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WELCOME TO MY BLOG :) I'm a self-taught make-up artist with over 13 years experience currently living and working in London. Combining a life of a freelancer with working for the best make-up company MAC Cosmetics. I created this blog out of pure PASSION FOR MAKE-UP and started writing it while I was taking some time off from my travels and staying in my hometown in Slovakia and continuing it now from London, (where I settled down for now), enriched with my MAC experience. I really hope you like it. Please don't forget to subscribe and share the page with your friends that might be interested. I'm looking forward to your comments. XOXO SOPHIA

Friday 21 September 2012

3 MAKE-UP LOOKY NA VIKEND, 3 MAKE-UP LOOKS FOR THE WEEKEND

Mile damy, Dear Ladies


Pripravila som si pre vas pomerne jednoduche looky na vikend mozno na sobotny vecer. Dufam, ze sa vam pacia, a ze sa nimi date inspirovat.


Prajem krasny piatkovy vecer! Pekny vikend, davajte na seba pozor a bavte sa a tancujte do rana ;) 


I decided to share some reasonably easy looks for the weekend and saturday night. I hope you like them and that you get inspired by them! 

Have a great friday night an even better weekend. Be careful and don't forget to have loads of fun and dance till the morning ;) 




Z lava do prava. 

Prvy look je najjednoduchsi. Potrebujete len dva tiene ciernu kajalovu ceruzku a tekutu ocnu linku. Oko pripravte primerom (ako som pisala v jednom z predchadzajucich blogov Primers ) potom pouzite telovy podkladovy tien (mozte si zvolit ten z palety od Sleek make up (na obrazku pod cislo 2, alebo odtien Brule od MAC). Potom vytvorit fialovym tienom (MAC Purple Haze obr. c. 5)  pismenko "V" na vonkajsom kutiku oka ako vidite na obrazku. Je potrebne ho vytienovat do stratena s tym, aby na uplnom konci vonkajsieho kutika bol najtmavsi. Do vnutornej casti oka naneste ciernu kajalovu ceruzku pre hlbsi efekt an na vrch pohybliveho viecka naneste tekutu ciernu linku a riasenku! a hotovo ;) Doplnit mozte peknym bronzerom a telovym leskom alebo ked mate chut zaujat mozte zvolit ruzovy alebo fialovy ruz zo skaly, ktora sa hodi k tienu, ktory zvolite. 

From left to right.

First look is the easiest. You only need two eyeshadows, a black kohl pencil and a liquid eyeliner. Prep your eye with eye primer (as mentioned in my previous blog post Primers ). Then use a base eyeshadow, (you can chose the one from Sleek palette marked with No.2 on the pic below or MAC Brule). Then create a "V" shape with a purple eyeshadow (MAC Purple Haze) on the outer corner of the eye. Blend it well and make sure the shadow is the darkest on the furthest part of the corner. Put a black kohl eye pencil in the waterline and use liquid eyeliner on top of the eyelid. Use mascara and the look is finished. You can wear a nude lipgloss with it or if you feel adventurous put on some nice pink or purple lipstick - just make sure it suits the eyeshadow you used. 

Druhy look je trosku komplikovanejsi ale ked sa naucite dobre tienovat zvlatnete ho lavou zadnou. Oko pripravite primerom (ako som pisala v jednom z predchadzajucich blogov Primers ) Bud pouzijete ocnu ceruzku medeno-zlatej farby alebo tien MAC Aztec Brick (obrazok 12) na oramovanie oka. Potom zvolite tmavohnedy tien a oramujete oko od stredu viecka smerom von a pod okom do 3/4 viecka. Vezmite vacsi stetec a vytienujte do stratena. Na pohyblive viecko naneste smaragdovo zeleny perletovy tien (MAC Humid obrazok 6) Naneste linku na horne viecko a do vnutornej linky naneste zelenu ceruzku (L'Oreal Perfect Eye Contour - Green, obrazok 11). Vnutorny kutik oka potrite opat tienom alebo ceruzkou medeno-zlatej farby. Mozte si dat aj umele mihalnice ked mate chut. Zlaty lesk alebo telovy ruz to zdokonalja. 

