Then and Now

The top photo was taken about 5 years ago, before I started doing makeup. Aren't my eyebrows the best? (LOL)
I wanted to show this comparison to prove that practice really does make perfect. If I can get better then so can you! It's just makeup, it can be wiped off and re-done, don't be afraid to try new things and experiment with new techniques. You can't get worse you can only get better. I hope this brings encouragement.

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Act5 Cosmetics Makeup Competition 2013 - Edmonton

I got the chance to compete in a makeup competition here in Edmonton. It was my first time competing, and I won 1st place! Below are photos of the work I did.

Act5 is a Canadian-based cosmetics company, with a wide range of products and colors made specially for industry professionals. Thank you Act5 for this opportunity!

http://act5cosmetics.com/

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Turquoise Eyes

I am wearing MAC Aquadisiac eyeshadow on the lid, plumage & carbon shadows in the crease, with nylon shadow in the inner corner. Act5 Cosmetics hybrid gel liner along the lash line and in the crease, Urban Decay 'perversion' 24/7 eye pencil in the waterline, with MAC #48 lashes.

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Smokey Blue & Lime Green

I am using Hot Makeup Professional eyeshadows & glitter <3

Hot Makeup 'light' eye primer applied first, 'show stopper green' shadow on the lid, 'china blue' shadow in the crease, 'snow queen' glitter in the inner corner, with S55 lashes. Act5 Cosmetics hybrid gel liner along the lash line and in the crease, with Urban Decay 24/7 'perversion' eye pencil in the waterline.

http://www.hotmakeup.com.br/

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Vivid Pink Liner

I mixed MAC 'magenta madness' pigment with fix+ spray to create the liquid liner, and applied it with #210 precise liner brush. MAC blacktrack fluidline in the waterline, blended out with carbon eyeshadow. Revlon 'double wink' lashes, with Anastasia Beverly Hills 'in the pink' brow & lash tint on the bottom lashes.

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Blue & Gold Liner

I am using Hot Makeup Professional liner & lashes. 'Blue bay' liner with  'luster' eye pencil and 'S54' lashes. 

http://www.hotmakeup.com.br/ 

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Splatter Paint Cut-Crease

Not much of a wearable look, but it's interesting to look at. Love splatter paint!
I am wearing Sugarpill's dollipop eyeshadow on the lid, with MAC #48 lashes. I cut the crease using a matte liquid liner, and then mixed the same liner with MAC fix+ spray, and used a brow bristle brush to spritz it on with a card blocking the pink shadow.

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