Category Archives: Cheeks

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

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Oh the last few days of Autumn and the first few days of Spring are just so delicious aren’t they? Gradually you stop reaching for your big woolly coat, those fun, floral prints work their way back into your wardrobe, your makeup becomes more fun, and you daydream of long days spent picnic-ing in the park or lazing on the sand as the waves roll in. It seems like ages since I’ve done a Face of the Day (that’s what the abbreviation “FOTD” means, for anyone who doesn’t actually write a beauty blog.) Actually looking back it hasn’t been THAT long, but still… This is a makeup look I’ve been wearing a bit lately, it feels fresh, fun and most certainly spring-worthy!

A lot of people have been asking me to do a “how-to” post on this particular look, so here it is guys: An easy peasy spring makeup look!

1. SKIN: Skin was prepped with Face of Australia Face Base Primer, then I applied Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation in Medium/Deep with my fingers, warming it first, before spreading it onto my skin. I followed with a light dusting of MAC Cosmetics Prep+Prime Transparent Finishing Powder. I used quite a stiff powder brush to then dust Dior Amber Diamond Highlighter onto my cheekbones, nose, and just above my brows. Then buffed the foundation over with the same powder brush. A little highlighter in the cupid’s bow above your lips never goes astray either.

2. EYES: Using the MAC Colour Added Eyeshadow Quad, from the Shop MAC range, I washed “Laundry Daze” on the inner corner of my eyes across the lid to about halfway. Then using “Self Serve” I filled in the outer corner, swept it into the crease and up towards the brow bone. I double lined my eyes, first with Australis StayPut Liner in Black, then with Smiink Eyeliner Pen in Black/Noir, flicking it out beyond my lashline a little. I finished by curling my lashes and applying a coat of Face of Australia Impact Curl Mascara — starting by placing the brush at the base of my lashes and zig-zagging it to get some product build up for added hold — then sweeping the brush upwards through my lashes. Two coats minimum, and then combed through with a final coat of Maybelline’s The Falsies Flared Mascara just on the tips of the lashes for good measure. Then blended the shadows out to remove the harsh edges.

3. BROWS: Using a q-tip dipped in makeup remover, I swiped it across my brows to remove any foundation residue, then combed my brows into place. I tamed and filled with SAX Cosmetics Perfect Brow Shaping Kit (awesome, awesome product, go and buy it now)!

4. CHEEKS: Rimmel London’s Sun Shimmer Matte Bronzing Powder works really well as a contour as well, I used the Medium shade for this look in the hollow underneath my cheekbones, across the top of my forehead near my hairline, under my jawline and down the bridge of my nose. NARS Blush in Sin provides a beautiful soft, berry pink glow on the apples of the cheeks.

5. LIPS: Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Crayon in Cupcake

6. HAIR: Bed hair by my bed

Has the warmer weather inspired you to change your makeup or your wardrobe? What changes have you made? Let me know!

Love,
Rosie
p.s. sorry ’bout the crappy photos, I’ve been snapping far too much with my phone lately. Need to take some time to stop, smell the roses and shoot things properly with my SLR!

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Delta Goodrem’s Vogue Cover + Get The Look

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I always get a little antsy waiting for the new Vogue to come out each month. And I’m even more excited to get my hot little hands on the July 2012 edition (on sale today) as everyone’s favourite singer/song-writer/TV personality/all-around glamour goddess Delta Goodrem makes her first-ever appearance on the cover and features in an 8-page fashion editorial.

The super secretive shoot took place at a private residence in Sydney and was directed by leading photographer Nicole Bentley. The makeup guru himself, Napoleon Perdis, designed and created what he described as an “old-world-meets-today” look for the shoot, combining classically flawless skin with strong, modern eye makeup and bold (swoon) almost-Androgynous eyebrows.
The images are HOT! Delta looks amazing, she seems to sizzle from within. It’s nice to see her looking a little harder around the edges and not so perfectly polished. I love the look that Napoleon has created for her, it’s sexy, sultry but still strong. It’s sirenic without being overly girly and ‘pretty pretty’, and wowza-inducing without suffering from bombshell syndrome. I think it’s perfectly pitched to catapult Delta into the next stratosphere of stardom, where you need a little bit of rockstar attitude and somethin somethin to kick it up a notch.
“Working with Delta was an amazing experience,” explains Napoleon. He describes her as incredibly down to earth, genuine and ‘the ultimate muse for any artist’. “With that flawless face and those incredible features, she is the perfect canvas and a true natural beauty!” he beamed.

