My Birthday Make Up (Tutorial)

My B-day is coming soon! 

In a less than a week ... (!!!)

My birthday is June, 5th, and this year it is Sunday, so I'll be off work & ready to celebrate!

We might even celebrate a few days before the actual B-day, because this Thursday is a festivity in Italy, we're off work so we're planning to do a little barbecue with friends in the mountains, where my hubb'y family owns a house for vacations :)

Anyways, I was playing with make up a bit, creating looks for my B-day.

As it's really warm & sunny, I don't want to wear too much of a make up.

I went for a natural looking face, with a light texture foundation, shimmery subtle smoky eye & the trend that I'm absolutely loving this Spring/Summer: Bold color lipstick!

Here are the pics of the result:

You can watch my step- by -step video tutorial:


CLICK HERE TO WATCH

As far as make up that I used to create this look, here are the pics of the products:


EYES


- UDPP in Sin
- Urban Decay "Get Baked" palette (I used the shadow "Twice Baked")
- Avon 8in1 eye palette neutral tones (3rd shadow from the right)
- E.L.F. eyes lips face natural eyes palette (1st shadow from the top)
- Born Pretty sponge tip aplicator brush
- MAC 217 blending brush
- Max Factor small eyeshadow brush
- Make Up Forever Professional 14S
- Dior Diorshow Iconic mascara
- Avon SuperShock mascara

FACE


- Confessions of a Concealaholic by Benefit kit ( I used Boi-ing concealer #01 for under my eyes)
- MAC "Well Dressed" blush
- Benefit "10" boxed powder
- Round make up sponge to apply my concealer
- Dior blush brush
- Born Pretty small blush brush

LIPS


- Pearsorbet Lip Balm by H&M
- Pupa Multiplay triple-purpose eye pencil (for highlighting my Cupid's bow) # 18
- "Quando è solo per te" lip pencil # 01
- Basic lipstick 1210
- Deligloss by Yves Rocher Rouge Framboise 83

NAILS


- Paris Memories B11920 

That's it my make up lovers! :)
Do you like this look?


xoxo,, Sonja

Danna Garcia Inspired Make Up Tutorial

...and for all of you wondering right now "Who is Danna Garcia??", she's a famous colombian actress & singer.

Here she is:

Beautiful Danna

She is very famous in Latin America,
especially among the fans of "telenovelas"

This is the most accurate pic of the make up, that I'm recreating today,
that I was able to find. I hope you can see it well enough!

How did I get the inspiration to recreate Danna's make up?

First of all, because I simply LOVE the make up she is wearing on the pic above!

Second of all, because I'm currently watching (on-line) "Pasion de Gavilanes", a famous colombian telenovela from the 2003. featuring some of the hottest actors of Latin America, such as Paola Rey, Juan Alfonso Baptista, Mario Cimarro y Michel Brown.

And, as much as it can sound "nerdy" to some people, I'm not ashame to admit that occasionally I like to indulge into watching las telenovelas from Latin America!

I, on the other hand, can't stand the reality shows of any kind, and just don't get me started about the reality shows because I'm so indignant when it comes to them, that I could go on & on about my reasons for absolutely despising that type of TV amusement...this blog post would turn into something else rather than a blog post about my recent make up tutorial!

Back onto the topic, this is the look that I created:

You can check out my step-by-step make up video tutorial by clicking here!

And here are the pics & the full list of the products I used:
(just click on the pics to see them in their full sizes!)

Eyes:

• Laura Mercier Metallic Creme Eye Colour in Platinum
• MNY Maybelline # 229
• Naj Oleari duet compact all over 56 Rame
• Naj Oleari Sublime eye shadow 11 White
• MUA shade 11-pearl
• essence all over highlighter 01 Illuminate!
• UD 24/7 eye pencil glide-on Bourbon
• Boi-ing by Benefit concealer 01 (under my eyes, on the bridge of my nose & a bit on my forehead)
• MAC irridescent powder/loose Silver Dusk (under my eyes)
• Q tips

Mascaras:

• Kiko Make up Milano Luxurious Lashes maxi brush
• Dior Diorshow Iconic
• Hourglass Superficial lash Carbon

all mascaras in black.

Face:

• Blush: Jane Blushing Cheeks 06 Blushing Petal
• Bronzer (for contouring): N.Y.C. Matte bronzer 720A Sunny

Nails:

• Kiko Make Up Milano #  146

Lips:

• Pupa non conventional beauty lip liner-smudger pencil #19
• MAC lipstick creme d'nude
• Rimmel lipstick Airy Fairy 070
• MAC lipglass enchantress (my favourite MAC lipglass colour!)

