After being asked for years to post video tutorials, I finally did it! During this shelter in place, I wanted a creative outlet to stay connected. Finding ways to encourage others that might have similar beauty challenges during this time, I am happy to be able to assist y'all! So I present, the first of many videos! Fixing Root Color TemporarilyThe reason I am presenting this is because I personally didn’t like the root color spray by itself, nor do I like the root touch up kits. I find the touch up kits pricey and not as pigmented or dense of color, for my taste. Also, self dying kits at home are tricky and you can really damage your already colored hair for future appointments. And who wants to spend more money to fix something that expensive when you can do this!
Click HERE to watch the video on IGTV. Full breakdown and links of what I used, you can find below. I only needed 2 products to help me get the desired effect! First, I used MAC Eyeshadow in Mystic (**discontinued), but if you have dyed hair darker than your roots, any pigmented eyeshadow that matches your hair color will work. Using a sponge, I generously applied the color to my roots. You can use as much color in as many places as you see fit, to get the coverage you want. Second, I used L'Oréal Magic Root Color Spray, $10.99. Using the spray, I literally sprayed enough to balance out the eyeshadow coverage, creating a thicker and more believable color. If your eyeshadow alone gives you the color coverage needed, you only need to use hairspray to seal it in, (seal = to keep color in place and possibly wear the next day, or until your next shampoo). I am using the two products to help get my desired color effect. On my scalp, (I do not have an oily scalp) this coverage lasts a few days with minimal touchups for me. If you are blonde, hiding darker roots, you can find: blonde, platinum, white, as well as silver and gold, (if you want to have fun with it, as I explained in the video). Enjoy the tutorial... please let me know what videos you want to see next! **You can find your desired eyeshadow color in eyeshadows from products such as, Huda Beauty and other similar brands.
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The most commonly asked questions I receive are about great skincare and makeup setting sprays. Look no further! These tried and true products are in my professional kit, as well as my personal arsenal. Let's start with eye cream! If you are over 35, and you want your under eye area to appear firmer, brighter and diminish lines; Drunk Elephant C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Cream, $64 A rich and restorative eye cream featuring a brightening combination of eight peptides, five forms of vitamin C, and cucumber extract for firmer, stronger-looking skin around the eye area. This product is free of gluten, fragrance, essential oil, silicone, and irritants. It is vegan and cruelty-free. Drunk Elephant is a supporter of IEF (International Elephant Foundation) and is cruelty-free. Would you like a workhorse product that helps your blackheads, pores, breakouts, and controls excess oil? Caudalie Vinopure Salicylic Acid Pore Minimizing Serum, $49 Formulated with salicylic acid, this ultra-light gel serum purifies pores, zaps blemishes, and purges excess oil, blackheads, and bacteria. Caudalie’s natural salicylic acid (a BHA, or beta hydroxy acid) is clean, powerful, and oil soluble, which allows it to penetrate pores, targeting the most stubborn pimples caused by bacteria and dead skin. While the salicylic acid works hard to flush out excess oil and clarify clogged pores, rosewater works to your enhance glow and hydrate skin. The formula is further enriched with antioxidant grape seed polyphenols to protect the skin and prevent the oil inside your pores from oxidizing, or turning black, which is essentially a blackhead. A complex of noncomedogenic essential oils provides antiseptic benefits to calm the skin and keep it clear, leaving it smooth and soft. Powerful yet soothing, this serum is safe for sensitive skin and is recommended for combination to oily skin, as well as those with hormonal breakouts. Literally the most popular question is: "Jessi, which setting spray do you love the most?" BEHOLD; Skindinavia - The Makeup Finishing Spray, $29 This clinically-proven makeup finishing spray (also known as a setting spray) applies as a lightweight, breathable fine mist to set liquid and powder makeup and hold it in place for 16+ hours! Skindinavia's makeup setting spray boasts the ultimate extreme long wear set and hold with our patented slow release encapsulation formula that promises a finished look that doesn't compromise. I hope you get out there and try some of these products! NOTE; if you do purchase The Makeup Finishing Spray by Skindinavia, be aware they have an oily skin formula. But unless you have extreme oil production, I would not advise getting it!.The spray above is great for normal to oily skins. Until next time!