And the feeling was certainly mutual. “It was my privilege to work with Napoleon,” said Delta. “Napoleon is a true artist and we shared such a special experience with all the Vogue Team. He gave me so much faith and took me into a mystical world of creativity with warmth, compassion and belief. He is truly amazing.”
 I managed to get my hands on a face chart from the shoot, (and… squeee! Napoleon’s notes) so you beauties can re-create Delta’s smoking look yourselves.

Your key products for this look: 1. Auto Pilot Pre-Foundation Skin Primer, 2. Sheer Genius Foundation in Look 1, 3. The Ultimate Contour Palette, 4. China Doll Eye Liner in Copper, 5. Color Disc in Green Living, 6. Dévine Goddess Lipstick in Demeter. All products available from Napoleon Perdis.

1. Apply Auto Pilot Pre-Foundation Skin Primer all over the face to smooth and hydrate the skin.

2. Apply Sheer Genius Liquid Foundation to the feature focus area of the face (triangle of features; eyes, nose, lips) using Artist Foundation Brush 19b. Blend away to nothing at the jaw and hair line.

3. Sculpt the face with Napoleon’s Couture Contouring technique: Using Foundation Stick in a shade 2-4 shades deeper than your skin tone shade under the cheek bones, temples, jaw line, inner bridge of the eye, socket and nose. The High Definition Foundation/Concealer Brush g20 is the perfect shape and density for sculpting the face, it will apply the product and blend as you go for easy application.

4. Highlight the face using Mighty Concealer Pen Mellow Yellow. Take product in a V shape under each eye (the tips of the V should meet the corners of your eye to smooth dark circles and continue product onto the top of the cheek bones to lift). Take a little product along the bridge of the nose, cupids bow and under the shading on the cheek to emphasise your contours.

5. Now set in place for a matte finish with Camera Finish. Use Polishing Brush 35r for larger areas and Contour Brush 16b for more hard-to-reach areas like under the eyes and around the nose.

6. For killer contours, set your shading (under the cheek bones, temples, jaw line, inner bridge of the eye, socket and nose) with The Ultimate Contour Palette contour colour. This will not only keep the cream textures in place but also strengthen the intensity of your sculpting.
7. Apply a very light coat of Mesmer-Eyes Mascara to the top lashes using the fine comb.

8. Using Contour Brush 16b sweep Color Disc Green Living across the mobile lid, through the socket and along the lower lash line.

9. Line the inner rim with China Doll Gel Eyeliner Copper and smudge a little into the top lash line.

10.  Line the inner corner of the upper and lower water line with Eye Pencil Onyx Factor to give the eye a feline finish.

11.  Strengthen the brow with Eyebrow Pencil Chocoholic. To create this more masculine shape, fill in your arch a little lower so the lower edge of your brow becomes straight.

12. Coat lips with DeVine Goddess Lipstick Demeter. Tap onto the lips with your finger tips for a modern finish.

13. For a very subtle sheen, tap a little Luminous Lip Veil Cafe Au Lait onto the centre of the lips.

What do you think of Delta’s Vogue debut? Let me know!

Love,
Rosie xox

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All images courtesy Vogue Australia. Photography by Nicole Bentley.  

Meanwhile on Instagram…

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I’ve been shopping, eating, nail-painting, backstage at fashion week, sun-worshipping, rugging up in jumpers, jackets and leg-warmers, embracing messy hair, drinking lots of coffee, flower arranging, reading, enjoying the little things and just generally making life look better in Lo-fi.


Big fan of any of these things? You might as well join me @rosemaryslade. Don’t have instagram? No worries, check out all the pics on followgram!

What have you been up to lately? (p.s. do you like my icy ombré mani? It’s my chilly-willy winter take on the pretty pastel one I did the other day.)

Love,
Rosie xox

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MBFWA 2012 Backstage with MeMeMe Cosmetics at Flowers for a Vagabond

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The backstage area was abuzz with excitement as MeMeMe Cosmetics made their Fashion Week debut at Flowers for a Vagabond‘s show. Makeup Director Nicola Burford calmly directed a team of makeup artists, translating designer Toby Mclean’s vision into a beautiful reality. The collection “Desirable Darkness” invoked the brief: dark versus light.

