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Ilana’s Evening Collection
Below are the products and tweaks we used to take your day look into a more elevated one for evening/ special occasions
MAYBELLINE | Eyestudio Master Precise Skinny Gel Pencil in Brown
I just buy this whenever I’m at a Targe or cvs that has it. Use it to tightline top lash line coming from underneath. Then follow angle of lower lash line and imagine continuing the line over top lashes. Basically you want to just apply that dark color as close to the roots of your lashes as possible with an upward and outward emphasis to frame and optically elongate the eyes.
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MAKEUP BY MARIO | Softsculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer in Light
This is your ever so subtle cream bronzer to warm up your complexion. After concealer/ foundation, use a big, fluffy synthetic brush to buff this in areas where the sun would naturally hit. Think temples, forehead, across nose and cheeks. Bop your damp Beautyblender sponge over it to take off that surface layer off and make that new slightly warmer tone look more authentic. Use a smaller fluffy eyeshadow brush to add a little of this product above the creases of your eyes (the part above the fold when you’re gazing straight into the mirror). I’ll link both brushes below as well.
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Golden Triangle 783 Small Tapered Blending
Great brush for everything from adding bronzer/ eyeshadow to creases of eyes to blending concealer. I like to have several on hand for different jobs.
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Golden Triangle 985 Duo Fibre Powder
This brush is going to apply and blend your bronzer seamlessly. Start slow and remember to pick up a little bit of product at a time so you can build in thin layers for the most natural effect.
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Golden Triangle 959 Powder Blending
A nice fluffy brush for applying your powder through the t zone.
SHOP NOWLAURA MERCIER | Mini Party Prep Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick Duo
Use the Golden Bronze shade on lid from lash line to crease and blend with fingertip. Use the lighter shade to brighten inner corners of eyes and under brow bone.
SHOP NOWVICTORIA BECKHAM BEAUTY | Vast Lash Mascara
This is the Volumizing mascara I used on your top lashes for extra impact at night. Remember how I taught you about thinking of the lashes in 3 parts so you can really get that fanned out effect. Brush the outer 1/3 outwards towards your temples. Brush the center 1/3 straight up and last but not least when there’s hardly anything on the brush, guide the inner 1/3 of lashes inwards towards your nose. Remember to hold your wand horizontally and wiggle into the base of your lashes up and out (it may help to think of blinking into the wand - this way the roots get generously coated and the tips stay nice and fluttery).
SHOP NOWMAYBELLINE | Lash Discovery Mascara Waterproof brown
Try this for your bottom lashes. Head down eyes up and stamp wand into roots of lashes where they grow avoiding tips as you move your way across the length of your lash. Break up and clumps with fingertips or a clean spoolie.
SHOP NOWCHARLOTTE TILBURY | Hollywood Flawless Filter - 2
Check out the mini size of this at Sephora. Apply to tops of cheek bones, browbones and a touch over Cupid’s bow/ inner corner of eye (anywhere you want to add light). Soften with your beautyblender. May be used under or over concealer- under will give the most natural effect- over will amp up the shine factor.
SHOP NOWCHARLOTTE TILBURY | Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder Shade 1
Use your powder brush to apply a light dusting of this down sides of nose, over forehead, under eyes, and anywhere you’d like to minimize shine.
SHOP NOWVICTORIA BECKHAM BEAUTY | Lip Definer No. 2
No. 2 is a great neutral shade to help you define the outer corners. Lovely under gloss or balm as well. Remember how we pat the product in with a fingertip or a clean part of your beauty blender to diffuse any lines and keep the overall appearance soft and natural.
SHOP NOWLISA ELDRIDGE | Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour Spirited Away
Also avail on Lisa’s US site For some reason it wouldn’t let me link This is the neutral tone we loved on you in a very sheer, balmy formula. Also try the shade Painterly for more of a fall tone and Palazzo for a lovely and very balanced red.
SHOP NOWCHANEL | Rouge Coco Baume Hydrating Beautifying Tinted Lip Balm in Fall in Love
A very pretty plum shade
SHOP NOWMONIKA BLUNDER BEAUTY | Kissen Lush Lipstick Crayon - Anna Maria
Another pretty lip option- these are fun formulas for experimenting with different shades because they are all super wearable!
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