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he look for this issue’s fashion shoot is ‘everyday urban’, so the make-up used gives the impression of there being little of it, and emphasis was given to the eyes. For you and me, that translates to a natural look that can work anywhere – out shopping, having a coffee with a friend, and perhaps followed by a formal event after completing the look with your favourite colour lipstick. I decided to start by using NEE Rejuvenating Primer in order to hydrate the skin. This particular primer acts as an energising and revitalising active that stimulates cell metabolism so it is most definitely a very effective primer to use when you start your make-up routine when going for any look. My next step was to use NEE Camouflage Concealer, which is a highly opaque and long-lasting concealer. It is suitable for correcting major imperfections such as discolorations, birthmarks, scars and rosacea. For a foundation NEE Oxygen Foundation was used, applied to all the face using NEE Foundation Wedges. This particular foundation from NEE is ideal to even out the complexion and eliminate any imperfections and discolorations. Using brush No. 12 (a large powder brush), I applied NEE Loose Powder HD. This has a silky and impalpable texture and is used for all skin tones and skin types. It also sets make-up for all day professional definition. This type of loose powder provides us with no stressing over the fact that our make-up will not be looking just as good towards the end of the day. This deals with ‘the face’ for the time being and now we move on to the eyes. NEE Eyebrow Pencil No. 2 (this is a dark brown colour) was used in order to make the model’s eyebrows look fuller and more defined. As an eye-shadow I decided to use NEE Trio PESCA, choosing the light shade from the palette as a base. NEE Mono Eyeshadow E42 was then applied on top using the NEE Eyeshadow Brush No. 6. NEE Eye Pencil No. 14, which is a brown colour, was applied and then smudged with NEE Brush No. 5 to make a soft smoky eye effect. This went really nicely with the model’s blue eyes. NEE Deep Brown Extension Mascara was applied to her lashes. This mascara has a special brush silicone, which hooks your lashes (even the smallest) and visibly adds volume to them. To further accentuate the model’s eyebrows I used NEE Gel Professional, which releases a light film that shines and moisturises the eyebrows’ structure. After finalising the look of the eyes, I applied NEE Compact Blush No. B64. The impalpable and fine particles of this compact blush are blended with the complexion, giving colour and brightness. The compact blush NEE Compact Bronzer No. 51 was also used for contouring on the forehead, nose and under the cheekbones to give more focus to the angles of the face. To complete the entire look, I went for NEE Bright Flash Illuminating Liquid Concealer No. C1, which is a correction fluid in pen created to give shine to different points of the face, minimising dark circles, fine lines and shaded areas. For the lips a nude look was preferred to further compliment the whole outline of the make-up and this was achieved by using NEE The Lipstick No. 60, which lipstick comes in liquid form and is long lasting. The make-up changed according to the style of the shoot towards the end, when I used NEE Trio Moka Eyeshadow together with some more Brown Eye Pencil No. 14. For the lips I used NEE R2 Lip Gloss providing us with more shine and brightness.
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