Second look is a bit more difficult but once you learn how to blend it will be easy-peasy ;) Prep the eye with eye primer as I mentioned above. Use base eyeshadow. You can either use an eye pencil in golden-coppery shade or an eyeshadow (MAC Aztec Brick pic.No.12, see below). Take a dark brown eyeshadow and frame the eye with it going from the mid upper eyelid towards the outer corner and under the eye 3/4 of the eye. Take a larger blending brush and blend it well especially on the upper eyelid. Apply a green shimmery eyeshadow (MAC Humid pic No. 6) on moving part of the eyelid. Make sure the brown shadow frames the crease of the eye. Put on a liquid eyeliner on the top of the lid and use a green eye pencil (L'Oreal Perfect Eye Contour - Green, picture No. 11) in the waterline. Use the golden coppery eyeshadow or pencil in the inner corner of the eye. You can use fake eyelashes if you feel adventurous ;) Golden lipgloss or some nude lipstick will do the trick.

Na treti look budete potrebovat viac veci. Najprv pripravte oko ocnym primerom tak ako pri obrazku dva. Pouzite podkladovy tien telovej farby alebo puder. Do priehlbinky nad pohyblive viecko naneste tmavo hnedy tien (Sleek paleta tien c.4) a urobte nim linku ako na obrazku, potom mierne vytienujte. Pod okom urobte ciaru zelenou ceruzkou (obrazok 11) tak aby sa vo vonkajsom kutiku stretla s hnedou linkou. Tesne pod obocie naneste svetlo telovy tien (MAC Vanilla alebo zo Sleek palety c.1) Medzi tieto dve ciary naneste medeno-zlaty tien (MAC Aztec Brick obrazok 12 alebo nieco co sa na to podoba). Dalej budete potrebovat zlate glitre. Ak neviete kde ich zohnat tak v nakupnom centre su rozne stanky v strede medzi obchodmi a velakrat tam maju potreby pre manikerky, zakupte si zlate glitre na nechty, moze byt prasok alebo aj vacsie glitre (inspirujte sa  obrazkom 9) a tie naneste na viecko. Aby vam glitre drzali kupte si priesvitnu linku na oci, mozno ju budu mat o stanok dalej a na vlhku linku naneste glitre. Do vnutornej linky oka naneste ciernu kajalovu ceruzku a na pohyblive viecko ciernu linku, pridajte riasenku a look je hotovy. 

To create the third look you'll need more products. Prep the eye with eye primer. Use base eye shadow or powder. Draw a thin line above the crease of the eye using dark brown eyeshadow (Sleek Makeup palette pic No. 4 or MAC Brun) blend slightly. Draw a line under the eye with a green eye pencil (L'Oreal Perfect Eye Contour - Green pic. No 11). Make the two lines meet in the outer corner as seen on the picture above. Use lighter nude color on the brow bone (either from Sleek palette No. 1 or MAC Vanilla). Apply a copper eyeshadow (MAC Aztec Brick pic No.12 ) in the blank space between the two lines. Apply golden glitter on top of that. If you don't have golden glitter or don't know where to get it, try going to the shopping mall and find those make-up or nail products stands that are between shops and I'm sure you can get it there. To make it stick to your eye buy a transparent liquid eyeliner and apply the glitter on it while it's wet. Put a black kohl eye pencil in the waterline and use an eyeliner on the top of your lid. Put on a mascara and the look is ready! 




Pekny vikend vam prajem. 

Have a good weekend.


XOXO SOPHIA 

Tuesday 18 September 2012

PHOTO SHOOT




Mile damy, Dear Ladies, 

Nedavno sme s mojou kamaratkou, vybornou fotografkou, Wiki Bekeovou  http://www.facebook.com/photo.wb rozpravali a zbierali napady na fotenie, ktore sme aj uskutocnili. Chcela som sa s vami podelit s vysledkom. Obe sme s fotkami nanajvys spokojne. Mali sme skvele modelky a celkovy napad sa nam podarilo zrealizovat, myslim, ze uspesne. 

