Autumn Party Eyes

So I was playing around with my Mac palette and came up with this autumn night out look, hope you like it :)

Products Used:
Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake - Gaze
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Mac Eye shadows - Blanc Type, Mythology, Cork, Naked Lunch
Matte Black from Sleek Storm Palette
Illamasqua Precision Ink - Abyss
Chanel Water proof kohl liner - Black
Rimmel Scandal eyes Mascara - Black
Kiss False Lashes

1. Outline eyebrows then fill in with an angled brush.
2. Apply primer all over the eye lid.
3. Apply Blanc Type to the brow bone for a highlight.
4. Apply Mythology to the lid and blend the edges.
5. Apply matte black eyeshadow to the outer corner of the eye and blend using a fluffy brush with Cork eyeshadow.
6. Continue to apply black and blend out until you get the intensity you want.
7. Apply naked lunch to the tear duct area.
8. Take the matte black under the lash line then apply black kohl liner to the water line.
9. Apply liquid liner to the upper lash line and wing out.
10. Apply mascara to top and bottom lashes and then apply false lashes to complete the look :)

This is a quick and simple look I'd wear to a party or a night out, to make it more wearable change the matte black to a brown, use a brown kohl liner such as Mac Teddy and remove the false lashes.

I have a question for you guys, I'm having a hard time getting good pictures if my make-up. They just never seem to show how it looks in person, any tips? 

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(Mac Rebel Dupe!) Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick

Being the lipstick addict that I am I have been dying to try out Rimmel's new Moisture Renew lipsticks. Having dry lips is a lipstick lovers worst nightmare, whenever I wear lipstick a couple hours later my lips feel like they've left me and gone to a desert. So moisturising lipsticks are something that always interest me. 

Although no lipstick is ever going to be as moisturising as a lip balm, Rimmel's Moisture Renew lipsticks definitely come close, if you were ever to make a lipstick out of butter I imagine these are what that would feel like. It is the softest lipstick I've ever applied! However that does mean you can end up with slightly clown looking lips if your not careful when applying it, I'd definitely recommend a lip liner before applying these lipsticks.

They have an amazing range of colours but there was one that was calling to me, once I got home I realised why! The colour I picked up was Dark Knight Water-oops! and if you read my last post you'll have seen I recently purchased Mac's Rebel lipstick in a Mac haul, these two colours are almost identical, they were so similar I couldn't wait to share!

MAC Rebel £15

Rimmel Moisture Renew Dark Knight Water-oops £6.49

 As you can see these lipsticks are almost identical, being a moisturising lipsticks Dark Knight Water-oops has more of a shine to it than Mac's Rebel and it is slightly darker in colour but these are slight differences and the colour is gorgeous in it's own right! I love both these lipsticks but if your on a budget Dark Knight Water-oops is a great lipstick to get your hands on.

Get it at Boots or Superdrug for £6.49

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MAC Autumn Make-Up Haul

It's been a long time since I've bought anything from MAC so I decided to treat myself and make a wee MAC order. I didn't buy these thing with Autumn in mind but they are all great colours for Autumn so I'll definitely be doing some Autumn make-up looks using the stuff I got :)

So I got...

Mineralize Skin Finish Natural - Medium £22.00

Pro Longwear Concealer - NC 20 £15.50

Eyeshadow Refill Pan: 

Patina £10.00

Beauty Marked £10.00

Mythology £10.00

Antiqued £10.00

Red Brick £10.00

Lip Pencil:

Cherry £12.00

Currant £12.00

Rebel Lipstick £15.00

This was a pretty pricey haul I know! But all these colours are great colours for Autumn as well as being great colours to have in your kit, that's my excuse anyway! Look out for some Autumn Make-up Looks!

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MAKE-UP LOOK: Soft Cut Crease with Mac Glitter Reflects Antique Gold

This look was so easy to do but looks so beautiful and eye catching especially for a night out. I've this Mac glitter for so long but hadn't put it to good use yet so today I seen it sitting and decided to come up with a look where I could use it, hope you all like :)

Products Used:

Boots No.7 Gel Liner - Black

Urban Decay Naked Palette 

Maybelline Colour Tattoo Cream Shadow - And On Bronze

Mac Glitter - Reflects Antique Gold

Illamasqua Precision Ink - Abyss

Maybelline Falsies Mascara

Kiss Haute Couture False Lashes

Maybelline Eye Studio Master Shape Brow Pencil - Soft Brown

Illamasqua Brow Cake - Gaze

1. Create a cut create using No.7 Gel Liner and a fine liner brush.
2. Using a small brush blend the top line of the cut crease, I used the Mac 239 brush.
3. Using the same brush apply Dark Horse from the Naked Palette to the top of the cut crease and blend upwards with a fluffy brush.
4. Using a clean 239 brush or any flat brush apply Maybelline Colour Tattoo Cream Shadow in And on Bronze to the lid making sure it doesn't go over the cut crease line.
5. Using the same brush take the Reflects Antiqued Gold and pat over the cream shadow.
6. To create the sharp line on the outer corner of the eye I used a make-up wipe around the edge of my nail to clean up the area.
7. Using Illamasqua Precision Ink create a winged liner making sure the winged part of the liner is in line with the edge of your shadow.
8. Apply a coat of mascara to the top and bottom lashes.
9. Fill in your brows and add Virgin from the Naked Palette to highlight the brow bone.
10. To finish the look add your favourite false lashes and voila! The Look  is done :)

Please tell me if you tried this look and how you got on :)

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August Favourites!

