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Jag tittade på alla mina ögonskuggor och tänkte “det var länge sen jag hade blått!” så det blev en superblå sminkning idag :)
Really nice for brown lip pencil too, I put very thin with the pen in the middle of the lips so there was also a little ombre effect even though I only had one color.
I like to do makeup with a little color shifts and details here and there. Not only put blue on the entire eyelid, eyeliner and then be ready (although of course it is great too) but also put some gold in the fade and then white and turquoise details!
I have had a few individual customers and worked a little at the reception, otherwise I have just sat at the computer and worked, worked, worked! In addition to a lot of hours in the photo studio, of course, but it would have been more unusual if it had not been so :)
Do not stop until you are satisfied
Inför Alla hjärtans dag så har vi piffat salongen med hjärtan, godis, rosor och ballonger och även haft en tävling där man vann presentkort på behandlingar som är fina att ge bort i alla hjärtans dag-present! Antingen en “skäggtrim & brynplock” eller en “Aroma ben- och fotmassage” :)
I then saw that we only had a few gift cards left, so instead I had to print my own. And since I would still print, I took the opportunity to put on some hearts in photoshop as well ♥
But then there was no photo paper so I printed on plain paper and let our two interns laminate the gift cards instead. However, when I saw the result, I thought that it was not so nice with laminated, so I kept looking and finally found small photo paper in postcard size that I could print on and it turned out so nice !!
The laminated gift cards really did not get ugly in any way and the time (and energy!) I put into making the perfect gift cards on postcard paper that I put in small nice gift bags may not have been financially defensible if you look at the hourly rate and value.
MEN jag är övertygad om att just den egenskapen hos mig – att jag inte “nöjer mig” när någonting bara känns ok, att det är en av anledningarna till varför jag kommer gå långt i karriären. Så trots att detta letande, redigerandet i photoshop och bråka med tekniken innan jag fick ut vykort-storlek ur skrivaren, så tror jag att alla dessa pricken över i-saker på lång sikt kommer betala tillbaka :)
Here are the trainees laminating the gift cards that we then threw away haha! You should try not to do things unnecessarily, but sometimes you have to take that detour to get to the best solution.
Work on the way home
Miska and I have been a little bad at taking the bus at the beginning of the cold winter, but in recent weeks we have only taken the bus every single day, good! The bus takes about 15-20 minutes longer than a car, but I try to see it as positive because then I have more working time! When you sit in the car for only 30 minutes, you just have time to start before you arrive.
This is what I usually do on the bus:
Publish photos on Instagram, both my own and on Creative Makeup's
Work via the computer just like in the office
Scroll through various beauty accounts to update me with trends, news, etc. It is a very important part of our company but something you should never spend time on when working in the office.
Här sitter jag, med termosmuggen med kaffe i högsta hugg och ska publicera en reklamfilm på semmeldagen i tisdags :) Det är en rolig video om permanent makeup som vi döpt till “Can your makeup do this?” där Annika (som är helt osminkad, bara permanent makeup-tatueringar) bakar semlor med sin bror som sprayar grädde i ansiktet på henne och sen när hon torkat bort det så är hon lika snyggt sminkad som innan haha!
Movies & work from home
Last Wednesday I worked from home and filmed a film about mineral foundation & powder for oily skin. Very fun to film again! It was a while ago.
However, it was a super long film to edit because there were a lot of reruns, I was really rusty in fact! But the movie of 1 hour and 12 minutes was finally cut to 6 minutes and I was happy with the result! So the whole day and evening was spent in front of the computer and iMovie. Got really tired of my own voice after that I can tell :)
You can see the whole movie and all my tips in this post if you missed it!
The only thing that made the haircut a little amusing was to see all the still images when talking, a lot of empathy here;)
My to-do list routine
One thing I love to hear others talk about is their list routines! What layout you have on your to-do list and how to use it. Am I the only one who finds it interesting?
I am picky about almanacs and the most important requirements are: 1. It should be large, no small pocket almanac. 2. It should be a page for each day 3. It should be a spiral book so that I have it lying with the right day up all the time and not having to close it. An ordinary book must lie as a spread or be completely closed.
Every day I write today's to-do list in the almanac! Everything from mini-things just so as not to forget them to larger things that take a very long time. But often I divide big things into several points, such as intermediate goals, because it is a small trigger for the brain every time you get ironed and feel that you are moving forward and are diligent :)
Every time I finish a thing, I cross out a line and make a check mark on the page. If for some reason I have not had time for one of the things, I iron without doing a check and I write that point the next day instead.
