Day to Night Make Up - Feat Naked 3 Palette

Here's my pretty make up look to get you from day to night this winter featuring the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette that my incredible brother bought me for christmas (I owe him big time for that).

Day Make Up:

Liz Earle Skin Repair moisturiser

MaxFactor Facefinity 3 In 1 foundation - Light Ivory

Collection 2000 concealer - 2 Light

Maybelline Super Stay 24H powder - Ivory

Maybelline Dream Sun bronzer - Blonde

L'oreal Super Liner eyebrow pencil - 03 Brunette

Rimmel Sofy Kohl eye liner - Jet Black (only for tight line)

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette 

- Dust to lids

- Buzz to crease

- Strange to brow bone and inner corner of eye

Maybelline the Falsies

Vaseline

In the early hours of the morning we do not want to spend hours on our make up but still want to look bright or presentable at least. This look leaves you looking awake (from the light and shimmery colours used on the eyes) and flawless (with the full coverage concealer) with ease.

Night Make Up:

Maybelline Dream Sun bronzer - Brunette

(to add emphasis to cheek bones)

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette

- Mooner between brow bone and crease to blend out

- Blackheart to outer corner of eye and under lower lash line

- Dust to inner part of lid for a touch up

Maybelline Master Duo eye liner (I forgot to do this)

Add emphasis with Maybelline the One by One mascara

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable balm stain - Crush Beguin

 *Of course touch up foundation, concealer if you need to

To glam up your day look so you're ready for a night out you want to add a bit of colour to your face. Do this by adding a pop of colour to your lips and some smokiness to your eyes to get that sexy look.

Blogmas Day 6

There's a Sparkle in your Eyes

I have found and fallen in love with this eye shadow palette. It's inexpensive, the colours look gorgeous and look perfect for Christmas!!

Not the best pictures but mine looked filthy 

Step 1:

Primer - I used Urban Decay Potion Primer

Step 2:

Place lightest colour (not white/silver) all over lids as a base

Step 3:

Use brown in crease and outer corner of lid

Step 4:

Blend

Step 5:

Place gold in the inner part of the lid

Step 6:

Blend

Step 7:

Use black as close as possible to upper lash line

Step 8:

Use white/silver in inner corner of the eye and brow bone as a highlighter

Step 9:

Use dark brown under the lower lashes

Step 10:

Apply eyeliner and mascara - I used a Rimmel eyeliner and a Maybelline mascara

Simple!!

Blogmas Day 3

Irresistible Lips

If you want your pout to be on constant demand under the mistletoe stick with the colours and they'll be lining up waiting for you.

Stick with dark purples, berries and bright reds for the most desirable lips.

My faves are...

bareMinerals - Plum Brulée 

Maybelline - Midnight Plum

Rimmel - Dark Night Water - Oops!

Estée Lauder - Hot Hot

Revlon - Crush Beguin

*links on most pics

Easy Halloween Makeup Looks

So last week if I wasn't away I would have done this in a series but as it's Halloween TODAY it's going to have to be one whole blog post. So you can choose the one you like and read that or if you like all three I'm not gonna stop you go ahead and read them all.
So without me blagging on any more here are my easy (trust me if I can do them anyone can) Halloween makeup looks.

1) Mad Hatter

 So this is inspired by the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. Now as you can see it is not exactly the same as Jonny Depp's but that's why I'm saying inspired ;)

So for my face I used Max Factor's Face Finity in the lightest colour light "Ivory" to make my skin pale because I feel it made the rest of my makeup stand out. I also used my regular concealer to cover any blemishes I wanted hidden. 
Now I tried to use black eyeshadow to contour my cheeks but it just made me look like I had a beard so I ended up wiping it off but you can give it a go and see if you can make it work without looking like a man.
I also used my Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact in "Beige" to give myself a cartoony/non-real effect. I placed this above my cheek bones, the bridge of my nose and my chin.

Under my eyes I placed my NYX Blush in "Summer Peach" to make my eyes look crazy and tired. I also used my Estee Lauder Intense Lipcreme in "Hot Hot" beneath my lower lashes to add to this effect.

For my eyes I used all the colours in Maybelline's Diamond Glow in "Forest Drama". I used this palette  because I felt the green was quite wild and fitting for this character.
Simple break down: 

• Light green - lids and brought a little above the crease
• Emerald green - creases
• Dark green - outer corners and creases
• Yellow - highlighter for the brow bone

No judging I'm bad at applying eyelashes 

I put Maybelline's Master Duo in "black" above my top lashes (handy liquid eyeliner if you suck at eyeliner like me). Then I applied false lashes, any will do, but the weirder the better.

For cheeks and lips I applied Revlon's Lip Butter in "Tutti Fruiti" which I think makes you look crazier and similar to the lashes, the brighter the better.

