YouTube Beauty Gurus: #1 Lisa Eldridge

I've recently developed an obsession for online beauty tutorials, and YouTube is the best place to find them!

Lots of girls (and guys) have their own beauty channels, but there are only a few that stand out from the rest.

My absolute favourite YouTube beauty guru (thats what they're called) is Lisa Eldridge, a working make-up artist boasting twenty years industry experience.

http://www.lisaeldridge.com/biography/

Lisa is the Nigella of beauty - gorgeous, talkative, completely watchable and English. Her raven hair and big, brown eyes remind me of one of my favourite actresses, Mary-Louise Parker, from Weeds.

On her YouTube channel, Lisa re-creates editorial looks she's created for celebrities and models, demonstrates techniques for basic and advanced make-up application, shares her favourite beauty products and reviews product lines.

I love watching Lisa because her tutorials aren't overly fussy or technical. Plus, she works with a mixture of budget and luxury products, which is great for anyone who's on a budget.

You can find Lisa's beauty channel here.

Enjoy!

La x

Product Rave: NARS Sheer Glow Foundation

I decided to try NARS Sheer Glow foundation after hearing a rave review by one of my favourite YouTube beauty gurus, Tanya Burr (also known as pixi2woo, but I'll blog about her and some other YouTube faves another day). Tanya said that she prefers Sheer Glow above every other foundation she's tried, which is quite a persuasive selling point given that she receives foundations everyday, from both luxe and budget brands, to try and review!

NARS isn't available very widely in Australia but you can find it at Mecca Cosmetica, both in store and online. I popped into the Mecca boutique at Chadstone to test the NARS Sheers Glow and check out the colours. I was colour matched to Santa Fe and (to my surprise) given a little sample pot to take home and try. I highly recommend going in to Mecca to find your colour, rather than relying on the swatches on the NARS site.

After trying NARS Sheer Glow at home for a couple of days, I was hooked. The formula is extremely lightweight, beautifully silky and highly blendable. Although sheer, this foundation is highly pigmented so it blends away redness and imperfections without looking heavy. Sheer Glow is an incredibly beautifying foundation- it leaves your skin looking moisturised, youthful and radiant.

This is the ultimate foundation- my search is over! I purchased Santa Fe (a light golden tan) for summer when I fake tan and Deauville (a neutral light shade) for winter when I'm pale.

Unfortunately, in Australia NARS is ridiculously expensive- Mecca charges AU$99 for 30mls. Due to the quality of this product, I would pay AU$99 (slightly begrudgingly) but you can have it shipped from the US and take advantage of Australia's booming exchange rates!

Check out Kiss and Makeup, they carry the entire NARS line.

Next time bronzers!

Love La x