MY TOP TEN BEAUTY TIPS AND TRICKS

1. Conceal your lids. Before applying any type of eye makeup it is vital to prepare your lids by applying a concealer all over to help the colour of your shadow pop.

2. Bake. After applying highlight tap on some loose powder on the areas like your under eyes, bridge of your nose, middle of your forehead and your Cupid's bow and leave it to set for as long as you can for a shine free beautiful finish.

3. Get thicker & fuller brows. Apply castor oil on your brows with a shadow brush. Remember a little goes a long way! Leave it on overnight and notice the change!

4. Contour your lips. Line your lips with a liner and draw lines from top to bottom around your lips before applying lipstick to fake bigger lips.

5. Make the most out of your lashes. Before applying your mascara upwards apply a few coats of it in a downward motion to get the full false lash effect.

6. Get rid of them annoying baby hairs. Get a clear mascara and gently sweep back your baby hairs for a neater hair style.

7. Mattify your look. Have oily skin? Apply some Sudocrem as a primer before applying your foundation to help your skin look matte.

8. Add highlights. For natural lookingglowy eye  makeup apply cream/white shadows to the inner corner of your eyes, the centre of your lids and your brow bone.

9. Make them curls last. Put your curling tong on the highest heat and section your hair. After curling a strand, use a metal alligator hair clip to hold the curl and spray it. Repeat this with all of your hair. Once finished, take out all your clips for a beautiful long lasting look.

10. Make your eyes appear bigger. Simply apply a white or nude eye pencil in your water line. You can also add a highlight in the inner corners of your eyes to make them look a lot bigger.

Have any beauty tips and tricks to share? Comment below!


Love x

DRUGSTORE MAKEUP PICKS TO RECREATE KYLIE JENNER'S LOOK

 Welcome back to Tessi Artistry!

Today's blog post is on Kylie Jenner's make up look. Her style is loved by so many women around the world who are desperate to know how Kylie's makeup looks are created and what products are used. I've decided to talk about drugstore products for all of you out there who are looking to buy more affordable products.

Kylie's make up usually consists of heavy lashes with winged liner and a fuller/overlined lip.

Foundation: Loreal True Match for £9.99 from 

 http://www.feelunique.com/p/LOreal-True-Match-Perfecting-Foundation-30ml

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder for £3.99 from

http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-Stay-Matte-Pressed-Powder_1015573/

Under eye concealer/highlight:

 Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer for £4.19 from

http://www.boots.com/en/Collection-Lasting-Perfection-Concealer_1436032/

Maybelline Eraser Eye Concealer for £7.99 from 

http://www.boots.com/en/Maybelline-Eraser-Eye-Concealer_1321843/

Brows: Beauty UK high brow definition kit for £3.99 from

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-UK-Cosmetics-High-Eyebrow/dp/B00ED03P1E

Eyeshadow Pallete: Makeup Revolution Ultra 32 Shade Palette Flawless Matte for £8.00 from

http://www.makeuprevolutionstore.com/index.php/ultra-32-shade-eyeshadow-palette-flawless.html

Eyeliner:

Collection Liquid Eyeliner for £2.99 from

http://www.superdrug.com/Collection/Collection-Fast-Stroke-Eye-Liner-3-8g-Black-1/p/228796#.VYtsaUZAjIU 

Cheek highlight:

Makeup Revolution Baked Bronzer in shade Ready To Go for £4.00 from

http://www.makeuprevolutionstore.com/index.php/baked-bronze-ready-to-go.html

Mua Undress Your Skin Highlight for £3.00 from

http://www.superdrug.com/MUA/MUA-Undress-Your-Skin-Highlighting-Powder/p/633150#.VYtj2UZAjIU

Contour Pallete:

Sleek Makeup Face Contour Kit for £6.49 from

http://www.boots.com/en/Sleek-MakeUp-Face-Contour-Kit_1395740/

Lips:

Rimmel Lipliner in Spice for £2.99 from

http://www.superdrug.com/Rimmel/Rimmel-1000-Kisses-Lipliner-Spice-11/p/516658#.VYtkTkZAjIU

Revlon SuperLustrous Matte lipstick in Pink Pout for £7.49 from

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002SV8SYY

 

 Maybelline Color Sensational lipstick in Crazy for Coffee for £10.49 from

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maybelline-Color-Sensational-Lipstick-Coffee/dp/B002LFPZ0C

Blush:

NO7 Cream Blush in Pink Blush for £8.00 from

http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Natural-Blush-Cream_1273311/

Mascara: Max Factor False Lash Effect for £11.99 from

http://www.boots.com/en/Max-Factor-False-Lash-Effect-Fusion-Mascara_1190611/

Lashes: Boots Lashes Natural Length for £4.00 from

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-False-Eyelashes-Natural-Length_1115311/

All these products can be purchased from Boots and Superdrugs in the UK. I have put a few alternative links where I have found some products to be a little cheaper!

