Primers!

Hi Lovelies,

It has been a long long time. Soo sorry, life has been super busy!

I wanted to share with you my favourite primer products and emphasize why it is so important to use a primer before makeup application.

Using a makeup primer is the best way to make your makeup stay on for longer. Their aim is to prepare the skin for the makeup application, they pamper the skin and create a protective base for longer- lasting, natural looking foundation application and wear. Primers give the makeup something to grab onto and help your makeup last longer, because they create a smooth and perfect surface. A primer is something you put on as a barrier between your skin and foundation. the reason for using a primer is that it makes your skin smoother and you don’t need as much foundation to get a beautiful finish.

 

My favourite primers are:

 

Benefit thePOREfessional, it minimize the appearance of pores & fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin! Apply this silky, lightweight balm alone, under or over makeup.

 

Tip: I use thePOREfessional on my skin alone for days when I do not want to wear any makeup, it even outs my skin tone and makes my pores appear smaller.

Benefit the poresfessional primer

Benefit dr.feelgood, this primer mattifies shine, the weightless balm leaves your skin feeling silky-soft. Fabulous for mid-day touch-ups. It can be worn alone, under or on top of makeup. This primer is great if you are prone to oiley skin.

Tip: Reapply with a sponge for instant mid-day mattification that’s better than blotting papers! Works best when pressed onto the skin in a patting motion.

Benefit dr feelgood primer

Mac Prep and Prime skin, is an ultra-fluid lotion formulated with special-effect silicones. It calms and soothes the skin, blots away excess oil, and evens out skin redness. It improves the laydown and application of foundation or powder.

MAC prep and prime skin primer

I hope this helps guys. Let me know what your favourite primers are!Have a great day guys and remember stay sweet xoxo

Fashion Friday outfit post – Melbourne CBD

Hi Lovelies,

It has been a while since I last posted my Fashion Friday outfit posts, the fashion has still been happening on Friday’s, but things have been crazy busy!

So after work last week, my husband and I went for a walk to an alley way off Bourke Street Melbourne, to take this photo. We thought that this was the perfect location considering the outfit that I was wearing. After that we went straight home for pasta and for some much needed rest.

I decided to wear my leather pants from Portmans, I have had them for a while but needed some courage to wear them to work. The reception was great, people loved the look and it generated some office buzz on a Friday! I paired my leather pansts, with a gorgoues deep red knit from Zara and some amazing black suede ankle boots from Sportsgirl.

For accessories, I wore my Michael Kors gold watch, my Tiffany and Co earrings and bracelet.

For my makeup, I used some new exciting products and opted for a statement lip. I wore my Mac Studio Fix fluid foundation, setting it with my Mac Studio Fix powder. I used Mac peaches blush and NARS albatross highlighter to emphasis the top of my checks and brows. I used Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner and created a winged cat eye and finished the look off my NARS lip pencil in Damned. I loved my makeup that day, it was simple but worked so well with the outfit and I felt dramatic without having a whole lot of makeup on.

The look was so fun and in trend, the different textures paired together with the colour combination worked so well. I loved wearing my leather pants with a knit jumper, pairing the two with ankle boots really gave it that edge.

Try pairing different textures and colours for this Autumn and Winter.

Have a great day guys and stay sweet xoxo

Fashion Friday Outfit Post – Melbourne

Fashion Friday Outfit Post

Top 3 Makeup tips for green eyes!

Hi Lovelies,

For all my green eyed beauties, here are my top 3 tips to having captivating green eyes!

1. Play with purples – Bring out your gorgeous green eyes with makeup that is red-based. To widen the look of close-set eyes, apply shades of deep plum eye shadow toward the outer edges and a lighter shader of purple toward the inner eye. If your eyelids are a little droopy, do the opposite. Avoid purples with blue undertones, as well as blue eye shadow and eyeliner. Dark green, lavender, purple, plum or lilac tones work best for green eyed ladies. Gold and copper are great for highlighting green eyes.  A general rule of thumb for green eyes is to choose warm shades vs. cooler shades.

2. Avoid silver – If you want to experiment with metallics, avoid silver shades on the eyes. However, bronze, copper and gold looks absolutely fabulous with green eyes for the evening. Brown or dark green eyeshadow with flecks of gold are also terrific choices.

3. Skip the black eyeliner – Everyone loves black eyeliner but it isn’t the best choice for green-eyed beauties. Use chocolate brown liner for everyday. To spice things up, try grey or gold. To open up your eyes and make them pop, add a little white eyeliner to the inner corner near the tear duct.

Follow these tips and you will be the envy of all friends. I hope this helps and inspires you to try different shades and techniques.

Stay sweet xoxo

Mac Stars N’ Rockets eyeshadow

Top 3 Makeup tips for blue eyes!

Hi Lovelies,

For all my blue eyed beauties, here are my top 3 tips to having fabulous blue eyes!

1. Pick the right eyeshadow – For the office, stick with brown, rose, lavender and neutral shades. For a special date, try metallics in silver and gold, turquoise and icy pink shades.

2. Experiement for the evening – For the evening, try a smokey eye look using grey, dark blue or purple shades.

A dark blue shade will bring out the natural blue tones in blue eyes, try dark blue shades combined with black shades for that wow factor.

3. Tone down your lips – Emphasize your gorgeous blue eyes, whether they are pale blue or deep sapphire, by toning down your lip color. Pick a matte lipstick in a peachy brown shade. For your cheeks, add a light sweep of blush in a very natural hue.

I hope this helps lovelies, try out these colour combinations for a glamouros look.

Stay sweet xoxo

Mac eyeshadow colour in Deep Truth

Winter makeup trends

Hi lovelies,

Sorry for my absence, life has gotten a bit hectic!

