Cute Doll Halloween Makeup

Say hello to another Halloween look inspired by a cute dolly!

1 Start by applying foundation all over, concealer in areas of concern, and setting with a translucent powder.
2 Apply a light blue shadow all over the lid and into the crease. Make sure to bring the colour up high enough to be seen when the eye is open. Bring this blue shadow tight against the outer corners of the lower lash lines.
3 Densely press a blue glitter all over the lid from the lash line to the crease. Soften the edge by blending through the crease with whatever blue shadow is left on our brush.
4 Apply a white eyeliner to the inner corners of the eye and press an iridescent duo chrome white/blue shadow on top.
5 Line the top lash line with a black liquid liner and apply a light coat of mascara.
6 Rim the inside of the eye with a light, flesh toned pencil for a wide eyed appearance.
7 Apply long wispy lashes to the upper lash line and shorter wispy half lashes to the outer corners of the lower lash line.
8 Create a 3D blush effect by applying a hot pink shadow in a round shape to the apples of the cheek and then a light frosty pink shadow around the edges. This will give a natural and soft gradation.
9 Use a brown eyeliner pencil to dot freckles of varying sizes onto the cheeks.
10 Finish with a bubble gum pink lip colour!

Products Used:
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation
Stila Perfecting Concealer
Tarte Amazonian Clay Translucent Powder
BH Cosmetics 120 Palette (for the cheeks)
Korres Kohl Pencil "Brown"
Urban Decay Eyeshadow "Kiddie Pool"
Michaels glitter (Blue)
Lit Cosmetics Clearly Liquid Glitter Base
Physicians Formula Eye Booster Liquid Liner (Ultra Black)
NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil "Milk"
Naked Cosmetics Pigment Stack "Ivory" (Blue)
Givenchy Noir Couture Mascara
Ardelle Lashes
Revlon Lip Butter "Cupcake"

xo candice
www.candicegroen.com

Monster Face Paint

Here's a Halloween face paint I did on myself last week! It's inspired by monsters and dinosaurs!

1 Using a white eyeliner plot your basic shape.

2 Sponge a yellow face paint onto the high points of the face (forehead, nose, and cheekbones) and a green face paint around the edges, sides of the nose, and around the eyes. Use a white face paint to fill in the talons/horns.

3 To even out the colour and add shading and depth, go over the face paint with matte eyeshadows in complimentary shades of green and yellow. I used a black shadow and a blending brush to further define around the horns, contours, and eye area, including bags under the eyes.

4 Use a black face paint to loosely outline the design. Use quick and fluid brush strokes to achieve clean lines. Define the brow bone, line the eyes, add gnarly nostrils, and add detail and interest with lines and dots.

5 Highlight and add further detail with a white paint.

6 If you choose to, you may now add a light foundation to the exposed skin.

7 Press an irridescent glitter on the tops of the cheekbones and on all of the horns. Be strategic with your glitter placement to compliment the makeup, not overwhelm it!

8 I finished with a yummy smelling lip balm to keep my lips looking hydrated and fresh!

Products Used:

Nars White Kohl Pencil

Kryolan Aquacolor Paint

BH Cosmetics 120 Palette

Wolfe Face Paint "White"

Wolfe Face Paint "Black"

Make Up For Ever Glitter #03

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation

Clean Start Smart Mouth Lip Shine

xo candice

www.candicegroen.com

Get Artsy Competition

Last month I entered a Make Up For Ever face chart contest and ended up in the top 10 with my look featured on the Make Up For Ever Canada Facebook page! (Which you can see here).

It was a fun look to create and I had the pleasure of recreating it on my beautiful friend Chicara. Hope you guys like it!

xo candice

www.candicegroen.com

Zombie Skull Mask

Here's a quick look at a zombie inspired Halloween mask I wore last week! Hope you guys like it!

