Busy Mom Maskcara Makeover

I recently got to travel to the States for a quick trip. And with that trip I got to do some fun makeovers on some beautiful women! It’s always so fun to reconnect with people I grew up with and to see where life has led them. I knew Kelly from church and she is the sweetest! She is a mom to 4 littles and her days are filled with serving her family. This busy mom Maskcara makeover was a treat to do and I love how she looked and felt after!

The Makeover Process

Kelly’s skin is snowy white perfection with hardly a blemish in sight. We used White Peach for her highlight color and applied it under her eyes, on her nose, under her nose, on her chin, and on her forehead. The highlight just helped even out her skin tone. Next we took Olive as her Contour and brushed it onto her cheekbones, jawline, and along her hairline. We dabbed some Pink Grapefruit on the apples of her cheeks to give her a little color. Pearl was the perfect illuminator for her skin and added a nice glow. For her eyes, we went with a neutral and light look by using Mama, Oak, and Sabrina, and Salem as her eyeliner. We used the same eyeshadow color of Oak and filled in her brows a bit to give them some definition. She wasn’t afraid of a bold lip so we topped her look off with Ruby. She is a beauty!

Products & Colors Used

Highlight: white peach

Contour: olive

Blush: pink Grapefruit

Illuminator: pearl

Eyeshadow: mama, oak, Sabrina, Salem

Brows: oak

Lips: ruby

The Perfector Sponge

30 sec HAC Brush

Multitasker Brush

HAC Stack Compact

We love that this makeup doesn’t hide who you are. It really just brings out your beauty and finishes you off. Just because you’re a busy mom, doesn’t mean you have to forget yourself! She now looks and feels beautiful on the inside and out!

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Confidence Booster Before and After

Meet Mandy. She’s a good friend of mine. She has the best laugh. She has a kind heart. Her eyes sparkle and smile right back at you. She doesn’t usually wear much makeup, other than mascara on her lashes. So when I asked her if I could practice on her, she was excited to give it a go. And once she looked in the mirror when we were done, she had the biggest smile on her face! This was the best confidence booster before and after and you could tell that she was beaming on the inside and out!

After determining that she has a cool skin tone and color matching her to figure out her highlight foundation color, we got to work! I applied her highlight under her eyes, on her nose, under her nose, on her chin, and on her forehead. The light layer of Amber highlight helped even out her skin tone and take away the redness in some spots. Then I applied Ash contour to her cheek bones, jawline, and hairline. It brought out her beautiful cheekbones! Mandy didn’t want bright pink cheeks, so we settled for a neutral look with Desert Sunset on the apples of her cheeks. I added Pearl Illuminator to the tops of her cheekbones to give them a nice glow.

She’s not a fan of heavy eye makeup so I used very light and neutral colors. The colors gave her eyes a little bit of brightness. Then I filled in her brows with Oak eyeshadow. It helped frame her face and give more definition to her eyebrows. We topped the look off with Desert Sunset as her lip color for a nice and natural look.

Even though we didn’t layer lots of makeup on Mandy, she still felt beautiful. She could look in the mirror and see her good features and enhanced natural beauty. She looked as beautiful as she felt. Her confidence was boosted and her self worth was increased. And it felt so good to see her so happy and confident!

Products and Colors Used

Highlight: Amber

Contour: Ash

Blush: Desert Sunset

Illuminator: Pearl

Eyes: Sabrina & Stardust

Eyebrows: Oak

Lips: Desert Sunset

Brushes:

30 Second HAC Brush (for highlight and contour)

I Shadow Everything Brush (for eyeshadow)

The Multitasker Brush (for brows and lips)

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Beautiful Mompreneur Makeover

Meet Sarah. She is one talented lady!  She and Michelle are the lovely hosts at Mormon Mompreneur and she is always full of wisdom and class. Michelle was able to meet up with Sarah recently and enhance her beauty! Come see the before and after of this beautiful mompreneur makeover!

