11
Apr

Makeup? Me? Please: Obviously I A) just woke up and B) sat by my open fire for a moment.

This is LisaNova. Big deal on SpewTube and with good reason: she’s a funny, funny girl. Destined for SNL.
But then! Today I see her latest clip (in the top ten most viewed, as usual) and gone is the ponytail! Gone is the t-shirt! It’s just her looking all seductive and rumpled. (Interestingly her usual fans responded with fear, shock and rage at the sexy new Lisa. I must admit the glimpses of cleavage and bare shoulder teamed with the limp attempts to pull up her cardigan seemed sliiiightly contrived. But she’s funny and has good hair, so who cares.)

This is the kind of intensely styled, I Just Woke Up But Definitely Don’t Have Bad Breath or Sleep in My Eyes, look makeup artists, hair stylists and fashion designers flog happily each season, both in their shows and campaigns. (Cue Country Road’s latest campaign.) I am a big fan. Especially in Winter.

Incidentally this is not a funny video. The whole point is that she’s creating a new channel because she’s now trying vlogging, as well as her regular skits. BUT. That’s not the point, you don’t even need to put the sound up or listen to a word she says: just focus on the makeup and hair, fruits.

Key points of interest if you would like to try this look. (If you are a Calvin Klein model, probably you don’t need to read this as this is your natural state.)

Messy, texturised hair. Achieve this by using root lifter and a LOT of spray in texturiser/sea salt spray on damp hair, then blow drying with a big round brush, pulling the hair up and out for lift, and then down and forward to get the face-framing thing happening. Go a centre part, of course. Get it 90% dry then go to bed. Wake up, ghd the front bits and any cowlicks into place (again, pulling down and forward so it frames the face) and scrunch and texturise the mid-lengths to the ends with more product. I like L’Oreal Professional’s new Play Ball texturiser.

High, flushy blushy cheeks.
Please note where her blush is sitting. On the apples. And high. It looks as though she’s been sitting in front of a lovely warm fire. (And possibly on a bear skin rug. With a dashing young man. But let’s leave that there for now.) Creme blush is best for this look. Bloom, Becca or Bobbi: the choice is yours.

No mascara, or very little.
Makes you look younger and fresher. (Seriously.) Curl lashes, though so your eyes are opened up.

Nudey/pinky lip gloss. I’m enjoying VIP Gloss by Benefit for this at present.

Falling down cardigan, flirtatious voice and come hither eyes optional extras.

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