1 Apply foundation all over and set with powder. Having a clean and flawless base really aids this makeup so that it doesn't end up looking muddy.
2 Start by using a white eyeliner to plot out your shape.
3 Lightly block out the brows using a glue stick or prosaid and brush a concealer over the top.
4 Using a filbert style brush and a grey eye shadow, place your brush down on the skin to create a rounded shape, and flick away to create a natural fade. Do this all the way around the edges in varying sizes and spacings creating a deconstructed scalloped edge.
5 Use the same grey shadow to shade around the eye area. Coming up high on the outer most corner of the brow, and low under the eye to create a hollowed look.
6 Use a black face paint to draw small flicks through the scallop shapes around the edges of the mask. Define the top of the eye shape you've created to exaggerate an angry brow, and roughly line the top of the eyes with a small flick.
7 Further define the round shapes of your mask by using a black shadow in the same way... placing the colour down and flicking outward. By using the black shadow after the face paint, it softens the lines but allows them to still peak through for added definition and detail. Use the black shadow to shade the eyelid as well.
8 Line the upper and lower waterlines with a black kohl pencil and hap-hazzardly coat the upper and lower lashes with mascara.
9 For a finishing touch, add some dark/dried blood under the eyes and on the bridge of the nose. Don't be excessive with blood as it is only meant to aid the makeup, not overwhelm it!
10 When I wore this out I added a vampy red lip for lots of sex appeal!

Products Used:
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation
Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder
BH Cosmetics 120 Palette
Benefit BadGal Liner "Black"
Givenchy Noir Couture Mascara
Wolfe Face Paint "Black"
Fleet Street Blood FX
Kat Von D Lipstick "Rosary" (not pictured)

xo candice
www.candicegroen.com

Nars Warhol Holiday 2012

"Andy Warhol realized art could take any form. Putting on your makeup is a kind of self-portrait." - Francoi Nars

The newest collection from Nars featuring limited edition Andy Warhol glosses, shadows, polishes and more has this Factory Girl dancing in her boots! It's so exciting to have two of my favourite people come together and make some of my favourite things.

Exclusively at Sephora until November, this collection features three gorgeous eyeshadow palettes inspired by Warhol's "Flowers" screen prints. All of the palettes in this collection have Andy Warhol's signature in silver inscribed on the outer packaging, and a famous Warhol quote on the mirror inside. I dont know if I'll ever bring myself to use it... but I couldn't resist picking up Flowers 3... a gorgeous combination of taupes and bronzes for all skin tones and eye colours!

"I aways say, one's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party." - Andy Warhol

The exclusive collection also houses the Larger Than Life Lip Gloss Coffret, taking inspiration from the famous Warhol "Soup Can"! I had to pick up this one because of the incredible value and the keep sake canister! It comes with 5 perfect and brand new lip gloss shades, including the cult favourite "Chelsea Girls", the popular nude lip lacquer.

"I've never met a person I couldn't call a beauty." - Andy Warhol

Also available in this collection are 5 new Nail Lacquers, 5 new Larger Than Life Lipglosses, 4 new Soft Touch Shadow Pencils, a limited edition Larger Than Life Eyepencil, a soft peach highlighting blush, the Debby Harry Eye and Cheek Palette, and two gift sets. 

I'm a little dissapointed that the Warhol signature isn't on the lip gloss caps, or polishes or shadow pencils. It makes the products look as though they are just part of the regular line and not as special as they really are! I also find the Debby Harry Eye and Cheek Palette way too sparkly. To the point that even throughout the day it continues to fall all over your cheeks. For as excited as I was about this collection I definitely expected some things to be different. Either way... there are some key pieces definitely worth the splurge!

And keep your eyes pealed for the Holt Renfrew exclusive shadow palettes hitting stores in November with really unique prints from Warhol's "Self Portrait". 

"I believe in low lights, and trick mirrors." - Andy Warhol

I'll definitely be having a look at this amazing set called "Factory Girl" with a new pure matte lipstick (these are so long lasting!), a black liquid liner,  Deep Throat/Amour blush duo, and Edie shadow! All in a super cute keepsake film reel! This one's a no brainer!

"All is pretty." - Andy Warhol

xo candice

www.candicegroen.com

Goodies!

Just a quick post on a few products I've been enjoying!

I know I haven't been blogging very much lately.... hopefully with Halloween just around the corner and IMATS in a couple of months I'll have some cool looks to share with you guys.