Recently I was having a chat and a kind of a brainstorming session with my good friend a very talented photographer Wiki Bekeova http://www.facebook.com/photo.wb,  and we came up with an idea for a photo shoot that we managed to bring to live a couple of days ago. We both are super excited about the result. We had very good models and the whole thing turned out pretty great!




Make-up bol neskutocne jednoduchy no so skvelym vysledkom! Rada licim mlade modelky, je to hracka, pretoze ich plet je taka stavnata a svieza! 
Tentokrat som zmiesala Bioderma Zinc krem, ktory je urceny pre suchu plet s kvapkou Revlon make-upu, aby som vytvorila leskly, stavnaty podklad - a naniesla som to stipplingovym stetcom. Na oci som pouzila dva tiene: oranzovy - do priehlbinky medzi pohyblivou a nepohyblivou castou viecka a perletovy staro-ruzovy na pohyblive viecko. Dalej som pouzila bielu ceruzku do vnutornenej linie oka a maskaru. Na lica som bruskami prstov vklepala ruz od M.A.C. Ravishing. Na pery som pouzila len balsam na pery Blistex. 

The make-up was really simple. I love doing make-up on young models, I think every make-up artist enjoys working with fresh young skin ;) For foundation I chose to mix Bioderma Zinc moisturizer - it's for dehydrated skin - therefore it gives a dewy look to the skin - with a drop of Revlon PhotoReady foundation. I applied this mixture to the face with a stippling brush. For eyes I used only 2 eyeshadows an orange one and a pearly light pink. Then I used a white eye pencil in the waterline and a mascara. For blusher I chose to use a lipstick (MAC Ravishing) and I applied it with my fingertips. For lips I used a lip-balm (Blistex). 



Dufam, ze sa vam fotky pacia. Viac ich najdete na http://www.facebook.com/Sophia.Brad.MakeUp

I hope you like the photos. You can see more of them here: http://www.facebook.com/Sophia.Brad.MakeUp


XOXO SOPHIA 

Saturday 15 September 2012

VYBAVA KOZMETICKEJ TASTICKY.... MAKE-UP BAG CONTENTS ;)




Mile damy, Dear ladies,

(English is in blue italic font) 

Vsetky mame svoje kozmeticke tasticky, no niekedy v nich mame tolko veci, ze ani nevieme co, kde hladat. Ja som pre vas pripravila obrazok s produktami, ktore povazujem za najpotrebnejsie. 

Prvou najpodstatnejsou vecou su STETCE
Potrebujete sadu tychto zakladnych stetcov (1-7), (8-11 su dalsie stetce, ktore budete potrebovat ked vas bavi make-up:

  1. Stetec na puder (bronzer)
  2. Stetec na licenku
  3. Stetce na podkladovy tien
  4. Stetec na linku, lomeny stetec
  5. Ceruzkovy stetec (na rozmazanie linky nakreslenej ceruzkou, alebo tienom)
  6. Stetec na tienovanie
  7. Stetec na korektor 
  8. Stetec na ruz
  9. Stetec na make-up
  10. Stetec pre nanasanie tiena do zahybu oka
  11. Stipplingovy stetec (mozte ho vyuzit na nanasanie make-upu, kremovej licenky alebo highlightera)


We all have our make-up bags, but sometimes we have so much stuff in them that we don't even know what we have there. I have created a picture with some make-up products that I find essential for your everyday make-up bag. 

The first most important thing are BRUSHES!
Below is a picture of the basic set of brushes you will need (1-7 are absolute basics, 8-11 are extra ones you'll need if you're really into make-up):


  1. Powder/bronzer brush
  2. Blusher brush
  3. Base shadow brushes
  4. Angled brush for eyeliner
  5. Pencil brush
  6. Blending brush
  7. Concealer brush
  8. Lipstick brush
  9. Foundation brush
  10. Crease blending brush 
  11. Stippling brush (use to apply foundation, cream blush or highlighter) 


So skvelym uspornejsim riesenim prisla Sephora stetce s dvoma koncami v krasnych vyraznych farbach. Co poviete, niesu rozkosne, trosku mi pripominaju klauna?  

