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Lena

How To Wear Foundation During Summer

Hey everyone! =)

I'm here with an article with a very topical topic. (topical topic, that sounds so weird :D:D)

There are two problems that can occur when you use your foundation. You bought it in winter and you're using the same one in summer or you bought it in summer and you're using the same in winter.
Oh, and this problem applies only if you tan, or if you don't wear high SPF during summer. (Because sun can make you darker only just by walking around the city)

So why is that a problem? Since your skin gets darker in the summer, when you put on foundation that you used in the winter, your skin is going to look too pale and like a mask. You need to think about this stuff when the seasons change, as your skin changes.

It wasn't once that I saw a girl with a tan and a pale foundation face. I know it's hard to have two different colored foundations and tell yourself - okay today is the day I need the darker one - because sun makes you browner gradually. My advice is to mix them according to your needs.

Another option is bronzer. If you know how to do it, you can still work with your lighter foundation but bronzing can go very wrong if you're a beginner (practice makes perfect!) because you don't want dark brown streaks on your face. However, this can be a little time consuming because you need to spend a lot of time on blending. But there's another way, you can use a paler foundation and use a powder that's a little darker from the one you would use before. There's a lot of ways how you can play around with it, just find a way that's the best for you.

Also, just because you went to the beach or a lake to get a little tan, that doesn't necessarily mean that you're ready for a darker tone foundation because then your face may look darker than the rest of your body which is also not a very nice look.

But my biggest advice is not to wear full-face of foundation. During the hot days it can feel heavy on your skin, causing it to swear more. If you can, try finding a BB cream or a tinted moisturizer or try using only concealer because they feel a lot lighter on your skin. The important thing is to find something that you'll be comfortable with.

And the last and probably the most important thing - DO NOT forget about SPF =) I've heard that you should wear at least SPF 30 during summer. I'm a little nuts (according to almost everyone :D) and I don't want to get tan at all so I use SPF 50. I'll make a separate article about sunscreens and stuff like that in a few days so this is only a reminder that just because you don't sit on the beach, sun can't get to you or can't burn you.

Hope this article helped you, if you're used to wearing foundation in the summer, this is just something you need to think about so your flawless face doesn't look like a mask =)

Oh and I'm currently sick :/ so I can't film or record voiceovers, so no videos from me for a while :( (at least till the end of this week).
Have a lovely evening =)
Lena

Winged and Naked [MAKEUP TUTORIAL]

Hey everyone!

After a short "silence", I'm finally here with a new makeup tutorial. If you've seen my Colors of the Rainbow tag, you can recognize this look, I was wearing exactly this =)

This is another look inspired by the UD's Naked Palettes. I did one look using just those palettes already, you can go watch it here.

I decided to create another softer look and it is very very simple. But don't worry, my next tutorial is going to be something a little bit more more fun =) But let's face it, when we're in a rush in the morning, we need something simple. Who has two hours in the morning just to blend 10 eyeshadows together? :D

>>WATCH THE TUTORIAL HERE<<

THE LIST OF PRODUCTS:

from the Original palette: Hustle

from the Naked 2 Palette: Tease, Bootycall

Sephora mono eyeshadow in porcelain (or you can use Foxy from the Naked 2, it's kinda similar to the Sephora one)

Revlon Kissable Balmstain in Romantic

MAC sheer blush in Breath of Plum

Hope you enjoyed this, stay tuned for my next makeup tutorial, which should be up by the end of this week =)

Lena

You Don't Have to Be A Baby to Use Baby Wipes!

