Post-Party Next Morning Essentials - How to be Brunch Ready!

Have a little too much fun last night? If you celebrated at a wedding or just had a fantastic night out, these quick steps will transform your late night cocktail hangover into a beautiful brunch face! So brew yourself some coffee (Step 1), pop some ibuprofen (Step 2), a follow these steps to look alive after a big night out!

LETS GET STARTED
After you've had a few sips of coffee, make sure you're starting with clean and moisturized skin! Make sure you remove any left-over makeup from that smokey-eye that looked so great last night, your dark circles wont need any extra help!

Start with moisturizer. You can skip this step if you're really rushed, but it really only takes a few seconds. Like your body, alcohol will dehydrate your skin and bring out those red broken capillaries so its important to replenish the much needed moisture!

Next, move to your base: your foundation, tinted moisturizer, or BB cream. In this case, a BB cream might be a better option because it will help restore your skin. Apply your base all over, including your eyelids.

Then you'll want to spot conceal with your favorite concealer or under eye brightener. Apply to any areas or break outs that need extra coverage. You'll also want to focus under the eyes, to awaken, brighten, and de-puff.

Apply the under eye concealer in a triangle starting from the inner corner of your eye down the side of the nose and under the eye 3/4 of the way and blend it out. (See below)

For under eye concealing and brightening I'm obsessed with YSL Touché Éclat (I call it my magic wand!), it can awaken anyone's eyes and make them look like they slept like sleeping beauty for 10 hours! Whatever product or brand you use, the placement still works the same to achieve a similar effect!

The last steps are to add mascara (optional) and your favorite pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses and you're alive and looking well for brunch!

SHARING = AWESOME!

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XOXO,

Lisa Teller | Makeup Artist

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Lisa Teller is a professional makeup artist specializing in airbrush makeup in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is extremely passionate about each of her bridal clients and is currently booking for 2013/2014.

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iGlow. Glowing Skin anyone?

iGlow.

Winter blues got you down? We all know how harsh winter can be to our skin, hair, nails, etc. and I dont know about you, but I'm dying for some sun, warm weather, and that natural glow summer gives you! Unless you're heading off to a tropical island, the rest of us have to deal with side effects of harsh winter weather.

Now let's get glowing..

First you need to shed all those dead skin cells! Gross right? Well then lets get them off of your face. Use a mild scrub, I like The Body Shop's Seaweed cleansing exfoliator. If you dont have any sort of scrub make your own! Use a little sugar, lemon juice, a little Argan oil if you have some on hand, and cleanser. Now massage your skin gently. :)

Now mix 3 TBSP of baking soda with 1 TBSP of water to make a paste/mask. Spread the mixture evenly over your face in circular motions and marinate on the couch for 5 mins. Rinse completely to reveal your gorgeous glowing skin! Don't forget to moisturize after!

XOXOX

Lisa Teller | Makeup Artist

www.lisateller.com

Flawless Foundation matching!

One of my biggest pet-peeves as a makeup artist is foundation matching! I see girls CONSTANTLY walking around with a foundation color that is not right for their skin tone! There should be no disctinction between where your foundation color was applied and where it ends!

Picking the right color:

So your at your local Sephora, Ulta, drugstore..etc., trying to pick out your "perfect" skin tone foundation match but alas, picking THE foundation color seems harder than finding THE man of your dreams these days!

Heres what you should know:

1. 8/10 times MOST women require a custom blend of 2 different colors of foundations. Yep, that just blew your mind, didnt it? I almost ALWAYS have to custom mix a foundation color for photoshoots and my clients, including myself! There are a few rare lucky ones whose skin perfectly match one color.

2. Their is another benefit to using 2 foundation colors! Your skin will obviously get lighter in the winter and darker in the summer, so you would most likely need a different "summer" color and a different "winter" color(unless you hibernate in your house all the time.) By already having 2 good foundation colors you can just mix a little more of the darker color in the summer and vice versa for your winter color!

3. Choose foundation colors that have YELLOW/WARM undertones. I've found that these work and look best on EVERYONE! If you hve dark skin aim for an orange/warm undertone.

4.Blend the foundation into your neck and ears. By blending your foundation down your neck, on your ears and behind your ears, you are creating the idea that you have flawless skin! This will help when it comes to getting rid of the distinct color mis hap between the face and neckline.

Flawless skin application

Flawless skin starts with a clean and moistureized face.

1. Apply a good primer based on your skin needs! My favorite is Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Primer. Primers are great for smoothing out uneven skin as well as filling in wrinkles and will help keep your makeup in place all day, as long as you dont use too much!

2. Apply your custom blended liquid foundation color! Remember, less is more - you dont want your skin looking cakey! Dont forget to blend it into your neck and ears. My favorite cheap foundation line is L'Oreal's True Match Foundation Colors in all colors starting with W. (The ones with the warm undertones)

3. Lightly apply some pressed or loose powder in your shade or use a finishing powder to set your liquid makeup.

4. Add a little contour and highlighting if you choose and do your makeup as normal!

If you are still having issues and feel you could use some extra guidance I offer Makeup Lessons!

Makeup lesson/revamp includes going through your current cosmetic bag, makeup application with lesson, as well as product recommendations. Normally $175 but I'm extending last month's special offer!