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Make-up that enlarges the eyes

Natural / Mild makeups

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Oct 1, 2014

Making up the eyes so that they look bigger is about combining dark and light colors in the right way. You can also use shimmery and matte eye shadows to get even more effect.

A light and shimmery eye shadow is optimal for enlarging and highlighting parts of the eyes.
A dark and matte eye shadow is optimal for deepening parts of the eyes.

In short, you can say that light magnifies, and dark is used to indicate that you have magnified and to create greater contrasts so that the magnifying effect is enhanced.

Example - If you want a large eyelid, you can enlarge it with a light eye shadow, then it looks bigger. If you also make the globe line look deeper with a dark eye shadow, the eyelid will look even bigger because the contrast / difference will be greater. At the same time, the large eyelid is marked so that it can be seen from a distance that it is large.

Do you understand what I mean? :)

Today I have at least done a make-up that enlarges the eyes with light and dark. Hope you like it! :)

Fint va? :)

The lip gloss is Golden Rose Rich Color Lipgloss in shade 13.

I have used this 4-palette from Revlon, shade Adventurous.

1. Brown shimmery eye shadow at the end of the eyelid, the lower lash line and along the globe line.
2. Light eye shadow innermost on the eyelid and in the corner of the eye.
3. Fade the edges.
4. Dark brown matte eye shadow at the end of the eyelid (to create depth)
5. Black eyeliner thin along the upper and lower lash line, Paese Linea Automatic Eyeliner.
White eyeliner along the waterline, Paese Eye Pencil White.
6. Black mascara on all lashes, Paese Adore 3D Lash Mascara.

If you have small eyelids, it can also be good to (as I have done on this make-up) be sparing with eyeliner and paint the brown along the crease line a little higher up than what the crease line actually sits - then your eyelid looks bigger!

The nail polish is Lumene Gel Effect in the shade Wild Strawberry.

Hugs are!

Make-up that enlarges the eyes

Helena Amiley

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Oct 1, 2014

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Making up the eyes so that they look bigger is about combining dark and light colors in the right way. You can also use shimmery and matte eye shadows to get even more effect.

A light and shimmery eye shadow is optimal for enlarging and highlighting parts of the eyes.
A dark and matte eye shadow is optimal for deepening parts of the eyes.

In short, you can say that light magnifies, and dark is used to indicate that you have magnified and to create greater contrasts so that the magnifying effect is enhanced.

Example - If you want a large eyelid, you can enlarge it with a light eye shadow, then it looks bigger. If you also make the globe line look deeper with a dark eye shadow, the eyelid will look even bigger because the contrast / difference will be greater. At the same time, the large eyelid is marked so that it can be seen from a distance that it is large.

Do you understand what I mean? :)

Today I have at least done a make-up that enlarges the eyes with light and dark. Hope you like it! :)

The lip gloss is Golden Rose Rich Color Lipgloss in shade 13.

I have used this 4-palette from Revlon

1. Brown shimmery eye shadow at the end of the eyelid, the lower lash line and along the globe line.
2. Light eye shadow innermost on the eyelid and in the corner of the eye.
3. Fade the edges.
4. Dark brown matte eye shadow at the end of the eyelid (to create depth)
5. Black eyeliner thin along the upper and lower lash line, Automatic Eyeliner Line.
White eyeliner along the waterline, Eye Pencil White.
6. Black mascara on all lashes, 3D Lash Mascara.

If you have small eyelids, it can also be good to (as I have done on this make-up) be sparing with eyeliner and paint the brown along the crease line a little higher up than what the crease line actually sits - then your eyelid looks bigger!

The nail polish is Lumene Gel Effect in the shade Wild Strawberry.

Hugs are!

Eyeshadow brushes

Reviews & Product Tips

Helena Amiley

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Oct 1, 2014

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First of all, I want to say thank you to all of you who are in my competition that I published yesterday, you write such nice things, wow! I started the day with a cup of coffee and over 200 compliments, can you feel better? :) You are wonderful!

