Makeup Breakdown: Shannon

Erin Stanley and Katie Webster of Vancouver’s best-kept fashion secret, Daughters of Dawn Vintage are in the process of putting together their pre-spring lookbook and I had the pleasure of working with them again on the photo shoot last Saturday.

The photos were captured by the talented Tyson Fast in an amazing vacant building on the Downtown Eastside. The model was Shannon from Vancouver agency Lexington Models. Everyone did a stellar job on set, but special kudos have to go out to Shannon for her professionalism. The building smelled like 30 years of mildew and was freezing cold, but she made being fabulous look effortless!

Here are the details on Shannon’s ultrasoft, ultrafeminine makeup look…

Prep:

• Moisturizer: Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion, left to absorb for a few minutes before applying makeup.
• Lip Balm: Carmex lip balm.

Skin:

• Concealer: Cinema Secrets Concealer in #605-61 from Corrector Kit #1, stippled under the eyes with a sponge to brighten under the eyes. #601-18 from the same kit was used to neutralize redness where needed.
• Powder: Ben Nye Neutral Set Colorless Face Powder, pressed into the skin with a sponge to set.

Cheeks:

• Make Up For Ever Powder Blush in Cotton Candy #88 concentrated on the apples of the cheeks and blended out onto the cheekbones for a flushed effect.

Brows:

• MAC Eye Shadow in Charcoal Brown was applied very lightly to the brows to fill in and define their shape.

Eyes:

• Base: LORAC Eye Shadow/Liner in 24K Gold was blended onto the eyelids with my fingertips.
• Lids: MAC Eye Shadow in Vanilla was blended onto the eyelids using a small eyeshadow brush.
• Crease: MAC Eye Shadow in Soft Brown was used to lightly contour the crease.
• Liner: MAC Eye Shadow in Charcoal Brown was used to define the upper lash line with a small angled brush. This shade was also lightly blended into the lower lashline for definition.

Lashes:

• Curled, then followed by one coat of L’Oreal Voluminous Original Mascara in Blackest Black. A strip of Ardell Fashion Lashes #102 – Demi was applied and sealed with a second coat of mascara.

Lips:

• MAC Lipstick in Velvet Teddy was mixed with Cinema Secrets Ultimate Lipgloss in Pixie Pink from Lipgloss Kit #11 and a tiny bit of Bourjois Lipstick in Fuschia and applied with a lip brush.

xoxo,
M.