Products Used

Highlight: aura

Contour: indigo

Blush: pink grapefruit

Illuminator: pearl

Eyeshadow: sabrina, midnight, trust

Brows: oak

Lips: ruby

30 Second HAC Brush

I Shadow Everything Brush

Multitasker Brush

IIID Perfector Sponge

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Not sure what colors to use? Send us a picture of yourself without your makeup on, taken in natural lighting. Or you can take our free color matching quiz here!

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Kiwi Gal Before and After

One of the best things that happens from doing makeovers on others is getting to spend some one on one time together and getting to know that person. I’ve been able to get to know lots of women in New Zealand and they are all so unique, beautiful, and kind. I’m sure you can find that anywhere in the world! Here is a kiwi gal before and after that I did recently.

Meet Jenny. Her daughter is in my daughter’s class at school and it’s been fun getting to know her! And it really is amazing how small our world is because she is related to a few women that I go to church with. Jenny doesn’t normally wear lots of makeup so I wanted to give her a natural makeup look. A look that makes her feel beautiful without layering on all the products and something she can easily reproduce in her home.

I applied a thin layer of highlight under her eyes, on her chin, on her nose, and on her forehead. Olive is a great neutral contour color and I brushed it onto her cheekbones, along her jaw, and near her hairline. She didn’t want a bright pink cheek so we settled for desert sunset which gave her a little flush to her apples without being too overwhelming. We used the same color on her lips. She likes using browns on her lids, so I used some nice shades that gave her a natural look. I used a light brown to fill in her brows and help frame her face. After a light layer mascara we were done!

Products Used

Highlight: amber

Contour: olive

Blush: desert sunset

Illuminator: illuminator

Eyeshadow: basic, trust, sabrina

Brows: oak

Lips: dessert sunset

30 Second HAC Brush

I Shadow Everything Brush

Multitasker Brush

IIID Perfector Sponge

I love how simple Maskcara makeup is to use, how it enhances a woman’s natural beauty, and how it makes a woman feel!

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New Mom Before and After

Meet Helen! She’s a mom to 3 beautiful girls. She just had her third girl a few weeks ago…at home and totally not planned that way! She’s a rockstar! Being a mom of a newborn leaves you feeling extra tired and with little time to think about yourself as you’re constantly nursing, changing diapers, cleaning, cooking, and chasing after your other littles. Mom life is not glamorous but it is definitely rewarding! I wanted to give Helen a quick and easy look that she can easily do to make herself look beautiful on the outside, because she certainly is a beauty on the inside! Here’s a new mom before and after look…

Helen was blessed with pretty freckles and we didn’t want to cover up that natural beauty. So I used a light hand and focused the highlight mainly under her eyes to cover up the sleepless nights. Her freckles still shine through beautifully! I used olive as her contour because it is such a versatile contour color! It brought out her cheekbones nicely and gave her some good shape to her face. Pink Grapefruit is also a great versatile color and brought a nice flush to her cheeks. She has pretty blue eyes so I went with some brown eyeshadow colors to bring out those blues. A thin coat of mascara gave her some natural looking black lashes. By using a light brown eyeshadow color and the Multitasker Brush, I filled in her brows to give them more definition and to help frame her face. We topped the look off with a light color on her lips and she was done!

This is a great natural look that gave this new mom a fresh & easy pick me up. This makeup is so versatile and can be applied lightly or heavily…depending on the look you want!

Products Used

Highlight: sunlit

Contour: olive

Blush: pink grapefruit

Illuminator: illuminator

Eyeshadow: bubba, bright eyes, sabrina

Brows: oak

Lips: dessert sunset

30 Second HAC Brush

I Shadow Everything Brush

Multitasker Brush

IIID Perfector Sponge

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Makeup Tips for Mature Skin

Just because you have mature skin doesn’t mean you can’t look and feel beautiful! As our skin ages, it loses its elasticity and moves around a little more freely. So, there are some tricks that can help you apply makeup a little easier. We’re showing you some makeup tips for mature skin and how you can feel your best!

