Summer makeup, summer love, summer fashion and summer LOVE!

For the love of summer, I give you my mood-board

Photoes:

Kale Gustavson

vogue paris Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan

elle france Jan Welters

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vogue paris Mario Sorrenti

vogue us Annie Leibovitz

vogue paris Mert & Marcus

vogue paris Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan

Camilla Akrans fashion gone rouge x 6

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Makeup tip and tutorial on how to: Sexy party makeup using blue metallic eye shadow

A metallic-smoked blue eye is always a sure thing when it comes to sexy party makeup! Denim have been all over the chart clothing wise for the last two seasons so it´s about time the durable, strong and comfortable vibe from the denim material finds it way into your makeup routines.

A clear view
Some may associate blue eye shadow with makeup from the 1980s gone horribly wrong but, luckily, many of the top designers showed us how to make the look sexy and modern. Designers Derek Lamb, Jason Wu and Diane von Furstenberg let their models down the runway with the hottest make up tip of the season. The reason for why the blue eye shadow is all the rage again is simply because when applied correctly, it is one of the most flattering colors any woman can frame her eyes with. It works wonders for tired and red eyes as it gives the illusion of a clearer gaze. It also suits most hair colors, skin colors and eye colors, which only leaves us with the task of picking the right shade of blue.
If you have a tanned or dark skin color, you should always pick an aquamarine or blue-green eye shadow. For a lighter skin tone, you’re better off using cool colors like Cobalt.
If you really want a great party makeup, you should choose your best suited tone in a metallic texture as seen on the runway at Balenciaga.



The secret makeup tip on how to make the perfect blue and smoky eye!

Applying Eye Makeup: The blue and smoky eye is such a great variation from the original black smoky eye because it makes it more playful and fresh. You don´t have to use a clear or strong shade of blue: more often than not, the most becoming blue colors are those with a speck of brown in them to make the color more deep and demure. If you really want the look to be similar to the trends from the runway, make sure you choose the metallic textured eye shadows.

• Apply a lighter shade of blue from your eyelash line and up to your global. Use a clean brush to soften the edges upwards and outwards. Remember to use the same shadow under your eyes and connect the eye shadows on the inner and outer corners of the eyes.
• Use a black eyeliner pencil and draw an intense line around the entire eye, following the lash line. Soften the outer edges of the eyeliner using a clean, small brush. Make sure the eyeliner is 100% intense between the eyelashes and fill in your inner eye rims for that sultry gaze.
• Complete the look with a dark and metallic blue eye shadow from the eyelashes over the eyeliner and up to the global, making sure that you stop right before you first color does. Finish it all off with tons of mascara.

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Makeup Tip

Some runway tricks are simply better left to the runway. So even though a lot of the designers did show this technique used all the way up and into the eyebrows, it doesn´t mean we have to (or should) do the same. That is, frankly speaking, just too hard to pull off!
Lancôme eye shadow in the color Garment, Revlon in the color Venetian Blue, Yves Saint Laurent in the color Mogador Blue, Nars Duo in the colors Burn It Blue, Maybelline triple set.

Keep the rest to a minimal

Sexy eye makeup demands a lot of attention, so there is no reason to try an upstage it by applying tons of make up to your lips or cheeks. Your skin should definitely be perfectly covered and with a healthy shine, but leave the lips nude or peachy. You can always give your cheeks a lift with a darker tone under the cheek bone, but a peachy color is also suitable. The most important makeup tip you can apply to the smoky blue eye is to make sure the area under your eyes are immaculately covered. If not, you might end up looking like a panda bear

Hair trend: Reds VS Silver white

The biggest hair trend the past and coming season is the fiery yet natural looking color red. This is not a color many naturally possess and cannot so easily be gained by a simple hair dye- but it is ’oh so fabulous when done right (thumps up for Ashley Simpson). The great thing about the strong, warm and deep red color of this season is that it goes so well with the palest of a milky skin tone as well with a tanned caramel color. This trend started as many of the leading brands launched it for their color schemes. Wella, Redken and System all did it- which then of course led to it also being used heavily on fashion shows and photo spreads. Many saw it as a rebellion to the legally blond era that has been triumphing for a bit too long the last 3 years. However, I am noticing a street trend here in London, with all the lovely artsy and creative type of girls with white almost silvery white colors to their hair. The influence might be from the über fascinating Kate Lanphear- senior style editor at US Elle, as well as being a true street trend passed on from Bricklane Sunday markets to the outskirts of Oxfords Circus. My favorites have been the ones who wear it very casually, and often with a short fringe or shag due similar to the newest Victoria Beckhams. Together with a black and red oversized flannel shirt and ripped high wasted denim shorts from spring 2008, it gives it a vintage and now almost classic look that I really love. Feel free to follow Ms. Lanphear in her straight forward fashion tailoring or style it up with neo-romantic garments of this summer for a more toned down look, but be careful of the grandma’ effect, unless this is wanted of course. As I have just gone back to my natural color red, after shunning it for the past eight years, I don’t think I’ll be jumping right on this silvery slope- but I expect to see a lot more of it and I am looking forward to it.
Let the red vs. Silver-white battle begin!


