How to Get a Trendy Bronzed Matte Look with Avon Makeup (+Video Tutorial)

Hey, beauts! The weekend is near so I figured it was a perfect time to cover one of the latest beauty trends: bronzed matte makeup! With Avon makeup products, it is easy and fun to achieve this trendy look. Check out Avon Celebrity Makeup Artist, Lauren Anderson's makeup tutorial video below --- then, read on for info on the products used, as well as the opportunity to order them online!

Just like Lauren Anderson did in her video, let's start with the True Color Matte Eyeshadow Quad in shade Desert Sunset. This shade palette is warm in color and right on trend with the matte finish! Regularly priced at $8. You can check out my Avon eStore to see if this product is currently on sale or under a special promotional offer. 

Next, let's talk about the Avon Glow Bronzing Powder. This product is available in 3 different shades: Sunkissed Glow, Warm Glow, and Light Bronze. It is regularly priced at $9, but as with any Avon product - check online for current deals. Avon Glow is a makeup collection of sun-inspired beauty! This silky, luminous bronzer blends easily for a streak-free, radiant look. Here's another beauty tip: The secret to believable bronze is to dust powder where the sun naturally hits...cheekbones, nose and forehead.

After getting your eyes all glowed up, it is time to define the lash line with Glimmersticks Eye Liner in shade Cosmic Brown (Reg. price is $7). Glimmersticks Eye Liner gives you beautiful stay put colors, you can wear all day! The dazzling colors define and enhance your eyes! The retractable eyeliner creates a perfect point that allows for easy precision application. Stay put eyeliner wont move or face and is perfect for long wear! 

Once that is done, accentuate your lashes with Avon's new Big & Multiplied Volume Mascara (Reg. price is $9). This mascara is available in 3 shades: Black, Brown/Black, and Blackest Black. Our first triple-threat mascara: detangling + serious seperation + head-turning volume! For the ultimate look in lash fullness. Featuring a killer combo of brushing and combing zones that instantly seperate and volumize lashes. Designed with Smart Slip Technology, our mascara sticks to lashes, not to itself. Good-bye unruly lashes! 

Last but certainly not least, use the Perfectly Matte Lipstick in shade Marvelous Mocha. I am a huge fan or matte lips and Avon's Perfectly Matte line is truly top-of-the-line! An extremely smooth, completely matte lipstick that never cakes, cracks, or compromises. Seals in moisture for a lightweight velvety feel. Our new matte lipstick comes in 12 bold, beautiful colors for any long-lasting, chic look. Regular price is $9. Check out youravon.com/ssandis for current Avon Sales & Special Offers.

I hope you enjoyed today's blog post! Please share this post using the social media icons below and comment below if you are loving this bronzed matte makeup look!!

Celeb MUA Q&A Share: A Quick Look Behind the Makeup Brush

TGIF, beauties! Ready for the weekend? I know I am! I hope you have enjoyed the last few blog posts, I feel really good about them. Earlier in the week, I shared about mark. Celebrity MUA Kelsey Deenihan's mark. product picks and now I want to share with you all a little Q&A conducted with Kelsey that I found online at my AVON eStore: youravon.com/ssandis under the New & Now tab: 

please note: I did NOT conduct this interview with Kelsey Deenihan. This was all found online for public viewing on my AVON eStore. I cannot, nor want to, take any credit for the following Q&A. 

Q: How did you get started?
A: My friend's father actually opened my eyes to the fact that being a makeup artist could be a lucrative career--he was really impressed with the makeup I did for my friend's prom and he worked in TV so he knew many professional artists. After that, I never had a Plan B. 

Q: Did you have any formal training?
A: I went to a four-year university, but focused on areas of study that would help my makeup career. I double majored in photography and digital media and minored in classical arts and art history. It's definitely made a difference to know things like the way lighting affects skin tone.

Q: How much of being a makeup artist is being an artist?
A: As a makeup artist, I work to enhance a woman's natural features, not completely change them, because I still want her to look like herself and be the best version of herself. So how being an artist plays into it is, its' about choosing the colors and shapes to make that happen. 

Q: What are your makeup essentials?
A: Foundation, blush, and mascara. In a desert-island scenario, definitely mascara.

I enjoyed reading this Q&A on Kelsey Deenihan and getting to know a bit more behind the talent so much, I am so glad that I am able to share it all with you. She is for sure inspiring, passionate, and a go-getter. We could all use a bit more of those qualities in our day to day lives, don't you think? Give a +1, share, and/or comment if you enjoyed this short and sweet blog post. Thanks and have a great weekend! 

xo Sylvia

Get the Look: Lucy Hale mark. Ambassador

Good afternoon, beauties. I figured since I did an earlier post today on Celebrity MUA Kelsey Deenihan, I would blog about a look created by her on our mark. Ambassador Lucy Hale! You probably know Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery from ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars Series. {Happens to be my favorite show.. Love the drama!} If you are a mark. lover you may have noticed mark. Jewelry featured on the show from time to time. 

