Monday 3 November 2014

Going green FOTD

I've been wanting to do a look with Shiro's May The Fourth Be With You eyeshadow for a while now.  I picked Makeup Revolutions lipstick in The One when I had to break a £10 note for change before work, as they're only £1 each. I'm not sure on it yet.  It's a lot paler than I would usually wear.






Face
Illamasqua Matte Veil
Benefit Porefessional
YSL Touche Eclat foundation BR10
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift concealer White and Light 1
Urban Decay Ultra High Definition Loose Finishing Powder Light
Makeup Revolution Sugar and Spice blush palette

Eyes
Nars Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Primer
Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Jungle
Shiro eyeshadows in May The Fourth Be With You, and We're Up All Night To Get Loki
Detrivore eyeshadow in Plague
MAC Black Ore Solar Bits
Boots Natural Collection eyeshadow in Sea Shell
Rimmel Glam Eyes black liquid liner
Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Mainline
Lancome Hypnose Star mascara
MUFE Aqua Brow

Lips
Makeup Revolution lipstick in The One

Friday 31 October 2014

It's been a while....

Eep, I can't believe it's been a month and a half since I last updated!  In between work, the gym, and generally feeling crappy, I haven't worn an awful lot of makeup recently.  Looks I have done have all been pretty basic 1 or 2 shadow looks that haven't really warranted a blog post.  I have 5 days off next week though, so hopefully I'll be feeling more up to playing with makeup.

Here's a look I did a couple of days ago.  Please excuse the brows, I'm trying to let them fill out a bit!







Face
Laura Mercier foundation primer
YSL Touche Eclat foundation BR10
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift concealer White and Light 1
Urban Decay Ultra Definition Loose Finishing Powder Light
Revolution Sugar and Spice palette

Eyes
NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Revolution Eyes Like Angels palette
Bobbi Brown Silver Lilac sparkle shadow
Rimmel Glam Eyes black liquid liner
Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero
Lancome Hypnose Star mascara
MUFE Aqua Brow

Lips
NYX Candy Land Xtreme Lip Cream

Friday 19 September 2014

Easiest Nudes Ever FOTD

I picked up the Easiest Nudes and Glamorous Nudes palettes when I got my allocation through from Benefit at the beginning of the month.  Here's a look I did using the Easiest Nudes palette.  I really like it, but definitely felt the need to add some black shadow to it to get the look I wanted.




Face
Benefit Porefessional primer
Benefit Big Easy Light
Benefit Boi-ing concealer Light
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift concealer White and Light 1
Urban Decay Ultra Definition Loose Finishing Powder Light
Benefit Majorette blush
Benefit Dandelion blush

Eyes
NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Benefit Easiest Nudes Ever palette
Urban Decay Blackout eyeshadow
Benefit They're Real gel liner
Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero
Benefit They're Real mascara
Benefit Brow-zings Light

Lips
Revlon Strawberry Shortcake lip butter

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Fall makeup is back!

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since I updated!  I've been feeling pretty ill, so haven't been wearing makeup when I'm not in work.  I finally decided to put some face on yesterday, and although it's still fairly warm I'm definitely in the mood for autumn makeup.  Dark lips are back!  

I gave YSL's Fusion Ink Foundation a go.  It's ok, although I prefer their Touche Eclat Foudation.  Fusion Ink didn't hold up any longer on my oily skin, which was a shame as I had heard it was better for oilier skin.



Face
Benenfit Porefessional primer
YSL Fusion Ink Foundation B10 (for some reason they only go as low as 20 in their cooler toned BR shades)
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift concealer White and Light 1
Urban Decay Ultra Definition Loose Finishing Powder Light
Illamasqua Naked Rose blush

Eyes
NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base
Lancome Ombre Hypnose Dazzling Eye Colour in Topaz Dore
Urban Decay Naked 3 palette
Rimmel Glam Eyes black liquid liner
Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero
Lancome Hypnose Star mascara
MUFE Aqua Brow

Lips
MAC Lip Pencil in Vino
Shiro custom opaque gloss in Ganondorf 

Thursday 4 September 2014

Illamasqua Once review and FOTD

By now I'm sure you've seen Illamasqua's Once collection.  It's one of their tamer collections, which to be honest disappoints me a little.  I'd have loved to have seen a couple more 'out there' products mixed in to the collection.  I only picked up two items - Melange nail polish and Bibelot Vintage Metallix.


