Fables in Fashion

I remember watching Sophie Ellis Bexter perform Murder on the Dance Floor on TV as a teenager and I was completely in awe of not only how amazing her voice was, but how pretty she was! I loved the chicness of her look and makeup, and over 10 years later here we are~ I tried to replicate the look to a degree, I even cut my hair to get the straight pony tail lol. All I did was try and replicate her makeup, I’m well aware I’ll never match up to the beauty that is Ms Bexter <3

MAC Prep + Prime – Skin Visage Base
Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Effect – 71
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer – Beige
NARS Bronzer – Laguna
Canmake Cream Cheek – 02
Canmake Highlighter – 01
e.l.f Eyelid Primer – Sheer
Savvy by DB Luxury Liner – Shimmering Slate
Coastal Scents Brow Tones
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil – Rocky Mountain Green
Coastal Scents 88 Mirage Palette
Coastal Scents Glitter Powder – Emerald Green
Maybelline Define-a-Brow – Clear
Face of Australia Liquid Eyeliner – Black *
DUO Eyelash Glue
Too Faced Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue
Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara – Blackest Black
MAC Lip Pencil – Cherry
MAC Lip Glass – Clear
MAC Lipstick – Russian Red

Products marked with a * were sent for consideration

This is the second time I’ve attempted this look, the first time was whilst I was bored on holiday. We were staying in a cabin, I was sitting outside surrounded by the forest~ Here is a photo of the original look I had to do everything with my only eye shadow palette (not including the lipstick)

After filming that look I decided I could do a better job with some cream products at home, and created the look you see now

Nothing much to it, just a basic green look Minus the leaves and maybe change the green to browns and this would be an awesome night time look Hope you enjoy

MAC Prep + Prime – Skin Base Visage
MAC Pro Longwear SPF 10 Foundation – NC20
MAC Studio Finish Concealer SPF 30+ – NC20
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural – Light Medium
Rimmel Natural Bronzer – Sun Bronze
L’Oreal Blush True Match – Rose Nude / Nude Pink
Canmake Highlighter – 01
Coastal Scents – Brow Tones
MAC Eyeshadow – Bio Green
MAC Eyeshadow – Bright Sunshine
MAC Eyeshadow – Humid
e.l.f Eyelid Primer – Sheer
MAC Fluidline – Blacktrack
MAC Fluidline – Dipdown
Lancome Hypnose Mascara – Black *
NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil – Lemon
NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil – Rocky Mountain Green
Savvy by DB Luxury Liner – Shimmering Slate
DUO Eyelash Glue
Maybelline Define-a-Brow Gel – Clear
Face of Australia Lipliner Mechanical – Red *
NYX Lipstick – Snow White

Products marked with a * were sent for consideration

I think we all know how amazing some of the Illamasqua makeup campaigns are, ever since I first saw their Valentine promotional images I knew I wanted to try it one day. I think I managed to get close, but the job wasn’t quite as refined and neat as the pros. Still, each attempt is another step towards becoming a better artist

I painted and cut the nails myself, and completely painted over my rose (same one used in my Alone tutorial). These were not every day friendly nails mind you, I’m pretty sure I accidently poked / scratched / stabbed myself more than I’d like to admit!

The irony that despite this look being inspired by Illamasqua, I haven’t used a single Illamasqua product, I know the irony only just hit me after filming. Unfortunately Illamasqua can prove pricy so I don’t own that many, but their products are truly amazing

Either way, hope you enjoy the look!

MAC Pro Longwear SPF 10 Foundation – NC20
Prestige Eyeliner – White
MAC Full Coverage Foundation – White
e.l.f High Definition Powder
NYX Eyeshadow – Brown
NYX Eyeshadow – Red Bean Pie
MAC Fluidline – Blacktrack
Savvy by DB Luxury Liner – Shimmering Slate
Lancome Hypnose Mascara – Black *
Stila Kajal Eye Liner – Topaz
Canmake Highlighter – 01
DUO Eyelash Glue
Innoxa Sheer Blush – Rose *
Savvy by DB Lipliner – Poppy
Revlon Colorburst Lipstick – True Red
Dior Addict Plastic Gloss – 854

Products marked with a * were sent for consideration

Time for a little colour after the last couple of colour-less chapters! This is my second attempt at a disco look, after my first less than successful attempt! I wanted to do a bit of a twist, and decided to extend the design into my hair, which would have looked a ton better if my hair colour was lighter!

