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My client Amanda had her wedding featured a few months ago as Wedding of the Week! Check out the blog I posted to take a look at how beautifully TheKnot can show the world how wonderful your wedding was!

How to transform a natural look into an evening look

I did a trial today on the absolutely gorgeous face of Daniela. She has the most beautiful skin and eyebrows to die for! 

In this post, I am going to show you how a few very subtle applications can completely change a look! These tips are great if you wear a natural makeup and don't know how to transform that look in to an evening face.

Daniela wanted a very natural look, so I used MAC Face & Body foundation, a translucent powder to set, Smashbox Artificial Light Luminizing Lotion in Pearl down the centre of her nose and on her high cheekbones, MAC Emphasize for shading under her cheekbones  and on her forehead, and NARS Orgasm on the apples of her cheek (she has the cutest dimples!). On her eyes I used MAC Romp, NARS Surabaya duo, MAC Woodwinked and MAC Ricepaper on her brow bone. Her lip colour was a custom mix that I made up.

I wanted Daniela to see how simply this look can be changed with some false lashes, so I added a half set on the outer top lash line and a soft line of black brown liner to blend the lashes.

See the difference!? Her natural look is now more 'polished' and her eyes have opened up. I didn't change anything else on her face.

Then I wanted to show Daniela how black eyeliner, in the lower inner rim of her lash line could transform this natural day look. Many women are afraid that lining their eyes with a black liner will make their eyes appear smaller. What do you think!? Daniela's eyes actually appear larger and her face more harmonised.

Since it was also Daniela's birthday and she was going to a surprise dinner, I didn't want her to go with her 'bridal' look, so I added some charcoal eyeshadow to her eyelid socket and a smokey line of shadow under her lower lashes. I cannot wait for Daniela's wedding day!

And that, my friends, is how a few subtle applications can completely transform a natural look...makeup isn't hard, so don't be afraid to just try!

xx

Christina Cleary
Sydney Makeup Artist

Recent Work - Wedding Makeup Artistry

Ok, this isn't so recent, it was actually back in March of this year, but I just received these photographs from the photographer, Tim Pascoe. I was so excited to receive these photos because I was really happy with the makeup artistry work I did at Amie's wedding (which was held on Palm Beach. She prepared in a gorgeous house - how beautiful is that bedroom!). Amie was happy too!

Christina Cleary
Sydney Makeup Artist

Love 'At First Sight'

I did a little nail polish shopping today. Having well kept nails is not easy to achieve when you are a makeup artist, constantly working with your hands and being  that I'm so OCD means my fingers are always in disinfectants. I'm sure it's why my nails always chip, split and break...at least that's the excuse I'm using!

Rebecca Isgrove, Stylist

I meet some amazing people in my line work...some are clients, some are photographers, some are stylists...and some are clients that become stylists! Enter Rebecca Isgrove!
I did Bec's makeup for her wedding in March (photographed by the very talented Trish of Tealily Photography), but we met last year in November and I knew immediately that Bec was someone I wanted to get to know!

Bec styled her entire wedding herself (of course with the help of her lovely husband, Nathan) and was featured on DIY Wedding Australia's blog. She is now a professional stylist...and one to watch out for! I have no doubt her work will be gracing many magazines! Everything she touches turns to gorgeous! She can make a bucket look romantic!