Brushes:

• Sephora angled blush 40
• Dior backstage blush brush
• Born Pretty store blush brush
• Born Pretty store eyebrow brush/eyelash comb
• MUF 14S professional
• Avon eyeshadow brush
• Dior backstage collection eyes brush
• Kiko eyes 200 (fluffy blending brush)

My necklace & suede jacket/blazer were also inspired by Danna Garcia's look/styling.

Jacket: Orsay (bought in Croatia)
Necklace: Bershka

I want to be the star of  las telenovelas!!!
lol ;)

I hope you liked this look!

It can be a great everyday look, but you can also wear this on more special occasions, if you're generally not very much into a heavy smoky eye...this look is a great alternative!

Have a great weekend!

xx Sonja

Getting Ready For A Dinner Out!

The other day, while I was getting ready for a dinner out in a restaurant with my hubby, I filmed two video tutorials for you guys!

I really hope you'll find them interesting to watch :)

Basically, I filmed, step by step, my process of getting ready for a night out.

I started out with a freshly cleansed face without make up& worked my way to a complete make up, hair tutorial& fashion styling.

The first video is a make up tutorial.

It shows you all the products that I used on my face (starting from my eye cream, daily moisturizer, foundation primer, to a concealer, foundation& full face/eyes/lips make up).

Here is the link to my first video tutorial:

Getting Ready! Prepping My Face& The Complete Make Up Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA5VKP-uLas

For my eye make up I used this gorgeous eye shadow palette by e.l.f.

This palette was actually a free gift with my recent e.l.f. order!

On my nails I was wearing a nail polish of a similar colouring to my eye make up:

I <3 this colour by Wet 'n Wild!

Make sure to check out my video to see all the other beauty products that I used on my face& of course, the final result! ;)

The second video that I filmed that evening is actually a hair tutorial& the complete fashion styling.

You can watch it if you click on the link bellow:

Getting Ready! (Part 2) Hair Tutorial& The Complete Fashion Styling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1RUZbTicc&feature=watch_response

I've decided to wear my hair straight, so I straightened it with my GHD styler (in Purple Indulgence, in case you're wondering which model am I using!)

My GHD hair straightener in Purple Indulgence.

I just <3 my GHD styler!

As I've said, I've decided to wear my hair straight& silky smooth! ;)

My hair is naturally wavy, but I prefer to wear it straight!

Yes! Thank you, my GHD!
:)

So, this was as far as my hair styling is concerned!

Again, for the step by step routine& all the products I used while straightening my hair, don't forget to check out my video!

And now, the FUN part!

What shall I wear?

Thinking about what should I wear...
It's always hard to decide! lol

Reaching for something...
;)

And as far as the footwear goes,
a simple pair of black leather ankle high boots
 are the right choice for the outfit I have in mind!

Sooo, let's see the final result! ...

;)

All dressed up& ready for an evening out!

Meaow!
grrr
;D

I love how I layered my LBD&
 made it appropriate for a winter season too!

Do you like this look?

Is this something you'd wear for an evening out?

Here is where I got my clothes from:

Cheetah print faux fur gilet: Bershka

LBD (Little black dress): H&M

Black turtleneck: Intimissimi

Shiny material black leggings: H&M

Black ankle high boots: Estrada' (Made in Italy)

Belt: Vintage

Cocktail flower ring with rhinestones: INA market

That's it from me for this time!

Enjoy watching my videos, enjoy getting ready&

stay beautiful!

xoxo,

Sonja

Quick& Simple Make Up Tutorial For After Work Christmas Party!

Here is another one of my make up tutorials inspired by this festive season.

This is a very quick& simple look to create, so I believe it's ideal for after work dinner parties that are usually held just a couple of days before Christmas :)

Just click on the link bellow to watch my tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ILRtOQungk

I used only three eye shadows:

Kiko Make Up Milano "Back To Black" eyeshadow quad in # 2
I used only the lightest, silver colour.

Essence Hypnotic Blue eye shadow in #10

Kiko Make Up Milano eye shadow in #125

And here are a few pics of the result:

The pop of colour, the electric blue eyeshadow along the upper lash line,
 will accentuate the hazel eyes!

Pretty& simple look, ideal for the special occasions when you don't have much time for preparations,
 but you still want to look good!

:)

As always, don't forget to paint your nails with one of the trendy nail colours for this season!

I believe my choice, the Avon's nail polish, goes really well with the entire look :)

Avon nailwear pro in "Blue Flare"

For all my croatian followers, you can also watch this tutorial in croatian version :)

Just click on the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o94q9Ca3Xjo

(Za pratitelje mog bloga/youtube video kanala, koji pricaju hrvatski jezik:

Ovaj video tutorijal dostupan je i na hrvatskom jeziku.

Dovoljno je kliknuti na gornji link!)

I hope you liked this look!

Have fun on your upcomming parties& celebrations!

xoxo,

Sonja