Christmas Giveaway || Week 1

So the time has arrived to have the first of my huge Christmas giveaway.

I get asked about makeup brushes a lot, from makeup users to newbies. So it was only fair to kick start my giveaway with some makeup brushes I been loving!

H&M has launched their SELECTED makeup brush set, which is amazing, affordable (perfect for the newbies with a limited budget), the bristles are extremely soft and they pick up product so well, and in terms of looks, these brushes are amazing I'm a big rose gold lover, so there are right up my street! I have purchased me for myself and I use them as my emergency brush set ( I keep them in my handbag for those days I don't have time to do my makeup before leaving the house I use them on the train or bus or anywhere I may wish to apply my makeup!

The lucky winner will receive all brushes from the collection, which consists of a foundation/blusher, eyeshadow, smokey/angled and a kabuki brush.

Please read the rules and regulations that I have posted before which has every info you need to enter this giveaway!

The winner will be announced on Sunday.

Feel free to share this post with family and friends.

 Good luck!

Christmas Giveaway || Rules and regulations

If you follow me on Instagram or liked my Facebook page, you already know that today is the first day of my huge Christmas giveaway.

Basically every week I will be giving away a present to a subscriber.

Every Monday I will be posting the giveaway article of the week, which will feature the prize for the week, and all you need to do is be a subscriber to my blog and leave comment on the article in order for me to enter you, them every Sunday I will announce the winner for that week and the following Monday it all starts again, you can enter every week if you wish to!

This giveaway is open worldwide, so it doesn't matter where you're from, anyone can enter.

If you are under 18 please get your parents permission before entering, just so I can be able to post the prize to your address.

Hope you like the prizes I have lined up for you, and good luck if you wish to enter, please feel free to share with your friends!

Building a Skincare and Makeup kit!

Very often I get questions from friends and aquaintancies regarding Skincare and makeup!

And one of the most asked questions is what are the must haves for beginners.

So I decided to put a list together of items that are good to start building a good makeup kit, and suggestions of what to get based around my own experiences!

And remember everyone is different, and so are the numerous products, so keep an open mind and begin by understanding your skin, it's properties and needs!

And also remember what works for me might not work for you, special skin care and skin tone products such as foundations, concealors, so make sure to select the right shade!

Skin care

Makeup remover 

Makeup removing wipes

Face wash

Face scrub

Face mask

Face toner

Face moisturiser 

Face night Cream

Eye cream

Lip Balm

Makeup

Face primer

Foundation

Concealor

Setting powder

Contour powder

Highlight

Blush

Eyebrow pencil

Clear mascara

Eye primer

Eyeshadows

Eyeliner pencil

Mascara

Lip liner

Lipstick

Lipgloss 

Setting spray

Tools

Cotton pads

Cotton buds

Brush set

Eye lash curler

Scissors

Pencil sharpener

Tweezers

Compact mirror

And please remember this is a lot of stuff, don't go out and buy them all in one go just because I made a list, I did not buy everything in one go, besides I only bought what I thought I needed and what I think suited my skin and lifestyle, please let me know if you would like me to do a post on everything that I have from this list! Just simply leave a comment..
Hope you found this useful.
Silvz

SAVE, SWIPE, SPLASH - Red Lipstick

Winter is on its way and makeup this season is anything but boring! The red lips are making their way in, but this season is all about a brighter hue, not the typical winter ish dark plummy reds.

Also last fashion weeks, I have noticed the makeup artists were shying away from the classic glossy lips, instead opted for a more toned down matte effect, which in my opinion turns the lips more versatile, easily wearable for the daytime!

So it's all about breaking boundaries this season, no rules to be followed.

Wether you decide to save, swipe or splash on the perfect red lipstick, make sure to have fun with it!

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If there is anything you would like me to make a Save Swipe Splash post about, please leave a comment below!

Xoxo - Silvia

Is your makeup up to date?

Recently I have been in the long process that is a huge clear out, I have been going through clothes, shoes, accessories, jewellery all sorts, and today I went through my makeup and beauty related stuff!

It's important we stay on top of our cosmetics, as expired makeup can cause our skin to react badly.

A lot of girls out there don't now that makeup expires, so I wanted to share a little expiring guide that will help you decide what you need to throw away and replace, and what to keep and until when.

