Wednesday, 26 April 2017
#PASTELOVE - COLOUR ME PRETTY WITH ZOEVA SWEET GLAMOUR COLLECTION
Friday, 19 May 2017
MODERN 80S: AQUAMARINE SPRING/SUMMER LOOK FEAT MORPHE, JEFFREE STAR & ZOEVA
Little known fact: I used to be obsessed with blue. Blue was my favourite colour growing up and my poor mum hadn't the easiest time finding me all blue attires. I grew up, I found my colour niche and you rarely see me wearing blue. I love my greys, blacks and whites too much! Every so often girl needs to play and this makeup look was inspired by my everlasting blue tendencies. It's also hooded eye friendly and will suit darker eyes more. So if you're a brown eye gal, why not play around with blue this season? This is most definitely an out there look but I really enjoyed creating it and most importantly wearing it, so I hope you'll like it too!
Playtime:
I started by priming my lids with MAC Painterly. It's such a great base for colourful looks as it not only prolongs the wear time but also conceals the lid and brings out colours a little. I set it with JS China White. I then applied a base colour, the beautiful M green-blue matte all over the lid, going just above the crease onto the hood of the eye, to make them appear bigger. It's a safe bet given we're playing with mattes here! I started creating depth by mixing M dark blue and almost purple blue and applying it in the outer corners and going into the crease (or above it for hooded eyes). This trick will create a fake crease effect. I picked up some Z Quite Realistic and mixed it with JS White China and blended out the blues above the crease (fake crease). To give the look, even more, depth I added some JS Black Rainbow into the very outer corners blending it well and topping it up with M dark blue matte. I then started on the inner corners and applied the bright matte M canary yellow to the inner corners blending it towards the mid ever so slightly. Then applied some more M green-blue and blended it with yellow. I repeated it back and forth to ensure seamless blending. On the mid lid, I added JS Expensive and blended it towards the outer corner. I added some more M dark blue and repeated blending the two. I took a little of Z Childhood Adaptation and applied it over M green blue ever so slightly by tapping with my finger. I also used my fingers to apply a little of Z Artistic Creation over the M canary yellow and then with a wet brush in the very inner corners.
For the bottom lid, I started by lining the very base of lashes with JS Black Rainbow and blended it out with a mixture of M dark blue and green-blue. To ensure seamless blending I blended it all out with a mixture of JS China White and Z Quite Realistic. I picked up Colorpop Gel Liner in Cry Baby , which is a gorgeous matte pastel lilac and applied it on my waterline. I finished up the eyes with a coat of L'Oreal Mega Volume Miss Baby Roll Mascara and applied some Ardell dupes from Ali Express. They're so comfortable to wear and give a truly flattering finish to this look. As I wanted a little more sparkle, I touched up with a little of Topshop Chameleon in U-turn which I'm basically obsessed with lately!
M - Morphe 35C
That face
I cleaned up all the glitter fall out with a micellar water and started on my base. I love Becca Priming Filter so I applied it generously all over. With a damp beauty blender, I pressed in Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear which I must finally review on the blog as it's magnificent. It's matte, so Becca primer gives it that glow from within finish without compromising the wear time. For my under eyes (yes a that's a step before the eyes bottom lid part!) I used my recent fave Tarte Tape Shape Concealer. Words kind describe how much I love this stuff. I also applied over my nose, forehead and chin to highlight my best features. I set it all up with RCMA No-Color Powder and a damn beauty blender. I don't even remember when was the last time I used a brush to set my face with, beauty blender is the one for me!
I bronzed up and contoured with ELF Blush & Bronze duo in Fiji and also added the blush from the same palette. I really enjoy using it lately. Shades are lovely and pigmented well but not too much either which makes for super easy blending. For my highlight I used Zoeva Sweet Glamour Cheek palette highlighter which complimented this look well, don't you think? I applied it lovingly on top of my cheekbones, tip of the nose, Cupid's Bow and only ever so lightly on the forehead and the chin.
Brows on fleek & glossy lip
I've been so lazy with my brows lately and that's because I discovered the best brow mascara I've ever used so far. Eylure Brow Amplifier is so pigmented, full of fibres and also sets my unruly brows well. Few strokes and my brows don't need much else. Brilliant! Can't recommend it enough! The shade Blonde is cool toned too!
I opted for glossy lips this time and applied Charlotte Tilbury Pillowtalk lip pencil all over my lips. On top of this fairly neutral base, I put my favourite lip topper - Jouer Skinny Dip.
This concludes my a talk through tutorial. It's so colourful, it makes me dream of summer holidays! I know it's a little out there but that's the fun part! I hope you enjoy it and I promise to create something more subtle next time! You have to excuse my excitement with makeup looks lately. It's been so long since I had time or energy to fully enjoy playing with makeup, so give me few more weeks and I'll be back to more day to day tutorials.
Let me know what you think if the finished look and don't forget I have a couple of giveaways running at the moment! You can enter them using the links below!
Monday, 26 December 2016
DECEMBER EDIT: ALL THINGS BEAUTY & NETFLIX ALL THE WAY
I am back from wandering town trying not be pushed to the ground by sale crazed crowds. I managed to snatch a little something in the sales, how about you? Happy Boxing Day all! I thought today was a great day to talk to you about all the things that I loved through December and for once there's not 100s of items here. I haven't even gotten one skincare item as I've been using and loving all the bits I already included in my faves in the past months. So it's all about the way my nails and lips looked and how awesome I smelled in December LOL!
