In my Monday Makeup series I have chosen some interesting people to sit in my makeup chair and fulfilled my vision for their makeup. Here is the second beauty I want to introduce you to: Iida.
Makeup Monday: Iida
I have followed Iida on her Instagram and blog for quite some time now and I was so excited to meet her and work on her gorgeous features. Iida is a warm person, who’s easy to talk to just about anything. I really admire Iida’s bravery to talk about difficult subjects on her blog and the way she is fearlessly herself. She has the ability to share her everyday life in a relatable and interesting way.
For Iida’s makeup I knew I wanted to use bronze orange tones in her eyes to go with her natural hair color and freckles. I also had a bold lip color in mind for her, which she luckily fell in love with too. That burgundy lip color was made for her! The color is *Revlon’s Black Cherry, which is one of my favorite Fall lip colors.
For Iida’s skin I used the same CC-cream I’ve been using on myself and on other people constantly. It’s *Madara’s City CC-cream, which deserves all the praise I’ve given it. I also used my *Kjaer Weis cream blush, which is another product, that seems to work on so many different skin tones and types. The color is natural, like you’re glowing from within. For highlight, I couldn’t help, but pair it with the *Bareminerals Joy Highlight. Since that has pinky and peachy tones in it, it goes perfectly with that cream blush color.
Don’t forget to check out Iida’s Instagram and go follow her!
This quick makeup was done using just five products. Those five products are actually the ones I’m using daily right now. This look is also something I’m wearing quite often – I would probably just change up the lipstick color, add some brows and maybe eye makeup, if I was feeling very extra.
I guess less is more for me this Summer.
I was challenged to do this challenge by lovely Laura from Laurantaina blog. Thank you Laura!
5 product makeup challenge
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Madara City-CC Cream
I’m loving a light glowy base right now. And since it’s summer, SPF is important to me. I’ve been using Madara’s City CC Cream daily – it’s the perfect summer “foundation”. It evens out my skintone, protects from the sun and gives a natural glow to the skin.
Even though I use a light base, I still need a good concealer with some real pigment and coverage. I bought NARS Soft Matte Concealer from Italy, since I’ve been wanting to try out that formula. And I love it! It’s a more dry compared to the Radiant Creamy Concealer, but it’s actually better for hiding pimples. And it works for my under eye area as well. It’s very very pigmented, so a light layer will do. I have the shade Custard, which matches my tanned skintone quite well and neutralizes the blue under my eyes nicely. On top of that, I add a touch of my beloved Radiant Creamy Concealer in the shade Vanilla.
Wearing Bareminerals Joy Highlighter as my blush & highlight. It’s gorgeous!
Bareminerals Joy Highlighter
Another product I’ve fallen in love with (yes, it’s that serious) is Bareminerals Joy Highlighter. I got gifted that from lookfantastic and I’ve been using it every day since. It’s a liquid highlight with peachy and pink tones. The shade reminds me of NARS Orgasm Blush – except this blends like a dream and isn’t dry and patchy. The shade actually doubles as a blush as well, if I’m in a hurry. It has fine shimmer in it and looks amazing on the skin. Amazing. I didn’t think I would love a liquid highlight, but this is something I’m repurchasing when I run out of it.
The fifth product is also gifted from lookfantastic since I got it from their Beauty Box. I’ve found some great products from their boxes! This mellow cosmetics Aria lipliner is the perfect peachy nude color for me. Especially now since I have quite a lot of freckles and warmth in my skin, a warm lip color looks very nice on me. For this look I also smudged some of this on my lids for a quick eye makeup. A good trick is to add either your blush or your lip color to your eyes as well – it might sound weird, but using the same color all over your face looks good.
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