Get the Christmas look

Marlborough News Online asked Beauty – Fulltime to show us a glamorous Christmas make over for our first printed Christmas Shopping Guide 2014 (which you can pick up in town). The Guide shows how to make up eyes; this is the full story.

The full list of products appear at the end, along with an exclusive offer to MNO / Christmas Shopping Guide readers.

Preparation

• Begin with a good quality moisturiser. Nude moisturiser used here is not too thick, and good for sensitive skins as it contains no parabens or sulphites.
• Then apply primer to face and eyes to unify and smooth the texture of the skin.

Base

• Apply concealer with a wedge sponge under the eyes, the T-zone (between eyes, along nose and chin), edges of nose and *TOP TIP* along a well waxed/plucked eyebrow line for top definition.
• Apply foundation and face powder with a brush – less is more!  (Apply less powder to older, dryer skin.) *ESSENTIAL* ask for the right colour foundation for your skin tone.

Shaping

• Bronzer slims the face and adds dimension; apply where the sun would tan – top of forehead, temples, cheekbones, ears.
• Apply blusher, then blend highlighter on cheek brows (the bone just under the eyes).

Eyes

• We’ve used the colours that fit our model Kerry, but request the best colours for your skin tone.
• Define, fill in and even out the natural shape of your eyebrows with eyebrow twister – don’t be tempted to redraw them.
• Apply highlighter shadow across the eyelids.
• Get a precise line along the top eyelashes with eyeliner pencil, then follow with liquid pen – pull up the eyelid to get close, crucial for older eyes; add ‘wings’ at the outer corners for extra glam.
• Shade in the eyelid crease with Matt Brown to give more depth (people with small eyes should leave out this stage).
• *CHRISTMAS GLAM TIP* using an angled eyeshadow brush, blend Smoky Grey under the bottom eyelashes for a soft but dramatic look.
• Apply mascara lightly to top and bottom lashes.
• Blend black shadow over top eyelid liner.
• Cut false eyelashes to size then apply with tweezers.

Lips

• Apply lipstick straight from the stick then finish with lipgloss.
• *TOP TIP* for a professsional finish, blend, blend, blend.

What to use

• *Most Beauty – Fulltime make up is discounted – the best savings from the usual price are in (brackets).*
• Preparation Nude Advanced Renewal moisturiser £29.99 for 50ml (save £42); W7 Prime Magic face primer £4.99 and eyeshadow primer £3.99; YSL Touche Eclait concealer £24
• Base Christian Dior Forever foundation £19.99 (save £11); Sorme compact pressed face powder £4.99 (save £20)
• Shaping and colour Fake Bake bronzer medium duo pack £9.99  (save £8.50); W7 Candy Blush blusher £4.99; Rimmel Instant Radiance Shimmer Touch highlighter £3.99
• Eyes W7 Brow Twister eyebrow pencil £2.99; Eyeshadows – Clarins palette of four £4.99 (using highlighter), Clarins Matt Brown single £2.99, Dior five colour palette (using Smoky Grey) £29.99  (save £10), Max Factor Trio palette (using black) £3.99; Royal black kohl eyeliner pencil £1, W7 Twist Up liner; Jemma Kidd black mascara £2.99  (save £7); Eylure self-adhesive black 191 eyelashes £3.99 (save £5)
• Lips Stormé Flamme lipstick £2.99 (save £13); Stormé clear plumping lipgloss 

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