Sephora came out with a great economic / space saving option for brushes - double sided brushes. I love the colors, kinda look like a clown, what do you think? 





Dostavame sa k teme zakladnej vybave produktov a tymi su:


  1. Kvalitny make-up (ja som zvolila Revlon PhotoReady, alebo BB Cream od Garnier)
  2. Kvalitna riasenka (Lancome Hypnose)
  3. Tekuta ocna linka (Catrice Liquid Liner)
  4. Kvalitna kajalova cierna ceruzka (MAC - Smolder)
  5. Ceruzka na obocie (Rimmel s kefkou na uhladenie obocia)
  6. Paleta neutralnych ocnych tienov (Sleek Make-up iDivine Au Naturel  - objednala som si ju z internetu www.sleekmakeup.com )
  7. Bronzer (Hoola u mna vytazi)
  8. Pletovy krem (Bioderma Sensibio Light - je pre citlivu plet, ale na strankach Biodermy si mozte zvolit kozmetiku, ktora je presne urcena pre vas typ pleti www.bioderma.com/sk
  9. Rozjasnovat pleti/ highlighter (Revlon Skinlight) - na hranu nosu, na vrch licnych kosti a medzi nosom a hornou perou)
  10. Pinzeta (ja mam tu od Avonu, velmi mily dizajn mala)
  11. Pudrova licenka (Bourjois ma vela odtienov, vela z nich sa podobaju odtienom od Chanelu, oplati sa pozriet sa na to)
  12. Kremova licenka (Gosh)
  13. Balzam na pery (Blistex)
  14. Matny ruz vo farbe, ktora je len 1-2 odtiene tmavsia ako vasa prirodzena farbia pier (MAC alebo kludne aj Rimmel, ide o to aby bol ruz matny)
  15. Fixka na pery - vydrzi cely den (Catrice - ma rozne odtiene)
  16. Puder (akykolvek sypky alebo stlaceny puder pre tie leskle partie ako nos, celo a brada)
  17. Vatove tycinky - keby ste sa netrafili ;) 
  18. Primer (Lancome La Base Pro alebo L'oreal Studio Secrets) 
(English description is under the picture)



So now lets talk about the basic products you need in your make-up bag:


  1. High quality foundation (I chose Revlon PhotoReady or Garnier BB Cream for lighter coverage)
  2. High quality mascara (Lancome Hypnose)
  3. Liquid Eye Liner (Catrice Liquid Liner, or MAC)
  4. High quality black kohl eye pencil ( MAC Smolder)
  5. Eyebrow pencil (either Rimmel or Eyelure)
  6. Neutral eyeshadow palette (Au Naturel iDivine by Sleek Make-up, I ordered mine online www.sleekmakeup.com )
  7. Bronzer (I swear by Hoola)
  8. Skin moisturizer (Bioderma Sensibio Light - this one is for sensitive skin but get tested online on Bioderma's site and find out which product line suits your skin type www.bioderma.com )
  9. Face highlighter (Revlon Skinlights) - apply on edge of your nose, top of the cheekbones and cupid's bow)
  10. Tweezer (Avon - I liked the cute design ;)
  11. Powder blush (Bourjois - they have many shades, a lot of them resemble Chanel blushers)
  12. Cream blush (Gosh)
  13. Lip balm (Blistex)
  14. Matt lipstick - in 1-2 shades darker than your natural lip color (MAC or even Rimmel the important thing is that it has to be matt)
  15. Lip tint (Catrice, they have more shades depending on your preference)
  16. Powder - any loose or pressed powder will do for those shiny parts - forehead, nose and chin
  17. Cotton buds - in case you run out of the line ;)
  18. Primer (Lancome La Base Pro alebo L'oreal Studio Secrets) 




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http://www.facebook.com/Sophia.Brad.MakeUp 

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XOXO SOPHIA

Tuesday 11 September 2012

AKO NANASAT LINKU. HOW TO PUT ON AN EYELINER!