Anyway, I thought I would make a post about eyeshadow brushes, because I have received a lot of questions about it lately. And I thought for the sake of simplicity to start with the brushes from one of the brush sets that I sell in the webshop, because they are really, really good and it is a complete set with all the brushes you need.

The set I'm talking about is bh cosmetics eco frendly brush set which costs SEK 299 at creativemakeup.se :)

I did not take this picture, but found it on the make - up blog makingupthemw.com who has written a great review on the brushes, and writes exactly what I mentioned earlier in the post - this is a complete set with all the brushes you need!

The bristles on the brushes are synthetic, so no animals have been harmed.
The shafts are made of bamboo, which are naturally colored.
The metal between the shaft and the straws is recycled aluminum.
The case in which the brushes are made is made of linen fabric.

Fade out eye shadows
Here are the three largest eyeshadow brushes in the set. The two on the left are rounded and the one on the right is flatter but still very fluffy and soft. All these three brushes are super good when you want to fade out eye shadows!

The brush in the middle I use immediately after I have applied the eyeshadows, it makes all sharp edges soft and fine. It is especially good in the globe line thanks to it being so rounded.

The brush on the left is also rounded and great for the globe line, it is bigger and softer and makes an already faded eye shadow become topnotch!

The brush on the right I use in the same way as the one on the left, ie to get an already faded eye shadow to be perfectly soft and nice. But I use this more on the sides of the eye, e.g. is it great when I make up a protruding cat eye-fom.

Apply eye shadows + fade them into each other
I use these two the most! They are flat and compact enough to pick up properly with eyeshadow and press it onto the eyelid, but they are at the same time soft and fluffy enough to be able to tone the eyeshadows in each other and get nice transitions between the colors.

The brush on the left I use it the most, both to apply the eyeshadow (which I do by dabbing it on the eyelid) and then when the shadow is firm I tint it in any other colors next to it and sometimes I even use it as a fading brush in the globe line (where I actually recommend the brush in the middle of the previous picture). So this one is great in many ways!

The brush on the right is a bit skewed, which is especially good when you want to fade out the eye shadows on the lower lash line! Then this brush comes on properly and it is easy to control how smoky the eye shadow becomes.

Small areas
These brushes are not fluffy but flat, compact, and quite small. They are perfect for small details where you need good precision e.g. in the corner of the eye, the lower lash line, the eyebrows, the lips, etc.

The brush on the left is completely straight and flat, it is mainly good for eyebrows and if you want to apply the eye shadow sharply e.g. on the lower lash line or a sharp cat eye shape.

The brush on the right is small and narrow and is great when you want to apply a little eye shadow e.g. in the corner of the eye or along the rows of lashes.

Hope this post was helpful! Remember that which brushes you like are a matter of taste and also depends on how big / small eyes you have. In addition, there are no rules on which to use where but test yourself! I have e.g. realized that the large fading brush in the first picture is also perfect for putting mineral concealer under the eyes :)

Do you want me to make a similar post with the brushes from the other set I also sell (?) So shout out and I will arrange it!

Have a nice day :)
Hug hug!

Eyeshadow brushes

Other

Helena Amiley

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Oct 1, 2014

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First of all, I want to say thank you to all of you who are in my competition that I published yesterday, you write such nice things, wow! I started the day with a cup of coffee and over 200 compliments, can you feel better? :) You are wonderful!

Anyway, I thought I would make a post about eyeshadow brushes, because I have received a lot of questions about it lately. And I thought for the sake of simplicity to start with the brushes from one of the brush sets that I sell in the webshop, because they are really, really good and it is a complete set with all the brushes you need.

The set I'm talking about is bh cosmetics eco frendly brush set which costs SEK 299 at creativemakeup.se :)

I did not take this picture, but found it on the make - up blog makingupthemw.com who has written a great review on the brushes, and writes exactly what I mentioned earlier in the post - this is a complete set with all the brushes you need!

