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How To: Get the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Makeup Look

Phyllis — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:37:32 +0000

Love the natural, feminine and glowing look spotted at the Victoria’s Secret 2011 Fashion Show? Learn how you can recreate it with Victoria’s Secret very own beauty line!

Face & Cheeks
Prep skin with VS PRO Airbrush FX Face Primer SPF 20. This creates a supple canvas for makeup to glide on. Using a foundation brush or a damp sponge, buff VS Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in your shade into skin to create a flawless second-skin effect. For any skin imperfections, custom blend your exact skin match using VS PRO Camouflage FX Concealer Palette and press into skin using a concealer brush or your finger. To warm the skin, apply VS Baked Mineral Bronzing Powder in Glitterati over the face concentrating on the top of the forehead, the temples, the cheekbones and the jawline. For that rosy flush, swirl VS Luminous Mineral Blush Duo in Starlet onto apples of cheeks pulling color slightly up towards the temples. As a finisher and for that iconic and angelic glow, dust VS Brilliant Shimmer Shadow in Gold Dust (yes, a loose pigments eyeshadow!) onto temples and the tops of cheekbones. The bronzer, blush and gold highlighter should blend seamlessly into one another.

Eyes
Start with VS PRO Lasting FX Eye Shadow Primer on lids as a base for the eye look. For under eye circles, darkness or puffiness, swipe VS PRO Light FX HD Eye Brightening Pen under eyes. Pop that VS Brilliant Shimmer Shadow in Gold Dust now onto the browbones and the inner corners of the eye. This will really open and enhance the eyes. To get ultra-flirty eyes (the focal point of the makeup), run VS Precision Liquid Liner in Blackest Black along upper lashline starting at the inner corner and extending slightly beyond the outer corner for a slight upward cat-eye wing.

Note: The overall beauty look for 2011 was very natural so the liquid liner should not be overly dramatic or too thick. Finish eyes with coats and coats of the volumizing and lengthening VS Triple Drama Mascara in Blackest Black. Layer it on both top and bottom lashes!

Lips
The lip look was soft and pouty so no need for lip liner to achieve it. Start with VS PRO Smooth FX Lip Scrub & Balm to exfoliate then replenish lips so they are perfectly smooth and plump. Apply VS Perfect Lipstick in Whisper – a pink champagne nude beloved by makeup artists and the VS Angels! Top the lipstick with a coat of VS Lip Gloss is Sublime – a sheer coral – or VS Sparkling Lip Gloss in Delight – a sheer sparkly pink, concentrating on the center of the mouth for added fullness and shine.

Body
Gone was the deep bronze faux glow, and it its place this year for body was a head-to-toe healthy glow! This can be achieved with a liberal coating of Victoria’s Secret Angel Fragrance Lotion. For a little boost of color, mist VS Beach Sexy Flawless Airbrush Instant Spray over the entire body. For highlights and contours, run VS Beach Sexy Sun Dust Bronze Shimmer Brush down the center of legs, on the collarbone and over shoulders.

Hair
This year’s signature hair look was beautiful and full “tousled glamour”. Hair was set with curls going outward versus spiral or barrel curls. To amp up the volume and add texture, So Sexy Style Clean & Go Dry Shampoo was sprayed. For that healthy shine, So Sexy Style Brilliant & Glossy Shine Mist was spritzed.

See more backstage hair and makeup pictures from the show and find out what was really used on the angels here!

Victoria’s Secret makeup and hair products are available at VS stores and http://www.victoriassecret.com.

Courtesy of Beauty Expert Lauren Cosenza and Victoria’s Secret.

Victoria’s Secret Holiday 2011 Masquerade Deluxe Eye Palette Review, Swatches and Photos

Phyllis — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:46:34 +0000

Ever since I laid eyes on the new Victoria’s Secret Holiday 2011 Collection, I knew I had to get one of the eyeshadow palettes. And since I already own a bazillion warm neutrals, I went with Masquerade, a gorgeous palette of cool-toned shadows.

Victoria’s Secret Holiday 2011 Masquerade Deluxe Eye Palette
The Masquerade Deluxe Eye Palette comes in the prettiest red case with a black bow in the middle and a lace-like design on the two sides. Inside houses a large mirror on one side and 5 cool-toned neutral shadows with a double-ended brush on the other. On the back are also instructions on how to use the colors.

From the left to the right, we have:

* A shimmery white.
* A frosty icy lilac.
* A shimmery grayish taupe. This is the most pigmented and my favorite out of the five.
* A shimmery taupe that is just a bit darker than my NC30 skin. I find this to be least pigmented.
* A dark blue with sparkles. This seems less frosty than the others.

The colors go very well with one another. Color payoff is also good and true to what you see. Without a primer, I get a good 5-6 hours of wear before they start to fade a little. Below are swatches of them without a primer.

