M·A·C How-To: Coloured Smoky Eye Holiday Look

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1. Curl lashes.
2. Apply a light veil of Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder under the eyes to help catch any fallout.
3. Using a 268 Brush, line the upper lash line with Fluidline in Blacktrack, and blend the colour upwards over the eyelid with a 217 Brush.
4. Apply Eye Shadow in Performance Art from the Nutcracker Sweet Cool Eye Compact with the fluffy side of the 213/214 Brush, also from the palette, to the centre of the eye and blend outward.
5. Using a 224 Brush, apply Eye Shadow in Absurdly Pretty, also from the palette, to the crease, inner and outer corners of the eye, connecting the colours and blending through the crease in circular motions.
6. Line the waterline with Eye Kohl in Prunella and gently apply along lower lash line.
7. Using a 219 Brush, blend Eye Shadow in Absurdly Pretty along the lower lash line.
8. Apply Eye Shadow in Sugar Plum, also from the palette, with a 266 Brush to the outer corner of the upper lash line, then blend with a 224 Brush. Repeat this step on the outer corner of the lower lash line.
9. Tap Pigment in English Gilt from the Nutcracker Sweet Gold Pigments and Glitter Kit to the inner corner of the eye, using a 219 Brush.
10. Contour the face using a mix of Powder Blush in Blunt and Sincere with a 168 Brush, focusing under the cheekbones and around the hairline.
11. Using a 129 Brush, apply Extra Dimension Blush in Pleasure Model from the Nutcracker Sweet Copper Face Compact to the cheeks and above the eyebrows to give a lift to the face.
12. Highlight the face using Extra Dimension Skinfinish in Whisper of Gilt from the same palette, applying to the top of cheekbone with a 224 Brush.
13. Apply In Extreme Dimension Lash to the upper lashes.
14. Fill in the brows using a 263 Brush and Eye Shadow in Concrete. Brush out the brows using a 204 Brush.
15. Finish the look by adding Vamplify in Tuned In to the lips.

What a LoveLeigh Package!

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It’s no secret that we’re totally obsessed with our Nice Package! kit builder. It’s the best way to get the Benefaves we love for a price we love even more… and a super-cute makeup bag to boot! So what’s even better than building a custom kit of our makeup must-haves? Learning what our favorite beauty gurus put in their kits!

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We recently caught up with the fabulous Kayleigh Noelle to find out what her Nice Package looks like, and we’re loving her picks. For her complexion choice, she went for the POREfessional. POREfessional is her go-to primer because it “smooths down the skin for a flawless look every time,” and we couldn’t agree more. Fine line disguising & pore zapping liquid velvet for the skin? Uhm, yes, please!

Kayleigh’s cheek choice is another classic—dallas face powder. The perfect outdoor glow for an indoor gal (uh, US!), Kayleigh loves dallas because it gives a nice flush of color to the cheeks & subtly adds warmth. Bonus about dallas? It’s both a blush & a bronzer—it can be used just on the apples of the cheeks for a flawless flush or all over for an even glow!

For her eye pick, Kayleigh went for—what else!?—they’re real! mascara! With its unique wand & ah-mazing formula, they’re real! is beyond mascara. Kayleigh loves it because “adds drama to the lashes as it curls & lengthens simultaneously.” We couldn’t agree more.

She finishes off her nice package with her free gift choice—hydrasmooth-lip color in nice ‘n teasy, our gorgeous rosy neutral shade. Kayleigh loves nice ‘n teasy because it “enhances natural lip color & gives shine,” which couldn’t be more on point. Nice ‘n teasy is the perfect everyday shade for those of us who like the enhance our natural beauty without going over the top.

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It’s official—we didn’t think we could adore Kayleigh any more than we already did, but we definitely do! She chose all of our fabulous favorites & created a nice package right out of our dreams! The best part about nice package? You can create one just like Kayleigh’s, or one custom-designed just for you, with a full-size complexion, cheek & eye choice, plus a full-size free gift & a totally adorbs makeup bag, all for only $79! It’s the best of Benefit all for a steal. What are you waiting for, Benebabes!?

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L’Occitane Anniversary Giveaway: 40 Years, 40 Prizes!

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I have a rather special giveaway for you; as part of their 40th Anniversary celebrations, gorgeous beauty brand L’Occitane have forty prizes to give away to UK readers of A Model Recommends. And that’s not all: the forty winners will be able to pick their own prize! They can choose any one product from L’Occitane, whether that’s a simple bar of soap or a pot of luxury cream.

I have to say that I’d be really stuck if I was asked to pick one product from L’Occitane; I’m a habitual user of the Almond Milk Concentrate Cream (an unctuous, beautifully scented body treat) but the Divine Cream for face would be very high up on my list – it’s a little pot of luxury.

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Or there’s the set of special editions that have been given a makeover to mark the brand’s 40th – the Verbena Eau de Toilette with its pretty new box, the Lavender Foaming Bath with its decorative bottle, the rough cut soaps with their crushed lavender and verbena pieces…

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What would you go for? If you had to just pick one L’Occitane product? Do have a think, because your beauty wish might just come true! To be in with the chance of winning a L’Occitane prize, all you need to do is leave a comment below telling me which product you’d pick (don’t worry, your decision isn’t final) and make sure that you enter your email into the form where prompted so that I can get in touch if you win. Please see terms and conditions below before submitting your entry – good luck!

  1. The Competition starts at 7.45am on 21st July 2016 and closes at 12 noon on 28th July 2016. Any entries received outside the Competition Period will be void.
  2. One entry per person. Bulk, automatically generated or third party entries are void.
  3. 40 winners will win ANY single product of their choice from L’Occitane. Gift sets and special kits are not part of the competition. There are no runner(s)-up.
  4. The winner will be selected at random from all valid entries for this competition received before the closing date.
  5. The winner will be notified by email within seven days after the Closing Date. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winner during the specified time.  If a winner does not respond within 14 days with their chosen product, cannot be contacted or is not available, the Promoter reserves the right to re-draw another winner from the valid/correct entries that were received before the Closing Date.
  6. The prize is non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives to the prize in whole or in part.
  7. Open to United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland residents aged 18 or over only.
  8. Standard terms and conditions for competitions apply.

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