Hope this was helpful! Happy makeup!

Love x

NYX KISS THE STARS LIPGLOSSES

Personally, I never really liked the idea of lipgloss on me. I found the texture has always been far too sticky for me and generally very messy! After I saw a girl post a picture of her makeup on Instagram with this beautiful gloss on, I just HAD to purchase it! The colour she had on was 'Natural' in the Nyx Mega Shine Lipgloss range. I searched all over the net for this gloss but it was nowhere to be found! Anyone who lives in the UK knows how difficult it is to purchase Nyx cosmetics as we don't have a store here. But anyway, I managed to find the gloss in a set called 'Kiss the Stars' alongside two other glosses on Ebay FINALLY! The price of these on Ebay are around £5.65 but as it is being shipped from the US there is a delivery charge of about £7.00 so it works out to be around £13.00 in total which is absoloutely worth it because I have FALLEN IN LOVE with these glosses. They are mega shiny and glossy!

NYX KISS THE STARS MEGASHINE LIPGLOSSES

SUGAR PIE

 

BEIGE

NATURAL

Below are some swatches of the glosses.

Get buying now as these will soon be out of stock I am sure!!!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-NYX-Mega-Shine-Lip-Gloss-3-pcs-Set-Kiss-The-Stars-LGSET01-Joys-Cosmetics-/330851551250?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d084a0812

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Love x

KRYOLAN'S TV PAINT STICKS

Kryolan's TV Paint Sticks are professionally used for TV, film and stage work and have been popular for quite a while in Asian countries like Pakistan and India. 

I first came to know about these when I visited Pakistan a few years ago and decided to pick some up for myself. When I came back I really regretted not bringing a whole load over! Luckily, my mum visits Pakistan on a regular basis so I made her grab a bunch of different shades for me! They are so cheap (around £13) and last a VERY LONG time! 

These are cream based in a stick form and have medium to heavy coverage. These colours can be mixed to get the correct shade for you. These can be applied on it's own or even mixed with a liquid foundation. Application would be easier with a flat top kabuki brush or a damp sponge/beauty blender. 

Here are some of the shades I have for a mixture of skin tones:

These are my mostly used shades for Asian skin tones.

In shades: FS45, FS38, IVORY, F1, ORIENTAL & 303.

Some of you may be wonder what this orange shade is about. Well, this is shade number 303 and is part of Kryolan's Color Corrector range. As you can see this has been used quite an awful lot. This bright orange shade helps cancel out darkness like blemishes and under eye circles. For the price and the amount you get, you cannot go wrong! The best way to apply this would be is by just dabbing the product onto the areas with your fingers as the warmth of your fingers will help make the application smooth.

I definitely reccomend these foundation sticks. I use these on clients myself regularly even as a concealer. These are amaaaazing for highlighting and contouring too! But there will soon be seperate post on contouring/highlight very soon!

You can buy these from the link below! Maybe try Ebay and the Kryolan Official Site too!
http://www.extrememakeup.co.uk/Kryolan-TV-Paint-Stick

Hope this was helpful!

Love x

Goodbye Contouring, Hello Strobing!

So, I'm sure you have all come across the term 'strobing' all over social networks lately? Some of you out there have probably just about mastered contouring. WELL I'll have you know that strobing is the new trend now! 

Here's an idea: Rather than creating dark shadows around your face to give yourself high cheekbones or defined noses you can highlight your features with the strobing technique! It will leave you with a dewy/glowy finish and create luminous looking skin! The main areas would be the bridge of your nose, upper part of your cheekbones, the middle of your chin, your cupids bow and the middle of your forehead.

To create the strobing effect there are various products you can use. Here is one of my most commonly used and favourite product to highlight!

MAC SOFT & GENTLE MINERALIZE SKINFINISH

 

This retails for £23 and is definitely worth it to create the perfect highlight! I pick it up constantly and use it on most of my clients! It is shimmery and helps create glowy looking skin! You can purchase this directly from the mac website: http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/products/spp/shaded.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT159&PRODUCT_ID=PROD30735&SKU_ID=SKU55526

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Love x

BAMBOO BRUSH SET! A MUST HAVE! ONLY £6.98

 I'm a fan of Real Technique brushes but these new purchases are definitely my new favourites. ONLY FOR £6.98 from @groupon just type in 'Natural Bamboo Set' HONESTLY THE SOFTEST BRUSHES EVER & AMAZING QUALITY! After a friend of mine recommended these I just could not resist! 

When I recieved these in the post I just could not help myself and had to try these out INSTANTLY! I honestly am extremely happy with these considering the price and quality of these brushes! 

Love x