From the moment I saw Melange nail polish I knew that I had to have it.  It's the only item from the collection that really jumped out at me, and I have to say that I love it just as much as I'd hoped.  It's a lovely medium teal with gold shimmer running through it.  The website says it's a matte finish but I don't really think it is (it photographs more matte than it looks in real life).  I've have to try putting a matte top coat on it soon.


It applied easily and was opaque in two coats.  I've managed to go 24 hours so far without chipping it, which is fairly impressive for me.  If there is just one thing you're going to splash out on, make it this!

I also decided to pick up a Vintage Metallix, their new cream-gel eyeshadow.  I opted for Bibelot which is described as 'vintage green', which is pretty accurate.  It has the gold-bronze shimmer running through it, as is really pretty.


Application however, was interesting.  I found that the best way to apply this is in thin layers, buffing it out with a tapered blending brush.  Usually I'd apply a cream shadow with a synthetic flat shader brush, but I found that applied the colour unevenly to begin with.  I did one or two layers with my finger, blending it out, then patted some more onto the lid with the flat shader brush, again making sure to blend out.  Fortunately the shimmer doesn't disappear when blended out, although I did get some fall out.  I love the way it looks, but it was quite a lengthy learning process.


For a cream shadow it does wear well.  Usually cream shadows crease like mad on me within the first hour, even with a primer.  I did apply Bibelot on top of my Nars eyeshadow base, but even so I have been pleasantly surprised at how it wears.  There was a little fading in the crease area at around the two hour mark, but I've hit 7 hours now and there isn't much difference.  Not sure I'll be picking up the other two though.

I paired it with Illamasqua's Naked Rose blush (also part of this collection) and MUFE's Lab Shine Gloss in Shimmering Beige.  Liner is Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Scorch.




Wednesday 3 September 2014

I guess you're ok FOTD

I used Shiro's I guess you're ok eyeshadow, and that's a pretty accurate description of how I feel about this look.





Face
Benefit Porefessional primer
YSL Touche Eclat foundation BR10
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift concealer White and Light 1
Benefit Boi-ing concealer shade 1
Urban Decay Ultra Definition Loose Finishing Powder Light
MAC Azalea Blossom blush
Laura Mercier cream highlighter in Pink Gold

Eyes
NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base
Illamasqua cream pigment in Delirium 
Shiro eyeshadows in I guess you're ok, and I'll move that for you
Sleek Garden of Eden palette
Illamasqua pigment in Beguile
Boots Natural Collection eyeshadow in Soft Pink
Rimmel Glam Eyes black liquid liner
Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero
Clinique High Impact mascara
MUFE Aqua Brow

Lips
Too Faced lipstick in Nude Beach

Sunday 31 August 2014

Revolution lipstick in Divine - Review and FOTD

My skin has been going absolutely crazy this week so I've haven't really felt like taking photos.  To cheer myself up I splashed out a whole £1 and picked up Revolution's matte lipstick in Divine.  


It's a light peach, which just leans slightly pink.  This is about the lightest colour I'll go for on my lips, as anything paler tends to look a little corpse-like on me.  Mattes seem to be the toughest finish to get right, and when I first applied this lipstick I was expecting it to be drying as it was on the stiffer side and dragged across the lips a little.  I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable it was though!  I wore it without a gloss on top and didn't ever feel the need to add some hydration, which for me is very impressive.


It's not the most forgiving lipstick, and even though I prepped my lips you can still see where it shows up dry skin that I thought I'd gotten rid of.  It wasn't noticeable from a distance though, so providing you exfoliate and moisturise it's wearable.  I've reached for this lipstick a couple of times, and I'm eager to pick up a couple more shades.  They're so cheap that I won't feel guilty for treating myself!

The look is using my usual face stuff, and my Naked 3 palette with Urban Decay's Demolition and Zero pencils to smoke it out.