Primadonna Girl

I decided to do a makeup look inspired by Marina Diamandis (Marina And The Diamonds). Obviously I look absolutely nothing like her, but I thought it would be fun to do! :) 

For this look I used nearly all drugstore or affordable brands. 

I used:

• Collection 2000 Colour Match Foundation in Ivory
• Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light
• Beauty UK eye shadow collection pallet in number 4 
• Avon Glimmerstick Brow Definer in Blonde 
• Catrice Skin Finish Compact Powder in Transparent 
• Essence Quattro eye shadow in "To Die For"
• Kiss eyelashes in 01 Diva 
• Essence eyeliner in White
• Inglot AMC Gel Eyeliner in 77 (black)
• Essence "all eyes on me" Mascara in Soft Black

1. I started off by applying my foundation, concealer and powder. 
2. Next I filled in my eyebrows.
3. I primed my eyes with white eyeliner.
4. Using a blending brush I applied some light brown eye shadow to the outer V of my eye and blended it in. 
5. Using the same brush I applied a dark brown eye shadow in the same place and blended the two together. 
6. Using a gel eyeliner I did a thin winged line. 
7. I then applied some fake eyelashes on my top and bottom lashes. For the bottom lashes I cut a pair into small sections and applied 3 thin individual lashes. I went over the lashes with mascara so they would blend into my natural ones. 
8. Then using my black gel eyeliner I drew a small heart under my left eye. 
9. To finish I put my hair in some rollers and heated them to add some voluminous curls to my hair for an added effect. Of course this is totally optional! 

I hope this look was somewhat helpful, once again I know I look nothing like her this was purely just for fun!

Until next time,

Orla 

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How To Apply Loose Glitter

Glitter is probably one of the nicest things that can be added to any makeup look, the only downside is that it's a pain to try and apply. The biggest problem with it is trying to get it to stick without moving and preventing fallout. In this post I'm going to show you how to fix both of these problems!

I recently learned a handy tip and that is that moisturizing eye drops can be used as an adhesive for loose glitter. Thankfully I had some handy so I was able to test this out beforehand for the sake of this post. I also used some MAC fix plus in the same way, but since that stuff is €16.50 a pop I think the eye drops are an easier and cheaper alternative! 

I first of all applied some glitter to my hand without anything there. As you can see it is very dispersed and not very eye catching. 

I then applied some fix plus to an eye shadow applicator, dipped it in the glitter and applied it to a different part of my hand. The fix plus stuck most of the glitter together and made it easier to apply, it also kept most of it from moving out of place and made washing it off easier because it came off all together instead of separately.

Next I applied some of the moisturizing eye drops to a part of my hand and using another eye shadow applicator I applied some glitter over it. Working in the exact same way as the fix plus, the drops made the glitter stick together and kept all of it in place so it didn't budge. This was also just as easy to wash off. 












What I used:

NYX Glitter On The Go in Lime

MAC Fix Plus

Moisturizing Eye Drops






I personally think using the eye drops was a better method and this will be what I'll use in the future. The fact that all the glitter was stuck together meant that there was no fallout which results in a cleaner makeup look and it will prevent you from getting glitter stuck in your pores, and trust me that can actually happen!

I hope this trick was somewhat helpful and you find it as useful as I did. :)

Until next time,

Orla
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Colourful & Dramatic Everyday Look!

Hey! 

Just thought I'd throw this up here, this would be what my everyday make up would look like! I know, I know, it's a little out there and a little too much for everyday wear but that's just what I'm into. What can I say, I'm weird. 

Anyway, I'll put a full list of products used below the picture and a rough guide to how I did it! 

Please forgive how absolutely terrified my eye looks in this picture, it was early!

My inspiration for this look sort of came off the new Coldplay &Rihanna song "Princess of China". 

In a part of it, Rihanna's eye make up shows off a red edge and a blue wing. I just went with it from there. 

The colours are pretty vibrant and that's how I always like my eye make up to be and though I understand that maybe something so... out there... would not be everyone's cup of tea so I promise to put up some neutral but semi dramatic everyday make up looks too! 

