Valentine’s Day Makeup
Do you have a hot date for Valentine’s Day this year? Well, do we ever have a hot makeup look for you to try! And if that weren’t enough, we are going to recommend products that we love at different price points so that you too can achieve this fabulous look, no matter what your budget!
As we’ve mentioned in the past, we love that Katy Perry is bold and bright with her makeup and doesn’t shy away from a variety of looks. We love this specific look as it’s just right…not too much and certainly not too little, perfect for V-day or to rock out on the town for any other fantastic event.
Katy rocks beautiful definition on the eyes, and just enough colour on the lips…and remember, try a long wearing lip colour in case there’s any smooching!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Foundation
The buffing brush from real techniques is perfect for achieving a flawless complexion. Apply a small amount of product onto the brush using circular motion buff the product into the skin for best results
Beauty by the B Recommends…
Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation: A truly modern and sleek foundation that offers invisible, weightless coverage that looks like skin, not makeup. This long-wearing formula evens tone, minimizes the appearance of pores, conceals imperfections, and offers broad spectrum UV protection. Its hydrating technology leaves skin feeling cushioned, comfortable, and clean. Ideal for all skin types.
Revlon Colour Stay: Provides lightweight comfort, so you feel like you’re not wearing makeup. Looks fresh for up to 16 hours!
Eyebrows
Use the eyebrow pencil to fill in the sparse spots with short, feathery strokes. Applying in the direction of hair growth and using the brush end of the pencil, smooth through the brow to eliminate any hard lines
Beauty by the B Recommends…
Lancome Le Crayon Poudre: Turn sparse, barely-there brows into ones that appear fabulously full. This dual-ended brow pencil and brush shape, shade and groom for a perfectly polished look every time. The silky-soft, long-wearing formula of this all-in-one-essential is easy to apply and smoothes on blendable color that always looks natural.
Maybelline Master Shape Brow Pencil: Maybelline’s natural wax formula with subtle colour pigments creates hair-like fine lines for the most definition. Feather with the refined groomer to master the shapely brow!
Eyeshadow
Use a stiff brush to apply a cream product all over the eye. Use a stiff brush as it will spread the product out evenly, and then follow up with a crease blending brush to get rid of any hard edges and to make the product look flawless and smooth.
Use the Real Techniques shading brush for your application of the cream shadow, follow with the #10 crease brush from Smashbox for blending.
Beauty by the B Recommends…
Armani Eyes to kill Intense eyeshadow in 5 Gold Blitz: This innovative hybrid texture is not a cream or a powder, but a lasting colour film. Each shade is intensified with a second pigment for a multi-dimensional effect, and you can apply this product either wet or dry.
Twenty four hour color wear, crease proof, flake proof, waterproof and sweat-proof, Eyes To Kill Intense Eyeshadows are amazing!
Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tatoo Metal 24HR Cream Gel Shadow in Gold Rush: Cream gel eyeshadow for long lasting shimmery metallic shades, with a 24 hour wear formula to boot.
Eyeliner
A thin angle brush is important for gel liner application. We suggest using the #266 angle brush from MAC, its very fine which gives you the control and allows for thin or thick eyeliner.
Another great and useful tip is to tap the brush along the lash line if you have trouble getting a perfectly straight line.
Beauty by the B Recommends…
YSL Eyeliner Effet Faux Cils longwearing cream eyeliner in Deep Black: Intensify the eye with a spectacular, long-lasting line. The soft and silky texture draws on smoothly without skipping, and upholds on the eyelid all day without flaking or creasing! The YSL Eyeliner is also smudge-proof and water-proof, with 24 hour wear.
L’oreal Infallible Lacquer Liner 24H in Blackest Black: Infallible Lacquer Liner provides 24 hours of flawless, fade-free gel-colour with a unique lacquered finish. The included smooth-glide brush gives professional control to customize your look.
Eyelashes
One amazing way to add drama to the eyes! Apply an even layer of glue on the lash band and make sure it gets nice and tacky before applying to the lash line, as this will prevent the lashes from moving, while making it easier for the lashes to stick and not slide around on your eye.
Beauty by the B Recommends…
Shu Uemura Lavender Bloom False Eyelashes
Ardell Double up in #203
Cheeks
Beauty by the B Recommends…
NYX Powder Blush in Peach
Urban Decay After Glow Glide on Cheek Tint in Quickie
Lips
Especially for Valentine’s Day, or another hot date night, choose a long-wearing lip colour.
MAC Prolong Wear lip colour in Durashell: A longwearing lip colour that applies with two quick steps. Stroke on the special formulated colour base, flip the stick, and apply the clear gloss.
Cover Girl Outlast All Day Lipcolour in Always Rosy:
This advanced formula with resilient, brilliant coverage, colour and shine gives you up to 16 hours of colour that stays true in just 2 easy steps. Outlast has a moisturizing topcoat that helps lock in shine—no feathering, no bleeding.
