Practising the Editorial 2 Makeup Look

Equipment:
-Johnson's Baby Lotion
-Nivea Men Post Shave Balm
-Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in Light Beige
-L'Oreal True Match Foundation in Golden Ivory
-Real Techniques Contour Brush
-Maybelline Instant Anti-Age Concealer in Light
-Maybelline Stay Matte  Powder in Translucent
-Real Techniques Setting Brush
-Naked Urban Decay Basics Palette in Faint
-Illamasqua Angled Brush
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Zoeva 105 Fluffy Brush
-Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
-MAC 217 Brush
-Kryolan Blush Palette, Red Blush
-Sleek Ultra Matts V1 Palette, yellow and orange eye shadow
-Zoeva 231 Luxe Petite Crease Brush
-Zoeva 230 Pencil Brush
-Real Techniques Detail Brush
-Zoeva 127 Angled Brush
-L'Oreal True Match Powder in Honey Beige
-Sleek Blush in Life's a Peach
-Silk Pro Blush Brush
-Mary Luminizer
-TopShop lipstick in Infrared
-Rimmel Apocalips in Orange-Ology
-Mac lipstick in Sweet and Sour

Step by step:

1. I first applied Johnson's Baby Lotion all over the face to hydrate the skin.

2. I then applied Nivea Men Post Shave Balm all over the skin to act as a primer to make the makeup last longer and apply more smoothly.

3. I mixed Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in Light Beige and L'Oreal True Match Foundation in Golden Ivory to match the models skin colour, and to give a dewy finish.

4. I applied this all over the face with the Real Techniques Contour Brush to create a flawless base. I made sure to blend this down the neck and on to the ears.

5. I applied Maybelline Instant Anti-Age Concealer in Light with my fingers, under the eyes in a triangle shape, down the centre of the nose, on the Cupid's bow, on the chin, centre of the forehead and on any imperfections. 

6. I then took the Maybelline Stay Matte Powder in Translucent, to set any areas with concealer and any areas I want to be matte, for example, under the eyes and the sides of the nose; I did this with the Real Techniques Setting Brush. 

7. I then filled in the eyebrows with the Naked Urban Decay Basics Palette in Faint, and the Illamasqua Angled Brush. 

8. I next applied the Urban Decay Primer Potion, all over both the eyelids with my finger to stop the eyeshadow from creasing. 

9. I went over this with Zoeva 105 Fluffy Brush and the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, to set the primer. 

10. I took a MAC 217 Brush, with the Red Blush from the Kryolan Blush Palette, into the corner of the eye and into the eyebrow making sure it was blended seamlessly.

11. I took the yellow eyeshadow from the Sleek Ultra Matts V1 Palette and applied that to my eyelids and through the crease with my MAC 217 brush. 

12. I then took the orange eyeshadow from the Sleek Ultra Matts V1 Palette, and placed it more precisely into the crease with the Zoeva 231 Luxe Petite Crease Brush. 

13. I then took my Zoeva 230 Pencil Brush with the red blush colour and blended it along my lower lash line.

14. I blended this further down with my Mac 217 brush and the orange eye shadow.

15. I brought the yellow eye shadow into a point in the inner corner with the Real Techniques Detail Brush to elongate the eyes.

16. I blended some orange either side of the red eye shadow in the inner part of the eye to blend it out further with a Mac 217 brush.

17. I took the Zoeva 127 Angled Brush, and the L'Oreal True Match Powder in Honey Beige and applied this under the cheek bones, around the forehead and lightly either side of the nose to bronze the face and add dimension. 

18. I then took the Sleek Blush in Life's a Peach with the Silk Pro Blush Brush, and applied this to the apples of my cheeks and blended it backwards.

19. I them applied the Mary Luminizer, with the Real Techniques Setting Brush to the top of the cheek bones, centre of the nose and Cupid's bow. I also applied this to the centre of the eyelids and inner corners of the eyes.

20. I finally applied a mixture of TopShop lipstick in Infrared, Rimmel Apocalips in Orange-Ology and dabbed these all on the lips.

21. I applied some Mac lipstick in Sweet and Sour over the top to mute the colour slightly as I thought it was too intense.

I am so happy with how this look turned out! I love how seamlessly all the warm eye shadows blend into each other, with no joining lines. I like how I blended the red and orange into the inner part of the eye and into the eye brow because it makes the look more editorial and avant-garde looking. I like how the yellow eye shadow on the eye lids brightens up the eyes against the darker oranges and reds. I really like how the inner corner comes to a point with the yellow eye shadow because I think it gives the eye look more structure and it creates a more bright eyed, youthful look. I initially wasn't going to add the orange over the red in the inner part; however I felt the red looked too cool and slightly pink so I felt the orange would warm it up. I also added orange into the crease to give the eye more dimension and to warm up the eye look. I was hesitant not to add mascara but I am really happy I didn't because I think the black would have been too harsh against the soft, smoked out eye shadows. My model has lighter eye lashes than me so her eyes will look even brighter which is the youthful look I am after. My model has thinner eye brows then me so they won't look as prominent which I like because I think my eye brows look too heavy with the look. I am happy with how light the contouring looks because I still want my model to look plump and youthful to give an innocent look. I like the peach blush on the cheeks because it brings out the warm orange tones in the eye makeup. I wanted the eyes to be the main focus; however I didn't want to give my model a nude lip because I think it would look too obvious and unbalanced. I first made a bright orange lip colour but I thought it was too strong and make the eyes not look as intense, so I added a nude colour on top to mute the colour. I really like the end lip colour because it is a very similar colour to the cheeks which brings the look together. I am so excited to try this makeup look on my model and do the shoot!