Hi everyone! =)

I hope the title of this article made you smile a bit :D

I've been wanting to write an article about baby wipes for a long time. I think I'm not bringing anything new into the world, but I know I myself started using baby wipes only around a year ago, so if you haven't discovered their magic yet, let me tell you about some ways that I know of how you can use them =)

Removing Your Makeup
I'v heard a lot of girls use this as the "lazier" form of makeup remover. It's convenient, you don't need a bottle of a makeup remover and the remover pads, you have one thing that does it all. To be honest, this is not what I personally like to do. I've tried a lot of different baby wipes and I always found them too harsh for my face. If you like to wear a lot of mascara, I probably wouldn't really recommend dragging a wipe around your eyes to get rid of aaaaall that mascara. But if you run out of your makeup remover, it's better than nothing! =)

Clean Your Brushes
I love using baby wipes as a temporary/quick brush cleaner. Sometimes, when I need one brush for more than one color in one makeup look, I'd quickly clean the brush with the wipe and then let it dry, which doesn't take long.

Clean Your Mess
I believe that I'm not the only one who sometimes leaves a mess on the table after applying my makeup. I'm always joking with my mum that "yes, that's cocaine", when she founds white powder on my desk :D Whether it's fallout or whatever, using some sort of a moist cloth can be a lot harder to clean (black eyeliner... :D) and then you need to clean the cloth from all that mess. Baby wipes are disposable, and since they are able to remove your makeup on your face, they will definitely do a great job on the table, on the floor, wherever. I always use one baby wipe in the morning after I do my makeup to clean my hand (which is like a palette for me :D) and then I flip it to the other side and clean my table.

Clean Your Shoes!
This one is one of my favorites :D Dusty / dirty shoes? Not a problem :D I mean yea, depending on the material your shoes are made of, but I pretty much clean all of my shoes with baby wipes because it just works sooo much better than water. I love to clean my boots with it, if there are any Steel boots owners, have you tried this yet? =) I love doing this. Again, wipes are disposable, you don't have to worry about cleaning the cloth after you clean your shoes.

Festivals!
Baby wipes are your huge friend on festivals. If you've been to a festival where you lived in a tent, you know how EVERYTHING gets dirty. I actually discovered the secret to clean shoes on a festival a few years back, so I always bring baby wipes =)


Once you start using them, you'll see how helpful they are and they certainly are one of the things I repurchase everytime I'm running out. They are a great, versatile helpers even if you're not all that into makeup. You can still clean your hands with it if nothing else =)

How do YOU use your makeup wipes? =) Tell me in the comments.

My next makeup tutorial should be up soon, maybe tomorrow if I manage to record voiceover for it tonight =)
Have a lovely evening!
Lena

Mint On Fire [MAKEUP TUTORIAL]

Hey everyone!

I'm here with another makeup tutorial =)

I got inspired to go for this kinda crazy color combo when I saw a girl wearing mint pants and a red sweater. I thought it was weird but after a second, I could see these colors in a makeup look. So later that day I sat down and filmed this makeup tutorial. I hope you're going to like it! =)

Sometimes pairing the strangest colors can be so much more interesting than the "regular" ones. I just want you to know that experimenting can sometimes bring great results and they can even brighten up your day =)

>>WATCH THE TUTORIAL HERE<<

THE LIST OF PRODUCTS:

matte red, black mint, shimmery white from the 120 palette

essence liquid ink eyeliner

Kryolan Supracolor in White

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Timeless Black

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balmstain in Romantic

NYC Cheek Glow

Thank you so much for watching and reading, I hope you enjoyed this makeup look, stay tuned for the next video! =)

Lena

Mejkap = makeup alebo foundation?

Ahojte! =)
Tentoraz som sa rozhodla napísať článok vo svojom rodnom jazyku, nakoľko v angličtine by vlastne ani nemal význam. Snáď mi odpustia tí, ktorí nebudú rozumieť. =)

