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MNF Sircca faceup

Aug 17, 2018

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    1. Beginner here! I got my new mnf Sircca and did her faceup right away. I wanted to try giving ger matte lips. I tried to make them look precise, but it doesn't look as sharp as I wanted. Any critique is appreciated. [​IMG]
       
      #1 Miarin, Aug 17, 2018
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    2. I love the colour palette that you've chosen! She has a really nice style too, well done.

      I see what you mean about her lips. They look good, but don't have that really crisp feel. I have seen some people use the peel off masking fluid for precise lines, some others use a very fine brush and a steady handhfor the edges, and probably my least favourite but one I have seen use by some popular/established artists is using a light colour to define the edges. No matter how neatly it's done I just find it distracting unless they are pushing a very stylised look.

      Good luck!
       
      #2 Capricorn, Aug 18, 2018
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    3. Those are cool ideas!you! I don't think I'll be able to use a masking tape, her mouth is quite small lol. A brush might work, its done with pastels tho, maybe wetting the pastels could make a precise line.
      And thank you so much for the compliment :)
       
      #3 Miarin, Aug 19, 2018
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    4. Did you use pastels? You could try using a kneaded eraser to go around the edges of the lips after you put the pastel on.

      I love how you did her eyes, this is so good for a beginner! Is this your first face up or one of your first?
       
      #4 MoniqueXplorer, Aug 19, 2018
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    5. I used an eraser, maybe should get a smaller one tho. And this is probably my 10th faceup lol
       
      #5 Miarin, Aug 19, 2018
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    6. Gave her a new faceup! Yay! Dont know if its any better tho. Do tell me :)
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      #6 Miarin, Aug 20, 2018
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    7. I like the colour choice better, especially the lips. And the lip edge looks more defined so congrats!
       
      #7 MoniqueXplorer, Aug 21, 2018
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    8. Tried again today! Here's a new picture!
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      This time I went straight up to gouache paint for the lips. Thinking ill add pastels on top next time I redo her. And probably will thin out the brows just a bit.
       
      #8 Miarin, Aug 21, 2018
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    9. Personally I like the lip colour from the second face up more, but that's just personal preference. I do think the eyebrows are looking better, more clean :) Where do you get your eyelashes from?
       
      #9 MoniqueXplorer, Aug 25, 2018
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    10. Thanks!
      I feel I definitely need to be more neat overall. The eyebrows are a bit too close together and kinda long, its hard to judge when I'm painting, but once I take a picture all the flaws are apparent. I like the lip color but the fact that it's not very neat bothers me a lot, so it's definitely not the final attempt. As for the lashes, they are Onyx x-up51, I saw similar once in Andrejas videos but the only place I was able to find them was Aliexpress. I do know they sell similar ones on ebay 3 times more expensive tho.
       
      #10 Miarin, Aug 25, 2018
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    11. I like her lips in this one a lot more. I have to say for a new artist your brows are amazing. I find for lips to stand out is to layer with shading and to leave certain areas like the corner or outer line
      I really love the lips in this version the best. For a new make up artist your brows are amazing. I find to make lips pop shading is a help. I also think layering the shading and leaving certain areas softer and less color gives pop and focus to the lips and shape of lips. Gloss I think also helps
       
      #11 LynnB, Sep 6, 2018
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    12. wow I love all these faceups! I think the sparkly eye with the matte lip is super cool, but the glossy lip looks great too!
       
      #12 busk, Sep 24, 2018
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    13. Wow I love how you applied the eye shadow in your faces. Can I ask how you managed to get the eye shadow on so intense? The second faceup is especially my fave, the colors are very natural but still very glam!
       
      #13 TannaLe, Sep 25, 2018
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    14. Thanks so much for all the praise :) Shading some areas and leaving some areas lighter might be beneficial for a natural look, i see it a lot on boy dolls and sweet girls. My girl is a bit vampy, so I would love her to look like she's wearing very pigmented lipstick. For the lipstick, I am yet to find the right materials. Looks like artists who give minifees that matte look use airbrush which I dont have. So I have to come up with a solution somehow.
       
      #14 Miarin, Sep 26, 2018
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    15. Thanks! Matte lips need to be super precise to look good :) I'm not there yet. I'll try again!

      Aww! Thank you :) I use pearlex + pastel of the similar color in several layers. Another trick is to mix pearlex with water or gloss and apply for the appearance of a cut crease which I have done before also, looks pretty nice.
       
      #15 Miarin, Sep 26, 2018
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    16. Soo! I actually gave her another faceup very recently! Check it out. I did rush it a bit so some lines are thicker than they should have been. But I feel like she's closer to what I wanted for her. Next in my agenda is to make the lips a bit more defined using only gouache or acrylic paint without any pastel and thin out eyebrows a bit and put them slightly lower, plus try to define eyebrow hairs a bit sharper. As for the lashes, I experimented and gave her black lashes but I am not too sure if it looks good. Maybe i'll stick with the brown.

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      #16 Miarin, Sep 26, 2018
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    17. Ooh thats such a good idea. My pearl ex always kind of disappears after applying gloss. Im going to try adding it to the gloss now. Thanks for the tip!!
       
      #17 TannaLe, Sep 26, 2018
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    18. My pearl ex disappears as soon as I spray with MSC, when its a shimmer on the cheeks :D still dont know how to solve it.
       
      #18 Miarin, Sep 27, 2018
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