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Decoding Makeup Hacks Of Kylie Jenner to Get the No-Filter Look, Indian Makeup Blog

Decoding Makeup Hacks Of Kylie Jenner to Get the No-Filter Look

Decoding Makeup Hacks Of Kylie Jenner to Get the No-Filter Look

By Sanchita

The beauty world has been blown away with the makeup looks of Kylie Jenner. Kylie is a sensation in the makeup world, from the pretty eye lashes to the sensuous pout – we adore her makeup techniques like anything. The Time Magazine has names her one of the “30 Most Influential Teens of 2015” and we know why! She has every flair to make any nude makeup look glamorous. We couldn’t be pleased when she revealed her makeup secrets and launched her own app named “Kylie” where she shares her life, makeup tutorials, etc. and revealing her endless passion for beauty and makeup. Very recently when she shared her makeup tutorial and the various tips and tricks, I was amazed how easy and fabulous they were! No wonder her skin looks flawless and refined in every flash photograph, photoshoot or even a simple selfie. I tried most of the tips and tricks she shared and I thought of penning down for my readers as well. Scroll down to know how Kylie does her makeup to look that extraordinary!

New Way to Apply Moisturizer

How do you use a moisturizer before makeup? Applying it with fingers and blending onto the skin, right? No! Kylie does it the other way. She applies the moisturizer with a brush (preferably, a duo fiber or stippling one) and blends in. she doesn’t let a single patch of area, no matter how small or insignificant, gets away without moisturizer. In this way, you can ensure that the skin is thoroughly moisturized and there is no room for dry patches when we would apply the foundation. It is also easier to blend and set well on skin.

Eye Makeup before Base

Okay, so we have been doing this all wrong. Every time I try to get all decked up, I finish off the base and move to eye makeup. Well, Kylie and her makeup artist explains why the eye makeup has to be done first. This is because there is a lot of things that can go wrong while doing eye makeup. For example, fall out issues, too much product on the lower lash line, smeared gel liner, mascara smudging, etc. hence, when the eye makeup is done, we can easily move forward with the base, concealing or correcting anything that went wrong. Also, never apply foundation underneath the eye area. It is sensitive to creasing and when loaded with corrector, concealer, foundation and powder, it is more likely to crease. Simply use a concealer (or corrector, if need be) and set with a translucent powder or bake.

Eye Cream is a Must

Although she is extremely young and has very nice eye skin underneath, she swears by using an eye cream to hydrate the area. She has stated in numerous videos, write-ups and interviews that the beauty behind her makeup is moisturization. She believes that using an eye cream will prevent dark circles (sometimes caused by pigmentation from dryness), puffy bags, fine lines and wrinkles. Her favorite eye cream is Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado which works great for under eyes.

Contour Powder for Eyeshadow

Wow! That’s really a multi-purpose tip! I mean, imagine yourself splurging on a very expensive contour and also brown eye shadow for crease. Both the colors would be same and thus, we can easily to contour powder for eyes as well. We love her neutral soft brown eye makeup and soft brown cut crease eye makeup and no wonder, they look impeccable! I believe The Balm Bahama Mama Bronzer and NARS Laguna Bronzing Powder would be perfect for Indian skin tones.

Use a Scotch Tape

Yeah, you might think this is a beginner’s trick but when I saw that Kylie’s Makeup artist also uses this, I couldn’t believe! After applying the scotch tape (linking the end of lower lash and end point of brow), she used a brown contour powder for the crease and deepen it slightly with layering. Next, she applied a matte black eye shadow on the inner corner in the “V” shape a smudged it pretty well. After then, she took out the tape and voila! The edgy smoky eye is ready! This also creates a line for the winged eye liner to apply with ease.

Clumpy Lower Lash with Mascara

While we always hunt for mascaras that are least clumpy and use separate spoolie or cotton buds to prevent clumps, Kylie Jenner’s makeup artist explains that clumping on the lower lashes is good. It gives a natural smoky illusion to the lower lash by providing the little shadow underneath. Thus, you won’t have go again and again with the pencil brush or smudger to gives the smoky look which can be easily achieved through the mascara.

