Hey, guys! Thank you everyone for entering my giveaway, I’m really glad you liked it! Unfortunately I had to disqualify quite a few of you, because you didn’t follow the simple rules very carefully: all you had to do was Share the image publicly on your wall AND include a short message next to it. That was it!
So here’s what number the random.org widget chose from the list of participants:
Congratulations, Georgeta Mirela Iacob! I will be expecting your address, name and phone number in an email at lili@makeupbylili.com.
Thanks again, everyone, and see you again later, I’m off on vacation!
xoxo Lili
Hey, everybody! I really wanted to thank you all for your support in this new venture of mine, we really grew fast on Facebook, hitting 1000 Likes in 2 months! As a gratitude, I am launching a giveaway for all of you featuring my soul brand, Illamasqua <3
You can win:
ILLAMASQUA Powder Blusher in Lover
- beautiful soft apricot, matt finish, universal colour, gives you a lovely fresh flush of liveliness!
ILLAMASQUA Lipstick in Obey
- bright peachy pink, matt finish, very pigmented, perfect for summer and all year round!
I bought the products myself and chose them specifically to compliment each other and to fit just about everybody
The colors are super pigmented and long-lasting, they’re just a bit on the bright side so to prepare you for the fun summer time!
Here’s a picture to show you how they look applied on the cheeks and lips, of course:
How to participate:
- Like MakeupByLili on Facebook
- Follow this blog through GFC (it doesn’t show up right now, I’ll try to fix it) and/or follow me on Twitter
- Share the first picture on Facebook on your Wall with some text, no blank shares. The first image will be posted on my Facebook so you just go to it and click the Share button underneath, include some text also, smth more personal, tell your friends about it. Make sure you set the visibility to Public, as this is the only way I can check your shares.
I will be counting just the Shares for the competition and I will be checking each one of them. You can Share on Facebook multiple times, but only ONE entrance per person will be considered for the giveaway. The GFC and Twitter subscriptions will be much appreciated, but not obligatory.
- Open internationally, anyone can enter.
- Deadline is April 10 or stops if we hit 1000 Shares until then (I really hope not
).
The winner will be drawn out randomly, through random.org. The winner announcement will take place shortly after competition ends, but I don’t promise when exactly as I predict travel preparations next week, I’m travelling home for a short vacation.
Good luck, everyone, and I hope you like this giveaway and the products!
xoxo Lili
Hey, guys! I began the look today by completely concealing my whole face, especially eyebrows (I used soap & concealer). Then it was free-hand liner work, inspired by some Illamasqua artwork. I used black liquid eyeliner around one eye (Illamasqua Precision Ink in Abyss) and beige liquid eyeliner on the other (Precision Ink in Glister), for contrast. Red lips to add some glamour to this freaky look
This was a nice exercise for me regarding covering eyebrows and precision work with the eyeliner, but the final look looks interesting, too, so I decided to share it with you:
xoxo Lili
Hey guys! I wanted to show you some images with a new face of Jill Models Management here in Antwerp, that I made up for a test photoshoot last weekend. She has beautiful pale skin and blonde hair, with an interesting eye color and gorgeous lips (that I couldn’t resist paint red!). The concept photographer is Asiko from London, who has just moved to Belgium himself! Loved the soft moody effect he added to the pictures and Charlotte was such a good sport with everything, here’s a selection of the end result:
Photography: Asiko
Model: Charlotte (Jill Models Management)
Makeup&hair: Lili Ursu (me)
Hi there! I had a few sad weather days where I couldn’t find my inspiration although I tried to, and that never works intentionally. Yesterday I finally got mad and painted my face in a chaotic colorful manner just to get all my frustrations out
I had no idea what I was looking for as a result, but I said to myself I should just use pencils, as some sort of challenge. So I did. Aaand I realized I need more color pencils, because they’re fun to use and give you a superb color pay-off for any look. Anyways, this is what I got, keep in mind I did it in a hurry and not knowing what it should be
xoxo Lili
Today is the first day of Spring! In my culture, this is highly celebrated and we even have a symbol for it – Mărţişor! It’s like a “badge” that people give each other on the first day of March and they wear it on their chest. Nowadays it can have a million styles and colors, but originally it is a red & white string tied in a bow and with little white and red decorations on each end. Last night I decided to do another “lip art” feature with Mărţişor (pronounced Martzishor), but the close-ups turned out really crappy (bad light or flash). So I just opted for the full-face pics below, rest of the face has hardly any makeup on:
It’s nothing extraordinary, but I really wanted to show you this cute symbol! I just used 2 pencils, white and red
Have a wonderful spring, everybody!
xoxo Lili
First it was the trend with one different colored nail (ring finger or/and thumb), which I didn’t care much for. It just seemed too obvious to me, very few combinations that I actually liked. Then there was the ombre effect on each nail, with the tip color fading smoothly into the base of the nail in the opposite intensity or complementary color. That I liked, but haven’t had the experience or frankly enough excitement to do it on my own nails
Then I stumbled upon this fun, super easy take on the ombre, which is actually painting each nail in a different color of the same family, from dark to light. I currently have some problems with my nails, they brake and exfoliate severely, so I had to cut them really short. I desperately wanted something that would cheer them (me) up, so I remembered about this method. Awesome! I didn’t have a super smooth fading of colors, but I worked with what I found in my polish collection. So here’s my take on it:
I love that they look like candies!
The polishes are (from thumb to pinkie): OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, Catrice 200 From Dusk To Dawn, OPI Parlez-Vous OPI?, Astor 102 Dawn Lilac, Flormar 29.
Btw: What natural oil is beneficial (I mean magical) for nails? Have you tried any good remedies?
xoxo Lili
So yesterday I presented myself with a pink challenge. The idea was to use lots of this color, also to incorporate some flowers and to make a semi-fantasy/wearable look that would transmit a romantic and ethereal mood. It was Valentine’s Day, after all! And I know I won’t be in the mood for so much pink sweetness too often otherwise.
Luckily, I found a fake pink orchid from Ikea I bought a long time ago and pinned it to the side of my head. From there I got the rest of the color inspiration and the softness of the shapes created. I messed up two major elements, because I wasn’t sure of the end result: first are the eyebrows that I totally ignored, thinking of making them as unnoticeable as possible. The thing is that elongating the eyeshadow shape so much, plus the flicked out lashes, requires a matching longer brow. Secondly – the lips, wish they were much pinker! But I’m happy with the result, nonetheless, hope you enjoy:
xoxo Lili










































































