Pretty in Pink & Bombshell! The Perfect Valentines Makeup Tutorials - Using Exclusively Arbonne Cosmetics

Pretty in Pink & Bombshell! The Perfect Valentines Makeup Tutorials

Be your own Valentine This year – take the time to look at yourself through eyes of love & affection, celebrate all your best qualities and make a point to take some time for yourself!

Whether it be taking a bit of extra time while getting ready for your Valentines Date to Pamper yourself with a Hot Bath, to go shopping for an extra special outfit that you feel beautiful and full of confidence in, to meditate, practice yoga, hit the gym extra hard, or hit the chocolates extra hard?!?! Whatever it is that you want to do – DO TO & don't feel guilty about it for even a second!! You are absolutely amazing and just as worthy of your love, affection, and time as anyone else!!

     Id like to Open my very first Make-up Tutorial by saying that Beauty Is Not Cosmetics.

      Speaking on that point I don't think Make-up should be used to 'cover-up', with or as something to Mask or loose yourself in (don't get me wrong there is absolutely No-shame in adding an extra dab of concealer/foundation over what we see as an unsightly blemish though i promise each and every one of you, even if it is the worst pimple, or patch of dry skin you've ever had – they never look as LARGE or traffic stopping to anyone else as it may appear when we look at our reflections) - but rather is something to be used to accentuate all your favourite features, weather it be your beautiful eyes, stunning pout, exquisite bone structure or ALL OF THE ABOVE! 

     What makes us beautiful is the qualities or features we posses that are unique to us & it is time that as women we celebrate these differences and stop comparing ourselves. whether they be lifestyle differences, the way we dress, or what size we are – Beauty comes in every shape, shade, style!

     Imagine the horror if we were all the exact same... ( Good luck ever finding that cute top, dress or bag you loved but refused to pay ticket price of in your size on the sale rack... with no variation in peoples sizes or personal taste we will all be left fighting tooth and nail!)

     I Will be using exclusively Arbonnes Cosmetics with  in ALL of my Makeup tutorials ( photos used were taken in natural light & are completely unedited to show a true depiction of results achieved with their Optilight Technology.) Optilight Technology works in two ways, first - light is diffused to create a soft focus blurring effect, blurring imperfections to make skin appear flawless, and at the same time these fine particles allow skin to breath and leaves it feeling as if you aren't wearing makeup at all! As well as Arbonne's 10 piece precision brush set.  I am absolutely in LOVE with these  products ( I promise more on Arbonne's World Class Products and their commitment to being Pure, Sure &  Beneficial (since way before the current health and wellness trend took shape) is coming)!

     IF you have any questions for me, a request for a future Tutorial, or for information on trying these products FREE of charge/ for ordering information you can always feel free to contact me via E-mail at j.arbonne@hotmail.com

“If you have positive thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely” - Roald Dahl

Kristen McNish Modeling 'Pretty In Pink'

  This is a very pretty, sweet, light and glowing natural look perfect for the DAY of love (absolutely any day really) , or a summer wedding, It is incredibly versatile, you could wear this look anywhere & look like the belle of the ball without having to spend a lot of time in front of the mirror getting ready! 

Always before ANYTHING ELSE goes on your gorgeous face apply a Good moisturizer!! I use Arbonne's Gentle Daily Moisturizer from the Calm collection. 

I applied Arbonnes Makeup Primer (you just need one pump of all their products, remember less is more & do not over apply)

Followed by Perfecting Liquid Foundation with SPF 15 in shade - Porcelain (you can use a lighter and slightly darker shade of foundation than you would normally wear to contour, but Kristen has a stunning bone structure that is strong enough that this isn't needed) 

I finished off with a translucent loose setting powder.

On her Cheeks I skipped the bronzer & used blush in shade Blossom to give her a very sweet and girly touch. 

On her eyes I did a Simple 3-Shadow Look using the Heart Of Gold Pallet 

I covered her entire lid with 'Peace' It is a very warn bronze/copper tone.