Illuminator before Foundation

Why haven’t anyone thought of that before! We love the dewy natural glow and that is the only reason we use the highlighter. Now, applying highlighter (powder or liquid) and blending it on the skin with the foundation on can be slightly tricky. It might also mess up the foundation and high chances are that, you would look like a disco ball if the strobing is done in excess. So, to get the natural (yet made up) dewy glow, apply the highlighter on bare skin and blend well. Now, apply the foundation and see the natural glow from within.

Contour with Darker Stick Foundation

We have seen that sometimes blending the contour power or cream is the toughest job on earth. Too much blending leads to a muddy look and messes up the base makeup as well. Therefore, instead of contour power or stick, use a foundation stick which is two shades darker than your skin and blend it in. In this way, the darker foundation will blend easily with the already blended foundation on the skin. There won’t be any patchy and uneven look and you won’t have to try too much as well.

Use an Orange Blush for Blush-Base

Have you ever heard that even your blush needs a base? Well, Kylie say so. Her MUA uses an orange blush before she applies a soft pink blush on her cheeks. Results? Warm and gorgeous! The orange color gives a basic warmth to the pink which will surely work like a wonder for Indian skin as well. It will help the blush to stay longer and smoother as well.

Always Use a Lip Liner

Her lips are as gorgeous as it can be. It is rumored that she spends around 40minutes to do her lip makeup and we can surely see what difference it makes. She suggests making the lip liner a Holy Grail for every lip makeup. Whether you are using a glossy, velvet matte, matte or liquid lipstick – never ever forget to line the lips first either with a neutral color or the similar color of the lipstick. Also, line the lips slightly above the natural lip line (don’t overboard it at all) and this will give an illusion of fuller lips. You can also add a dab of concealer of pale highlighter on the centre of the lip for the illusion.

Editor’s Note: Oo..that was a fabulous and much needed post Sanchita. I knew and followed 1-2 things but never knew all these tips, super helpful! Thanks a lot 🙂

So, let us know – which is your favorite Kylie Jenner makeup look?

P.S: Images from Google, Pinterest and Instagram

The Body Shop Black Musk EDP Review & Valentine’s Day Makeup Tutorial

The Body Shop Black Musk EDP Review & Valentine’s Day Makeup Tutorial

Hi guys,

So The Body Shop recently launched their Black Musk Range and the theme for that is #NaughtyAndNice. It’s a combination of strong musk with the sweet vanilla and licorice notes, hence naughty and nice.

While the naughty side would be more of a smokey eye, this is the softer ‘Nice’ shade. And this soft pink makeup tutorial is also perfect for the Valentine’s Day, win win! All the Body Shop products I use in this video are mentioned at all Body Shop stores in the ‘Nice’ makeup look face chart. Similarly, if you prefer a smokey look, you can check out the ‘Naughty’ Face chart. Here is the face chart for reference or to buy the products online.

So here is the my ‘Nice’ version and this soft pink Valentine’s makeup look..

Talking about the Body Shop Black Musk Range, they have a EDP, EDT and the Perfume Oil. I have been using the EDP since the past few days and getting lots of compliments on it.

I am more of a woody, musky smell lover and I don’t like over sweet perfumes, the Black Musk is a perfect balance of the two coz the sweet vanilla and licorice notes are balanced with the more woody musk smell. At the initial sniff, you will find it very sweet but soon as it settles, you will love the mid and base notes of this.

Notes are sweet pear infused with pink pepper and bergamot on top. Intense aroma of heliotrope, which varies between marzipan and almond, is interspersed with ylang-ylang and aphrodisiac notes of licorice, in the middle. Hot black vanilla,black musk ,earthy patchouli, vetiver and chocolate at the end.

Few people have mentioned that it did not stay that long on them, fortunately on me this EDP lasted really long, also the EDP is the strongest of the three and if you wish to buy any one, I would definitely suggest getting the EDP.

Both the EDP and EDT contain Community Fair Trade Organic Alcohol crafted from sugarcane that is harvested by co-operatives in South America.

It is priced at Rs.3295/- for 50ml which is pretty decent for a 50ml bottle. I quite like the black and pink packaging too, only thing is I cannot see the exact qty through the bottle.

Overall, I would say, definitely take a whiff of this Black Musk EDP the next time you are at The Body Shop store, coz I am sure you will love it 🙂

Earrings are from Accessorize India.

Did you like the Valentine’s Day Makeup Look? Have you tried The Body Shop Black Musk Perfume yet?

