The Classy, Coy and Curious Girls Guide first ever video tutorial!

Happy Christmas Eve Classy, Coy and Curious ones!

I hope you are all well and getting excited for Christmas!
I have to be honest and say that only last night I have really felt like Christmas is really here! I have some very exciting news! I have actually had this fabulous video ready to go for the last few days but have been unable to add it into this blog! Grrr! I am not very IT savy when it comes to these kinds of things!

So over the past weekend I have done my very first video blog for the Classy Coy and Curious Girls Guide to Make Up! I have en-titled it : Out to dinner! It is a very easy, classy light bronzey look that will literally take you 10 minutes (if that) and will look beautiful but without being to over powering for a dinner date with the girls or your man! So sit back and enjoy!

I would love to hear what you think of it, the lighting in my bathroom is a little bit bad but I will try and rectify that for the next one.

This evening I am off to the BF's family's house for a yummy Christmas Eve dinner then tomorrow Im with my family for a massive Christmas lunch!

What are you're plans?

Wishing you all a very happy, safe, fun Christmas and New Years!

Enjoy and see you all at The Classy, Coy and Curious Girls Guide to Make Up in 2010!

Yours hoping that you all have a wonderful Christmas and that my video works!

Lots of Christmas love

Jenn
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Jenn
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Apologies and Christmas Pressie Ideas

Hi Classy, coy and Curious Ones!

First things first, I am still having issues with my camera, hence the rather large delay in the step by step Beautiful Bronze Blended Look. I hope to have it sorted over the Christmas break and get back into pictures and key make up looks for you all soon.

In the mean time, I hope you're Christmas shopping is going well!

I have done a lot of mine when I was in Las Vegas for "my other job". I try not to do any product advertising on this blog but I have come up with a nice list of cute girly things that you can purchase and give to you're special girlfriends...or if you simply can NOT part with it, wrap it up and put it under the tree from Santa!


1) The new Napoleon Mist Spray Foundation.

Napoleon has released their brand new aerosol foundation. I have had a little look at it in the department store and to be honest it’s a great little trick!
I would reccomend using this with a foundation brush to ensure that you can blend it properly but in all a great idea. Mist Spray comes in 5 shades and I would make sure that you try it out first. Also make sure that you do you’re make up before getting dressed because being a spray, this will get everywhere! Here is what Napoleon has to say about it on their website…

"Love is in the Air-Brush" - Napoleon Beauty in a flash? Boudoir Mist Spray Foundation makes the concept a reality. In just a few seconds, our aerosol foundation evens out skin tone, reduces the appearance of fine lines, and creates a flawless finish that lasts all day. The resulting look is equivalent to professional air-brush makeup. Natural fruit extracts Acai and Acerola help to revitalize your complexion, while high-tech peptides aid in diminishing wrinkles. Suitable for all skin types.

Napoleon Mist Spray Foundation 74ml AUD $69.00

http://www.napoleonperdis.com/products/site/product.cfm?menu=products&sub=face&id=02A02B1E-3048-C24E-B75C11E687F067A1

2) New MAC Make Up

M.A.C has just released their new collection called Baroque Boudoir. This collection is very luxurious and decadent and MAC has tried to show this with their packaging. In the collection there is a lipstick exclusively designed for the Baroque Boudoir collection.
The polished silver cases on the lipstick, lip gloss and the new Baroque Boudoir Compact/Sheer Mystery Powder have two belle époque-style motifs – one black and one frosted and they are actually very cute.

The only issue is that the price is a little high but due to it being a limited edition collection you would expect to pay that little bit more.

Baroque Boudoir Lipstick AUD $54.00, Baroque Boudoir Lip gloss AUD $53.00 and Baroque Boudoir Compact/Sheer Mystery Powder AUD $105.00

http://www.maccosmetics.com.au/templates/collections/collection.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT24651

3) The new fragrance from Bvlgari - Bvlgari Blv Eau de Parfum II
This perfume was released just last September 2009 and was developed by perfumer Jacques Cavallier, and the notes feature violet, star anise, licorice, mandarin, iris absolute, patchouli, vetiver, benzoin, ambergris, cistus flower and musk.
Bvlgari Bvl will be available from all perfume shops and of course duty free.
Bvlgari Blv Eau de Parfum II – AUD $90 - $110.00 75ml

4) A girly trip to Melbourne to visit Camberwell Sunday Markets
Now I know that this blog is about make up and the like but a few of my other passions are vintage, shopping and markets and here all three are combined in one!
Camberwell Sunday markets are great and if you love a market and all things vintage then this is the place for you. The last market was on last Sunday December 13th but they re-open in January on the 3rd 2010. I know that this is not actually at Christmas time but it will give you time to save up!

