I recently booked a professional makeup artist to come over and do my makeup before a holiday event. It was SUCH an awesome experience. Having your hair and makeup done by a professional makes a HUGE difference. It’s amazing how much you can learn from a couple hours with an expert.
I had Rimmel Canada spokesperson Vanessa Jarman over to doll me up and show me some tricks. She lined my eyes with Rimmel waterproof eyeliner before anything else, and told me to squish my eyes together ‘like I mean it’. This lined the inside of my eyes with a waterproof liner protecting my makeup from fading over the course of the night. A friend recommended an eyeliner stamp from Lovoir.com for future use. She also taught me to use an angle brush or small eyeshadow brush to set my liner with something dry (ie. eyeshadow).
I learned about colours to wear for my skin, blending and layering makeup, and using different sized brushes for different parts of the face. I’d been using a rather large blush brush and learned a smaller one is better for blending blush or bronzer around my cheekbones.
Vanessa blended three shadows to create my look and added a few individual lashes to make my eyes pop. We threw some hot rollers in my hair to glam it all up and she did a side braid to add some style.
After my makeup was done, Vanessa asked about my dress and décolletage. What would be showing? She pulled out Burt’s Bees Radiant and rubbed it along my arms. I was glistened with an ever so slight brilliance. I’m picking up a bottle for myself today!
One of the other really rad things about having a pro do your makeup is that they really know faces and colours. Since my eyes were the main focus point of my look, Vanessa threw on Rimmel ‘Nude Delight 700’, the ‘Kardashian’ as she called it. I usually wear red lipstick and it was a nice change.
Since Vanessa is a spokesperson for Rimmel, I asked her to give me a few products to try. I’ve used Rimmel and the products are good quality and not too expensive. Their foundation is one of my staples!
Product Recomendations from Vanessa Jarman
- Moisturize! Try Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick
- Try Rimmel Scandalize waterproof kohl eyeliner, it glides!
- There’s a new Rimmel mascara called Wonderlash, it’s like a hair brush for your lashes in a tube!
If you’re interested in booking a professional to do your hair and or makeup for a holiday event, birthday, wedding or anything fun, contact P1M at 647-348-7557. You can also find Vanessa and P1M on Instagram at @Jarmi & @P1M_Toronto. Happy to answer any questions too!
Here’s to a great day!
<3 CASIE