Givenchy Makeover: Soft Night Time Makeup Look

Givenchy Makeover: Soft Night Time Makeup Look

Hi guys,

A few days ago I met Ajoy Sengupta, the National Training Head for Givenchy and MUFE. I went for a makeover and he did this peachy and plum soft, night time look on me as I wanted something light. We went with a coral lip which matched my outfit.

I have a complete video on this makeover here..

Products used on me:

Lips 
Liner #3
La rouge #302 hibiscus rose

Eyes
Liner couture black
Magic Khol #7 waterline- Nude golden to open up the eyes
Magic khol #3 lash line
Noir couture mascara

Ombré couture #2- Cream eye shadow as a base
Caresse 1- Peach shade and highlighter
Inattendue 3- Plum shade

Face
Hydra sparkling sap serum
Hydra sparkling lotion for combination skin
Hydra sparkling eye gel

Acti’mine # 6 peach ( primer)
Teint couture foundation #5
Mister light #5

And here is my pic with Ajoy Sengupta.

I hope you liked the look, do let me know in the comments below.

Makeup Tutorial: Fall/Winter Smokey Eyes | Indian Skin Tone

Makeup Tutorial: Fall/Winter Smokey Eyes | Indian Skin Tone

Hi guys,

I created this deep green/burgundy matte smokey eyes which is fall appropriate using the Starlooks September Revival Kit. Though it has matte bright pink lipstick, I would pair this smokey eyes with a deep wine/burgundy fall/winter lip color 🙂

Here is the video..

Read more about Starlooks in my previous post HERE. I love the idea of Starlooks having small, travel-sized products coz no one can finish their entire eye shadows and blushes, I can’t even finish lipsticks with the number I have! I absolutely loved the matte shadows and the matte lipstick. The eye shadow duo is perfect for fall and hence I created this fall, smokey look. Though the pigmentation is slightly low and you have to go over with the eye shadow 2-3 times. And it has deep teal green mini mascara which looks almost black though.

Starlooks Revival September 2015 Looksbook Mini Kit contains:

* Rawr Lipstick : A bold matte hot pink shade. But it might need a dash of lip balm beneath else it may end up looking a bit dry. My favourite in the palette, love this. Decently pigmented and completely matte

* Agave Eye Shadow duo: A mini matte eyeshadow duo, it features a red agave & green agave shade. Both are earthy shades, leaning towards an olive green and a burgundy. Since these are matte, they are not very pigmented and required me layer and go over my shadows 2-3 times, but they definitely gave a nice matte smokey look

* Flora Mascara: A deep teal mascara which looks almost black, love the brush, it gave nice volume to the lashes and did not clump much.

The eye shadow duo is very fall appropriate, I would have loved if the lipstick would have been a deep matte plum, the kit would be a perfect fall kit then. Though I love the lipstick, plum shade would have worked very well this eyeshadow duo.

MRP: $12 for membership, $29 for separate monthly boxes

Products used:

I hope you liked this look, do let me know in the comments below.

You can subscribe HERE, they ship using USPS First Class Mail. Currently they don’t have the ‘India’ option but you can mail them at info@starlooks.com and they will figure out the shipping for you.

Do you like the Starlooks Looksbook concept? What do you think of it?

Soft Smokey Eyes Tutorial inspired by Mickey Contractor feat. MAC Cosmetics

Soft Smokey Eyes Tutorial inspired by Mickey Contractor feat. MAC Cosmetics

Hi guys,

MAC Cosmetics is celebrating 35 years of Mickey Contractor in Bollywood with a special video that has Mickey creating the iconic smoky eye look which has become extremely huge and popular all over!

Take a look at it here..

Remember ‘Chalte Chalte’, the Sharukh- Rani Mukherjee starrer? Rani Mukherjee’s makeup in the movie was done by Mickey Contractor and it was this smokey eye in majority of the scenes, plus it looked fabulous on Rani’s brown eyes.

I was asked to create my version of this smokey eyes using a few MAC products. I got MAC Blacktrack gel liner, carbon eye shadow and Feline Crayon Kohl.

Here is a small video on how I did my eyes..

I started with MAC Blacktrack gel liner as a base and smudged it with a pencil brush, went over it with MAC Carbon eye shadow. Blended everything with a matte brown eye shadow. Layered the black again with the MAC Feline Crayon Kohl and smudged it again.