The Camberwell Sunday Market is run by the Rotary Club of Balwyn and helps to raise charity money for rotary clubs in the Boroondara area in Victoria and is actually responsible for up to AUD $9,000, 000 for the community which is awesome!
Often the 370 stalls are fully booked for seven and sometimes up to twelve weeks in advance, due to the market's popularity. The number of visitors/shoppers visiting the market is consistently high for the whole 12 months of the year, with people coming from all over Melbourne (and interstate and overseas) to enjoy the experience.
Besides browsing for bargains and sought after collectibles, visitors can relax with a cup of coffee and food at food vans located in the market every Sunday.
This is definitely well worth the trip with a bunch of girlfriends and on the occasion flights and accommodation can be very cheap.

https://www.sundaymarket.com.au/

Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue and now the new Tiger Airlines fly to Melbourne a billion times daily.

http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/home/au/en
https://jetstar.com/au/en/cheap-flights/standard.html
http://www.virginblue.com.au/
http://www.tigerairways.com/au/en/index.php


5) Tweezerman

Tweezerman has developed a designer series of tweezers! The Tweezerman tweezers are renowned world wide for being the best in the business of tweezing and as every girl knows, a great pair of tweezers is a beauty must have!

Tweezerman has collaborated with international designer Agatha Ruiz De La Prada to create their very first designer series. Known both ‘behind the scenes’ and ‘on the street’ as the word of mouth, must-have brand for over 25 years, their beauty tools are loved by everyone from celebrities, models and make-up artists to top beauty gurus, magazine editors and women from all walks of life around the world.

They are definitely on my Christmas list…better tell the boyfriend!

http://www.tweezerman.com/scripts/category.cfm?whatsnew=yes&topmenu=2&submenu=1

6) Crystal Designed Phone Covers!

A little bit of a different idea for Christmas but one that I think is really cool.

Mayumi K is a professional Japanese crystal decoration artist. Mayumi has moved from Japan to Australia and is currently working her magic out of Melbourne, Victoria.

The designs that she can create are amazing! Mayumi uses genuine Swarovski rhinestones to create her fabulous, unique and quirky designs and they are literally stunning and one of a kind!

I got in contact with Mayumi and asked her to send a few pictures up, the above picture is of a mobile phone she did for Lady Melbourne (a melbourne fashion blogger)

Mayumi was so nice to deal with! She will have to take you’re phone for a few days to work her magic but once you get it back you will be no less than very excited and happy with the new unique look of you’re new sparkly phone!

Mayumi K doesn't only do mobile phones either; she can do the bonbonniere for you’re wedding, cameras, laptops, pen cases and pretty much anything that you can stick a Swarovski crystal to!

Mayumi is more than happy to chat and is open to any input you would like in you're design.

For and iPhone AUD $235.00 + postage and handeling (this includes the full back cover decorated in your chosen design + small part of front if requested. If you have a plastic phone case she can decorate this at the same price.)

http://www.mayumikcrystal.com.au/

7) A dozen cupcakes left on a door step Christmas morning

Now this is a fav of mine, I LOVE cupcakes and recently bought a dozen of them for my Dad’s 52’d birthday. He loved them! We sat around as a family stuffing our face with beautiful, fluffy yummy cupcakes!

The best cupcakes I have found in the Sydney area are from The Cupcake Bakery on George St in Sydney’s CBD. They offer some online ordering and can deliver!

My favorite is the Red Velvet!

http://www.thecupcakebakery.com.au/

If you are blessed with some extra time this Christmas and would rather make your own cup cakes and leave them on you’re good friends door step Christmas morning I have a great recipe below.

Cup Cakes – Serves 12 good size cup cakes
Ingredients –
125g butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence, ¾ cup of castor sugar, 2 eggs, ½ cup of milk (I use full cream, it tastes better J) 1 ½ cups self raising flour.
Directions –
Line 12 hole cup cake tin tray with paper cases. You can find these in any super market in the cooking section.
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low speed until all of the ingredients are combined.
Once they are combined beat the mixture on medium speed until it is smooth and has a consistent colour. Spoon the mixture into the cup cake cases and bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes.
Icing –
150g butter (softened), 250g icing sugar, 1 tea spoon vanilla, and 2 teaspoon hot water.
Directions –
In a mixing bowl combine the butter and sugar and beat until they are well combined. Add the water and vanilla essence and then continue to beat until smooth and fluffy!

