Festivities are upon us as we're merely days apart from Christmas and New Year's Eve – I think we've got outfits, make-up and nail ideas bursting from our Pinterest boards. Well, I've prepared a Festive Avon Make-Up Look for you today and even if you don't have the exact products – you can use it for inspo if you fancy the look. I've used a total of 11 products but I've mixed two mascaras, two lipsticks and two eye shadows to get the exact feel I envisioned. You can cut everything down if you wish. For starters, I've used the lovely Avon Luxe Velvet Matte Creme Foundation in Natural Glamour as my base. Since this is a mattifying, silicone-based & perfecting foundation I needed to heavily nourish my face prior to applying it. That way, dry parts were neutralized and the foundation mattified the T-zone flawlessly. I've applied the Luxe foundation with my clean fingers. Then I've freshened up my cheeks with what must be the loveliest Avon blush I own – the Avon Ideal Luminous Blush in Classic Aura. It's of a natural-looking shade of dusky pink and it almost melts into the skin due to its fine texture. I think it did a fine job of warming up my cheeks and overall complexion.
Praznici samo sto nisu stigli te nas samo par dana dijeli od Bozica i Nove Godine – mislim da povodom toga vecina nas u mislima ima odabir outfita, make-upa za te prilike a mnogima i Pinterest profili prste od inspirativnih fotki. Da bih vam olaksala dilemu barem sto se make-upa tice, pripremila sam Praznicni Avon Make-Up Look. Ukoliko ne posjedujete identicne proizvode koje sam koristila nije problem – look moze posluziti kao inspiracija pa se posluzite onim stvarcicama koje imate. Koristila sam ukupno 11 proizvoda ali imajte na umu da sam dosta toga miksala da bih postigla zeljeni izgled – koristila sam dvije maskare, dva ruza za usne i dvije sjene za oci. Vi mozete taj broj smanjiti (ili povecati) po svojoj zelji. Za pocetak, koristila sam krasnu Avon Luxe Velvet Matte kremastu podlogu u nijansi Natural Glamour kao bazu. Posto je bazirana na silikonima i matira kozu, samo sam prije njenog nanosenja lijepo nahranila kozu kvalitetnom kremom. Na taj nacin, suhi dijelovi lica su umireni i zasticeni dok je podlozi omoguceno neometano matiranje T-zone. Luxe pjenastu podlogu sam nanijela cistim prsticima. Potom sam osvjezila obraze najljepsim Avon rumenilom iz privatne kolekcije – radi se o Avon Ideal Luminous rumenilu u nijansi Classic Aura. Divne je i prirodne ‘prljavo’ ruzicaste boje koja kao da se stopi sa kozom zahvaljujuci nevjerovatno finoj teksturi. Mislim da je na bas lijep, suptilan nacin ugrijala ne samo obrascice vec i cjelokupni ten.
I've primed my lids with the Avon Eyeshadow Primer in Light Beige. Afterwards I've patted the Avon True Color Eyeshadow Single in Iris Icing all over my lid, blending it upwards over the crease lightly. This is a universally flattering metallic silver shade of an exceptional buttery texture. Then I've applied the Avon True Color Eyeshadow Single in Blackest Black on the outer ‘V’ of the eye and along the lash line, imitating a black eye pencil. What really made eyes look put together, I believe is thanks to the Avon SuperSHOCK eye-liner gel in Silver which I've applied inside of the waterline and used it to highlight the inner corners. Skippin’ the falsies, I really had to amp up my lashes so I did just that using two masacaras. I've applied the first coat using the Avon Big & Daring Mascara which makes my lashes look naturally defined. The second coat was made by the Avon SuperSHOCK Max Mascara to add some oomph. Eyebrows were defined with the help of the Avon Perfect Eyebrow Kit in Soft Brown. I've firstly applied the dark, ashy brown powder and then dabbed some of the creamy half over the front of my brows to keep them in place. Finally, Avon Ultra Color Bold Lipstick in Extreme Mauve was applied over my lips. I love the juicy mauve goodness of this one but I wanted to add some cherry red hue to the mix so I've dabbed Avon Ultra Color Absolute Lipstick in Lovely Cherry on top. I think this is a classic and beautiful make-up look that suits everyone as it's universal – that's why it's my number one pick for the upcoming festive parties. Do you like it? Would you wear it or something similar (or different)?
Pripremila sam ocne kapke sa tankim slojem Avon Prajmera za sjenu u nijansi Light Beige. Potom sam utapkala preko cijelog kapka Avon True Color mono sjenu u nijansi Iris Icing pazeci da je njezno izblendam u prelazu ocnog kapka. Ovdje je rijec o sofisticiranoj metalik srebrenoj nijansi koju krasi iznimno puterasta tekstura. Nakon toga sam u vanjski ‘V’ dio kapka nanijela Avon True Color mono sjenu u nijansi Blackest Black. Takodjer sam njom presla uz rub trepavica, imitirajuci efekat crne olovke za oci. No, ono sto licno mislim da je povezalo cijeli look ociju jeste posebna Avon SuperSHOCK eye-liner gel/olovka u nijansi Silver. Nju sam nanijela u waterline ali sam je iskoristila i da osvijetlim unutarnji kut oka. Posto sam preskocila lazne trepavice, potrebno je bilo naglasiti trepuske maskarom a u tu svrhu sam se posluzila sa dvije maskare. Prvi sloj je bila Avon Big & Daring maskara koja moje trepavice na prirodan nacin definise. Potom sam za drugi sloj koristila Avon SuperSHOCK Max maskaru da ih dodatno naglasi. Obrve sam definirala uz pomoc Avon Kita za savrsene obrve u nijansi Soft Brown. Prvo sam popunila praznine i dala blagi oblik obrvama koristeci se tamno smedjim puderom dok sam kremastu polovicu nanijela preko pocetnog dijela obrva (kako bi ih krema drzala na mjestu). Napokon, Avon Ultra Color Bold ruz u nijansi Extreme Mauve mi krasi usne. Ovaj ruz mi je jako drag i odgovara mi njegova nijansa te kremasta tekstura ali zeljela sam da usnama podarim dasak tresnjasto-crvene nijanse pa sam preko njega utapkala malo Avon Ultra Color Absolute ruza za usne u nijansi Lovely Cherry. Mislim da je ovo klasicno lijep make-up koji ce pristajati svim zenama i univerzalan je – zbog toga je moj odabir broj jedan za nastupajuce praznike. Da li vam se dopada? Da li bi ga nosile ili nesto slicno/drugacije? Ukoliko vas tema praznicnog make-upa zanima a takodjer volite Avon, preporucujem da pratite Avon Facebook stranicu posto vas ocekuju zanimljivi sadrzaji.