Jessica Simpsons baby sister Ashely Simpson and her FAB Red Hair

                                                                                   

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Shopping guide for the average woman

When it comes to shopping, it really is wise to have some guidlines in the back of your head before entering the chaos.

I might just speak for my self, but there is an absolute rush to shopping, and you don´t even realize it until you come home with 5 bags filled with things you can´t even remember what is.

I would imagine it feels kind of like gambling- we´re not sure we can afford it, or where we would wear it, but I still want it!!

So here are 5 of my top shopping tips that allows you to still shop, but slightly smarter.

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SKINCARE

Buy your skincare from a skincare therapist. Why? Because if your car breaks down, you don´t take it to the gas station do you? no- if you want your skin done right, you have to go to the brands that specialize in skin treatment and improvement and not it flashy bottles, Hollywood ads and high-end names.

MAKEUP

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Makeup

  When you’re looking for an eye shadow, there’s a very easy trick you can do to make sure the eye shadow will stay on and last you for at least a year. Simply rub the eye shadow on your fingertip, apply to the back of your hand. If the color comes out as intense and in the same shade as you see in the box, the eye shadow should be good. Cheaper eye shadows will tend to look a shade lighter on your hand. This means you will end up using a lot more product to get the effect you wanted.

3

SALE

Don´t buy on sale. If you think about it, of all the items you have bought during the big sales throughout the years, do you end up using that much? When we go on sale, we are just on a mission to get SOMETHING. Of course, sometimes we do bargains, but seriously- The big summer and Christmas sales are really just emptying our pockets instead of saving up for some descent statement peaces you will cherish for years.

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HAIR

Invest in hair products. Again, if you want to take care of and improve your hair, you must go to the expert. Even thought the professional hair products are a little more expensive, you use less product to get the desired treatment and your hair will grow better.

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NEWSET TRENDS

When you’re looking for the next seasons wardrobe, try to look out the classics that we see come back over and over. These will obviously last you longer, and you can invest in them with an easy heart. (Fall 2010: Cape, trench coat, color camel, leopard, 60´s sweaters, knit) But of course, don´t forget the fun, extreme statement pieces, but buy them as cheap as possible, because chances are you´ll wear them to bits the next 4 months, then put them away for the next statement trend.

Questions about makeup and fashion are WELCOME here!

I just wanted to mentione that because this page is still new (4 days) but had an amazing numbers of visit already, I will answer ALL questions regarding makeup and fashion for the next month. My background is as an international makeup artist and stylist, along with lifestyle and fashion journalist and makeup teacher. I am always honest and straight forward, and would never give you a makeup tip that actually only works on photoshoot with retouch available! ;) However, for you professionals out there, new or professionals looking for new inspiration- feel free to shoot any questions for shoot/set/live makeup as well.

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MAKEUP TRENDS- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow!

Lancome artliner

When it comes to keeping up with makeup trends, it may sometimes be quite confusing trying to keep up with all of the changes each season. It’s a lot of fun constantly changing your look, but it’s also exhausting. That’s why it’s good to know that there are some makeup trends that never go out of style.

Chanel lipstick

In beauty & fashion journalism there is a lot of talk about ‘right and wrong’ when it comes to makeup trens and hair styles as well as clothing. But sometimes, those ‘right and wrongs’ are merely used to spice up an article more than it actually influences the real life fashion. But what is the real life fashion? In my opinion, it’s the styles and looks that we as consumers, fashion lovers or even haters go on to use after the hype of fashion weeks and September issues have passed. Every year we see several so called fashion hits that might be getting their 15 minutes of fame in enthusiastic fashion articles, but the consumers are never really sold when it comes to placing it on their own body (see 1950’s trend of 2010).

It’s the same when it comes to makeup trends, it doesn’t always work out in real life fashion and beauty. We do however have those classic makeup trends that will never be ‘wrong’. They might not be mentioned every season as a fashion hit, because that would be seen as mundane journalism, but if you do some research you will see them pop back in the magazines with a trippel season interval.

So I give to you, the Makeup Trends of ALL SEASONS!

1.        Smokey eye in black, purple, brown or green tones

2.        Kat eye shape in dark and Smokey or green tones to resemble the 1940’s original.

3.        Red or pink lips

4.        Illuminant skin

5.        The Marilyn Monroe eyeliner

6.        Earth tones

7.        1950’s eyebrows

8.         Shiny light-toned eyelid + taupe colored global

9.        Matt skin with sculptured bone structure.

10.     Peachy cheeks

So feel free to apply these looks at any time and with any style for the rest of your seasons to come.

MAC eyeshadows in Dazzlelight and brown