Makeup as Art- What is your style?

You may have noticed (if you watch my youtube channel) that I've been rapidly deleting videos. The reason is pretty understandable. I don't like them. More and more of the people I know in my life are asking about my videos, and it's quite simply embarrassing to have them watch videos I don't like. This doesn't mean I won't make any more videos, it's just that I'm kind of starting over.

Anyway, on to some fun makeup!

This is just something I put together last night out of boredom. I've got these new pigments in interesting colors, so why not go crazy? I personally think that I could have taken it a step further with the fuchsia and white..but that may be just me.
After putting this look together, I got to thinking about what my makeup "style" is. You know, if I'm ever in a magazine, what would people know me for? I'm starting to think that my style focuses on the natural curves of the face. I try not to do any makeup that clashes with the face shape. Let me find an example of what I mean....

Okay, so here is something I did a very long time ago. Thinking along the lines of M. C. Escher, the lines drawn flow with the contour of the eye. This can apply to casual makeup as well! If you are trying to create the illusion of something (a cat eye, eyelid, wider set eyes, higher cheekbones, etc), you have to work WITH the shape of your face, rather than against it. I can't just shade my cheeks where I wish I had cheekbones. That only draws more attention to the fact that I'm faking it. Working with the natural hollows of your cheeks is a better strategy.

Hopefully this has given you something to think about! Next time to experiment with makeup, familiarize yourself with your natural contours. You will learn a lot about how to work with your face in the process. :)

-Tanya

Club and Parfait Amour

I finally B2M'd some empties and picked up both Parfait Amour and Club shadows from MAC. I was thrilled, since I've been eyeing these shadows for quite some time.

Club is a satin finish, so it has a beautiful sheen without any sort of glittery shimmery weirdness. The amazing thing about this shadow is how unique the color is...it's a warm brown when you swatch it, but depending on the lighting and what you pair it with you can bring out this wonderful green/teal color. I absolutely adore the way it looks over a black base, such as NYX's jumbo pencil in black bean. The resulting green shine reminds me of those japanese beetles and their highly reflective and colorful appearance.

The second shadow I purchased is Parfait Amour. Although this is a frost finish, it is not overly shiny or glittery. When swatched next to Club, you can see that the finish is quite similar. This is a very blue purple shade. For all you girls out there who are afraid of wearing blue shadows, try using something similar to Parfait Amour: the purple makes it more wearable than straight up blue. It also has a sort of pink pearly shine that comes out depending on the lighting. Like Club, it looks fantastic of a black base.



Here are some swatches of both of these shadows.
From left to right:
Parfait Amour over Black Bean, Club over Black Bean, Parfait Amour alone, Club alone.


I hope this encourages somebody to pick up one or both of these MAC shadows! They are both very unique and exciting to play with :)

-Tanya