KATE MIDDLETON's Do It Yourself Royal Wedding Makeup Look!

That’s right I said D.I.Y Wedding Makeup Look.  We all know she is not tight for money!  Smart though for sure!  I love that the new Duchess of Cambridge took on the task of creating her own makeup look on the most important day of her life.  The Royal Wedding was magnificent! A wedding little girl’s dream of; dress by the house of Alexander McQueen, Cartier tiara, horse driven carriage, and a crowd of roaring fans for miles! 

Get the Duchess of Cambridge's D.I.Y. Makeup Look in these easy steps:



STEP 1:  A few days before take care of any hair removal!

STEP 2:  Clean and moisturize your face.

STEP 3:  Apply a pore smoother around your nose and cheeks.

STEP 4:  Add concealer under the eyes and around any blemishes.  Apply an HD foundation on all over your face and blend near the jawline.  Be careful not to take the foundation to low.  You wouldn't want to mess the dress!

STEP 5:  Use a wide shadow brush and add a smokey grey shadow from the base of the lid to the brow bone.

Apply a cream matte shadow from the brow bone and brush upward to the brow.

STEP 6:  Line both the top and bottom lash line with a jet black eye liner.  ONLY line the bottom lash line not the inner rim.  Finish eyes with black mascara.  Comb lashes to prevent clumping.

STEP 7:  Fill in brows with a brow pencil and set it with brow gel.

STEP 8:  Use a Kabuki style brush and add a pink/mauve matte blush.  Using a larger brush will allow for more coverage.  Just be sure to blend.

STEP 9:  Line your lips with a pink lip brush pencil.  Add a matching cream gloss for a smooth flesh tone appearance. 

STEP 10:  Finish this fairytale look with an HD setting powder, smile and have fun!

Photos provided by: Today Show, Fox, AP, and Getty Images.

Metallic Monday Makeup - Chanel Beauty

Good morning everyone!  It's the Monday after Easter and I have a new attitude!  I am working so many projects right now I needed to take the weekend to reflect, reorganize and plan what's next for not only my military career but our upcoming debut of ink...cosmetics.  Today I thought I would try to bring you new look a week and start introducing different ink... products to you until the official launch. 

So....it's...

METALLIC MONDAY!

This look was inspired by our friends at Chanel.  You can achieve this look in 5 easy steps.

FACE:  Clean and moisturize your face.  

SKIN:  Apply ink...cosmetics face primer.  Add ink...cosmetics shadow base to your entire lid.  Apply matching ink...cosmetics Foundation Stick only where you need it!  Add matching powder to set it in place. 

SHADOWS:  Apply a cream lightly shimmered shadow all over the eye.  Then, using a wide shadow brush dipped in ink...cosmetics shimmer pigment in the color chill; sweep shadow just above the crease up to the brow bone.  Use a clean wide shadow brush and apply a pink shadow under the outer corners of your eyes.

LINER:  Slide ink...cosmetics liquid liner along the top of your lash line.  Start from the outer corner and work your way in.  This will help keep the wing tip crisp and you can match both eyes more easily.  Add mascara on the top and bottom lashes.

LIPS:  Use a mauve colored lip liner and fill in your entire lip.  Top with a lip moisturizer.  NOT gloss.

This look is sweet and sophisticated.  Pull your hair away from the face so you present a great first impression.  Let people see YOU!  Enjoy and have a blessed week! XOXO Besos! Anna Castillo

 

Summer ink cosmetics launch sneak peek! Makeup for everyone!

LOVE LOVE LOVE makeup! We just received more prototypes for our newly designed economically fearless cosmetics line launch this Summer! We are do flippin excited and can't wait to share the faces of ink...cosmetics! You are going to love it all! I feel like a kid in a candy store! Lip glosses, face palettes, blush, and mascara OH MY! Yummy Yummy Yum! Portfolio at http://www.inkcosmetics.com/ also follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/inkcosmetics and facebook www.facebook.com/inkcosmetics!  Don't forget to check out our LIVE FOX 5 DC Segment for Rent the Runway from this morning!  *Hint...Mute the Mixpod on the right so you can hear the video audio!

ink...cosmetics featured on FOX 5 DC LIVE for Rent The Runway!

Please MUTE THE MIXPOD on the right to hear Video Audio! 

Today ink...cosmetics, LLC was asked to key makeup for Rent the Runway DC.  This is an amazing concept!  You can order designer dresses and RENT them for a fraction of the retail cost.  Along with our hair partners at W SALON in VA we cultivated makeup and hair to complete the looks!  So smart...don't break the bank with your outfit...and be sure to finish your economically fearless look with makeup and hair by us!

