Veronika's Makeover

Before

After

Meet Veronika. She's my fireball Russian friend originally from St. Petersburg, Russia. She's beautiful with and without makeup because I know her in and out. Her spirit and natural beauty are wonderful things to have as an individual, yet she is never fully satisfied. Even so, I still adore this individual for all that she is. She is a representation that superficial beauty is not sufficient to keep someone being "beautiful". Now, let's go about the process of "dolling up" and what it took to do so...

Eyes: She wanted me to give her a nice look for a night out with her guy and his friends. She is a minimalist in makeup, and I decided to do a slightly subtle smoky eye with my Kat Von D palette of colors that include a beautiful purple and gold. I mixed a matte brown color in the outer corner of her eyes to soften the smoky look whilst accentuating her bone structure.

Lips: Her lip color is MAC's lipstick Amplified in Blankety. The lipgloss on top is MAC's Plushglass in Ample Pink.

Cheeks: Nars blush in Luster.

Makeup can be a girl's helpful friend. As Elizabeth Arden quoted: "There is never an ugly woman, only lazy ones." With that said, I don't think that is entirely true, but the quote does bring to light that it does take some work to try to look good. Don't act like you wake up stunningly beautiful everyday, and if that is the case, good for you! Otherwise, it is fun to doll up even once in a while because you only live a day at a time to look your best and save the world while you're at it, too. ;)