Well it's almost September, where has August gone?! So it's time for my first ever favourites post and I'm excited to show you the things I have been loving through-out the month of August. A lot of these things are things I have been loving and using a lot longer than just August but as it's my first favourite post I thought I'd show them anyway :)

1. Revlon Lip Butters - I have mentioned these in previous posts and clearly just can't get enough of them! I have the colours Juicy Papaya and Strawberry Shortcake and I love them both, they are perfect for everyday wear to add a bit of colour to your lips as well as being moisturising which combines 2 steps into 1.

2. La Roche-Posay Purifying Foam Gel Face Wash - This is my FAVOURITE face wash ever! I bought this a year or so ago when my face was in a really bad way, I had blackheads, whiteheads, spots, you name it I had it and nothing was helping it. I bought this on a whim and haven't looked back since, I can't count the amount of times I have repurchased this and I'm currently dealing with the remainder of a breakout caused by deciding to stray from this onto a new facewash (won't happen again!), it is the only face wash I've used so far that keeps my face under control. It is for oily, sensitive skin and is soap free so doesn't irritate my skin at all which is another plus as I tend to get redness very easily. Over-all this face wash has been a life changer for me!

3. Soap & Glory Smoothie Star Body Milk - I looooove this moisturiser it smells so good I just want to apply it constantly! I can't say that as a moisturiser it's the best I've ever tried but it does the job, moisturisers aren't something I'm too fussy on they either moisturise my skin or they don't and this does so I can't fault it at all but the main reason I love this and have been using it all month is the sweet smell, next time your in boots go smell it you'll know what I mean! 

4. Urban Decay Naked Palette - This one speaks for itself, it's just a great palette with a great range of colours to create a variety of different looks as it has matte and shimmer shadows in a large range of colours. Most times when I'm doing an eye make-up I will reach for this palette first it's just a great palette to have in your collection/kit.

5&6 - MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Soft and Gentle & Real Techniques Setting Brush - These two combined are my favourite way to highlight. Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle is a highly raved about product and for good reason, it is a beautiful rose gold colour that gives a natural shimmer to the skin. It's not too light or too gold a highlight that it looks unnatural on the skin which I find in a lot of highlighters easily when in day light. My favourite way to apply this highlighter is with the real techniques Setting Brush as it is the perfect size for highlighting the tops of the cheek bones and any other areas that you like to highlight, (Cupids Bow, forehead, bridge of the nose etc) it's not too big and not too dense so that once you apply the highlight you can then blend it out into the skin to look more natural.

What are your August favourites?

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Favourite Lipsticks

Hey guys,
Lipsticks are probably my favourite make-up product to buy, I love to wear them with just a basic make-up (foundation, powder, bronzer, bit of blush and mascara) to add a pop of colour and make the look a bit less bland, my make-up doesn't feel complete without something on my lips! So I thought I'd share with you 4 of my most reached for lipsticks, 2 summer colours and 2 autumn colours as the summer months are on the way out sadly.

1. MAC Impassioned - This is a vibrant pink that definitely adds a pop of colour to your look, this looks especially nice with black winged liner on the upper lash line or nothing on the eyes at all except some mascara which at college was my go to look almost every day.

2. L'Oreal Colour Riche Magnetic Coral - As I mentioned in a previous post this is probably my favourite colour for summer! It is a beautiful coraly orange colour and looks amazing with almost any look, I wear this during the day with only some mascara on the eyes or at night with a bronze smokey eye. On holiday I wore this colour almost every night with a dark smokey eye, it doesnt make you look as over done as a red lip could look with such heavy eye make up it just ties your look together perfectly.

3. Rimmel Starry-eyed - This wine coloured lipstick is exactly what I think of when I think of autumn make-up. It is a slightly bold colour but once you work up the courage to wear it you'll never look back, this with a winged liner and some strong cheek contour is a beautiful  but edgey look perfect for the autumn months.

4. Rimmel Kate Moss 01 - This deep red is a beautiful autumn colour and reminds me of Christmas! This shade looks best with a winged liner or smudged kohl liner on the upper and lower lash line, keep it simple. I don't have much more to say about this lipstick (mental block) other than I love it!

Here are some swatches...

What are your favourite lip colours?

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MAKE-UP LOOK: Peachy Keen!

Hey Guys,
Since I had a day off this morning I decided I was going to create some more make-up looks for y'all! While looking through my kit I found a palette I completely forgot I had. I discovered this palette in college during a fantasy look assessment, I was finding that the colours I had weren't vibrant enough for the colourful look I was going for and my friend gave me her palette to use. It was a god send, the colours were perfect for my look and so bright! When she told me where it was from and the price I couldn't believe it, the palette is from a brand I've never heard of 'Technic', it can be bought in Bodycare and cost around £3.99, so I obviously went out and bought my own. But until now I hadn't even taken it out the wrapper ha! So when I found it this morning I thought I'd try a wearable look using it. 

