Current Go To Look

Hello lovers! Today I thought I would show you my current look, I've been rocking this at work constantly, and I'm always getting lovely compliments from clients so I shall now share with you lovely lot.

It's basically a yellow to green lid with a very bronzed and contoured base, which I'm loving for this beautiful summery weather. And with my array of new products, I thought I would start venturing away from my standard neutral palette for my make up.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED
CHARLOTTE TILBURY WONDER GLOW
TARTE AMAZONIAN CLAY FULL COVERAGE FOUNDATION
MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID
TARTE MARACUJA CREASELESS CONCEALER
COLLECTION LASTING PERFECTION CONCEALER
BEN NYE LUXURY POWDER
NYC SMOOTH SKIN POWDER
MAYBELLINE BRONZING POWDER
L'OREAL BROW ARTIST GENIUS KIT
MAC PAINTERLEY PAINT POT
BARRY M CHIC EYES PALETTE
REVOLUTION DIA DE LOS MUERTOS PALETTE
BARRY M WATERPROOF GEL LINER
MAC FALSE LASHES EXTREME BLACK
BOURJOIS VOLUME CLUBBING MASCARA
KIKO PRECISION LIP PENCIL (300)
RIMMEL KATE MOSS LIPSTICK (03)

Spring Pinks

Hi beauties! Now as Spring quickly approaches I thought I'd do another season themed look for you, this look contains a lot of pinky colours to adhere to the flowers that bloom in Spring! Well that was my thinking on the matter... Anyway...

1) So, first of all I did my normal base of L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Primer and then my MAC Studio Fix Fluid and the Pro Longwear Concealer, and set that with my Maybelline Matte Maker Mattifying Powder. I also added a little bit of my Maybelline Bronzer Blush Duo I used the bronzer to contour slightly, and then a bit more blush than usual on the apples of my cheeks. I wanted a nice highlight for this look so I took the Bourjois Java Rice Powder just above where we put that blush, down the centre of the nose, forehead and cupids bow. And my brows, as always, with my L'Oreal Brow Artist Genius Palette. 

2) Next I took my favourite palette ever, which I feature all too much on this blog, which is the Make Up Revolution "Run Boy Run" Palette (see the colours in this post). I put down a base, as I always do, of MACs Painterley Paint Pot, I then took the colour Trying To Catch You all over the lid, and this is basically a shimmery nothing colour, just to start out the blending process. Then I took Girl On Fire throughout the crease right to the inner corner, and this is going to work as the transitional colour for the look. I took the colour Dying To Stop You on the outer third of the lid, I packed this on a fair bit as these shimmery colours are slightly less pigmented than the matte shades and need to be built up a little bit. I then took You Are Finally Mine through the outer portion of the crease to just intensify it a little bit. And I finished my eyes off, as I always do, with my Seventeen High Drama Liquid Liner, and for mascara I took Bourjois Volume Max Holidays and Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless together to create volume as well as separation.

3) Finally I took my most recent MAC purchase which is the stunning Amplified Creme Lipstick in Craving. This is an amplified formula so the colour is really pigmented as well as being nice and creamy on the lips, but it lasts just as well as their Satin/Matte finishes without drying out the lips at all.

And there's the finished look, I love when seasons change as it gives us all a reason to change up our make up, and I always enjoy trying new things and we get to introduce new colours in to our looks! (yay)

I hope you enjoyed reading and please please please keep checking back for more posts.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED
L'OREAL INFALLIBLE MATTIFYING BASE
MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID
MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER
MAYBELLINE MATTE MAKER MATTIFYING POWDER
MAYBELLINE BRONZER AND BLUSH DUO
BOURJOIS JAVA RICE POWDER
L'OREAL BROW ARTIST GENIUS PALETTE
MAC PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT (VINTAGE SELECTION)
MAKE UP REVOLUTION "RUN BOY RUN" PALETTE
SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER
BOURJOIS VOLUME MAX HOLIDAYS MASCARA
RIMMEL LASH ACCELERATOR ENDLESS MASCARA
MAC AMPLIFIED CREME LIPSTICK IN CRAVING

Current Look | March

Hey loves! As another month leaves a new current look is bought out! Here's the look I've been donning throughout the month of March. As I've said before I've been in rehearsals most days, so the look is pretty minimal but I love that, and especially with my new intake of high end products, it's still a nice look.