Used Feline on the waterline and smudged it and used the matte brown eye shadow with a pencil brush to smudge the kohl along the lower lash line.

Highlighted with a matte off white eye shadow and the inner corners with a shimmery gold shadow, then curled my eye lashes and applied lots of mascara.

I went ahead and did my face normally, skipped the powder for a dewy effect and also used a soft highlighter on the high points including centre of the forehead and nose. Applied an MLBB rosy brown shade to complete the look.

Excuse the little redness in one eye, something irritated my eye :/

I hope you liked the look, do let me know in the comments below 🙂

Indian Festive Diwali Makeup & Outfit

Indian Festive Diwali Makeup & Outfit

Hi guys,

I wanted to do a video for Karwachauth look but couldn’t coz of time, but I am right on time for the Diwali makeup look. I am wearing this bright orange and pink anarkali with dull gold zari work on it. I wanted to keep my eyes neutral and hence went with dull gold for the eyes and bright fuchsia lips.

I paired the look with gold and pearl dangling earrings and this orange bindi. I quite like how the look turned out, totally me.

Products used:

If you like this look, please give the video a thumbs up and also subscribe to my Youtube channel HERE.

This Diwali look is brought to you in association with Indian Gifts Portal (IGP.com) , India’s leading Online Gift Store that delivers in 100+ countries. Check out their exclusive Diwali gifts range and bhai dooj tikka hampers.

Also I have a giveaway coming up on twitter in collaboration with Indian Gifts Portal on 5th November i.e. tomorrow, so follow me @bhumika_t and @indiangiftport for more updates 🙂

I hope you liked the look, do let me know in the comments below 🙂

Makeup Tutorial: Matte Orange & Pink Ombre Lip

Makeup Tutorial: Matte Orange & Pink Ombre Lip

Hi guys,

I created this matte ombre orange and pink lip which is bright, fun and can be worn with everything from casual to ethnic. I have paired it with taupe eyes and green eyeliner for a more casual look. If you go gold or bronze on the eyes with the same green for an ethnic look, it would look amazing.

List of products used:

I hope you liked this look, if you did please give it a thumbs up and also subscribe to my Youtube channel for more such videos. I have another smokey eye coming soon and I am planning to do a festive Diwali look too 🙂

Dewy,Highlighted Makeup Tutorial feat. L’Oreal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation

Dewy,Highlighted Makeup Tutorial feat. L’Oreal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation

Hi guys,

Remember I had reviewed the L’Oreal Paris Infallible Reno Stay Fresh 24H Liquid Foundation HERE, also showed the swatches and demo.

Today I am going to create a soft, dewy makeup look and also show you guys how and where exactly to highlight! Haven’t you heard Strobing is the new contouring! Oh yeah 😉 Well strobing is nothing but a fancy term for highlighting. I have always loved highlighting and I am crazy about highlighters. (I have tons of them from liquid to powder) I was never too much into contouring.

Basically, strobing can be achieved with a few simple tips:

1. Infuse your skincare & makeup i.e mix foundation with your moisturiser for a dewy,soft finish. Add a tiny amount of highlighter too. (liquid or powder)

2. Skip pressed powder except if you have very oily skin. Try using it only on the T-zone

3. Highlight all areas where light naturally hits your face i.e. center of your forehead, brow bone,inner corners of eyes, center of your nose, high planes of cheekbones, cupid’ bow and the chin. See the pic below I have marked the areas. Go easy on the forehead and chin, usually just the residue in the brush.

4. Make sure to blend it all.

Let’s take it step by step:

Step 1: A clean canvas. Cleansed face, free of anything. You can use a primer if you want your makeup to last longer.

Step 2: Mix your foundation and moisturiser in equal amount, you won’t need a lot of foundation in this case. Add a tiny bit of highlighter. I am using a powder highlighter here.

Step 3: Dot it all over your face and blend it with a brush or your fingers.

Step 4: Apply a concealer on problem areas or to hide dark circles. I have skipped a concealer here.

Areas to Highlight

Step 5: Highlight the areas marked here. Take very little highlighter on the brush at a time. Always tap the brush to get rid of excess and go slow as you can always add but not remove. Blend it all.

Step 6: The complete highlighted face 🙂

Step 7: Apply rest of your makeup. Eyeliner, lipstick and the usual 🙂 And tadaa..you are done!

