creative endevours

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after

Hey Guys,

i had a really good time a few days ago at the academy. we were asked to create a very creative shot and it was no holds barred, so you can just imagine my excitement when i heard this. for my model i chose my friend, Marian and truth be told she is one of the most photogenic people on the planet. you can see all of her graphic design and illustration work here

with that being said, my theme was a parrot. its lush electric blue feathers and the way pinks, greens and yellows play around it just simply makes me stand in awe. it suits marian's personality as well because she was eccentric, quite chatty (in a good way) and just open to the world. 

now your favourite part, how to recreate this.

1. start with a clean face. add primer around the face but avoid the eye area as some primers will tend to sting the eye.
2. conceal the eye area. never use foundation because of some foundations contain sunscreen that can sting when applied around the eye area. once concealing is done, apply some translucent powder to set the concealer.
3. create the eyebrows. never EVER go overboard with your eyebrows. always lightly apply dark brown eyeshadow and clear mascara OR gel liner in brown to fill the brows.
4. once you have your brows, start your smokey eye technique by filing in the lid with some electric blue eyeshadow. dont apply too much, just slowly build it up.
5. next, apply your hot pink shadow on the socket area and blend this with the electric blue. bring the pink colour to the bridge of your nose and have the ends sharp to create an edge for a more "bird-like" effect.
6. next blend the pink shadow with some gold over the brow bone. this will give your look depth and definition.
7. apply gold eyeliner around the lids. this will boost up the look further and create the feature on the eyes. then apply black eyeliner near and close to the lashline to help the lashes look fuller. curl your lashes and apply a coat of mascara to finish it of.
8. apply your base. it must be seemless and perfect because the focus has to be on the eyes.
9. lastly, apply your lashes (i used napoleon perdis birds of paradise $22.00) make sure that the colourful part stays out on the end to pop the eyes and have a bird like effect that it has opened its wings.

there you go, thats my creative look. there are more looks to come so stick around!

cheers!

trish x

diablo 3 look

greetings from the passenger seat of my sisters car! she had to drop me off to work cause its diablo 3 launch!! :) woooo!!
for those gals or guys who haven't heard of diablo, its the most anticipated game of the year. its almost 10 years or so in the making and it involves saving new tristram from the clutches of the demon diablo.  i wont go into too much detail of that though. after all, you guys are just after my look for today. :)
the make up was pretty much inspired by the game cover. start with your perfect foundation base.  next add a dash of rust coloured eyeshadow on your eyelids. get a soft square blensing blush and blend inwards a soft taupe colour on your crease to give an edgier look. next take your red lipliner (yes, you read it right, the same exact one you use on your lips) and smudge it on your lids, blending it with your rust coloured eyeshadow to give it a more red tinge.
next grab your black eyeliner and apply a line near your lashes. it can be a bit thick but dont go to overboard. when this is done, take your gold eyeliner and apply a thin line on top of your black eyeliner still trying to come as close to your lash line. :) then, curl your eyelashes and apply a coat of mascara to the top and bottom lash to pop your eyes open.
lastly, apply a thin layer of bronzer on your cheeks to give you that go. leave your lips with nude lipstick or lipbalm and your set. :)
now im off to play diablo. i happen to be one of those waiting for it :)
ciao loves!!
trish x

inspired by barbie

I have to admit, I used to own a barbie doll when i was a kid. I think most girls my age came to that stage at some point. I remembered that tried to cut her hair and tied it up in a really funny way cause i cut it wrong and how i make her face up by putting markers on her face. I think thats how i started to find make up fascinating. LOL :)

so years later, when I grew out of love for barbie, i saw this campaign by MAC about how they were using barbie as an inspiration for their new line of make up, so i thought i'd give that a go. i quite like the play of green and pink eyeshadow and how the black eye liner completes the look further.

thats about it for now, i reckon i have to get back with study for uni

until then, stay awesome!

tata!

trish x

that punk thang. :)

For those who don't know, I used to be a really hardcore punk rock girl back in high school. I would always have black eye liner on and on casual days, I would always wear a black shirt and cargo shorts with my worn out converse, which funnily enough, i still use today :)


Of course, I came a long way from that and the about a month ago, I missed it. So, as tribute to my childhood self, I created a punk rock inspired look, still with black eye liner, but with a but more "oomph!" to it :)
the original idea for this came from one of my favorite make up artists, Rae Morris  in which he did the make up for australian model, Rubi Rose

more to come on my next few shots or if i get out from uni work :)

tata!

trish x

the black swan

hi everyone!

so some of you might be familiar with this look and for those who are not, they're from the movie the black swan. it's not very makeup-esque as some might put it and in fact my dad actually complained that this character doesn't suit me. but i told him in the end i was just fascinated with the mask :)

this is look is quite good for dress up parties, just wear it with a ballerina tutu and put your hair up and you are good to go.

signing out now!
trish x