Let's start with the scent. This is my 3rd bottle of Victor & Rolf Flowerbomb and I couldn't be happier it's finally back in my life. It's such a lovely fragrance, sweet and heavy with muscly notes, very sexy. It has notes of Bergamot, Green Tea, Jasmine, Rose, Freesia, Orchid, Patchouli, Citrus and Musk, making it super sweet and seductive. It was first introduced back in 2005 and since became a cult perm by V&R house. The bottle design of diamond-granate already tells you what this scent will be: explosive & glamorous. And what a stunning design the bottle truly is, just like the fragrance it hosts. It is not the cheapest of scents starting with £50.00 for 30ml (currently on offer in Boots for £45.00), but if you like your heavy & sweet floral fragrances with notes of citrus, this is the one for you.
I haven't been very active with makeup tutorials recently, but finally managed a few in December. You've seen my Christmas Glamour proposition (POST) and there's a New Years Eve one coming your way this Friday. Both feature the incredible lashes I've received in my Selfridges Beauty Workshop Advent Calendar. Eylure Enchanted Into Darkness are amazing when paired with a full on glam eyes. They're fuller on the outer corners making them more 'natural' and look stunning in images I took for the posts. I used them 3 times already and they look perfectly intact. Definite fave of the party month.
I got the Jeffree Star Holiday Collection lipsticks when they launched on Beauty Bay and I adore them. Especially the two shown here. You can check out my thoughts on them and swatches in my POST HERE. I love Checkmate for being so vibrant and making my skin look amazing when wearing it. It's bright but understated at the same time. It has some orange tones to it but it'll suit most complexions due to complexity of the shade itself. Absolute stunner. And of course, let's not forget about Designer Blood, which hasn't left my lips for more than two days in a row this whole month. It is a stunning deep berry red. I tested it out for you on Snapchat and had so many compliments on how it looked. No wonder it's a gorgeous shade and the formula is actually brilliant. I had it on for 6+ hours, ate twice, drank lots, had a snack. Yes the wear was visible but nothing you can't fix with a little top up. It also felt really comfortable on the lips and after 6 hour wear that's something I'm not used to. Top marks from me!
I've been pairing my lips and nails this month with berry and reds being my favourite. I love the formula of OPI Nail Polishes. The Big Red Apple shade is just a stunning classic red, that adds chic to any look. Pair it with smokey eye or just an ear every day look. I've been pairing it with everything this month and it always looks good. Classic shades are good like that. I like how amazing the staying power is, with a good top coat (Essie Gel Couture - POST - is my favourite) it lasted a good 5 days without chipping. It would have probably lasted more if I wasn't so obsessed with changing my nails. The second shade of the month is a gorgeous Autograph All in One Nail Colour in Cranberry, that I found in my Marks and Spencer Beauty Advent Calendar. With the added benefits of Argan Oil and Vitamin E it is meant to be a base coat, colour and top coat in one. I haven't tried it on its own, as I never apply such dark shades without a base coat (Nails Inc Nail Kale is my go to lately - POST). What I found is that, yes it's quite long lasting, it doesn't chip and I love the metallic finish of it. It's a perfect match with my Jouer Lip Creme in Bronze Rose. In daylight it looks like deep berry metallic and in the artificial light it has some purple tones to it. Stunning shade. However drying time is something else and even my Essie top didn't really make a difference. You'll need a good half hour before it fully hardens. It's a big flow but the shade compensates it for me.
Good eyeshadow primer is a must for anyone with oily lids. Add hooded eyes to that equation and you find yourself on a look out for a perfect base. I love both MAC Painterly and Urban Decay Primer Potion but I now found a new primer worthy of my praise. Too Faced Shadow Insurance is a great primer. I could really just stop here, because what is there to say about an eyeshadow primer? The formula is quite oily and makes for an easy application. You only ever need a little too! It's easy to set, I've been using both eyeshadows and powder and both sets it nicely. I have had makeup on for 12 plus hours and it kept it intact. Definitely worth a purchase!
Lastly I could not forget about RCMA No Color Powder. It's been all over blogs and Youtube and when something is this hyped up, you're thinking, it can't be this good, right? Well it is and damn it because it's so hard to get your hands on! It's sold out everywhere and for a good reason. It's just brilliant. I worried it may not work with my dehydrated skin but it does, it really does miracles. It is a pure white powder, that doesn't change the colour of your foundation or casts a ghost like flashback in photos. It works for under eye baking and even fixed a staying power of my favourite foundation. I'm in love! It costs next to nothing and the only con I can think off is the packaging. You need a separate lid of a different powder to be able to apply this to a brush, but nothing is perfect and this powder comes pretty damn close. More about it HERE.
And finally what I really did the whole December - Netflix. I was so pleased to see a second season of Fuller House reaching Netflix and watched it all in a weekend. I loved Full House and love seeing my old favourites back on my screen. Yes it's silly but it reminds me of my childhood when I watched it with my Mom. My only wish it was more episodes as 13 per season on a sitcom is way too little to properly binge on! Sign up to Netflix HERE
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Saturday, 28 October 2017
HALLOWEEN UNICORN MAKEUP FOR THE NOT SO BRAVE 🦄
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| Unicorn makeup edit |
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| Unicorn makeup look for hooded eyes |
Two posts in two days? I am going strong despite a quick mid-week break due to feeling less than optimal. Life huh? Back to being infantile and my huge love of unicorns. You can be 30+ and love everything unicorn. This is a safe space, no judgement. And if you aren’t, good for you, time for expensive skincare is yet to come and you can enjoy all the blues and lilacs every day and not just on Halloween! I am staying put this year and licking my metaphorical wounds but I’ll be playing around with makeup and drinking wine! Morphe x Jaclyn Hill palette allows for many makeup playtime parties and this easy unicorn themed look was created with it. If you’re interested to see how it all came together, please read on.
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