Ahojte damy, Hey ladies, 

Toto video som nasla na Facebook stranke Sephory. Velmi sa mi zapacilo a chcela som sa on podelit s vami. Uz som tu raz pisala o nanasani farebnych liniek, MOJ BLOG: FAREBNE OCNE LINKY no toto video vam to este viac priblizi ;) 


I found this video on the Facebook page of Sephora. I really like it, because it's short and to the point, I wanted to share it with you. I've already written about eyeliner application, MY BLOG: COLOR EYELINER and this video will show it to you as well. 




V obchodoch je vela druhov ocnych liniek (lacnejsie aj drahsie verzie, ktore sa mi osvedcili (obrazok nizsie): 

  • klasicka kajalova ceruzka (Avon Supershock do 5€, MAC Eye kohl pencil (odtien Smolder okolo 20€)
  • ocna linka v forme fixy/pera (Avon Extra Lasting do 5€, alebo Artdeco Long Lasting Liqid Liner 01 okolo 15€)
  • tekuta ocna linka so stecom (Catrice Liquid Liner do 7€, Astor Eye Artist okolo 10€)
  • gelova ocna linka + spravny stetec (najlepsie lomeny stetec) (Catrice Gel Eye Liner okolo 10€, MAC Fluidline odtien Blactrax okolo 20€)
  • cierny ocny tien - akymkolvek silnejsie pigmentovanym ciernym tienom vytvorite jemnejsi look


You can find different types of eyeliners at the shop (see the list containing cheaper and more expensive versions I like and use): 

  • Classic kohl eye pencil Avon Supershock around € 5, MAC Eye kohl pencil in Smolder around 20)
  • Liquid Eye Liner (Pen)(Avon Extra Lasting around € 5, alebo Artdeco Long Lasting Liqid Liner 01 okolo € 15)
  • Liquid Eye Liner in a tube(Catrice Liquid Liner around € 7, Astor Eye Artist around € 10)
  • Gel Eye Liner + a good brush (I'd go for an angled brush - the best) - (Catrice Gel Eye Liner around € 10, MAC Fluidline in Blacktrax around € 20)
  • Black eyeshadow - any black eyeshadow that's highly pigmented will create a softer look. 


XOXO SOPHIA 


Friday 7 September 2012

AKO ZACHRANIT ROZBITE TIENE, PUDRE, ATD., HOW TO FIX YOUR BROKEN EYESHADOWS, POWDERS, ECT.

Huraaa Piatok, T.G.I.F. everyone!!!


(English is in blue italic writing)

Neviem ci poznate stranku PINTEREST, ale ak nie urcite sa na nu kuknite, su na nej skvele obrazky, ktore sa vam budu pacit. Mozte si vybrat zo skupin, podla toho co vas zaujima, u mna je to make-up, vlasy a nechty takze som zvolila Hair&Beauty. Vzdy ma inspiruje nejaky obrazok. Dnes ma zaujal obrazok o tom ako si opravit rozbite tiene, puder alebo licenku alebo cokolvek pudrovej konzistencie. Iste vas ide slak trafit ked vam spadne novy bronzer a rozbije sa na milion ciastociek, az mate slzy na krajicku. No je tu pomoc, potrebujete nasleducuje pomocky.

70%-ny alkohol (kupite v lekarni)
folia (celofan)
stetec na ocnu linku (alebo stetec na ruz, alebo tycinka do usi)
spachtla (bud drevena alebo kovova, vies taka akou ti doktorka pozerala do krku ;)  
pipeta (mozes zobrat taku z kvapiek do nosa ale najprv ju dobre vymyt ;) 


Ako vidite na obrazku dole postup je nasledovny. 

1. do folie zabal kompletne cely puder a spachtlou ho rozmliazdi na sypky puder
2. odstan foliu a 70%-nym alkoholom pokvapkaj puder, na velky puder budes potrebovat asi 10 kvapiek alkoholu alebo sledovat ci je ho tam dost.
3. puder by mal byt makky lahko opracovatelny nieco ako plastelina, teraz ho uhlad spachtlou aby bol vrch pudru hladky
4. zober stetec a uhlad okraje, 
5. uz staci len nechat zopar hodin odstat aby sa alkohol vyparil (pre istotu to nechaj odstat cez noc) a mas hotovy puder a akokeby sa nikdy nebol rozbil. 