Slovíčko makeup, alebo ako sa v poslednej dobe píše - mejkap, je v slovenčine (a taktiež češtine, nie?) veľmi zradné. Nebolo to raz, čo som videla holky reagovať "nie, ja na tej fotke nemám mejkap", pritom vidíte stopy po najmenej čiernej linke a maskare. V čom je problém? Mejkap znamená nie len mejkap ako "maľovatká" vo všeobecnosti, ale aj foundation, čiže krycí krém. Slovné spojenie krycí krém som si všimla už kedysi v katalógoch Oriflame, a pravdupovediac, ten názov vo mne vôbec nebudil dojem, že je to mejkap (foundation). Keďže som bola zvyknutá na názov "mejkap", to slovo "krém" vo mne budilo, že je to možno čosi na spôsob obyčajného denného krému so slabým krytím (dnes už známe ako tinted moisturizer). Takže si tu spravíme také maličké lingvistické okienko. "Nenosím makeup." môže znamenať: 1. nemaľujem sa; 2. nenosím krycí krém.

Čo je vlastne pointou tohto článku? Len to, že ma nesmierne zaujíma, ktorý blázon vymyslel, aby sa dve tak rozdielne veci volali rovnako. Cez strednú školu som bola tiež jedna z tých, ktoré po mejkape (foundation) nesiali, a ked som s čiernymi linkami okolo očí prehlásila, že ja mejkap nenosím, tak to znelo ozaj divne. Keďže si blog píšem po anglicky, videá taktiež robím v angličtine, tento problém naštastie riešiť nemusím. Horšie je, keď sa rozprávam s niekym po slovensky o makeupe a vždy sa bojím, že keď poviem "mejkap", tak nevedia, ktoré z tých dvoch myslím. :D
Angličtina si to vybavila veľmi pekne. Slovo "foundation" znamená taktiež aj základ, čo je podľa mňa veľmi trefné, pretože ten "mejkap" je naozaj základom celého looku - respektíve pekná, "uhladená" pleť, ktorú môžete dosiahnuť mejkapom. Pokiaľ vám na nej vidno výrazne vyrážky, začervenanie, alebo iné nedokonalosti, váš krásny očný makeup bude v podstate na nič, poroznosť od neho bude odpútavať pleť. Samozrejme nikto nie je dokonalý, a veľa holkám stačí na problémové miesta naniesť korektor, takže nikoho nenútím každý deň nosiť tony mejkapu. Sama ho na bežný deň nepoužívam =).

Slovenky, Češky, podeľte sa v komentároch - ako voláte svoju foundation =) Mejkap? Krycí krém?
Dostali ste sa už niekedy do situácie, kde bolo slovo "mejkap" problémovým (že ste nevedeli, či ide o makeup alebo foundation)?

Dúfam, že sa vám páčilo pre zmenu si niečo prečítať po slovensky, dnes v noci alebo zajtra by mal byť uploadnutý nový makeup tutorial, tak si ho určite nenechajte ujsť a prihláste sa na odber mojich videí na youtube. A taktiež ma môžte olajkovať na facebooku, a moje novinky môžete sledovať aj na twitteri.

Lena =)

FOTD: Orange Attitude For Work

Hi everyone! =)

In my last video I mentioned that I never really got into that whole orange hype that started I guess around a year ago but this year I think it's totally getting to me :D
I did this makeup look the other day, on Friday, for work.

I thought I might do a makeup tutorial for it. It's very simple and very quick, all drugstore products, well.. except the color in the crease, it's from my 88 warm palette, but it was a matte brown and I think that's definitely not hard to find in the drugstore.

For my eyelid I used an orange eyeshadow from a fun palette by essence. It's the sun club palette. It has some lovely colors for the summer and it has an awesome turquoise! I also used a bit of that golden eyeshadow in the inner corner, which you can't see properly on the photo and I applied just a touch of Virgin by Urban Decay just to brighten it a little it more, but you don't have to use UD, anything shimmery, light, almost white will do.
As I mentioned earlier, the brown in my crease is from my 88 warm palette.
For contouring I used one of my favorite blushes - NYC's Riverside Rose.
And as for the lips, I used Maybelline's Color Whisper in Orange Attitude.

Would you be interested in a tutorial? Or something similar to this, keeping the orange vibe? Let me know! =)

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed your weekend!
Lena