A Quick Makeup Tip: For Fiery Red Lips, Set Boundaries

Bright Ideas, Hair, Makeup - Fontana Beauty Expert - December 18, 2014

Red lips, like fire, are hard to contain. They’re also hard to resist. Every gal I’ve ever known has wanted to wear red lips at one time or another. Even my staunchly anti-makeup BFF, who will get in her car and drive 50 miles away from me if I approach her with a lip brush, craves crimson sometimes.

Red lips, like fire, are hard to contain. They’re also hard to resist. Every girl I’ve ever known has wanted to wear red lips at one time or another. Even my staunchly anti-makeup BFF, who will get in her car and drive 50 miles away from me if I approach her with a lip brush, craves crimson sometimes.

One trick to controlling the fiery power that is red is containing it within a boundary, like by lining the edges of your lips with lip liner. For a defined, distinct boundary around your red, use a liner shade slightly darker than the red lipstick you plan to apply, then fill your lips with the same liner, except for the middle of your top and bottom lips (to create subtle variations between the color in that middle area and the other parts of your lips for extra dimension).

Now, soften any harsh edges with a lip brush, while keeping that open area in the middle of your lips clear for the next step: your lipstick.

Layer the lipstick you’ve chosen all over your lips now, and blend it seamlessly into your lip liner.

Whoop! Contained, defined, fiery red lips. Ooh-la-la.

Until next time … Be BOLD!

Source: MBB

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How to: Depot Your Lipsticks

Bright Ideas, Makeup - Fontana Beauty Expert - November 15, 2014

If you’re a budding Makeup Artist and would like a simple way to carry around your lipstick then you should definitely consider depot-ing your lipsticks!

Not only will this make transportation of your lipsticks easier but in a clear case, you will be able to quickly pick out your colours and application is much easier.

If you’re interested, check out this easy tutorial we found. Have fun and feel free to share your pics with us. Xoxo

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L.A. Girl Pro Concealer – Highlighting & Contouring

Makeup - Fontana Beauty Expert - November 13, 2014

For months now we’ve been raving about the L.A. Girl PRO Concealer and how it’s pure AWESOMENESS but do you really know how to use it? Harness it’s full powers and acquire that flawless face just with the use of 2 different shades?

Today we’re going to give you a quick tutorial on how to use the L.A. Girl Pro Concealer and hope it will answer any questions you may still have. Enjoy! Xoxo

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Sponge Coils for Natural Hair

Hair - Fontana Beauty Expert - September 16, 2014

So many of us have taken the leap over the past 2 years to do a “Big Chop” and go Natural. It can be super frustrating at times, especially if you have a Teeny Weeny Afro (TWA) and not sure what you can do to style it.

Well today i’m about to introduce you to a new method called Sponge Coils. To achieve the look you will need a spray bottle with a water and natural oils mix (i use Argan, Olive, Jojoba and (a little) Tea Tree oils), Shea Moisture Curling Souffle and a porous sponge.

For detailed instructions, watch the video below that i found on YouTube. Have fun dolls! Stay classy and cute!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeKFYe5UWds

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Fab Finds Under $1000

Bright Ideas - Fontana Beauty Expert - September 10, 2014

So you’d have a miserable day, you just want to go home and try to enjoy the rest of your evening.

You check your purse and think “Hmm…let me buy something nice, i have $1,000 i can spare”, so what do you get?

Well in THIS episode of Fab Finds Under $1000 we’ll introduce you to three (3) items that will lift your spirits.

The Adidas Pure Lightness is a soft scent that will have you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. You can start the next day on a high note!

Bodico Face & Underarm Wax Strips. Now you girls KNOW there’s no greater feeling than a smooth skin, you feel almost invincible!

Simple Sensitive Skin Experts, Kind To Skin deep cleansing Face Mask. What a mouthful! Lol But you have sensitive skin, you know how hard it is to get a deep clean without harsh irritants. This is definitely a products to try out.

Each of the mentioned products are under $1000 and worth every cent!

Stay classy & cute!

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The Rihanna Effect

Makeup - Fontana Beauty Expert - September 1, 2014

Robyn Rihanna Fenty oozes perfection. From her gorgeous greyish-green cat eyes to her well chiseled jawline and those lips…ugh…her lips! Rihanna’s lips were designed by the Gods.

We’ve always seen pics of her on the red carpet, on yachts sailing or just hanging with her best friend Mel and EVERY time we see her, she’s flawless. Now thanks to her makeup artist, Mylah Morales, we now have Rihanna’s secret to that gorgeous face.

Let’s start off with the base. Her go-to moisturizer is the La Mer Moisturizing Gel Cream which retails for a whopping $295USD! When you got it…you got it. If you’re on a budget (like myself) you can opt for the St. Ives Timeless Skin Collagen Elastin Moisturizer. I swear by it, it is EH-VER-RY-THING.

For concealer, she has two favourites; Bobbi Brown Cream Concealer ($25USD) and The Sensual Skin Enhancer by Kevyn Aucoin ($48USD). My personal favourite is THE most talked about concealer on a budget right now and it’s L.A. Girl PRO Concealer. Ladies, if you haven’t tried this, the rock you live under must be really cozy!

Her radiant glow can be achieved with the use of MAC’s Cream Colour Base in the shade ‘Shell’ ($21USD) and topped off with MAC’s Bronzing Powder ($25USD). Not everyone has MAC money but honey, Milani Baked Bronzers are the holy grail of makeup, i just wanna pass out when i see the glow it gives my skin. Chile!!

What about those perfectly designed lips you ask? Well, her makeup artist also dished that she loves to use the Panoramic Long Wear Lip Liner by Hourglass Cosmetics, in the shade ‘Icon’, because Rihanna IS an ICON honey! If you cant get your hands on that however, then Revlon Colourstay Lip Liner should be your new best friend. Girls…trust me. Go get it.