Cheek Perfection! Get The Perfect Cheek With 3 Easy-to-Master Products

Posted on April 10, 2013

Filed in: Blush, Bronzer, Face, Makeup

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Between contouring, highlighting, and other beauty buzzwords right now it can seem a bit confusing when it comes to cheeks! Pulling out all the stops is fun for special occasions but on a daily basis it’s nice to simplify. Here are 3 products to add to your routine to get that perfectly sculpted cheek everyday!

  1. To start, you’ll need a matte bronzer, a shimmery highlighting powder, a blush, and an angled brush and a blush brush.
  2. Start with your angled brush, swirl it into your matte bronzer and apply in a line to the hollows of your cheeks. Sweep it back and forth so it’s blended.
  3. Dust off your same brush and sweep your highlighting powder on the tops of your cheekbones.
  4. Take your blush brush and apply your colour starting on the high point of the “apple” of your cheek. Don’t know where the apple of your cheeks are? Just smile! That round higher “cheeky” part that goes up when you smile? That’s the apple! The majority of your blush goes here.
  5. Now blend your blush back towards your temples. Don’t reload your brush, just use the remainder for this. This will blend everything together!
  6. Voilá! The perfectly sculpted cheek!

The Perfect Nude Lip Trick

Posted on April 3, 2013

Filed in: Lipgloss, Lipliner, Lips, Lipstick, Makeup

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Kouturekiss - The Perfect Nude Lip With Concealer and A Color

The perfect nude lipgloss or lipstick… It takes a while before you find one, IF you find one! If you’re one of those girls who just can’t seem to find the right nude lip colour that matches her skin tone, here are three tips to create your own! The best part of this tutorial: it’s one for every skin tone! All you need is a concealer and a lip product! Which lip product? Keep on reading to see which one matches your preference!  (more…)

Master Urban Decay’s Naked2 Palette: Transitioning From Day to Night!

Posted on April 2, 2013

Filed in: Eyes, Makeup

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Kouturekiss - Transition From Day To Night Urban Decay
If you’re a beautista on the go, you know the value in keeping your beauty routine simple. In our society, not only will we pay more, but we will also put forth more effort for our makeup if it’s guaranteed to make life easier. With Urban Decay’s Naked 2 Palette, the task of transitioning your eyes from ‘day’ to ‘night’ is not only simple, but convenient as well! (more…)

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5 Shades Of Lips For Brunettes

Posted on March 27, 2013

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5 Shades Of Lips For Brunettes

Have your ever just changed your hair color so dramatically and now you can’t figure out what lipsticks to wear? I just recently had this problem switching to bright blonde to a very dark brunette. I have fixed my little problem and thought I would share my top 5 new lipsticks that look great with my newly dyed dark brunette hair.

  1. MAC’s ‘Charmed I’m Sure’ from the Marilyn Monroe Collection. It is a beautiful blue red that is matte and gives a very 1950’s look when it contrasts with your dark tresses. MAC’S Russian Red is a very good duplication for this product. (more…)
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A Lilac Eye For The Blue-eyed Girl

Posted on March 19, 2013

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Kouturekiss - A Lilac Eye For The Blue Eyed Girl

Think purple shadows only compliment green eyes? False! Blue-eyed gals can pull them off too. Shades of lilac atop blue eyes create an analogous color scheme perfect for spring—here’s how to create a soft smokey eye with purple hues:

  1. Apply a primer to bare lids using your ring finger to create a smooth surface and to help eye shadows stay in place, remain true to color and be crease-free. Using a large eye brush, apply the second-lightest shadow in your palette to your lid and brow bone. (more…)

How To Wear Black Eyeliner During The Day

Posted on March 18, 2013

Filed in: Eyeliner, Eyes, Makeup, Tutorials

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Kouturekiss - Eyeliner During The Day

Black eyeliner can be a bit jarring during the day sometimes. Especially for those with light hair or fair skin. But black eyeliner also gives the most definition to the eyes! What’s a girl to do?! Here’s a fool-proof way to make sure your eyes are nicely defined but not over done during the day!