But of course I have more things to do that do not fit exactly that day and I write that in a to do list on the computer:
Här får ni se översta delen av listan som innehåller lite “lättare” punkter, längre ner är lite hemligare större saker som ska fixas närmare våren ;)
Jag gillar enkelheten med det digitala, att det är en checkbox-ruta som checkas av och att man enkelt kan ändra och ta bort text. Men jag behöver en papperslista också som jag har bredvid mig hela dagen så att jag inte måste “ta fram” sen som med ett dokument på datorn.
Digital clears-Sunday
Now I will also spend Sunday in front of the computer, I take so many and so big pictures that the memory often becomes full. Right now I have full memory on the computer, in my dropbox and on the mobile. So have to delete mass and transfer to my external hard drive.
Feels like a waste of time, but it's a bad must and still perfectly Sunday! I'm going to sit and do technology with a cup of coffee and cuddle with my sick cat ♥
Denna sminkning är en typisk “jag vet inte vad jag ska göra för sminkning, utan tar en färg i taget och ser vad det blir-sminkning” :)
I knew I wanted the shadow on the lower lash line to go down a little in the outer corner of the eye, because I think you look so happy then, a bit like a laugh! And then it will be a very nice effect overall.
So I started with it, then I felt too purple, then in the end it turned out to be a very nice make-up in bronze and purple which I really enjoyed! Quite common as if the whole eyelinervinge area became a little extra creative :)
Eyeshadow primer, Pixi eye bright primer
Brown eyeshadow upwards and outwards in the outer corner of the eye, as two lines
Light purple eye shadow over both lines
Purple-pink eyeshadow at the end of the upper lash line, fading into the light purple line
Brown eyeshadow along the upper lash line and up over the light purple line
The same brown shadow at the end of the eyelid and along the globe line
Black eyeshadow as eyeliner with wing that goes over the purple line, Paese cashmere eyeshadow (602)
Light eye shadow on the entire eyelid and in the corner of the eye
Black eyeliner longer upper fringe and as 3 lines at the purple lines
Brown eyeshadow along the lower lash line
White eye shadow in the corner of the eye and below the top purple line, Paese cashmere eyeshadow (601)
And a little to light purple shadow on the inside of the eyelid
Doing a basic makeup that is as exhausting as possible and at the same time becomes natural and durable is not the easiest thing if you do not know the tricks. You do not want a base that becomes shiny like a disco ball after a few hours, but neither does a base that becomes lifelessly dull, cakey and unnatural. I know the struggle!
What I think is the fastest and most debilitating of all is the classic mineral foundation and a debilitating powder. Both products absorb oil while not adding any cream / oil / silicone to the skin as liquid foundations do. It is also more fast-applied. However, many people are afraid of too much powder because they think it should emphasize lines, pores or generally look powdery and unnatural.
But it is possible to get a very nice, natural, debilitating and also sustainable result with mineral foundation and powder! :) It is not solely good products but also the application techniques that are important!
But to show exact application is difficult in picture + text, so here is a video that I filmed for you. In the video you see my whole routine from primer to powder baked in with my 5 best tips for a base that becomes 1. degrading 2. smooth, natural and nice on the skin and 3. durable!
The 5 tips I show in the video are:
1. More debilitating steps
Use multiple degrading layers, not just one degrading product. Then there are several absorbed steps that absorb the oil before it comes out and becomes shiny on the skin surface. In the film I apply primer - concealer - fixing mist - mineral foundation - fixing mist - powder.
2. Fill in pores
Face primer that is extra complementary for pores (+ mattifies the skin of course) makes the make-up smoother and even.
3. Thin layers!
Apply thin layers! If you apply thick make-up, the result will look cakey and it will not be as durable. Therefore, it is good to apply concealer before your foundation, then you do not need as much foundation, + to choose a mineral foundation with a lot of pigment. Then you do not need to put a lot of foundation to build up the coverage.
4. No mineral foundation under the eyes
For a more natural result under the eyes (for people with lines and wrinkles) you can put a creamy concealer there and then just a little mineral foundation or nothing at all. I dab on the foundation a little under the eyes to make the color blend in better.
5. Buffer in mineral foundation and powder!
Work every product properly into the skin! The primer is massaged in with the hands and I buffer both foundation and powder with Nanshy Buffed Base Brush which is a super smooth but very compact brush. It gives a smoother and natural result as it blends better in the skin, you get more powder without getting a very powdery surface (= more dullness) and it also lasts much better than when it lies like a shell on the outside of the skin.
Here is the result! Full coverage and matte, but not at all cakey or unnatural in any way.
And it is also sustainable! I who am so extremely oily need to powder on myself in the middle of the day anyway, but there is a huge difference between getting oily after 30 minutes and only powdering 1-2 times in a whole day :)
Jag ska för övrigt göra en “matta ner huden under dagen-film” snart också! Är det någonting mer angående oljig hy som ni vill se i videoformat när jag ändå är igång?
I also took a close-up where you can see the structure of the skin better.
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