Anyway, here are the products I used for my March go to look, and please check back for more posts.

PRODUCTS USED

MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID 

MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER

MAYBELLINE MATTE MAKER MATTIFYING POWDER

MAYBELLINE BRONZER AND BLUSH DUO

MAC PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT (PAINTERLEY)

L'OREAL BROW ARTIST GENIUS KIT

BARRY M SUPER CHIC PALETTE

SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER

BOURJOIS VOLUME CLUBBING MASCARA

RIMMEL LASH ACCELORATOR ENDLESS MASCARA

KIKO PRECISION LIP PENCIL (300) 

RIMMEL MOISTURE RENEW LIPSTICK (HEATHER SHIMMER)

March Favourites

Hi beauts! As the title may suggest I'm going to be talking you through my beauty favourites for the month of March. I haven't really accumulated anything new this month but I've definitely rediscovered a few old favourites, and since I haven't done many favourites on this blog, I thought I'd talk you through them anyway!

Kiko Precision Lip Pencil in 300

I featured this in my mini haul a few weeks back, and I can safely say it has already been well loved! It's the perfect liner for nearly all nude lipsticks, I'd say. It glides on easily and is very pigmented, there are certain looks where I want the liner to be visible, so I love this quality in the pencil. I've been using it non stop with anything from drugstore to MAC lipsticks, and it really is the perfect match! I cannot speak highly enough of this product, and will definitely have to pick up a few more shades. 

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in 725 Tantelizing Taupe

Oh shock, a nude lipstick. I'm serious though, nude obsession is something else at the moment! Anyway, this is a very light muted nude, and with my pale complexion, it really works. The only thing with this one is you do have to almost build it up, but the finish is lovely and you do get a lovely colour out of the product. It's very much my everyday go to at the moment, and I love it!

Bourjois Smokey Eyes Trio

This beauty was actually part of a free gift box I got with a Bourjois purchase, so I didn't really pay anything for it, and for the quality of this that is amazing! It's perfect for the staple black smokey eye, I use this primarily for my nights out where I want a deeper smoke to my shadow. The colours blend really well together and are really pigmented as well, grade A product. 

Barry M Super Chic Eyeshadow Palette

This was a really old purchase actually, way back before Christmas! But I've recently rediscovered this one and I'm so glad I have! It's shades are all shimmery and are absolutely stunning, my everyday eye look is normally a glittery nude/brown smokey eye at the moment, and this palette really helps me to achieve that. The palette includes an eyeshadow primer as well, which was great when I first bought the palette, but after about 3 uses the quality really deteriorated and was basically useless, that's the only downside but I have my MAC paint pots for bases anyway, so I'm not too bothered about that, and the palette is a dream! 

Bourjois Volume Max Holidays Mascara

This is another product I received in the free Bourjois gift box, and this gift box was a complete dream to be given for free. This mascara has a double domed applicator which allows it to catch all the eyelashes and really give them volume, I sometimes pair this with my Rimmel Lash Accelorator Endless when I want some separation too, mainly because I hate wearing falsies and this duo gives the illusion of false lashes, but when it's on it's own it does a great job of volumising my lashes.

Maybelline Matte Maker Mattifying Powder

This is a new purchase actually, I'm never one for bothering with face powders, quite a lot of the time I just get the cheapest option, but I picked this one up in a Maybelline 3 for 2 offer and didn't really expect it to be much better than any of my previous powders, but the way this mattifies my face is really something else! It's a perfect colour match and just keeps my face matte for the entire day, I don't even have to reapply it much at all, and that's all I can want from a face powder!