Back to the look that you can recreate for yourself using the same mark. products used for Lucy Hale's look in our mark. Magalog!

The mark. makeup products that are worn by Lucy in this photo from the mark. Magalog can all be purchased at youravon.com/ssandis {ICYMI Your order ships to your address when you shop online with me} You can capture her mark. Buenos Aires vibe, completely. Here's how: 

EYES:

Dot all the time in shade purple rain on the lids and blend. Apply the caliente eyes purple shade on top. Run saved by the gel in shade majorly murado along the lower lash lines. Brush two coats of lash act in shade brown black onto the lashes. 

CHEEKS:

Zigzag brush over all three shades of caliente glow to blend, then dust on the apples of the cheeks. 

LIPS: 

Apply all butter now lip treat in shade pop tart. Top it off with gloss gorgeous in shade vibe. 

Lucy Hale is also wearing a ring from the hint of bling ring set and the behind the scenes earrings. Both of which can also be purchased at youravon.com/ssandis

PRICE LIST:

all the time eye: $10 

caliente eyes: $18

saved by the gel: $11

lash act: $12

caliente glow: $16

all butter now lip treat: $11

gloss gorgeous $11

Create this look plus more while playing with your mark. makeup! I would love to see feedback, please comment below and share to your favorite Social Media sites!!

xo Sylvia

mark. Celebrity MUA Shares Her Picks

Hi, beauties! In case you don't know about the amazingly talented Celebrity MUA Kelsey Deenihan, I want to tell you a bit about her and why she rocks. Kelsey has an eye for beauty trends and delivers gorgeous looks that are featured on Red Carpets and Magazine Covers/Features! 

Found at youravon.com/ssandis are Her Top 5 Picks {Plus, some Beauty Tips from Me!}

1. Mark. Glowdacious Illuminating Powder. {3 Shades: Prettied Up, Shimmied Up, & Amped Up} Get your glow on, gorgeously! Combines bronzer and highlighter for a shimmery, golden glow. With a swirl of your brush, the compact’s three shades combine into one illuminating powder that brightens the skin or enhances a tan. Wear alone or over foundation, on shoulders or décolletage. Half-moon brush included. Oil-free and fragrance-free. $13 each shade at youravon.com/ssandis BeautyTip: Shade Prettied Up is best for light skin tone. Shade Shimmied Up is best for medium skin tone. Shade Amped Up is best for dark skin tone.

2. Mark. Touch & Glow Shimmer Cream Cubes All Over Face Palette - Pearly Pink. Get a pearly glow thanks to these cubes: with a sweep of a brush, combine the shimmery shades of pink, gold, and bronze for a gorgeous-on-all-skin-tones glow or even dab individual shades onto eyelids using your finger. • 9 shades combined add instant radiance to skin • Individual shades light up the lids with gorgeous shimmer • Blendable cream-to-powder formula. $16 at youravon.com/ssandis BeautyTip: Use the AVON Kabuki Brush for pro looking application.

3. Mark. On The Dot Neutral Eye Color Compact. With nine metallic shades, you can connect the “dots” together in different ways to create unlimited looks! $16 at youravon.com/ssandis BeautyTip: Use the sponge applicator that comes with the compact to remove nail polish in those hard to reach grooves. Best eyeshadow application results from using the AVON Pro Makeup Brushes.

4. Mark. All Butter Now Lip Treat. 4 fabulous new shades: mauvelous, terra hotta, razzmatazz & fired up {making a total of 8 shades to choose from} Sheer-to-medium coverage: mauvelous, terra hotta, bare all, baby me. Medium-to-full coverage: razzmatazz, fired up, pop tart, coraltini.• Increases lip moisture by 124% • Infused with shea, cocoa and mango seed butters plus vitamin E • Treats dry, rough lips • Delivers color with buttery shine $11 each at youravon.com/ssandis BeautyTip: Never leave home without a tube. Thanks to the mango seed extract, these lip treats smell and taste great on lips.

5. Mark. All Time Eye Hook Up Longwear Shadow. New full sizes! Pull the cap off and plug the hook up into the connector or leave the cap on to use it solo. There’s never a dull moment with this highly pigmented cream shadow featuring a gorgeous metallic finish — it’s long-wearing! {6 shades to choose from} $10 or SPECIAL OFFER 2 for $15 at youravon.com/ssandis BeautyTip: After applying, blend gently with fingertip.

xo Sylvia