 I added "Warmth" which is a white/peach duo tone under her brow/to highlight her amazing bone structure as well as in the tear duct to open up the eye. 

 I swept "Love" across her lower lid and used it to line the bottom of her eye to add a splash of colour! I absolutely had to feature this colour for obvious reasons and the Red-ish/Purple tone really made her Blue eyes POP

 BLEND BLEND BLEND!

I  than applied  Plum Eye Liner Across just the top lash line (a coloured eye liner can actually used to create a less bold effect than black (as long as used minimally) or GO WILD with it if you want its all about personal expression and celebrating YOUR unique beauty after all!!

I finished her eyes with It's A Long Story Mascara  & fake lashes were applied just to just the outside of her lash line, to give her that irresistible doe-eyed effect. 

I  than applied  Plum Eye Liner Across just the top lash line again over top of the fake lash-band to cover it)  

For the Lips I used Candy Lipstick - a beautiful and playful bright pink! 

If lipstick isn't your steez you can swap it out for Lip Polish in shade Posh for a similar look

Sarah Brown Modeling " The Bombshell" 

     This Look is a bit lot more dramatic, but this look is a called The Bombshell for a reason!!  It's smoking hot, Pin-up inspired, and stunningly classic! 

   As requested I have included a super simple contouring chart I made in this Tutorial. I hope this is helps!! & Remember BLEND BLEND BLEND & then when you think you are done... BLEND MORE! 

Again We started with Calm Daily Moisturizer   

I used Perfecting Liquid Foundation ( like shown on the chart below) in shades Porcelain (the lighter) and Honey Beige (the darker).  I set this again with a translucent Setting powder. *Make sure you are choosing the right colour for YOUR skin tone! When contouring remember to BLEND like crazy! & PLEASEE don't forget about your neck - I swear some women don't know this... but you can actually put makeup on your neck... in fact you SHOULD * remember to BLEND!! Some of the steps look a little strange, it's all part of the process... jut keep BLENDING! *

Okay this is seriously the best i could do - I never claimed to have Graphic Design skills,
hat is Cody's Area of expertise

 Continuing in the same pattern as shown on the chart Above I applied Sheer Glow Highlighter to the lighter ( in the tear duct, on top of the cheek bone, the brow bone, along the center of the nose & in all honesty ANYWHERE else you want to draw the light for a natural glowing effect) & Bronzer to the darker (mainly under the cheek bone & blending out around the face as the sun would naturally hit you - from above).

Knowing ahead of time that I wanted to do a BOLD Red Lip, I went very minimalist with her eye-shadow doing a variation of a simple 3-shadow look. 

I Began by sweaping her entire lid with Sand Dune ( a very mute grey/beige with a slightly metallic  undertone) From the Hamptons Classic Palette 

On The outside of her lower eye lid I  began working in Peace And on the inside I added a touch of Warmth and also swept this gently around her tear duct ( a trick for opening up your eyes) both from the Heart Of Gold Palette (the same shadows as used in the previous Tutorial) blending continuously. 

I then used liquid eyeliner to very thinly line her ENTIRE eye, this (though very minimal) creates a very dramatic look  & will make your eyes really Sparkle and Pop!

I finished her eyes with It's A Long Story Mascara & a set of fake lashes were applied (& liquid eye liner re-applied over the band)

    

I Completed this Look with 'Runway Rouge' Red Lipstick for a perfectly kissable Valentines Day pout!!

Thank you So Much to both of my beautiful models for all of their help the day of & for being brave enough to let me share their before and after pictures! I Love you both to bits!! Xoxo 

“For Beautiful Eyes – Look for the good in others

For Beautiful Lips – Speak only words of kindness

And for Poise – Walk with the knowledge that you are never alone” 

- Audrey Hepburn

Never Be Afraid to Sparkle a Little Brighter.