I have used the L’Oreal Paris Super Liner Gel Intenza in Diamond Black and winged it and the L’Oreal Paris Color Riche Extraordinaire in Rose Symphony for the lips.

Strobing also makes you look younger as the skin looks fresh and dewy. Do you like the final result? Its easy and can be achieved with just a few simple hacks. Let me know if you try it, and also share pics. Tag me on twitter or Instagram @bhumika_t

What do you think of Strobing? Do you like the ‘strobing’ trend?

Lakme Salon #TheSculptLook Makeover,Vlog & Contest

Lakme Salon #TheSculptLook Makeover,Vlog & Contest

Hi guys,

A few days ago I went to the Lakme Salon to try out the new Sculpt Look. Read all about the hair and makeup in The Sculpt Collection HERE.

There are various hairstyles and different makeup looks which form part of the Sculpt collection, it is all about the chiseled,sculpted look and a lot of contouring on the face, sharp hairstyles,etc.

You can always get it tweaked a bit according to your face shape and how you want to wear it. I loved the Marsala Stairs haircut and style, but that was something very,very sharp and the stylist Shefali told me I would need to straighten my hair all the time for the effect of the stairs to show otherwise it would not look good on me. Another option was The Pixel Bob but then again I did not want to go that short. Rest were buns which would work perfect with gowns or something Indian.

Hair

We went with the Victorian Matte look, but since I was wearing a casual tee, the bun would not have looked good and we changed that into a sculpted pony with a pouf and a lot of back combing at the front.

For the makeup, the entire face was contoured and I was given a darker, warmer base. A wash of warm gold for the eyes and inner half of the lower lashline. The very long winged eyeliner did not work for my face, so we went with kitten flick and kept the lips matte and dark too.

A closer look at the makeup

For the lips, Pallavi used the new Lakme Absolute Sculpt Matte lipstick in ‘Pink Me Up‘ and applied it with a brush, giving the lips a perfect sculpted shape.

Since the lights at the salon were bright and yellow, colors appear a bit different.

Here is my ‘Before’ and ‘After’

Before-After

I also created a short vlog. This is my first video, I hope you guys like it 🙂

And time for the contest now, one of you gets a Lakme Salon Sculpt Look voucher where you can win yourself a complete makeover!!

What you need to do:

1. Tell me your which is your favourite look out of Lakme Sculpt Looks and why, in the comments below.

2. Like my video on YouTube and subscribe to my channel HERE.

3. Share this video & contest on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Google Plus) tagging me and Lakme India with the hashtag #TheSculptLook

Contest is open to residents of India who have a Lakme salon in their city. It starts today and ends after 2 weeks on 16th 20th July,2015.

Good Luck 🙂

Update: The winner is Priyanka Tanwar. Congrats 🙂 Do mail me your details soon.

FOTD: Golden Eyes (Indian Ethnic Look)

FOTD: Golden Eyes (Indian Ethnic Look)

Hi guys,

I attended a friend’s engagement today and felt like getting decked up a bit, so did some makeup and went with golden eyes.

I wore this pretty orange and pink lace anarkali with golden borders, it’s one of my favourites. So I went with golden and orange tones overall.

For the base, I used the L’Oreal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation, trying this out currently. Review coming up soon.

I received this pretty eyeshadow quad from May Fab Bag (Review coming next) called Be a Bombshell in Madrid which is the perfect blend of gold,bronze and orange, so I used only this.

I used the beige shade all over my eyes till the lid, the golden shade on the lids and the dark brown on the outer half and crease. For the lower lids, I went with the orangey shade in the inner half and the dark brown on the outer half.

Lined my eyes with the Maybelline Colossal Liner and used the Essence Lash Princess Volume Mascara. For the waterline, I used the L’Oreal Paris Sapphire Blue Gel Liner which looks almost black.

And on lips, I used the Maybelline Rebel Bouquet Lipstick in REB04.

I skipped any blush or highlighter since the face was bright enough. I don’t generally use powders overall as I like dewy finish. But for T-zone, it becomes important as I have combination skin.

I had to rush and did not have much time to find products and hence, finished this quickly with whatever products handy 🙂

I hope you liked the look. It is quite simple and basic, do let me know in the comments below 🙂