Apologises with some of the cutting of the video, a couple of very minor steps were cut out for the sake of trying to keep the video to 5 minutes.

Hope you enjoy, and as always if you have any questions or future requests, feel free to let me know~

MAC Prep + Prime – Skin Base Visage
Make Up For Ever High Definition Foundation – 117
MAC Studio Finish Concealer SPF 30+ – NC20
NARS Laguna Bronzer
NARS Powder Blush – Orgasm
Canmake Highlighter – 01
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil – Electric Blue
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil – Hot Pink
Eyeko Duo Colour Pencil For Eyes – Electric Purple
Coastal Scents 88 Ultra Shimmer Eye Shadow Palette
NYX Glitter Cream Pallet – Ocean Breeze
NYX Glitterati Cream Pallet – Glitterama
NYX Glitter Mania – Purple
Milani Crystal Eyez – Beautifully Brillant
MAC Fluidline – Blacktrack
L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara – Black
DUO Eyelash Adhesive
Bebe Lip Pencil – Naturel
MAC Lipstick – Angel
Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer – 96

MAC 130
Sigma Angled Top Kabuki – F84
Sigma Flat Top Synthetic Kabuki – F80
Sigma SS168
e.l.f Contour Brush
MAC 209
Sigma SS252
Sigma SS266
Lancome Lip Brush
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

A little while ago my HT aka Haul Twin aka Jess from Miss J Shopaholic did a video on doing her makeup using only 5 products. Inspired, I decided to take the idea and make it my own. I wanted to do two looks, something light and wearable and something far more dramatic to illustrate how far you can stretch a few products.

You’ll notice 6 products listed below (instead of 5) because during the second taping I decided to try a red lipstick instead of the creme blush, even tho I accidentally said I used the exact same products for both looks! My mistake Still, each look only used a total of 5 products!

Admittedly this particular chapter gave me a bit of a headache, I felt painfully limited by only using 5 products and I actually taped the tutorial twice, did a number of shoots etc. And honestly I’m still not happy with this look nor the video, but I decided that there was only so much time I could spend dwelling over the video and photos and just decided to post what I had and move on. Not my best work, but it’ll do Hope you enjoy either way

And why Limitless? Because the only limits in life are the ones we set for ourselves

Face of Australia Expert Finish Mousse Foundation – Ivory *
Revlon Colorburst Lipstick – True Red (used for winged look)
MAC Blushcreme – Posey (used for KISS look)
Canmake Highlighter – 01
Lancome Hypnose Drama Noirs Perles Mascara – Black *
Laura Mercier Tightline Cake Eye Liner – Black Ebony

_{Product marked with * were sent for consideration}

MAC 130
MAC 109
e.l.f Contour Brush
Sigma SS252
Sigma SS266
Lancome 17
Lancome Lip Brush
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Looks don’t always have to be serious, this time I wanted to shoot for something quirky and fun! I actually didn’t design this look, I found it completely by accident on the internet, so I don’t claim credit for the design! The honour goes to some other talented individual

I’ve made a slight change to this chapter, at the request of my readers I’ve decided include a section on what tools I used to create my looks, aka brushes. Not sure if you will find it useful, let me know if you do / don’t~

I also suspect my videos will continue to experience some level of tweaking until I’ve settled into a style that suits me completely (and then I’ll probably change my mind anyways). I see my videos as organic, they will continue to evolve with me as my own abilities do, I took a lot of the feedback into consideration and will over time try and address each one where I see fit For starters I’ve added the product name in the video each time they appear (so long as it is the first time). Hopefully you will find that more handy

And I will try my best to translate the tutorials into video from now on, but please understand that making videos (especially the way I do them, excessive cutting, voice over, music etc) takes much longer than just shooting some photos so if I miss a week here or there, go easy on me Enjoy!