Jessi For years I have been dedicated to MAC paint tube and paint pot primers. But after a multitude of artists told me to try the Too Faced Shadow Insurance, I am blown away at how wonderful it works with my oily eyelids. I'm kicking myself for not trying it sooner. It is AMAZING!!! I worked a 12 hour day, I had zero creasing and my shadow was perfectly in place. I also have a couple of stubborn dry patches that it soothed out perfectly. Before you do your makeup, if you aren't already using this product, you should. From Sephora's website: Shadow Insurance locks down eyeshadows, intensifying color to ensure waterproof, crease- , and fade-proof coverage for up to 24 hours. The ultra-lightweight, colorless formula glides effortlessly onto lids, leaving a smooth, even canvas for budge-proof shadow application. Formulated without: Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates. Too Faced - Shadow Insurance, $20 Along with that, I had to try a few foundation types since my Marc Jacobs Genius Gel is being reformulated and is completely sold out. And my concealer, well let's just say I have been through them all it seems. I was just not satisfied. I was poking around Nordstrom and walked around playing with brands. Finally speaking with a beauty rep from Yves Saint Laurent and by playing with their products, I found my new favorites! I have been wearing the Touche Eclat Le Teint - Radiance Awakening Foundation SPF 22. It feels like satin going on and really lightweight. The coverage is gorgeous with a hint of glow, perfect for my skin in the colder winter months. From Sephora's website: Touche Éclat Le Teint Radiance Awakening Foundation is enriched with stimulating Ruscus Extract, an anti-fatigue formula that energizes skin by stimulating micro-circulation and targeting dullness to instantly improve the look your skin’s brightness and luminosity, while the Vitamin E protects against free radicals. Formulated with SPF 22 to provide sun protection, it leaves a weightless finish while offering eight hours of a refreshed, radiant look. Yves Saint Laurent - Touche Éclat Le Teint Radiance Awakening Foundation, $58 For concealer, I have been going between Chanel, Tarte, Nars and Urban Decay. One product is heavy, one was the lightest shade and too dark, one had little coverage, and one oxidized. Low and behold, I love this darn Yves Saint Laurent, All Hours Concealer. It is light feeling with a silky texture that conceals and glides on flawlessly. From Sephora's website: Instantly blur and erase imperfections including dark circles, bags, redness, hyper-pigmentation, broken capillaries, age spots, and discoloration. This advanced 16-hour formula won’t cake, crease, or fade nor will it accentuate the look of fine lines and wrinkles. The highly concentrated, flexible pigments move with you to provide a highly workable and blendable texture that stands up to makeup meltdowns and resists fading, heat, humidity, and touch. The ultra-smooth, creamy matte finish looks just-applied all day. No touch-ups required. Formulated without: Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates. Yves Saint Laurent - All Hour Concealer, $34 Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday week, and be sure to get those makeup steals and deals on black friday!