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer

And another rediscovery, since purchasing my MAC pro longwear concealer I've barely reached for this, but I've been wanting a more natural look recently as I'm in rehearsals 9-5 most days, I've been reaching for this one a lot more, and I've fallen back in love with it. It may not counteract my dark circles completely, but for blemishes and colour correction, it really does the job for me. 

That's everything I've got for the month of March guys! Please check back for more posts from me soon.

Glam Night Out

Hi lovelies! I'm coming at you today with a tutorial for a glam night out look, I'm not one for overdoing my make up on a night out, so it's just a more colourful version of my normal look!

1) I do my normal foundation/contouring routine but I normally amp up the contour a bit, just for the glamourous factor! I then did my brows as normal with my trusty L'Oreal brow artist genius kit, which I am still absolutely loving by the way, but I knew that would be the case! I start with the eyes and for a base I obviously used my MAC Painterley paint pot, then I took another one of my wonderful rediscoveries which is the Bourjois smokey eyes trio, I used the lightest all over the lid, the second as the crease colour, and using the darkest shade further define the crease with a smaller shader brush.

2) I then took my favourite blush which is from the Maybelline bronzer blush duo so I'm not sure on the shade, but it's really subtle and I love the way it picks up my cheeks!

3) Finally I took my Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet lipstick in the shade Hot Pepper, which I have been loving on nights out recently, such a true pillar box red that really screams glamour to me! 

I also want to add my favourite addition to my outfits on nights out as well, these are the Silver Glitter Stud Earrings* from the wonderful earpiercing range at Body Jewellery Shop. I'm not one for big dangly earrings, and I always have a problem with cheaply made earrings, they make my lobes really sensitive and I have to take them out from the pain, and I have actually been able to wear these constantly since I received them, which is a big plus for me as I have really missed wearing earrings. These are really beautiful and there is such a huge range to choose from, there are so many beautiful pieces on their website so do check them out here.

So that's my glam night out look for you guys, I really hope you enjoyed reading and please check back for more from me.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED

L'OREAL INFALLIBLE MATTIFYING BASE

MAC STUDIO FIX FLUID

MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER

MAYBELLINE BRONZER BLUSH DUO

MAYBELLINE MATTE MAKER MATTIFYING POWDER

BOURJOIS SMOKEY EYES TRIO

SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER

BOURJOIS VOLUME CLUBBING MASCARA

BOURJOIS ROUGE EDITION VELVET LIPSTICK (HOT PEPPER)

SILVER GLITTER STUD EARRINGS BY BODY JEWELLERY SHOP *

Smokey Red

Hey guys, I thought I would come at you with another look tutorial, as I had an overwhelmingly lovely response from the last one, and as I am super busy with rehearsals at the moment these posts are quite easy to do in the little down time I have.

So I wanted to create a smokey eye with a nice bold red lip, so I mainly used another Revolution palette for this look, much like the last, but this is the Revolution "What You Waiting For?" Palette. So let's jump right in.

1) I won't bore you with my foundation routine again, but if you'd like to read about it then you can have a look at the Winter Neutral post I did previously and it goes in to full detail there, but I am trialling a new primer as I'm running seriously low on my Facefinity one, so the one I used on this look is the L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Primer, and I have to say I was very happy with the product, it's more of a silicone texture which I like, it's compatible to the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer which I love but cannot afford right now, and there was a 2 products for £12 deal at the L'Oreal stand so I picked that up and another new trial featured in this look which was the Brow Artist palette, which includes a wax, powder and angled brush, and also a mini set of tweezers, I had never tried brow waxes before but I think it turned out very well for a first attempt. Anyway back in to the actual tutorial, rambling as per Emily, I used my Bourjois 24HR cream eyeshadow as a base and I can't actually find the colour code on the product, but it's the white shimmer one, as I said I primarily used the "What You Waiting For?" palette, so here's a breakdown of the colours included

So, as a starter I took Your Capable across the lid up to the brow bone, it's the tone closest to my skin so I just used it as a base, then I took the colour Do It Alone across the lid and smoked it out at the edges with a small fluffy brush, then it took Stupid H.. On the outer corner and swept it through the creases, always remembering to blend kids! Then, on a tiny fluffy brush, I took the colour Tick Tock and just packed that on to the centre of the lid, it creates a lovely dimension to the eye and really brings these colours together. I took Stupid H.. on my bottom lash line as well.