  1. Load up your brush. Make sure you don’t overload it, we want the edge sharp!
  2. Your brush should look “flat” and loaded evenly with product like this! (more…)

How To Contour & Highlight With Creams And Powders

Posted on March 13, 2013

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Kouturekiss - Contour And Highlight With Cream and Powder

With contouring, you can sculpt your face into whatever shape you like. To add shadows or depth, we’re going to use darker powders or creams. Usually, the key places to contour are the hollows of the cheeks (You can find these by sucking your cheeks in like a fishy face), the temples, and the jawline. However, you can pretty much contour wherever you’d like! (Even your nose or eyes – it will help add dimension to your face if it’s looking a bit flat.) When contouring it’s best to use matte products (without shimmer), because this will be more natural looking. (more…)

Purple Smokey Eye For The Green Eyed Girl

Posted on February 26, 2013

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  1. Start with priming you bare lids to prevent creasing. The color of your eyeshadow will come out truer and last longer with priming.
  2. Using the flat lid brush, apply the vibrant purple shade all over your lid up to your crease.
  3. Using the crease brush, apply a deeper shade of purple from the corner of your eye to the middle of your crease and blend it out with a fluffy blending brush. (more…)

Master The Super Dark Lip

Posted on February 19, 2013

Filed in: Lipliner, Lips, Lipstick, Makeup

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  1. Start with bare lips. Don’t use concealer or foundation on the lips! The creaminess will encourage your lipstick to bleed!
  2. For a vampy lip, lips should be ultra smooth. Take a pinch of sugar and mix with a few drops of water to create a paste.
  3. Smooth mixture over lips and gently scrub. Tissue off when done.
  4. Take a deep liner, pick one that’s as dark as your lipstick or slightly darker. Outline and feather in to create a secure base for your lipstick.
  5. Apply that vampy lipstick!
  6. Voilá! Instant drama! To pull off a lip like this, the key is to keep the rest of the face super simple. Your lips will be doing all the talking with this look!

How To Find Your Perfect Shade of Foundation

Posted on February 2, 2013

Filed in: Face, Foundation, Makeup

Kouturekiss - How To Find Your Perfect Shade of Foundation_EDIT

  1. Guesstimate: grab 3 shades that seem to be in your general shade range and swatch on your jawline. If you can’t or don’t want to swatch it on your face DO NOT use your arm or hand as a substitute! You’ll end up with the wrong color! Use the middle of your chest instead. Ultimately, your chest and face should match!
  2. Determine: which shade most disappears into your skin? That’s the one you want!
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A Full Valentine’s Day Makeup Look

Posted on February 1, 2013

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Kouturekiss - A Full Face Valentines Day Look

Whether you’ll be on the prowl, on a romantic date, or out to dinner with the gals, looking hot on Valentine’s Day is a must! The key is to look chic, but not overdone. Here’s how to get the sexiest makeup look, inspired by classic Valentine’s Day hues, that will have even Cupid trying to snag you as his date. The key points to this sultry look are dramatic eyes, a pop of pink on the cheeks and a red hot lip:

  1. Apply lightweight foundation: The first step to getting any flawless makeup look is to even the skintone. Using a lightweight, liquid foundation is best because it will even out your skin without making it look cakey. Use your ring finger (which has the lightest touch) to pat foundation onto the face and then blend it down the jawline and neck. (more…)

Valentine’s Day Red Lips

Posted on January 31, 2013

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Kouturekiss - Valentines Day Red Lips

Red lips are the way to go this Valentine’s Day! No need to be intimidated by this bold color because there are some great daytime alternatives to this bold look. Master the look of full, classy, statement making red lips for the daytime and night this Valentine’s day.

Option 1: Natural true-red matte lip
Used: NYC Lip Stain in 498 Berry Long Time
Lipstains are transfer resistant and last longer than the traditional lipstick. This is your best option for a subtle and quick red lip look for the daytime without having the feeling of having something on your lips. These are also great for layering. You can apply a lipstain before lipstick or gloss for long lasting color and less touch ups. The downsides are that it can settle into lines if they aren’t exfoliated and moisturized and the lipstain itself be drying so apply chapstick on top to finish it off.  (more…)