Brows: I love finding new brow products! And under $10, who isn't excited!!! My first favorite is: Maybelline Eye Studio Brow Define + Fill Duo, $6.99 This product is wonderful! I love having the versatility of a powder and micro liner in one product. It holds well, the pigment is beautiful! I really live this beauty steal! The second brow product is: NYX Cosmetics Micro Brow Pencil, $9.99 It is another amazing steal! Along with trying myself, I actually put two colors in my kit, to try it out. So far I am happy with the color and wearability. Enjoy this beauty steal! And let me know about your under $10 products. Until next time. <3 Max Factor's U.S. relaunchMax Factor is one of THE leading brands with decades of innovation and inventions, to amazing artistry and product history, and a bevy of starlet actresses he created looks for. After migrating to the US in 1914, he originally started selling eyeshadows and eyebrow pencils in Los Angeles in 1916. He is the FATHER OF MAKEUP, he actually coined the words "Make-Up". If you know me, you know I have been collecting vintage makeup products since 1996. I am a HUGE fan of his to say the least. Not to mention in the early 2000's I found that Max Factor Pan Stick foundation was THE product of drag queens, with it's amazing application and coverage, (I continued to have a few in my kit until they were expired). I also swore by their mascara, the 2000 calorie Max Factor, pre and post "X" launch. Then, in the mid 2000's they left the U.S. market. I was devastated. For the relaunch, the AMAZING makeup artist Pat McGrath, has joined forces with Max Factor to relaunch into the U.S. I was beside myself with excitement. Not to mention nervous it would all be sold out, considering I received the info a week after announcement. I ran to Walgreens (it was an exclusive product to that drug store) and purchased 3 out of 4 products. Max Factor X U.S. Capsule Collection::
Masterpiece Max Mascara, $10.99 Masterpiece High Precision Liquid Eyeliner, $10.99 Colour Elixir Lipstick in 2 shades, Simply Nude & Maroon Dust Above is my purchase, I BOUGHT IT. I only get gratis (which equals free product when I credit a recognized magazine for a makeup I use). This was not one of those times. I used all three products on a shoot. The mascara I used then gave to the model, since I wanted to try out their brush. It was pretty awesome coverage, and the brush seemed to reach alot of lashes with one stroke. It stayed smudge-proof throughout the look changes. And model stated it felt really good against her lash line. I will purchase that again. The eyeliner is a felt tipped "marker brush" which is great for at home application of a "cat eye", and the color payoff is gorgeous. However, unless I ruin the liner, there was no sanitary way to re-use that product. So I gave that to my model as well. The lipstick, I bought in Simply Nude. I should have read the description, it explains that it is a moisturizing lipstick, and colorful. I naively expected full color pigment. For me, the moisturizing effect left it too glossy for me to use again, and the color payoff was not impressive. It streaked over her lips. I tried to fix the streak, and it looked worse and overly glossy. So I removed and added a different product. (le sigh..... insert sad face here). In the end, spending $33 before tax, isn't worth my time. I was disappointed. I love you Max Factor, but as a Professional Makeup Artist, I will not be using these products. In my personal life, maybe I will by the mascara again for myself. The eyeliner, no I have products that I like better. For lipstick, nope. I am hoping to get some beautiful images from my shoot. All in all, I will watch for more product launches by Max Factor. Here is a behind the scenes peek that I look with my iphone. Enjoy! Until next time, my pretties. Even though I still ADORE the following 2 eyeliners listed below in the previous blog! I stumbled upon the Cover Girl Ink It! By Perfect Point Plus, around $5. The colors glide on smoothly without skipping, dragging or pulling. There are bright bold colors, it REALLY lasts all day, it is NOT a liquid liner. And there is minimal smudging. This really is a great stay put product. I even wore the Black Ink & Golden Ink together, with little movement throughout the very humid hot day. I even walked a couple miles to dinner in the heat and high humidity. My entire face was dripping sweat but my makeup stayed put! YAY for great new products! Eyeliner – a cosmetic for the eyelids, usually applied in a thin line close to the lashes to accentuate the eyes. Even though we all know what eyeliner is, there are many ways, and types of liners to purchase. I have had my favorites in the past but now, I have found the holy grail of LIQUID LINERS! That’s right, no smudge, no thick cracks of liner! Smooth, and beautiful for hours! Sephora-Collection Long-Lasting 12HR Wear Eyeliner is my absolute favorite liquid liner. And for only $12, it’s a steal! At Sephora you can get this collection of ultra-pigmented eyeliners to create strong, beautiful lines. It’s very pigmented and there are 12 shades to choose from. Amazing! In a very close second favorite is Kat Von D’s Tattoo Liner, $18. A liquid liner pen that works on the face and body. It comes in 5 shades. It is not as awesomely pigmented as the Sephora liner, but if you are new at liquid liner application. This is the product for you. It turns your nervous fingers into a pro with a few applications! br /> I love using both for different occasions. And the BEST part is they BOTH last for 12 hours. The Sephora Collection liner wore beautifully with nothing on my eyes EXCEPT the liner. No primer, no shadow! It’s such a MUST HAVE product. New Years is right around the corner everyone! And you know you want that makeup to wear fabulously for your all night adventure!!!!! Q: I wear glasses. Is mascara even useful/noticeable when wearing glasses? What can I do to look nice and natural while being a four-eyes? Mascara is the icing on the cake. Without it, your eyes aren’t as well defined as they could be. With mascara, your eyes are more prominent, and they demand attention! Especially with glasses! First, let’s take into consideration what type of vision correction needs you have, because it changes how you apply mascara.