2) So after the eyeshadow look I moved on to the liner, and as always I took my beloved Seventeen High Drama Liquid Liner and created a small cat eye flick look, I also took this very slightly on the bottom lash line to add to the smokey effect. I then finished off the eye look with my favourite mascara which is the Rimmel Lash Eccelerator Endless, they create beautiful length to the lashes and they show through well even through the deep smokey eye.

3) Then on to the lips, I wanted to use this lipstick in a look for so long and I thought this was the perfect time. First I lined my lips with Barry M Lip Liner in shade 3, which is a pinky red colour, then on the lips I used Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick in Cherry Kiss

So that's the finished look, really simple and really versatile as well, I hope you guys enjoyed this look and please check back for more posts.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED

L'OREAL INFALLIBLE MATTIFYING PRIMER

RIMMEL MATCH PERFECTION FOUNDATION

COLLECTION LASTING PERFECTION CONCEALER

RIMMEL CLEAR COMPLEXION POWDER

MAYBELLINE DREAM SUN BRONZER

L'OREAL BROW ARTIST PALETTE

BOURJOIS 24HR CREAM EYESHADOW

REVOLUTION "WHAT YOU WAITING FOR?" PALETTE

SEVENTEEN HIGH DRAMA LIQUID LINER

BARRY M LIP LINER (SHADE 3)

MAX FACTOR COLOUR ELIXIR LIPSTICK (CHERRY KISS)

Winter Neutral Look

Hi guys, I haven't done a tutorial in a while, but today I've got my winter neutral look, and I'll talk you through how to get this look which I think is perfect for winter.

1) First thing is to create a flawless base, so I took my foundation, which is the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation, and liberally plonked that all over my face and blended that in with my My Make Up Brush Set Foundation Brush, and then my Collection Lasting Perfection concealer and I took that underneath my eyes, on my forehead to create a bit of highlight and then on a few spots that have popped up recently, thanks guys nice to see you again. Next, for contouring, I took my Maybelline Bronzer and Blush duo on a large angled brush in my cheekbones, on my temples and across my jawline, then using the blush from the combo I popped a bit of that on the apples of my cheek. Then, to finish, I set all that in place with my Rimmel Clear Complexion powder.

2) Next I did my eyebrows, but I just use a cheap brown eyeshadow to fill them in and that's it so really next I did my eyeshadow. I created this look mostly with the Run Boy Run palette by Revolution and here's a run down of the palette and it's colours, the top 12 are shimmer shades, and the bottom 6 are matte shades.

first I took the colour closest to my skin colour to create a nice base to work with which was the colour Follow Me, then I took Head To The Hills all over the lid with a small fluffy brush, then I took Run Boy Run on a small angled brush through the crease to create the basis for the contour, I did this as I used the shimmery colours later and they aren't as pigmented so they do need a base. I took the gorgeous bronze colour Don't Have To Hide Away over the crease colour, then I mixed it up a bit ( barely!) and took my Max Factor Wild Shadow Pot in the shade Golden Amazon (featured here) and packed that on the centre of my eyelid. Then, as per usual, I took my Seventeen Liquid Eyeliner and created a small cat eye flick over the shadow. Finally was mascara, I took a mixture of the Rimmel Lash Accelorator and the Bourjois Clubbing Mascara to create long, voluptuous lashes.

3) And finally on to lips, I mentioned this lip combo in my January Favourites, and this is the Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in 064 Obsession and Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in the shade 220 Heather Shimmer, this is my favourite winter lip and it goes with nearly every make up look.

And that's the finished look, it's so wearable and with a gorgeous winter outfit it looks so chic, if I do say so myself. I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial and let me know your favourite winter products below.

