Hiya!
My name is Holly I'm 17, an aspiring
makeup artist and photography enthusiast from Manchester UK. My makeup
obsession started around 3 years ago, and my collection has continued to grow.
I post makeup looks and general beauty pics onto Instagram and have made a few YouTube videos. (Of course you can go have a look at the videos here).
I
always start out with a good base for my makeup, this allows it to sit better
on my skin and also keeps my skin
moisturised so my foundation doesn't sink into any dry spots. The moisturiser I
use is the Nivea pure&natural soothing day cream, this cream is a fast drying
and highly moisturising, as I have extremely sensitive skin this cream works so
well and doesn't cause any irritation. I also love to use a primer in this case
I have recently been using Benefit Pore-fessional, this just fills in any big
pores and smooths down the skin texture for foundation.
I'm a foundation before eyes kinda girl so
next I will apply my foundation, my favourite is Mac studio fix in NC15, this
foundation is really long lasting on the skin and also doesn't cause any
irritation like some others do. I then use my Collection concealer in light to
conceal under my eyes and cover any blemishes, when you're as fair as me the
lightest shade is your skin tone rather than a highlighting concealer. I use my
trusty Rimmel stay matte powder to set everything into place to ensure it
doesn't slip off during the day.
To fill in my non-existent eyebrows I use my
BarryM brow kit with my Zoeva 317 winged liner brush to carve out the shape and
a real techniques brow brush to fill in.
For eyes I don't use a primer as I don't
think they help so I skip that step, and go straight onto shadows. I apply a
skin tone or just some powder to my eyelids to give it a little bit of
coverage, and go into the crease of my eye with the warm brown shade from my
Mac warm neutrals palette. I also apply the darker brown into the outer v of my
eye and blend it through the crease with the lighter shade. I am a big fan of
an easy Smoky eye so this is a go to makeup look for me. I then will take the
bronze copper shade and apply this onto my lid and blend this upwards to the
crease colours. Lastly I will take the darkest colours and line under my eye
with this and the top lashline to give the look a dark smudged line. One of the
best liquid eyeliners I've tried is the Primark one so I use this most days to
give myself perfect wings. To finish the eyes I will apply a couple of coats of
my Benefit Rollerlash mascara.
Finally to finish the look I will use my
Anastasia powder contour kit and the lightest contour shade to contour the
usual areas. To bronze up I will use the other two shades over the top to give
a bronzed look to go with the eyes. To highlight because we all know
highlighting is the best part, I love using the Bobbi Brown shimmer brick in
Rose Quartz on the highest points of my face.
As I have extremely dry lips I usually leave
my lips plain and apply some Vaseline because I like to keep the concentration
on the eyes.
Thanks to Poppy for letting me post onto her
blog, I am extremely appreciative and if anyone wants to check out any of my
social media it’s listed below.
Instagram: @holls.makeup @holly.hughes
Youtube: youtube.com/hollhughes