In this look I used: 

• Essence white eyeliner. (As a base & on waterline). 
• Catrice Kohl Kajal eye liner pencil in blue. (For the under eye). 
• NYX [Yellow] "81 Chick". 
• NYX [Orange] "68 Golden Orange".
• NYX [Red] "109 Sunrise".
• Inglot [Blue] Eye Shadow Matte 322.
• Essence "I love style" Liquid eyeliner in black. 
• Max Factor Masterpiece Mascara. 

I always use white eyeliner as a base for any eye shadow look I'm doing. It's cheap (€1.50) it lasts me about a month and most importantly it works! It gives something for the eye shadow to stick to while also making any colour you use way more vibrant. 

White eyeliner is a good and cheap way out of buying really expensive eye shadow primer. Although in some cases, eye shadow primer can be the way to go if you want it to be super subtle. 

Tips:

• I found it easier to get the shape I wanted by starting from the under eye area. I just lined under the waterline and drew out, it gave me the shape that my eye goes without having to cross my fingers and hope that it's symmetrical. 
• When applying the top shadows, I started with the red and got the shape I wanted, then I went for the orange then yellow. This way I could blend them into each other getting the shades how I wanted them.
• Over all, the look is seriously overwhelming. So I used white eyeliner on my water line to make my eyes seem a little more open and less smothered under all the colours. This is also a helpful thing if you're doing black eye shadow. I would always use white eyeliner on my waterline! 

 Feel free to interpret this in whatever way you want, make the colours more subtle, make them more crazy. Your choice! I hope it helped! 

See yah! 

Nicki x 

Day to Night Look

An everyday makeup look can easily be transformed into a perfect look for a night out. This can be done by simply adding a bit of "edge" to something as simple as a bit of coloured eye shadow.
In this post I'm gonna show you how easy it is to alter simple looks to make them look a bit more dramatic and perfect for a night out!
(Featuring my little sister, Grace as our model)


Day Time Look


For this look on the skin I've used concealer to cover imperfections and BB cream as a substitute to foundation because it isn't as heavy on the skin, perfect for everyday wear. 
On the eyes I've used a light purple eye shadow that isn't too heavy and is also quick and easy to apply.
I finished off by filling in the eyebrows with a light brown eye shadow to frame the eyes. 

Night Time Look


I was able to add some "edge" to the look by simply darkening the purple eye shadow and adding some black to the outer corner and blending them together.
I also added some eye shadow underneath the eye to give it a more smoky effect.
I finished off with a few coatings of mascara and some clear lipgloss.

Voila, a simple guide on how you can turn your everyday makeup look into a night time look without having to wash it all off and start all over again. I hope this helped!

Products Used:
Face~ 

• Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light
• 17 BB Cream in Light

Eyes~

• Essence eye shadow in "Disco Diva"
• Essence Volume Curl mascara
• Essence white eyeliner (as a base) 
• Inglot matte black eye shadow
• NYC Individual Eyes palette in "Union Square" (on eyebrows)  

Lips~

• Avon Perfect Wear Ever Glaze lip gloss in clear

Until next time!

Orla
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Short And Sweet Blog Introduction!

Hi! 
We're Orla and Nicki, we're both Irish teens from Dublin Ireland. We love make up and all things weird! 
We decided to start this blog because as teenagers, we haven't got insane amounts of money to spend on insanely priced make up like MAC or Urban Decay etc. 
So the purpose of this blog is to show people how to do cheap, affordable everyday or dramatically themed make up without having to sell a kidney for the tools to do it. We will show the products we used, what they can be used as and how much they cost us. 


 As a way of introducing ourselves, here's our pictures. We have similar styles but differ a lot on some things so we always bring different stuff to the table!

Nicki!

Orla!

And here's a few pictures of some of the things we've done! They're all a little crazy and out there but that's sorta what we're into! But we can also do neutrals and casual eyes or other themed looks for halloween or the likes, all you gotta do is ask. 

 We are NOT professional make up artists, and the things we do are not perfect but life is more fun flawed!
If you have anything you wanna ask or any looks you wanna see just comment! Or you can contact both of us at  flawedworkofart17@gmail.com 

See ya around! 

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