PRODUCTS MENTIONED

RIMMEL MATCH PERFECTION FOUNDATION

COLLECTION LASTING PERFECTION CONCEALER

MAYBELLINE BRONZER BLUSH DUO

RIMMEL CLEAR COMPLEXION POWDER

REVOLUTION RUN BOY RUN PALETTE

MAX FACTOR WILD SHADOW POT - GOLDEN AMAZON

RIMMEL EXAGGERATE LIP LINER - 064 OBSESSION

RIMMEL MOISTURE RENEW LIPSTICK - 220 HEATHER SHIMMER

My Current Look | January

Hi loves, I've got another one of my current look posts for you today, and this is the look I have been rocking through most of January. I've been loving a neutral smoked eye with a slightly bolder lip look, this is easy to do and so wearable, even through rehearsals and then to evenings out, I've been rocking this through any occasion. 

And these are the products I used to create this look:

 - Max Factor Facefinity All Day Primer

 - Maybelline Dream Touch Concealer (not sure of the exact colour but it's the lightest shade they do)

 - Rimmel Match Perfection Light Reflecting Radiance Foundation (010 Light Porcelain)

 - Maybelline Bronzing Powder With Blush Palette

 - Rimmel Clear Complexion Clarifying Powder (021 Translucent)

 - Boujois Colour Edition 24HR (6801)

 - Make Up Revolution 'What You Waiting For?' Palette (You're Capable, Super Hot Female, Brand New Fans)

 - Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer (304 Eclipse)

 - Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless 

I hope you enjoyed todays look, and keep checking back for more posts coming soon.

My Current Look

Hi loves! I thought I'd start doing posts about my current make up looks, they do change a fair old bit now a days due to my sudden insurge of make up products in my collection. So this will make for a bit of a change in my posts!

So this look is a basic smokey eye with a nice bold lip! I do wear this both day time and on nights out, maybe including a cheeky pair of lashes for nights out, so it's a wearable look either way if your bold enough to brave the bright lipstick on a day to day basis.

Here are the products I used to create this look!

- Bourjois Happy Light Luminous Serum Primer

- Maybelline Super Stay 24 Flawless Fresh Foundation (005 Light Beige)

- Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (010 Ivory)

- MUA Matte Perfect Powder (Translucent)

- Avon Glow Bronzing Pearls

- Make Up Revolution Blush (Colour Codes Rubbed Off! Sorry)

- Make Up Revolution "What You Waiting For?" Palette (Super Hot Female, Brand New Fans)

- Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet (08 Grand Cru)

Superdrug 3 for 2 Cosmetics Offer

So I was food shopping this evening and may have stumbled in to Superdrug (as you do) and to my absolute delight their in store offer was 3 for 2 on all cosmetics! Meaning any brand and any 3 and the cheapest product would be free! Of course I jumped at the chance, and it just so happened that I was in need of some new bits, what timing eh?

So first off, I'd like to just express my love for Revolution's eyeshadow palettes, if you don't know what these beautiful things are you are missing out! They contain 18 shadows (12 shimmer and 6 matte shades), I've already got the Dia De Los Muertos palette and the Run Boy Run palette. But I really needed some gold tones for this wonderful autumn/winter season. So I found the What You Waiting For palette, which looks a little something like this:

I also realised I have no plum/purple lipstick (what???!) I have endless amounts of red berry and deep red shades, but no plum, and in this season, it's pretty much required! So I picked up a lovely shade from Rimmel's moisture renew range in shade 380 Dark Knight, and that looks like this:

And finally I have been hearing so many wonderful things about the Maybelline Colour Tattoos, I know I'm a little late to the party here but you'll get over that, so I picked up the lovely purpley shade that will be perfect this autumn/winter season and that is metallic pomegranate, and here it is:

I'm excited about these lovely products, so perfect for the warmer tones of the autumn/winter colour chart, and even though I'm pale, I've got no issue rocking the dark make up! Hopefully I'll be doing some autumnal looks with all these goodies in the near future, so be sure to check them out.