Swatches of Victoria’s Secret Holiday 2011 Masquerade Deluxe Eye Palette

My only rant is the flimsy applicator. It does not seem to pick up the colors that well and the bristles feel a bit rough on the skin. A sponge applicator would be much better.

Below is me wearing the shimmery grayish taupe no the eyelid with the dark blue as a liner, icy lilac on the lower eye and shimmery white under the brow bone.

What do you guys think?

Overall Rating:

Victoria’s Secret Holiday 2011 Masquerade Deluxe Eye Palette is available at http://www.victoriassecret.com and VS stores for $26.

Disclosure: The product in this entry was purchased by me. Please see my Disclaimer for more information on my posting policy.

Victoria’s Secret Holiday 2011 Makeup Collection Quick Review

Phyllis — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:22:36 +0000

This year, Victoria’s Secret brings us yet another gorgeous limited-edition Holiday Collection with earthy tones for the eyes and cheeks and bold, rich colors for the lips.

Deluxe Eye Palette in Masquerade (Cool) and Slow Deduction (Warm)($26)
Housed in the cutest cases, these two eyeshadow palettes come in a set of 5 cool and warm colors. The colors are a little lighter in person than the pictures below and they swatched smoothly with decent pigmentation.

Luminous Face Powder Gems in Moonlight ($22)
VS is at it with the balls! Due to a delay in manufacturing, I didn’t get to see it in person but if it is anything like the one from the Heidi Klum Holiday 2009 Collection, I am sure it will rock just like my favorite Guerlain Meteorites.

Color Lust Lip Lacquer ($14)
Available in three gorgeous colors – Daring (hot pink), Red Hot (red) and Risky (pink) – these give a “vinyl finish that drenches lips in rich color and mirror-like shine”. Love the colors and cute packaging, especially the tassels.

Will you be getting any of these?

The Victoria’s Secret Holiday 2011 Makeup Collection is now available at all VS stores and http://www.victoriassecret.com/.

Backstage Hair and Makeup at Victoria’s Secret 2011 Fashion Show

Phyllis — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:43:40 +0000

This year at the Victoria’s Secret 2011 Fashion Show, the Angels were brought back to reality with relatively toned-down makeup and less shimmer – super sexy nonetheless!

According to Allure, makeup artist Tom Pecheux prepped the models’ skin with Rodin Olio Lusso Face Oil and Estée Lauder DayWear Plus Multi Protection Anti-Oxidant Cream SPF 15 then applied a liquid foundation (Estee Lauder’s Double Wear Light Stay-in-Place Makeup SPF 10 and Victoria’s Secret Makeup Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 were both spotted backstage). Along the cheekbones, he brushed on a mix of Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Luminous Bronzer in Glitterati and rosy blush (try VS Makeup Luminous Mineral Blush Duo). Then, he applied a cream colored shadow on the eyelids, a thin, Marilyn Monroe-inspired line of black liquid liner along the lash lines, and Victoria’s Secret Triple Drama Mascara to the lashes. On the lips, Tom swiped on Victoria’s Secret Perfect Lipstick in Whisper and topped with Victoria’s Secret Sublime Lip Gloss.

As for the hair, hairstylist Orlando Pita gave the girls a side-part and textured shiny waves with hair extensions and dry shampoo. On the nails, Essie Sugardaddy was used.

Catch the Victoria’s Secret 2011 Fashion Show on CBS at 10/9c on Nov 29th!

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Backstage Makeup Breakdown: 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Phyllis — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:14:39 +0000

Tom Pecheux returned to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2010 as the lead makeup artist and created a “California Girl meets French Kiss” look on the models this year.

The skin was evened out with liquid foundation before bronzer was heavily buffed across the cheekbones and on the outer sides of the bridge of the nose for a sun-kissed look. The same shade of taupe contoured the cheeks and creases of the eyes, whereas white eyeliner and gold eyeshadow made the waterline and inner corner of the eyes pop. The eyelashes were made lush without being over the top with coats of mascara and individual lashes. Finally, a brown lip liner traced the outline of the lips and a matte red lipstick was dabbed onto the center of the lips before topped with a nude gloss.

Products Used

* VS Makeup Pro Airbrush FX Face Primer SPF 20
* VS Makeup Pro Soft Focus Liquid Foundation SPF 20
* VS Makeup Bronzer/Highlighter Trio in Goddess
* VS Makeup Eyeshadow Quad in Sultry
* VS Makeup Eyeshadow Quad in Eye Contact
* VS Makeup Pro Voluptuous FX Mascara
* MAC Individual Lashes
* VS Makeup Lip Liner in Foxy Brown
* VS Makeup Matte Cream Lipstick in Icon

I think I also see Laura Mercier Loose Powder, Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage, Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder, Duo Eyelash Glue and a compact from Chanel.

See more looks from previous Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows and remember to catch the show next Tuesday, November 30 at 10/9c on CBS!

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