Moisturize

Aged skin can become dry. It’s important to moisturize your beautiful skin so it can be healthy and ready for makeup application! Milk is a perfect moisturizer to get your skin looking and feeling good!

Stipple/Pat Makeup On

I think it’s a natural instinct to wipe our makeup in a swiping and brushing motion. But with mature skin, it’s better to apply your foundation in a stippling or patting motion. You want to dab that product into your skin and not wipe.

Perfector Sponge

Use the Perfector Sponge to blend any excess makeup and to make sure there isn’t makeup setting into the wrinkles on your face. The sponge will allow the makeup to nicely sink in and lay on your skin.

Eyeshadows

Mature skin may have some wrinkling around the eye area. When choosing eyeshadow shades, it’s important to stick to mostly matte colors. Shimmer shadows can accentuate wrinkles, and we don’t want that! Also, apply the eyeshadow by pressing and tapping onto the eyelid. The skin around the eye area can move easily and this technique will help the color stay where you place it.

Brows

An important step is to fill in those beautiful brows! After years of tweezing or the eyebrow hairs just simply falling out, you want to give the fading brows a nice little lift. Our brows frame our face and we want to make sure they have a nice shape and definition. If you want to learn more about your brow care, click here!

Putting makeup on mature skin shouldn’t be intimidating! With these simple steps, you can easily look and feel beautiful!

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Lois’ Lovely Before and After

Meet my mother-in-law, Lois. We’ve been so blessed to have family in New Zealand with us! We moved to Auckland in March of 2016 and my in-laws moved to Wellington in July of 2016. They are busy serving as missionaries for our church, but we love snatching a few days here and there of their time. Lois was kind enough to let me practice on her while they visited us for the weekend. I’m happy to share Lois’ Lovely Before and After with you!

Lois has beautiful smooth skin so she didn’t need much coverage. I chose to use Sunlit as her highlight and it matched her skin perfectly! I mainly focused under her eyes, cheeks, on her chin, and on her forehead. The highlight helped even out her skin tone and hide some of the redness. She’s not a heavy makeup wearer so I went light on the contour. Olive is a great neutral contour for her skin tone and it accentuated her cheekbones nicely. She already has a nice narrow nose, so we skipped the contour on her nose. Lois isn’t afraid of a pink cheek, so I used Pink Grapefruit on the apples of her cheeks and it was a nice fresh look. Pearl as her illuminator was a nice touch to top her face off.

Onto the eyes. We didn’t want a heavy look so we kept it light and airy. I brushed Basic all over her eyelid and then used Kin in her crease. Then I applied London near her brow bone. It gave her a fresh look without looking too heavy.

You can’t forget the brows! Oak was the perfect color to give her brows some nice definition and shape.

We then applied some mascara to her lashes. The look was topped off with some Pink Grapefruit on her lips. This makeup left her looking brighter and fresh. This was her first time using the makeup and fell in love!

Products Used

Highlight: sunlit

Contour: olive

Blush: pink grapefruit

Illuminator: illuminator

Eyeshadow: basic, kin, London

Brows: Oak

Lips: pink grapefruit

30 Second HAC Brush

I Shadow Everything Brush

IIID Perfector Sponge

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From Mom to Wow Makeover

What We Used

Products

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Before and After Natural Beauty Mom

Shannon

This is my friend Shannon. She and her family welcomed our family with open arms when we first moved to New Zealand. She has 3 boys and when all of our kids get together, it’s a party! Our favorite thing to do with their family is to go on hikes or beach walks together. It’s the perfect way to let the kids interact and get their energy out. The kids play & explore while the parents get to chat & catch up. Win win. Shannon doesn’t like to wear lots of makeup and prefers the natural look. So for this before and after I did a light coverage to give her a natural beauty mom look.