Aby ste si to vedeli lepsie predstavit, je tu obrazok. 




I don't know if you guy know PINTEREST, but if you don't, check it out for sure. There are great pics there and you can choose different pins, depending on you interests. My choice is Hair&Beauty. I always get inspired by this page. For instance, I saw this picture (above) about how to fix your smashed powder (eyeshadow or any pressed powder) and I though I have to share it with you. I have to say I took this picture from this lovely website that I found through Pinterest:  thebeautydepartment.com 

Here's how to do it (courtesy of thebeautydepartment.com) 


TOOLS: 
70% alcohol (you can get it in a pharmacy, 
plastic foil wrap
spatula
dropper
synthetic eyeliner brush 
cotton ear buds (Q-tip)

  1. WRAP IT UP: Completely cover the compact with the plastic wrap and make sure it adheres tightly to contain everything.



  1. MASH IT UP: With your spatula, crush up the entire pan of shadow, not just the broken pieces. You essentially are turning the pressed powder back into loose powder.


  1. ADD ALCOHOL: Remove the wrap and add at least 10 droppers full of alcohol. You can add a few droppers full at a time to see how much you need. I used a dozen.



  1. SMOOTH IT OVER: Now you’ll feel the powder has become sponge-like and very pliable, giving you the perfect opportunity to even it out smoothly with your spatula.



  1. PERFECT THE EDGES: Use your eyeliner brush to smooth it out even further. Give it a few hours to completely dry and it’s like it never happened! To make it extra pretty, clean up the perimeter with a Q-tip.

plastic wrap, spatula, dropper, synthetic eyeliner brush, Q-tip



Dalsi produkt, ktory si viete opravit s pomocou 70% alcoholu je kremovy tien, licenka! 
Do vysuseneho alebo popraskaneho kremoveho tiena pridajte par kvapiek alkholu na ozivenie hmoty zamiesajte spachtlou, uhladte okraje a nechajte odstat kym sa alkohol nevypari. 


Another product you can save with couple of drops of alcohol is a cream eyeshadow or blusher. Put a few drops of alcohol into the cracked or dried-out cream eyeshadow, stir with spatula and smooth out the edges and give it some time until the alcohol evaporates and it as good as new! ;) 





Dalsi blog bude o tom, ako si opravit zlomeny ruz, ANO je to mozne!!! ;)))
Pekny piatok vsetkym, uzite si teply vecer ;) kym este je ;) 


The next blog will be about repairing broken lipstick, YES, it's possible!!! ;)))
Have a nice Friday evening and even better weekend ;) 

XOXO SOPHIA 

Wednesday 5 September 2012

LEPIACA PASKA??? ;) SCOTCH TAPE??? ;)

Caute baby, Hey girls,

Vela z vas ma problem s nanasanim tekutej ocnej linky alebo s tienovanim oci vo vonkajsom kutiku oka. Ze sa vam nepodari spravit obidve strany rovnako atd.... Jednoduchou pomockou je lepsiaca paska, Ano, lepiaca paska, dobre citate! Treba ju nalepit v spravnom uhle pri vonkajsom kutiku oka (obrazok je lepsi ako tisic slov;) 
Ked to mate, mozte zacat nanasat ocne tiene, krasne ich tienovat a nakoniec naniest tekutu linku ;) A potom pasku odstranit a tadaaaaa, mate skvele ukoncenie linky (alebo svih linky pri vonkajsom kutiku). 

A lot of you have problems with putting on liquid eyeliner or with blending flick of the outer corner of the eye. Also that you have troubles in making it look the same. There's help for all of you! And it's Sellotape/scotch tape. Yes, you read it right, Sellotape/scotch tape! The only trick is in applying it in the right angle (pictures is worth a thousand words ;)

Once you "taped" your eye ;) you can start putting on eyeshadows, blending them and applying eyeliner on the end. When the eyeliner dries, take of the tape and tadaaaa the miracle is ready ;) looking great! Even the flick, wooow! ;) 










XOXO Sophia