If you want to get really festive add some coloured food dye to the cake mix or icing mixture and make your Christmas Cup Cake box nice and festive with Christmas Colours!

Yours happily thinking Christmas and cup cakes!

Jenn

xxx

Beautiful Brown and Bronze Delay

Hi lovely classy ones!

Happy Friday!

I previously promised a Brown and bronze blended look. I have done this but half of my pictures have been deleted! I will need to do this again over the weekend and get the step by step pictures up for you!

All I have is a few pics of the final result. I promise that I will have the step by step pics up by Tuesday next week. In the mean time I have a trick to share and a few pictures of the final result for the Beautiful Brown and Bronze Blended look...so many B's!

Trick - Long lasting Inner Rim Eyeliner

Don't you hate it when you are wearing inner rim eyeliner but you have to keep re-applying? I know I do! A trick to making you're eyeliner last long is to set it with a matte eyeshadow of the same colour! See below eyeliner, eyeshadow and brush that you will need.

Line the inner rim as you normally would, grab your slanted tip short bristle brush and dip it into the eyeshadow. Gently pull your eye down slightly to give you more access to the inner rim, gently dab the brush along the inner rim. As the inner is usually a wet surface, applying the eyeshadow over the eyeliner acts as a sort of seal for the eyeliner.

This trick will also intensify the colour a little. Adding the eyeshadow will not make it last all night but it will last a lot longer than without it! Just make sure you don't get any eyeshadow in you're eye, it stings a little :-)

See below what I have used as the eyeliner and as the eyeshadow to seal it.

Also a sneak peak at the end result from my Beautiful Bronze Brown Blended look

Yours HATING her camera and computer

Jenn

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B is for Blending

When I am referring to blending I am of course talking about a technique that ladies use when applying make up, not what we do with some ingredients to make a cocktail...come to think of it, that would be nice!

I may whip up a batch of margaritas after this post!

Anyway back to blending. This is a very easy and not to mention necessary technique when it comes to make up. If proper blending is not done then above your eye just ends up looking like a big old mess!

Below are the brushes that you would use for blending:

• The first one is a dome smudger brush - Great to create smudgy lines and to get right into you crease

• The second is a eyeshadow brush - This is a basic brush used for applying eyeshadow. A MUCH better alternative to the little sponge applicator that usually come with you're eyeshadow.

• The third brush is a slanted bristle definer brush - This brush is used for lining the lash line, defining brows and generally defining eye make up. The uses for this brush are pretty endless

• The forth and last brush is a slight slanted bristle eye shadow brush - This is great for shading

I have done a few examples of some great blending below. Blending is basically about building colour and blending it in with your brushes.
I would advise using a little bit of colour at a time. This makes blending much easier as you don't have as much colour to work with and then you are able to gradually build it rather than just slapping a heap of colour on and trying to blend that.

I have also used some brighter colours to show you what you can get away with wearing if it has been applied and blended correctly.

I have been a busy bee! On Friday make sure to visit and check out my brown and bronze blended look!

Happy Hump Day Classy and Coy ones!

Yours welding a blending brush

Jenn
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Napoleon 1 day Paparazzi Ready Makeup Skills Workshop

After putting up the MAC tutorials I thought I had better dig into the World Wide Web and find the Napoleon Perdis 1 day Paparazzi Ready Makeup Skills Workshop that I have heard so many great things about.




I had some great help from Christie who works as the NSW Academy Coordinator and she has been kind enough to give me the dates of the courses for Australia. Napoleon also offers courses in the US!

Napoleon Perdis has created this One Day Workshop to enhance your makeup skills and give you confidence in the selection and application of makeup.

This workshop is aimed at educating Fashionistas in simple and effective techniques to help you put your best face forward. Be empowered by learning the basics of makeup application from foundation, eyes, lips and cheeks.