Process

I have found that Aura is a super versatile highlight color! It’s amazing how many women can wear this color! I applied a light coverage of highlight under her eyes, nose, and forehead. After determining that she has a cool skin tone, I used Ash as her contour. This step never fails to impress me! I love how the color brings out those cheekbones on every woman! Since she’s not used to wearing tons of makeup, I stuck with a natural blush color and applied to the apples of her cheeks. Pearl is also a very versatile illuminator and it gave her a nice natural shimmer. I used some neutral eyeshadow colors, a thin layer of mascara, and lightly filled in her brows. We topped the look off with a neutral lip color and she is done!

Highlight: Aura
Contour: Ash
Blush: Nude
Illuminator: Pearl
Eyeshadow: Oak, Pup, Sabrina
Brows: Oak
Lips: Desert Sunset

Tools

Brushes I used:

30 Second HAC Brush (highlight & contour)

Bronzer and Blush Brush (blush)

I shadow Everything Brush (eyeshadow)

The Multitasker Brush (brows & lips)

This was a simple makeover that gave Shannon a natural beauty mom look. I love that Maskcara makeup allows women of all makeup stages and preferences to work for them! Want a light coverage & natural look? Yup…we got you. Want a dramatic & defined look? Yup…we got you too!

Click here to see a little heavier makeup look.

Click here to see how to makeover your face in 3 minutes!

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{JoEllen}

Maskcara Makeover Before and After

We absolutely love a good before and after! We especially love a good Maskcara makeover before and after! Our first before & after up on the blog is yours truly, JoEllen.

Color Choice

I’ve been wearing Maskcara products for a few years. I love how easy they are to blend & contour your face to look like a million bucks. I’ve used a few different cheek colors & tried a couple of different highlight colors over the years. But, it wasn’t until I got my artist kit that I was really able to experiment with colors & different looks. There are better color choices for certain types of looks. Want a natural, every day look? Yup…Maskcara has the perfect color for you! Want a more glam look to show off those gorgeous features? Yup…Maskcara has your colors! I stepped out of my normal makeup routine for this makeover & I love the results!

What I’m Wearing

I found my perfect highlight color with Amber. Years ago, I first ordered Sunlit, but it was way too yellow for me & I could see the cracks, creases, and texture on my face really well…in a bad way. When this happens, that means you must choose a shade darker. Amber was the winner!

I usually wear Dahlia on my cheeks, but I chose Pink Grapefruit this time around…wowza! I think I found my new fav! But instead of applying my blush with the Bronzer & Blush Brush, I found better success with applying with the round end of the 30 Second HAC Brush. It helped distribute the cheek color without overpowering my small apples.

Next I chose to contour with more than one color with a mix of Stone & Ash along my cheekbones, forehead, and jawline & Shadow along my nose. I think my new favorite tip with applying contour color is to use the Detail HAC Brush. I have a thin face so this brush helps me get more defined & delicate lines drawn on my face. This brush is also so great for applying highlight in small areas & helping place precise color on your face…it’s my new fav brush!

For my eyes, I just used the Deep Crease technique by using the I Shadow Everything Brush with Stardust, Basic, and Bright Eyes. I lined my eyes with black eyeliner & applied some mascara. Make sure you don’t forget your brows! I defined those bad boys with a brown eyeshadow by using the Hotline Brush. We’ll have a brow tutorial coming soon!

Then I topped the look off with some Pink Grapefruit on my lips and voila!

Details

Highlight: Amber

Contour: Stone, Ash, Shadow

Cheek: Pink Grapefruit

Lips: Pink Grapefruit

Eyes: Sabrina, Basic, Bright Eyes

Go Practice

I love how you can easily get different looks by just using a few different colors or applying your makeup heavier or lighter. This makeup is so versatile & fun to work with! What are you waiting for?! Go get your makeup & practice! Get out there, gorgeous!

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