We thank AJ from Rent the Runway and Brandi from The Boutique Agency for this wonderful opportunity!  Special thanks to Ann from FOX 5 for her kindness and hospitality!  XOXO Besos!

Stay tuned DC!  ink...cosmetics will be launching SUMMER 2011!  We hope to see you all there!

XOXO,
Anna Castillo
Celebrity Makeup Artist/Owner

RentTheRunway.com Rents Dresses For Cheap!: MyFoxDC.com

Just in! ink...cosmetics Prototype - The "Economically Fearless Cosmetics!™



Oh my GLOSS!  So happy and excited!  Today I received our prototype for the launch of ink...cosmetics LLC coming this Summer (2011).  I am beyond grateful for everyone who helped and supported us over the years!  I am please to say we will be retailing our product at the W Salon in VA.  This will be our first location and can't wait to unveil the brand at their location.  I don't want to disclose too much...we have so many things lined up and will be looking for the faces of ink... very soon!  More info to come! 

Hope to see you at the launch!  We will be giving away product and the event is free.  It's all about our new campaign of being the DMV's FIRST and ONLY "economically fearless cosmetics line!"™  Stay tuned for the official release and invite!

XXO,

Besos! 

Anna Castillo

http://www.inkcosmetics.com/

Weekend Look: Spring Leopard Dress!

Here is what I am living in this weekend!  Still a little chilly and knee highs were a must!  Love this look!  Sexy, comfy, cozy leopard spring ensemble!

PAGEANT MAKEUP MAKEOVER!

I am honored and excited, Miss Delaware USA Ambassador, Shaina Millan chose me to do her hair and makeup for her last event!  I can not thank her enough for being so sweet!  Not only is she a beauty Queen but she is also Active Duty Military.  A member of the United States Marine Corps!  Basically a bad ass with brains, strength, and both inner and outer beauty! 

With Shaina's permission I am posting her before photos and behind the scenes images of the Sunday night's makeup look I did using ink...cosmetics.

Think about your stage presence when creating a look for Pageants.  This means you should ink... up your look even more because the lights tend to wash you out while on stage.  The look I did for Shaina was simple! 

GET THE LOOK:

STEP 1 ~ Hair!  Smooth out all wavy areas of your hair.  Shaina has a classic Hispanic curl like me.  So, the CHI is our best friend for taming the frizz and curl.  You want to make sure your hair is sleek before starting your style.



STEP 2 ~ Curl hair with a 1inch curling iron and the pin curls in place for later.  This helps hold the curl longer.

STEP 3 ~ Makeup:  Start with a clean face! Prime and moisturize. 

STEP 4 ~ Apply concealer under the eyes and anywhere you need special coverage.  Then, using ink...cosmetics foundation stick(s), one lighter than your complexion and one slightly darker, apply the light stick on the forehead, bridge of the nose, cheek bones, and chin.  Add the darker foundation on the sides of your nose and under your cheek bones to help contour.  Make sure you BLEND!  Then add two powders, one light  and one dark, to the same areas.  Leave this on until you are done with the eyes.

STEP 5 ~ Eyes:  Add ink...cosmetics shadow base; which helps prevent creasing.  Eye shadow colors:  Bronze, gold and cream.  I applied the bronze directly on the lash line and patted it upward stopping on the brow bone.  Then, added a matte gold color on directly under the brow and topped it with a matte cream colored shadow.  Using a fluff shadow brush I blended the bronze outward for a more natural look. 

Next, line the eyes with a liquid liner on the top lash line only.  Then, apply a natural full lash, (demi lash style is best) with black adhesive.  Line on top again with liquid liner and smoke out with black shadow.  Add a jet black pencil eyeliner to the inner rim of your top and bottom waterline.  Brush away all the powder and add mascara.  

STEP 6 ~ Define eyebrows using shadow and a brow wax by ink...cosmetics.

STEP 7 ~ Line lips with a flesh tone lip liner that is slightly darker than your natural tone.  Top with a pink lip gloss.

STEP 8 ~ Apply a peach/pink blush right under the cheek bone.

STEP 9 ~ Add a little natural powder all over the face to set everything in place.

STEP 10 ~  Undo the curls, brush out, tease up, and spray just enough hair spray that your head is bullet proof but still bouncy!

FINISHED and ready for your CROWN and SASH!  XOXO Besos!  Special thanks to Shaina Millan for all your support and allowing me to post your unedited images! ;-)

Book Anna Castillo for your next Pageant Event!  Check out her work at http://www.inkcosmetics.com/

Hair will can be provide by Anna or our new partners at the W Salon, Virginia,

Please email: anna@inkcosmetics.com for rates!