You will discover the makeup looks that enhance your features. Learn a daytime and evening look and receive a 20% discount for Napoleon product on the day!

http://www.napoleonperdis.com/academy/us/oneday_intro.cfm
http://www.napoleonperdis.com/academy/

The things that the Napoleon Perdis 1 day Paparazzi Ready Makeup Skills Workshop will cover are below:

** Personal tool kit... What everyone should have for applying great makeup
** Prepping skin for makeup...What should I be doing?
** Skin and basic skin care...What is your skin type?
** How to choose the best foundation for your skin type
** How to choose a foundation colour that's right for you
** How to enhance your best features by tailoring to your needs, face shape and complexion
** How to apply foundation and the appropriate tools to use
** How to make eyeshadow work best for you
** How to choose the right lipstick to suit the season, your mood or occasion.
** Learn two eye techniques...one for day wear and one for evening wear

The course costs $229.00 per person and as I mentioned earlier you can enroll in both Australia and the US!

Australian stores that offer the 1 day Paparazzi Ready Makeup Skills Workshop:

NSW


Alexandria Campus
Dates not released for 2010 as yet, I will update when they become available
90 Euston Rd
Alexandria New South Wales 2015


Paddington Campus
30th January 2010
13 February 2010 (2 places left)
13 March 2010
74 Oxford St
Paddington New South Wales 2021

Parramatta Campus
30th January 2010
Shop 2188 Westfield Shopping Centre,
159-175 Church St
Parramatta New South Wales 2150


VIC

Como Centre Campus
Saturday 30th January 2010
Saturday 13th February 2010
Saturday 27th February 2010
Level 1, 299 Toorak Rd
South Yarra Victoria 3141

QLD

Brisbane Campus
Dates not released for 2010 as yet, I will update when they become available
Level 2, 243 Edward St
Brisbane Queensland 4000

Circle on Cavill Campus
Dates not released for 2010 as yet, I will update when they become available
Shop 35, 35a Circle on Cavill
Corner Ferny Ave and Cavill Ave
Surfers Paradise Queensland 4217

WA

Subiaco Campus
Dates not released for 2010 as yet, I will update when they become available
Shop 5, 8 Alvan St
Subiaco Western Australia 6008


US stores, dates and times:


Hollywood Flagship Store and Makeup Academy
December 19, 2009

Topanga Concept Store
Not until next year 2010, dates not released as yet

San Francisco Concept Store
Not until next year 2010, dates not relesed as yet



If you would like some more details please don't hesitate to let me know!



Yours singing Napoleon Waterloo

Jenn

xxx

The Classy, Coy and Curious Christmas Style!

Hi lovely and classy ones,

I hope you like the new Christmas decorations that I just hung up! Adding a little Christmas cheer!

Over the weekend I am going to work on a tutorial on how to blend correctly. I will show you what a difference some great blending will make to your over all make up. Also this is a great skill to develop and use every time you put anything on your eyes. Blended looks better than eyeshadow just slapped on any old way! Blending correctly really makes such a difference to all of you're eyeshadow looks.
Blending really is easy if you know how AND you have the correct tools to help.

I will also show you next week, what happens if you wet you’re eyeshadow. A great trick if you are wanting a deeper colour!

Wishing you all a happy Friday and a wonderful weekend!


Yours singing Jingle Bells…off key and very loudly!


Jenn
xxx

Short and Sweet Tips: Eyeshadow fall out

Hi Everyone!


I am back in town and ready to give you some more juice on make up and things of that nature! For those that want to know, my (very ladylike) surf boat rowing crew did very well on the weekend! We made the quarter finals!


Now back on task....


Don’t you HATE it when you have done a spectacular job on you're make up. Perfect foundation, perfect eyebrows and you also have the perfect outfit to go with it.

The only thing left is to finish your make up off and do your eyes. You look at your beautiful work in the mirror only to discover that you have a mass of green, black or grey eyeshadow fallout under you're eye?!

THEN when you try to wipe it away without spoiling the rest of your make up your left with dark green, grey, black smudges under your eye???!?!

This has happened to me more times that I can count! It is very annoying to go back and try and fix.

I have a great tip for you today! This will save you from having to get out your make up wipes and have to wipe away all your great work! All you need to do is leave your concealer and foundation to the end and before you start doing you're eye make up simply put a blob of moisturizer or sorbelene cream just under the eye! Don’t rub it in just let it sit there and catch all the eyeshadow fall out.

After you are happy with your eyes, you can simply wipe the cream away and put on you're foundation and concealer!

Now this trick is definitely not necessary for every single time you are doing your make up, more so for heavy eye make up that has a lot of colour or eyeshadow loaded up on the eyelid.

And there you have it! A VERY simple trick that will save you heaps of time on those occasions when need to avoid eyeshadow fall out!

Yours NOT fallen out!

Jenn
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