Lets talk makeup trends!

For autumn/winter 2013-14, makeup artists have taken spring’s trends and developed them for the new season, with the introduction of petal and berry stains to replace matte lips, and an even more pronounced take on Sixties beauty.

A move toward more grown-up, ladylike makeup is quickly becoming the trend for this winter. Youthful dewy skin has moved aside to make way for a flawless, velvety finish.

Keep this is mind when you hit the cosmetic counters and pharmacies.

Have a great day and remember stay sweet xoxo

Fashion Friday Outfit post – Chapel street Melbourne

Hi Lovelies,

I thought I would share with you my friday, outfit post!

Friday after work my husband and I went out for dinner to Amigos at Chapel Street Melbourne.

I decided to wear my favourite white shirt from Zara. It is a beautiful fabric and has small gold button details. I paired my top with my black jeans from Gap and new amazing black boots from Tony Bianco. I finished the look off with a very old but very loved black denim blazer from Zouk.

For accessories, I wore my guess watch, my Tiffany and Co earrings and by red and gold cuff from wildurban in Berwick.

For my makeup, I used some new exciting products and opted for a dewy look with red lips. I wore my NARS foundation, paired with my Mac studio fix powder. I used Mac mineral blush in gleeful and loads of Jordana best lash extreme mascara. I finished the look with Mac Ruby Woo lipstick.

The look was so fun and in trend, with my white and black monochrome outfit, paired with my red Ruby Woo lips.

Have a great day guys and stay sweet xoxo

Edgy Floral Outfit Post!

Hi Lovelies,

I thought I would share with you a recent look I put together while filming my recent makeup tutorial. This look uses two very different styles, but somehow when put together they are a match made in heaven! The look is something in between a floral girlie style with a grunge edge.

The top is gorgeous and is from H&M, it is floral and has black panels on the sides and around the collar. Another beautiful feature of this top is the back, it has buttons all the way down, this adds to the feminine style of it. I decided to make this look more edgy and paired the top with my Portmans leather skinny pants and my Tony Bianco patent black heels.

I went simple with the accessories and wore a silver cuff from Lovisa, a grogoues silver and turquoise ring my sister got for me from Venice Beach LA and my Tiffany and Co silver ball earrings.

The makeup also made this look more bold and edgy, with the dark lipstick NARS Damned lip pencil and the cool browns and greys on my eyes. I used the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette and the Too faced Naked Eye Palette. I finished off the look with Mac Cosmetics blush in peaches and highlighted my face with Mac’s Soft and Gentle highlighting powder.

I was so excited about this look and I will definitely wear this on a night out.

I loved this look, the combination of naughty and nice worked so well together, opposites do attract! I hope this inspires you to place different styles together and create a standout look for any occasion.

Enjoy my fellow fashion and makeup addicts and remember stay sweet xoxo

Edgy floral look

Edgy Floral outfit

Bold lip using Naked 2 palette – Makeup Tutorial

Hi All,

As promised I have posted a new video on how to create a stunning bold lip look using the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. This look is stunning and definitely will make a statement. It is such a fun makeup look and I am sure you will enjoy wearing this bold lip makeup look.

Try this look out on yourself and change it to suite your style.

I hope you enjoy it, please subscribe to my makeup channel on YouTube makeupbyDulcelissa as I will have more looks and reviews coming your way.

Stay sweet xoxo

Fashion Friday Outfit post – Comedy Club Melbourne CBD

Hi Lovelies,

I thought I would share with you my fashion friday, outfit  post!

Friday after work I stayed back in the city and watched a comedy show with my husband and some friends, so of course I put together a fun outfit that was fun and comfortable.

I decided to wear my new favourite H&M top which my mum recently bought me from her trip to the States, it’s a gorgeous pink colour and has gold stud detailing, I paired my top with my black jeans from GAP and my tan/camel suede ankle boots from Sandler.

For accessories, I wore my guess watch, my Tiffany and Co bracelet and mesh earrings.

For my makeup, I used some new exciting products and opted for a dewy look with girlie pink lips. I wore Mac cosmetics Snob lipstick, which I love, it is a beautiful pink shade. I also had on my Chanel perfection lumiere foundation, orgasm blush from NARS and soft and gentle highlighter from Mac. I used my new Too Faced, Naked Eye palette and opted for pink and grey hues on my eyes.

The look was so fun and girlie, with the combination of pink from my H&M shirt and my Snob coloured lips.

Have a great day guys and stay sweet xoxo

Fashion Friday Outfit

Fashion Friday Outfit Post

Sneak peak tutorial Bold Lip makeup look

Hello to all my fellow makeup and fashion addicts!

I am so excited to share with you all my upcoming tutorial on my makeup channel. The next video is sure to inspire you with your own take on a bold lip makeup look.

I was inspired by a recent purchase of bold lipstick colours. I used an amazing product NARS velvet matte lip pencil in Damned. I paired the look with beautiful brown and grey tones, using my Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette and my Too Faced Naked Eye Palette. I paired the look with flawless skin, peach blush and a dramatic winged eyeliner. All the products used will be listed in the video.

I was also influenced to create this look by a beautiful H&M top that my mum recently bought for me from the states. I will be posting the photos of the complete outfit soon.

Having a bold lip is something that is very new to me. I must admit that most of my lip colours were pink, nude and very pale tones. So I recently went out and bought some dramatic lip colours,

This look is bold and gorgeous at the same time. I know that this will inspire you all to try new bold lip colours.

I hope you all enjoy it! Keep an eye out for the next video and please subscribe.

Have a great day and remember stay sweet! xoxo

Bold lip makeup look

 

Bold makeup look