MAKEUP... WITH AN APP

There’s nothing worse than getting that dreamy looking lipstick home to try it on and realize it actually makes you look like death warmed up. The same goes when you copy that fabulous YouTube tutorial before deciding purple ombre lips with a smokey eye just aint your thing. Gone are the days, thanks to the L’Oreal Paris Makeup Genius App I’ve been trying out over the last few weeks… If you’re a lover of all things makeup, it’s one to head over and download!

Basically, the app scans in your face using your phone camera for some virtual reality goodness, meaning you can try out L’Oreal Paris’ products all in the app itself, as they’d look on your face. Your real life face. There and then. As it moves and stuff. Isn’t that a cool idea?! I love that technology means I can now sit in my pyjamas with no makeup on and still take a selfie. What a world. There’s a whole range of makeup looks to flick through, as well as individual products to put to the test... It’s a really handy way to try something out before you buy.

The look I went for was the one Naomi Watts wore for the 2015 Oscars – something quite glam yet still pretty simple. I love the slick eyeliner with the mauve lip. Admittedly though, liquid liner is not my thing. I always struggle and end up having to go over each eye until I end up with something more panda inspired, rather than feline and flirty. The app actually helped me out loads with this. Being able to see where my flick should be ‘flicking’ showed me where to draw my own. I used the L’Oreal Paris Super Liner Perfect Slim, perfect for getting that precise edge, before smudging it out slightly along my lash line just to make my look a little more casual – my day wasn’t going to be quite as fabulous as heading to the Oscars!

I kept my skin pretty simple with a light flush of blush to warm things up, before adding in my lippy – L’Oreal Paris Color Riche in the shade 703 Gold Obsession. I’m obsessed with this colour – a really wearable darker lip. I love the finish with this one, plenty of colour without drying out the lips.

The app is a really cool way to give makeup a go & I know I’m going to spend so much longer faffing around with it… I’ve even had my mum getting glammed up without having to tear her away from the soaps! It’s a big hit with both of us.  

Have any of you guys given it a go? You can download it here. Let me know how you get on if you try it out!
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