“Toby had a very clear direction,” says Nicola. “He wanted to girls to look pale and fragile, yet to have an innate strength. The look felt a little bit Victorian gothic and very intriguing.”


Nicola and her team applied paler shades of foundation to represent lightness and fragility, creating strong brows to complement the inspiration. They used colours naturally found in skin on the eyes to create “shadow rather than eyeshadow”.

Skin was luminous and glowing from strong highlights on the high points of the face and lips were muted with concealer. The finished look was strong, yet subtle and luminous from within. And of course, the brows! Absolutely gorgeous!

The full list of products used:
Face: Seventh Heaven Moisturising Facebase, Flawless Cream Foundation, Flawless Loose Powder, Beat the Blues Moonbeam Illuminator
Cheeks: Shimmer Stack in Pink
Eyes: Eye Inspire eye shadow in Moondust, Dew Pots in Willow Whisper and Silk Dust (to be released for Spring), Eye Inspire Trio in Smokey Eyes (white), Light Me Up Lip Gloss in Illuminate
Brows: Arch Angels (to be released in June)
Lips: Flawless Concealer
Nails: MeMeMe Nail Gloss in Graceful

I usually dislike any runway looks without lashes and liner, but for some reason I find this really natural and pretty. The strong brows and the gorgeous natural colours used on the eyes are definitely Victorian gothic, while the luminous skin is positively stunning.

What do you think? Are there any of those MeMeMe products that you’re lusting after? Let me know!

Love,
Rosie xox

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Top two images: Rosemary Slade, Third through last images: MeMeMe Cosmetics.

Australis Screen Siren HD Blush Review + Swatches

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In my never-ending quest for beauty I’ve discovered many a gem, and while (I’ll admit) some of them are luxury brands, it’s always so exciting to find a pharmacy brand that’s just as amazing. This delicious blush from Australis is one such gem. Screen Siren HD Blush, from the Australis Paparazzi Perfect range has become my go-to for a pretty pink flush, especially when doing something like heading from work to dinner with friends.

I’m a big fan of Australis packaging. Simple, black, but easily identifiable amongst my other cosmetics because of the shimmery pink stamp on its lid. I also love the fact that there’s a mirror in this compact. It means I have one less thing to carry.

What they say: Perfectly blended multi-coloured blush that allows for customised shades to suit any complexion. Formulated with light reflecting and balancing photochromatic pigments that assist to create instant camera ready photos. Pigment is high in Mica content providing intense colour payoff. The blush is enriched with Jojoba and Grape seed oil to lock in skin moisture and soothe the skin.
My experience: I love the marbling and the fact that this blush is made up of at least four different shades. Depending on what colour lipstick I’m wearing, how tan I am and generally what kind of mood I’m in, I can customise a shade that suits me. I tend to go for the two middle colours of this blush (below left and right — the deep lilac and rosy pink shades) more often than the top and bottom, because these shades seem to pop a little more on my yellow-toned, medium to deep skin. However I use the other colours as well, the pretty apricot and peachy pink shades are a gorgeous way to refresh your complexion and add a hint of colour after a long day at the office.

Even though it’s a powder, it never appears cakey or dry. It is beautifully fine, soft and quite pigmented, with a really decent colour payoff. Even when I’m super tan, just a little on my brush blended into the apples of my cheeks gives a decent pop of colour. The fine consistency makes it really easy to blend as well. I don’t really understand how the light reflecting pigments work, but dang it if they don’t! This blush has a glorious “soft filter” effect, where it seems to diffuse the light hitting your face, giving you a gorgeous air-brushed movie star appearance, which looks especially wonderful on film.

You can even see it in the swatches above, how the light (and the flash of my camera) is softened on each swatch. Note: the colours have been swatched from the bottom of the pan, clockwise around: the swatch at the far left is the bottom apricot shade, the next one along is the lilac and so on, ending with the rosy pink on the far right.

And the same swatches above, in daylight.

In short, I’m really impressed. I’ve got four different blushes in the one compact, plus the myriad of customisable shades, the size of the compact is at least half as big again as most luxury brands and the quality is beautiful. I will be buying this again!

Australis Cosmetics are available from Priceline, Big W, Target, Kmart and selected pharmacies.

Have you tried any of the Australis Paparazzi Perfect products? What’s your favourite blush at the moment?

Love,
Rose xox

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p.s. This product was purchased with my own cash.