MAC Prep + Prime – Skin Base Visage
MAC Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation – NC15
Amazing Cosmetics Concealer – Fair
Revlon PhotoReady Translucent Finisher – 001
MAC Full Coverage Foundation – White
e.l.f High Definition Powder
Face of Australia Pressed Powder – Bronze *
NARS Blush Powder – Orgasm
Canmake Highlighter – 01
Coastal Scents Brow Tones
e.l.f Eyelid Primer
MAC Fluidline – Blacktrack
Savvy by DB Luxury Liner – Shimmering Slate
Revlon Colorburst Lipstick – True Red
Face of Australia Liquid Eyeliner – Black *
Maybelline Pulse Perfection – Blackest Black
Prestige Eyeliner – White
Maybelline Define a Brow Gel – Clear
DUO Lash Glue
False Lashes
MAC Lip Pencil – Cherry

_{Product marked with * were sent for consideration}

MAC 130
Sigma Kabuki Brush
MAC 109
Sigma SS168
Sigma SS194
Sigma SS209
MAC 209
Sigma SS252
Sigma E25
e.l.f Contour Brush
Lancome 17
Lancome Lip Brush
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Even days after shooting this look I’m still finding bits of glitter everywhere! It’s like sand, others who’ve used glitter in looks will understand my pain. Still, I’ve been wanting to do something like this look for the longest time, I think it could have used a bit more work (fix the hair, more glitter on the jawline), but it isn’t too bad for a first try. I wanted to illustrate the idea of diamond trickling down the side of my face.

I made the silver ball myself, one of my props Unfortunately the glue I used ate away at the gems so it isn’t as shiny as I had originally hoped It started as a foam ball which I covered in foil and then glued about 4 packs worth of gems on :/ Tres expensive, but totally worth it for Book of Fables Enjoy!

MAC Prep + Prime – Skin Base Visage
Shu Uemura Face Architect – 774
Amazing Cosmetics Concealer – Fair
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural – Light
NARS Bronzer – Laguna
NARS Powder Blush – Orgasm
Canmake – Highlighter
Eyeko Graffiti Eyeliner Pen – Black
e.l.f Eyelid Primer
Savvy by DB Luxury Liner – Shimmering Slate
Prestige Eyeliner – White
NYX Nude on Nude Long Palette
Red Earth – Silver Glitter
NYX Glitter Mania – Crystal
Milani Crystal Eyez – Lovely & Luminous
MAC Fix+
Elizabeth Arden Lip Pencil – Blush
NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil – Fuschia
NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil – Pink Nude
DUO Eyelash Glue
Lancome Hypnose Drama Noir *
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara – Black

_{Product marked with * were sent for consideration}

Face
Prime, apply foundation, concealer and powder to set. It’s always important to contour the face before you apply any additional detail, to get a solid base. So start by applying bronzer to the temples, hollows of the cheeks and jawline. Apply blush to your cheek bones, then take a highlighter to the high points of your face.

Eyes
Prime your lids and apply a white eyeliner to the inner corner of your eyes and brown bone. Then apply a light tanned eye shadow powder all over the lid up to the brow bone, take a medium taupe and apply to your crease. Finally take a dark silver shade and apply to the outer corner of your eyes, then take a shimmery white powder to the inner corner of your eyes and brow bone (over the areas you applied the white eyeliner).

Line your upper lash line with a black liquid liner, then your waterline with a black eyeliner pencil. Curl your lashes and apply mascara to your top and bottom lashes.

The fun part! Any areas you want the place silver glitter that is not your eye area, spray Fix+ then dab on the silver glitter. For the eye area, take a glitter gel made for eyes and apply, then dab the silver glitter over it. Take some iridescent glitter and place it over the silver on any of your high points. Dab small amounts of eye lash glue then place the gems over.

Lips
Line and fill in your lips with a lip pencil, then coat your lips with a mauve rose lip colour. Then apply a shimmery beige lip colour to the center of your lips.