I find it hard to work out how long I had some items (so here is when my geek self comes out, warning I am a list type of girl) , yes I keep a pocket size notebook, where I write all the items I buy and the date I purchase them.

It works guys, it sounds crazy, writing a list of items, but if every time you buy something you write down, you won't be at risk of having expired makeup.

Mascara

Eyeliner (Gel/ Liquid/ Cream)

Tinted Moisturizer - Foundation

Lipgloss - Lip Tars

Concealer

Face Primer - Eyeshadow Primer

Eye - Lip Liner

Face Spritz - Setting Spray

Lipsticks - Lip Balms

Cream Blush - Eyeshadow Base - Cream shadow- Cream Highlight

Bronzers

Face Powder (loose/pressed) - Contour Powder - Highlight Powder

Eyeshadows

Loose pigments

Nail Polishes - Base Coats - Top Coats

I hope yo found this post useful, if you have any tips please feel free to leave your comment below, would love to know what everyone does to keep their makeup up to date.

Xoxoxo ~ Silvia

Forever yellow lover

Hey guys, for those of you who don't know I'm a iternal yellow lover, the colour yellow makes me so happy, it has been my favourite colour ever since I remember.

So it wasn't hard for me to pick my first Mac Eyeshadow ( a few years ago, when I began to take makeup seriously).

I wasn't undecided of anything, it would be ideal for me to pick a colour a neutral colour, a colour that I would be able to use very often and make the most of it, but no I wanted the best yellow that Mac had to offer and it was Golden Rod.

At first I ddnt want to open it and touch it ( not even to swatch it), it took me a few weeks before I could create a look with it, as I always wanted to cherish it and leave it in the box.

But I did it, I opened it and created a few looks, and last summer I done this look that was nice and subtle, just yellow lid, with a brown and black cut crease, slightly smoked out and a shimmer highlight just to hadd some dept to it.

I felt that the eyes were way too special, and I wanted it to be the focal area of my look, so I opted to a light coral blush and a nude almonst non existent lipgloss.

I was thinking of doing a tutorial of this look, what do you think guys?

 

 

 

Poducts used

Tinted Moisturiser ~ Topshop || Dark

Eyebrow Pencil ~ MUA || Brunette

Eyeshadow Primer ~ Urban Decay || Original Potion

Eyes Lid ~ MAC ||Goldenrod

Eyes Crease ~ MAC || Carbon

Eyes Transitional ~ MAC || Sketch

Eyes Highlight ~ MAC || Ricepaper

Eye Liner ~ Sleek Ink Pot || Dominatrix

Mascara ~ Maybeline Colossal || Jet Black

Face Countour & Highlight ~ Sleek Countour Kit || Medium

Blush ~ Sleek || Coral

Lips ~ H&M Lipsloss || Peach Me Later

Setting ~ MAC ||Fix Plus

 

PS: The earrings I have on this picture are my own label you can purchase them here.

 

xoxo ~ Silvz



Free of that Nasty stuff!!!

Because we always carry our makeup bag with us everywhere we go we all tend to forget that it also needs caring ( we already give it a lot of tlc by buying that week's must buy product) but the tlc I'm taking about is a different kind.

Our makeup bags carry a lot of goodies but also can carry a  lot of nasty things, like tips of that black kohl liner pencil that you only realise when your finger tips are covered in black, flacks of that press powder that smash goodness knows how, amongst many other things not forgetting the germs our hands add to the nastiness.

So here are some of the ways I get rid of this problems and many others:

 

~ First definitely put a cap on that kohl pencil

 

~ After using any of my makeup product I make sure that I closed or screwed or covered properly

 

~I wash my makeup bag every other week

 

~ I also bought a new makeup bag so I can rotate, so I can use one while the other one is drying

 

~For the lazy ones you can always buy a plastic, or perplex makeup bag so instead of waiting to dry you can easily wipe it clean with some antiseptic wipes

 

~ Have also added a travel size hand sanitiser to my makeup bag so my hands are germ free when touching my makeup

 

 

~When washing your bag please don't forget that kabuki brush, wash it once a month

If there's any tips you would like to share please comment below, it would be nice to know what else do you do to keep your makeup application germs free!