 As you can see not exactly the most wearable colours! But anyways on to the look, this is a very versatile look you could change the black gel liner to brown pencil for a very wearable daytime look, add lashes for a park look. As it is I'd wear this look out for lunch or dinner, somewhere I would want to make an effort for but not look too done up :)

1. Take the pinky/peachy colour from the palette (top row 2nd from left) and apply to the inner corner of the eye.
2. Taking the champagne colour directly bellow, apply to the rest of the lid and blend the two together.
3. Taking Smog from the Urban Decay Naked palette, apply the the outer corner and blend.
4. To create more definition place Darkhorse from the same Urban Decay palette in the very outer V of the eye and blend with a clean brush. Keep blending until you are happy with the colour and intensity.
5. Taking a black gel liner create a winged line on the upper lash line.
6. Take Half Baked 3/4 along the lower lash line and then Darkhorse along the final quarter of the lower lash line.
7. Line the water line with flesh coloured kohl pencil (I used Rimmel Scandal Eyes in the colour Nude).
8.Apply your favourite mascara, fill your brows in and the eyes are done!

For the lips I used a combination of MAC Creme D'Nude with Revlon Lip Butter in Juicy Papaya over the top for a peachy nude colour.

Hope you enjoyed this look! I will share any other looks I can come up with using this palette :)

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August Wishlist

Hey Guys!
August seems to be flashing by before my eyes, where has it went?! Thought I would share a few things with you that I have been lusting after this month.

1. Nars Laguna Bronzer 2. YSL Candy Volupte Lipstick 3. Topshop Laila Gold Detailed Platforms 4. Marc Jacobs Baby Dave Gold Watch 5. Topshop MOTO Mint Acid Mom Jeans 6. MAC Mineralize Moisture Foundation


If only I had the bank balance to pay for all these beauties!

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MAKE-UP LOOK: Purple Party Eyes

Hey Guys,
Very nervous about posting my first make-up look! I Didn't know how much effort was involved in creating a make-up look and then capturing it accurately on camera, it took me a long time to get pictures I was pleased with but here is the finished look followed by a simple step by step, enjoy :)

1. Apply MAC Phoolf! to inner corner of the eye and the brow bone.
2. Apply Hustle from the Urban Decay Naked palette all over the lid and blend the edges.
3.Apply Creep from the same palette to outer corner and blend, continue to apply and blend until you are happy with the colour.
4. Using any black gel liner (I used No.7) line upper lash line creating a flick at the end.
5. Using any black kohl liner (I used MAC smoulder) line water and tight line.
6. Apply mascara to top and bottom lashes, once dry apply your favourite lashes.
7. Once the glue is dry go back over your top lash line to cover the lash seem.
8. Fill in eyebrows go back over your highlights and tah-dah!

For the lips I applied Lime Crime Babette which is a beautiful nude that won't take any attention away from the eyes.

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Zoeva Haul & MAC Dupes!

Hey guys,

I have recently been looking to expand my kit brush collection as currently I have one set of brushes that I use on myself and clients(washing in-between obviously), however I'm sure many of you agree that washing make up brushes constantly is one hell of a chore! So I decided to have my own personal brushes that I use on myself daily and another set that I keep in my kit for clients. So when payday came I started looking around for some new eye brushes starting at MAC and various other high end brands but after choosing even a couple staple brushes I was looking at a very big bill. So I started doing a bit more research and came across Zoeva, which I think is a German brand (correct me if I'm wrong). The site was very easy to navigate and it didn’t take me long to find exactly what I was looking for! All the brushes were very reasonably priced, everything was priced in Euros and it wasn't until I actually went to pay for the items using PayPal that I was told the amount in Pounds but that wasn’t an issue for me as I knew that whatever it was in Euros it would be cheaper in Pounds! So I chose the eye set which at 33 EUR for 7 kit essential brushes in my opinion was a complete bargain! 

This is how they arrived, the package also contained a free brush cleaner which was a nice extra I haven't tried it out yet though. I placed my order on a Friday, the brushes arrived the following Tuesday. The price including shipping came to 40.50 EUR which was about £36. These brushes are so soft and feel just as good (maybe even better) as any MAC or other high end brands that you would be paying fortunes for just a single brush. I personally think that almost all of these brushes could be dupes for some of MAC's most popular brushes at only a fraction of the price!

234 Smokey Shader - MAC 239 Dupe

230 Pencil - MAC 219 Dupe

228 Crease - MAC 224 Dupe

315 Fine Liner

223 Soft Definer - MAC 217 Dupe

231 Petite Crease

317 Wing Liner - MAC 266 Dupe

 I highly recommend these brushes to everyone looking for excellent quality brushes at amazing prices! I will be creating some looks with these brushes for future blog posts so look out for that :) 

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