To give you a better idea of how to choose mascara to brighten each eye color, try Cover Girl Exact Eyelights Eye Brightening Mascara, for $8.99. It has light-reflecting metallics and a hint of tint to bring out your blues, browns, hazels and greens. You can purchase it online at Ulta, or at your local Cover Girl distributor. When you have found your perfect shade, follow these steps for amazing, intense lashes:
Question from Megan: Could you possibly do a tutorial for the different colors of brown eyes? I have very dark brown eyes. Unlike a lot of people with brown eyes my color has no gold in them at all, in fact, they seem to pull a little purple. Every tutorial for brown eyes seems to lean to a warmer brown. Megan, you lucky girl! Your eye color can get away with wearing more shades of eyeshadow than almost all the other eye colors! One rule to remember is any color lighter or darker than your own will attract attention to your brown beauties. My favorites are shades of blue, steel blue/grey, plum, eggplant, tans, golds, such as those that are in MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Eye Quads, $19.50 in Odd Bits or Assemblage: Depending on your skin type, you can also choose from any of the MAC Cosmetics Mineralize Eye Duos, $19.50 in Sea & Sky, Earthly Riches, Family Silver, Fresh Green Mix or Bright Side, Gallery Gal: Oh you have so many to choose from! One quick way of achieving a stunning, and light contour look: 1. Use one of your deeper tones and apply on the outer corner of your eyelid following the outer edge, softly blend toward the center of your eye, but keep a light hand, then you can apply more if need be. 2. Then apply your highlight shadow under your brow and blend into your crease where your lid and crease meet. 3. Apply either the same color as your highlight or a tone deeper than highlight, (2) but lighter than your contour, (1). Enjoy your trip to the makeup store Megan! Green eyes are so diverse in color, there are so many ways to enhance this color of eyes! But you need to have the correct colors. Color Selection: To get off to a good start you need to pick colors that really make your green eyes stand out. Anything with a red or pink base will bring out the yellow gold in your green beauties, such as Dior’s 5 Color Shadow compact in Stylish Move, $56. Or if you want to enhance the green only, choose colors like copper, gold, and chocolate. Such as MAC’s Mineralize Eye Shadow Quad in Natural Flare, $19.50. Remember to be careful while selecting color. If you are feeling brave and want to try a shade of blue, make sure that blue is almost black, such as MAC’s Eye Shadow in Contrast, $14.50. Otherwise, most shades of blue will take away from your Green eyes. One great way to utilize all these colors is to pick a deep color from your quad or 5 shadow, and apply to your eye lid and blend into your crease (sort of asmokey eye wash). Choose the lightest shade possible for your highlight color and apply to your brow bone. (If the color is too deep for a highlight there, blend with another highlight color you love instead.) Then use a black liner pencil and line the INNER rim of your lower eye lid. Apply a thin line of black liner to your eye lid, and smudge into the eyeshadow you have already applied. Then, line the bottom of your lower lash line with the same color as your smokey wash. And now you have not only brought out the pop in your green eyes, but achieved a sassy and sexy look too! Next time you want to dip into your new tones, you can repeat the same steps with the other color you didn’t already choose for another new look! The possibilities are endless!
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AuthorJessi Pagel is a makeup and hair artist working in commercial, lifestyle, corporate, editorial, tv and live events. This blog has everything from how-to's to the adventures of her life and works in progress. Archives
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