I curled my hair and tied it in two pigtails, one high and one low to look messy and crazy.

2) Marilyn Monroe 

So a slightly classy look, this is extremely simple and looks gorgeous. 

I applied Estee Lauder Intense Lipcreme in "Hot Hot" beneath my lower lashes to add to this effect.. This gave me the flawless look Marilyn Monroe has.

I used my Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact in "Beige" to look more glowing aiming for that perfect skin she has. I placed this above my cheek bones, the bridge of my nose and my chin.

For my eyes I used two colours from the Maybelline Diamond Glow again in "Blue Drama".

Simple break down"

• Silver - lids
• Light blue - crease and outer corner

I then applied her signature mole to the right side of my face using a brown eye brow pencil, you can use anything for it (eyeliner, lip liner etc.)

For my lips I used Estee Lauder's Intense Lipcreme in "Hot Hot" for the perfect red lips she always had.

I curled my hair, of course you can cut your hair, pin it up or wear a wig but I decided to rock Maryiln Monroe with long hair. In other words my hair styling abilities are minimal.

3) Vampire

Scaring myself a little bit

Pale faced, blood thirsty and really quite frightening.

For my face I used Max Factor's Face Finity in the lightest colour light "Ivory" to make my skin pale and my regular concealer to cover any blemishes I wanted hidden. This made my face pale like a vampire's. You couldtry to use black eyeshadow to contour your face but like I said before I can't seem to do it right.

Onto the eyes I did the same thing under my eyes for this as I did for the Mad Hatter. I placed my NYX Blush in "Summer Peach" to make my eyes look crazy and tired. I also used my Estee Lauder Intense Lipcreme in "Hot Hot" beneath my lower lashes to add to this effect.

Next I used one colour out of the Maybelline's Diamond Glow "Blue Drama" (grey) and one from the Revlon Photoready "Graffiti" (black) to create a dark smokey look.

Simple breakdown:

• Grey - lids and blended above crease to create a shadow
• Black - crease and outer corners blended inwards

For my lips I blended Rimmel's Moisture Renew Lipstick in "Dark Night Waterl-Oops" (don't ask about the name I'm confused) and Revlon's Colorsensational in "Midnight Plum" to make my lips dark.

I used the Estee Lauder's Intense Lipcreme in "Hot Hot" for blood which I dripped down my chin from my mouth and I placed a splash on my cheek.

I curled my hair and then brushed it out for the sexy vampire look, I also think straightening your hair would look great with this look.

So there are all three, for one and two you could use face paint for the pale face and blood and contact lenses would look really cool but I hate touching my eyes so I left them out!!

Happy Halloween!!

Spring Picks

Hey everyone, keeping to my word I thought I'd try to do a few blogs this week to make up for how many I haven't done this year.

Spring is finally here and although the weather is still miscellaneous I have started to dress for spring because I am so tired of winter.

Here are my spring picks so far:

KABBALAH - Carvela Kurt Geiger £100

I think these wedges are perfect for summer they look great with dresses and shorts. Now of course with shoes you have to wear them in, so this spring I will be wearing these all the time ready for summer.

MARTLEY TEE - Jack Wills £59.50

For a smart/casual look match this with a pair of disco pants and either heels or flats dependant on the occasion. 

I always wear a vest underneath as it's rather see-through.

Dweeb Crop - Topshop £10 

This is great for mooching around. I wear this for staying in, making little trips to the high street and even working out. I normally wear a vest underneath, however in summer I may risk showing off my stomach... if (in the unlikely case) it's tanned and toned.

 

Zara

Even though it's spring and everyone's looking forward to summer, it's still England and we have to expect it to be cold. This sweater from Zara is perfect. I love it because you can dress it up with a skirt and dress it down with jeans/leggings and still keep warm.

Barry M - mint green colour

 

Barry M - Blueberry 














Nails Inc - purple/taupe colour

Rimmel - taupe colour

 

Barry M - Berry

I love pastels on my nails during springtime, the colours remind me of flowers blooming and how beautiful new growth is, which for me is what spring is all about. 

All of these should be available in your local drugstore such as, Boots or Superdrug.

 Amethyst Shell #424










This colour is great for a brighter than everyday look, I usually wear it when going out in the evening and when I'm wearing white or black.

Innocent - Topshop

I love the makeup from Topshop. This light pink is perfect for the day and looks so pretty with dresses which will be perfect for this spring and summer.

Tea Rose #3 - GOSH

This is a really pretty pink lipgloss that looks lovely by itself but also on top of Innocent. I love wearing this with whites.

My tune for this spring is:

On My Way by Charlie Brown

I love this song because it makes me feel like I can accomplish anything. Sounds weird but I think it is great for this time of the year to get us all ready (well for me to get slim) for summer.

Thanks for reading,

Much love x