Hope you found this article useful.

xoxoxo ~ Silvz


Beauty Tips and Tricks #2

After filling your eyebrows seal the colour with a clear mascara, it will keep your eyebrows smudge free, keep your hairs in place and will aslo add that extra gloss that eyebrow pencils and shadows take away.

 

xoxo ~ Silvia

Beauty Tips and Tricks #1

Use a lip liner pencil to line and fill your lips ( use it as a base) for your lipstick colour to be more vibrant and last longer.

xoxo ~ Silvz

One more photo shoot

Hey guys, as you some of you might already know, I'm a self taught freelance makeup artist.

My cousin Fabio is on his last year at college, and one of the subjects he studies is photography, and this shoot is part of an extensive project he had before summer and I done the makeup and styling for him, and my other cousin Tiago , which is Fabio's big brother modelled, as he is a model.

All the photos were totally amazing and it was really hard to decide on which ones to publish, so I got carried away, but I'm sure you wont be bored, just a lil warning, some eye candy on the way, wink wink!!! Enjoy!!!



Black Suit ~ Topman

White Shirt ~ Topman

Leather Belt ~ H&M

Grey Tee ~ All Saints

xoxo ~ Silvz

make-up giveaway

I have another Blog that is just about beauty and makeup and I'm hosting a makeup giveaway to all my followers, so get following for a chance to win.  Here is a video I have made for the giveaway!

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Photo shoot with Danielle Graham

Hi stylelistas, I have recently posted a video on my youtube channel a video footage of my first freelance job of the year.

I was invited by Danielle Graham a friend of mine also a fellow fashion student to do the makeup for her photo shoot, so obviously I said yes, and we had tons of fun.

The model was amazing to work with, Danielle's lil sister who was the backstage assistant, and Mark the photographer were all fabulous to collab with. I'm proud to present you the video which alsos has back stage photos and clips and the final photos. Enjoy!

PS In case you wondering I was wearing H&M Black turtle neck top, My Zara Patterned Blazer, Black Gap Pants and Topshop slippers/pumps! ( I like wearing black when going on a job)

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A high quality shoots for less

As a fashion student, I have learnt how not to depend on others to achieve what I want, for example as students in any creative course, we tend to want to present our work in the best way possible and sometimes we get stuck with certain professional touches that we have to pay for, and they not necessarily cheap most of the time.

As a fashion student, in many projects I was required to design garments, make them, which I can perfectly do myself, without any help, but the hard bit is having a final photo shoot.

Now I must say is not as easy as it sounds as a photo shoot is more than  just bullying your bestie to wear your garments and head to the park down the street and sap a few pics with your digi that you have just used to snap last weekend's party.

Yes I have been in that position and worked, with what I had, I have doe just what I stated above.

But I was quick to identify what I need to improve and what I need to do to improve my final photographs for future projects.

So I went out and invested in a professional camera to be more specific Olympus E600, and I'm still teaching myself how to use the different settings on it. It also came with a software that I can use to edit and retouch my photos, so that is a plus if you don't have any fancy software like Photoshop or Illustrator.

To print the photos I usually order them from SnapFish.com , which are high quality and for very affordable prices, but when I dont have time to spare to wait for the prints I just buy glossy paper from Wilkinsons or any other stationery store and print them at home.

I began to read more about makeup, watched lots of videos on youtube on how to apply makeup and to create different effects and stuff. I built my makeup kit ( a train case full, a lot I know, but I also now work as a freelance makeup artist), practised, practised and practised... till I got it right.

I worked as a hair stylist, so hair has never been a problem.

I have searched for venues locally, to save travel money.( don't be scared to ask in local hotels, you will find that most of them wont charge you for using their premises for shoots, and many other places)

I was also blessed to have friends who are models and if they are not, most of them look like potential models. ( so no models fees, usually they receive prints of the final photos and some goodies)

There are many ways to save money when doing a photo shoot, there are many sites where you can find other creative minds who are updating their portfolio and are willing to work for free. so check the links below.

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The next two posts will be dedicated on showcasing some of my successful photo shoots in which I have used my camera. and also done the hair, the makeup, the styling, directing, and designed and made the clothes. I hope you have found this post useful, and if you have any questios, do not hesitate in leavig a comment down below or head towards the Contact page annd use any of the methods of contact.

xxxsilvzxxx