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Love this stuff! It's very thin and lightweight, has quite a light to medium coverage, and a really nice natural glowing finish. I'm a firm believer in a very light coverage foundation that you can build or add concealer to to get a nice no makeup makeup look. It's great for all skin types and caters to a wide variety of skin tones.
Stila Lasting Perfection Concealer I've dug this up out of my makeup collection and am happy to have rediscovered it. This is a great concealer! Oil free, nice creamy texture, and good coverage! This concealer works great in a pinch mixed with primer or moisturizer as an all over foundation as well!
Nars Multiple in Cap Vert Multiples are lightweight creams that can be used on the eyes, cheeks, and lips. This particular one was part of the limited edition bronzers that were brought out maybe a year ago. I love cream products because they melt in and match skins texture so perfectly! Lately I've been a huge fan of layering this cream bronzer under my Guerlain Terricotta Bronzer for a really dimensional glow. Look for cream bronzer alternatives in brands like 2Faced, and Laura Mercier.
Tarina Tarrantino Eyeshadow in Butterfly Black My go to eye look lately has been a smudgy black liner on the outer most half of the lashline for some definition and added thickness to the lashes. The best and quickest way is with a small brush and a deep black matte shadow. This one is discontinued but I love it because it's SO black and dense with incredible payoff! You can find great alternatives in Laura Mercier's Noir (Holts/online exclusive) and Urban Decays Blackout.

Ole Henrikson Ultimate Lift Eye Gel Roll On I really love the cool and refreshing feeling that really lasts when I use this product. I use it in the morning under makeup and at night after scrubbing off makeup when I find it very soothing. I'm a lazy daisy and really appreciate the roll on aspect and love that it's easy age prevention.

Korres Advanced Brightening Sleeping Facial Besides the fact that this smells amazing!!! It actually shows results! I genuinely notice a brighter complexion in the morning, and it feels so cushiony soft on my skin. It is packed full of good for you ingredients like jojoba, rose water, vitamin C, aloe, soybean, vitamin E, rosemary... wow! These oils are noncomedogenic so don't be scared combo skins!
Dsquared2 She Wood Golden Light Perfume I absolutely love this fragrance! It's fresh, floral, and woody with notes of orange blossom, musk, and cedar. It reminds me of sunscreen, the beach, and being in Florida when I was a kid.

xo candice
www.candicegroen.com

My Favourite Summer Products!

Ahhhh summertime! I love a simple and fresh look for summer with really light makeup. I've been loving so many products lately that I think you guys will love too!

Caudalie Grape Water A few daily spritzes of this leaves my skin super refreshed, super soothed, and super hydrated! The only ingredients are grape fruit water and grape fruit juice... yum!
Dior One Essential Serum I've been incredibly impressed with this product for seriously reducing the inflamation and size of my breakouts. It feels and smells amazing (as all Dior products do) and gently exfoliates while eliminating toxins in the skin and enhancing the performance of all your other skincare products. It's pricey... but it works.
Origins VitaZing Energy Boosting Moisturizer SPF 15 This is my favourite multitasker of the summer! It works perfectly to protect and refresh the skin with lots of antioxidants and delivers the perfect amount of hydration. I love the self adjusting tint and light fragrance. It's barely-there coverage teams up perfectly with a touch of concealer here and there and you're good to go!
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation I just can't find anything I like better than this absolutely amazing foundation. Perfect amount of coverage, gorgeous natural finish, and a lightweight texture... What more could you want!?
Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder I get tons of compliments when I wear this bronzer. It's moisturizing, long lasting, has the perfect glow and easily doubles as a blush when applied liberally to the cheeks. The colours are designed to mimic a natural tan and give the perfect sun kissed look!
Benefit Badgal Lash Say hello to long, thick, feathery, dark kohl lashes with this extremely buildable and drama enhancing mascara! It's an old favourite that I've had a hard time living with out these last few weeks!
Jack Black Lip Balm I recently pick up one of these bad boys in Lemon and fell in love! It's more like lemon cake and gives a great hydrated look thats natural and not glossy.
Revlon Lip Butter in Cotton Candy When I need that extra something something to polish off a look without the fussiness of a lipstick and stickiness of a gloss this is my go to! It's plenty hydrating and is such a flattering pink-peach shade that goes with everything!
OPI Nail Polish in Pink Friday There's nothing like a pretty bubblegum pink nail colour in the summer! It compliments a tan and all those easy breezy summer outfits.
Real Techniques Brushes Specifically the buffing, blush, and domed shadow brushes. These brushes apply product beautifully and maintain their shape so well! They're a comfortable fit in the hand and come with great cases that work perfectly for travel! Pick them up if you can... they're wonderful!

xo candice