The bristles on the brushes are synthetic, so no animals have been harmed.
The shafts are made of bamboo, which are naturally colored.
The metal between the shaft and the straws is recycled aluminum.
The case in which the brushes are made is made of linen fabric.

Fade out eye shadows
Here are the three largest eyeshadow brushes in the set. The two on the left are rounded and the one on the right is flatter but still very fluffy and soft. All these three brushes are super good when you want to fade out eye shadows!

The brush in the middle I use immediately after I have applied the eyeshadows, it makes all sharp edges soft and fine. It is especially good in the globe line thanks to it being so rounded.

The brush on the left is also rounded and great for the globe line, it is bigger and softer and makes an already faded eye shadow become topnotch!

The brush on the right I use in the same way as the one on the left, ie to get an already faded eye shadow to be perfectly soft and nice. But I use this more on the sides of the eye, e.g. is it great when I make up a protruding cat eye-fom.

Apply eye shadows + fade them into each other
I use these two the most! They are flat and compact enough to pick up properly with eyeshadow and press it onto the eyelid, but they are at the same time soft and fluffy enough to be able to tone the eyeshadows in each other and get nice transitions between the colors.

The brush on the left I use it the most, both to apply the eyeshadow (which I do by dabbing it on the eyelid) and then when the shadow is firm I tint it in any other colors next to it and sometimes I even use it as a fading brush in the globe line (where I actually recommend the brush in the middle of the previous picture). So this one is great in many ways!

The brush on the right is a bit skewed, which is especially good when you want to fade out the eye shadows on the lower lash line! Then this brush comes on properly and it is easy to control how smoky the eye shadow becomes.

Small areas
These brushes are not fluffy but flat, compact, and quite small. They are perfect for small details where you need good precision e.g. in the corner of the eye, the lower lash line, the eyebrows, the lips, etc.

The brush on the left is completely straight and flat, it is mainly good for eyebrows and if you want to apply the eye shadow sharply e.g. on the lower lash line or a sharp cat eye shape.

The brush on the right is small and narrow and is great when you want to apply a little eye shadow e.g. in the corner of the eye or along the rows of lashes.

Hope this post was helpful! Remember that which brushes you like are a matter of taste and also depends on how big / small eyes you have. In addition, there are no rules on which to use where but test yourself! I have e.g. realized that the large fading brush in the first picture is also perfect for putting mineral concealer under the eyes :)

Do you want me to make a similar post with the brushes from the other set I also sell (?) So shout out and I will arrange it!

Have a nice day :)
Hug hug!

Wild Strawberry - Red nails from Lumene

Helena Amiley

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Sep 30, 2014

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I managed to remove all the pearls from the nails on my own (as I will not fix them at the salon anymore) and have sanded them fairly smooth as well so they look pretty good, I feel good :)

But guess if I get decision anxiety now when I pick out all my nail polish that I have collected and barely used for a year !! Lots to choose from and experiment with! :) I can add that I started going to the nail salon just a few months after I stopped working in the restaurant kitchen at Länsförsäkringar where I was for 10 months - and was not allowed to use nail polish. So on the 2nd of October it is exactly 2 years since I stopped painting my nails regularly myself which I did all the time before. Crazy!

My pink and golden nails that were first out after the pearl removal, you got a glimpse of yesterday's make-up, but when I realized that I had to file them even more, I removed it already this morning and chose a new color after sanding which I fell for, namely this:

A colorful red shade fixed in the soft pink / coral direction. Fint va? :)

The paint is Lumene Gel Effect in (shade Wild Strawberry) which I really like to paint with, perfect texture that dries quickly and evens out the unevenness of the nails!

The varnish costs SEK 69 and is available e.g. on Eleven.se and Kicks.

Two thumbs up I say! :)