm Cotton tuoksuun. Ostin tän joskus Stockan alennuksesta kesällä, mutta kesän käytinkin vain makeita tuoksuja kuten lemppariani Escadan Taj Sunsetia. SIksi yllättävää tähän ihastuminen on, että yleensä syksyllä rupeaa kiinnostamaan mausteisemmat tuoksut, kun taas tämä on todella raikas.

My favourite nail polish:

This I've also mentioned already in another post, but I can't help myself, I just totally fell in love with it. I've been wearing other reds too, but this beats them all. It's the Inglot 924.

Punaisista parhain: Inglotin kynsilakka sävyssä 924. Olen käytellyt syyskuussa muitakin punaisia, mutta ei ne ole tämän veroisia.

My favourite accessory:

My PEACE earrings :D The color is gold. Some random old guy complimented them in Habitare, the biggest interior design fair in Finland :D

Nämä kullan väriset rauhanmerkkikorvikset taisi löytyä kesällä Glitteristä ja nyt olen käyttänyt niitä todella monesti kun oon käynyt jossain, jopa Habitaressa joku random äijä tuli kehumaan näitä :)

My Non-Beauty favourite:

I've been drinking camomille and other herbal teas almost every night. Before I found these Twinings Infusions teas I didn't do it that much ofter because I don't like the taste of pure camomille tea. But this selection has two different camomille teas with a twist like spearrmint or honey & vanilla. That small thing makes a big difference in my life. The tea makes it easier to relax before sleeping and the camomille helps me fall aslpeep. Looooooving it. But next time I want to find a selection with just camomille stuff, I actually kind of dislike the Linden tea.. So 1/5 is waste from the box. Otherwise great :)

Twiningsin yrttiteesekoitus on ollut kovassa käytössä, koska erityisesti nää kamomillateet tässä on hyviä. En yleensä tykkää kamomillateestä, mutta näihin on lisätty mausteita kuten hunajaa ja vaniljaa ja minttua. Tuntuu että on helpompi mennä nukkumaan kun rauhoittuu teekupposen verran :) Ja unen päästäkin on helpompi saada kiinni. Harmi että sekoituksessa on yksi paha maku, tuo linden, eli LEHMUS?! Mitvit. 

What I'm most happy about the September favourites is that all of the brands are cruelty free and can be found on PETA list of companies that don't test on animals (except Percy & Reed but I'm sure it can be found on the soon)! I can't wait until all of my makeup and cosmetics storage consists only of cruelty free products. Until then, I continue being happy with what I have!

Erityisen innoissani olen syyskuun suosikeista, koska kaikki kosmettiikkamerkit, mitkä esittelin, löytyy PETAn eläimillä testaamattomien yritysten listalta, paitsi Percy & Reed, mutta vaikka se ei siellä olisikaan, niin se on silti hyvin eläimillä testaamista vastaan oleva yhtiö, eli plusplus. Tuskin maltan odottaa että koko kokelmani voisi olla pelkästään eläimillä testaamattomia tuotteita :)