makeover NADIA ALBANO
A professional makeup artist, hair stylist and fashion stylist, Vancouver-based Nadia Albano has been doing makeovers for more than a decade. Albano says her ability ‘to see the big picture and actually make it happen’ is the key to her success at helping women and men look their best. I’m playing with Glow Skin Beauty’s Desk-to-DateNight “Rebel Angel” makeup kit. It comes complete with a shadow quad, blush, lip pencil and lip gloss. It’s versatile for work, play and travel.
STEP 1
After evening out my complexion with Glow Skin Beauty — Satin Cream Foundation I applied a full coverage mineral based makeup which contains vitamins A, C, E and Green Tea Extract. I then contoured my face with their contour kit.
STEP 2
Next I applied the Glow Skin Beauty — Shadow Primer onto my eyelid for crease-free and smudge proof protection. I dipped my custom Nadittude “Love Nadia” large shadow blender brush into the peachypink eyeshadow and used it to contour my crease.
STEP 3
Next I contoured the outer corner of my eyes with plum eyeshadow to enhance my eyes and crease a soft smoky effect. It’s also a great shade to enhance green and/or hazel brown eyes.
STEP 4
Dip a pencil brush into the metallic-charcoal shade of the quad and dab it into the centre of the eye. This creates dimension and a lovely multitonal colour effect.
STEP 5
Rim the waterline (a.k.a.: tight line) with a dark-brown eye pencil to create a sleek and sultry effect. Curl the lashes and coat them with black mascara. At this point, I suggest applying a bit of concealer to brighten under the eyes.
STEP 6
Using the Nadittude “Love Nadia” Cheek Enhancer Brush, lightly dust the apples of the cheeks with Glow Skin Beauty Blush in Sandalwood. This is part of the Day-to-Datenight kit and offers a warm finish. STEP 7 Lastly, I used Glow Skin
Beauty — Precision Lip Pencil in Natural, then coated my lips with their lip gloss in Secret Agent.
STEP 8
The look is complete.