New Moon

Here is how I achieved this easy cut crease. 

Ths has to be my best combination of colours, as I have blue eyes this really makes them pop. 

Products used:

Prime:

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer in Eden

Brows:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in light brown and dark brown.

Eyes:

MAC Red Brick & Sushi Flower.

CHANEL Cream Eyeshadow in New Moon

Here is a 5-photo pictorial on just how easy it is.

Nō1Starting off with the eyebrow and bare eyelid

Nō2 Lining my crease line with 'Red Brick'

Nō3 Blending, adding more and blending more after blending 'Red Brick' I added 'Sushi Flower'. Adding this and blending the two shades together.

Nō4 Adding Urban Decays 'Eden' primer to sharpen the 'cut crease' effect ready for eyeshadow application!

Nō5 For this I have used CHANEL's Cream Eyeshadow in 'New Moon' and been ever so careful as to where I am positioning it as I don't want to get any glitter in my blended eyeshadow!

Lastly, add your lashes and your done!

Easy!

For anyone wishing to share this pictorial please notify me and tag me. 

Thanks a lot!

Fairy Eyes

Hey so I'm a pretty crap blogger, sorry about that. Here's a blog post on my fairy eyes a lot of people where asking me how I did it, so how else to show you with the products I used, a 8-photo pictorial AND instructions. 

So I hope this brings you a little bit of joy.

Bottom Photo:

Highligher 'White Avalance' 

Gingery-red 'Red Brick'

Pink 'Sushi Flower'

Brown 'Embark' all MAC.

Top Photo:

MAC Concealer to sharpen my brows and brighten my under-eye area.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Dark Brown.

Eyelure Lashes Nō177.

And there is only one BarryM pink glitter which is as shown.

Brushes from left to right:

Crownbrush - Duluxe Crease blender BK38

Crownbrush - C139 Stiff Tapered Crease

eBay            - came in a set of 30 brushes

Crownbrush - Duluxe round chisel fluff BK39

Instructions: 

Nō1 Prepare your eyelid with a eyeshadow primer, I used Stay Don't Stray by Benefit Cosmetics.

Nō2 I have highlighted the inner corner of my eye to start off with and blend outwards.

Nō3 I then introduce Red Brick and blend it into my eye socket, ITS ALL ABOUT THE BLENDING.

Nō4 I then bring in a little bit of Embark and blend the two shades together and soften it out.

Nō5 I then add my glitter, putting the glue on my eyelid and THEN adding the glitter. It helps if you let the glue dry for a couple of seconds.

Nō6 Once your happy with how the glitter has set you may add more and blend it outwards towards the eyebrow so it looks like its separating the further up your eyelid it goes.

Nō7 When it has all dried and your happy add a little Sushi Flower and blend all the shades together so you get a super soft crease. 

Nō8 add your mascara and eyelashes and voila! You are done.

Easy Peasy Lemon squeezy.

Any questions write on my Instagram.

Enjoy xxxx

Sun kissed

With the sun finally making an appearance I decided to go warm on my eyes. Considering it looks fairly simple it look me a fair while to get the pigment I wanted. I love this look, and obviously this is a very simple take, you could go mad with gold by making it super smokey or adding some super sharp liner but I wanted to keep it simple and sexxxxxxxy.

And didn't really use many products to achieve it either! All of the products I used are from premium brands,but nothing to say you can't find anything like this in a drug store.

I primed using Benefit's Stay Don't Stray, and used a MAC illuminating cream to highlight my brow bone.

So I used a cream eyeshadow from Benefit Cosmetics 'My two cents' and patted the Gold from my MAC palette on the top to add extra pigment. And VERY LITGHTLY used the dark brown from my MAC palette in my socket line. 

Of course, Anastaisa Beverly Hills' Dipbrow Promade in Dark Brown on the brows, and added Ardell's Natural Wispies to Finnish the look.

I would say this is lovely for a night out, especially for blue or green eyes to make them pop.

Classic Pin-Up Eye makeup

So,being completely honest. It has taken me a very long time to really get the knack of doing eyeliner without the help of tape or a eyeshadow shield. But recently I've found that finally after practicing and practicing I finally have the knack of it. It's just all part of the eyeliner learning curve, you will eventually pick up your way of doing it and be happy with it!

So after a couple of people via instagram and friends of mine have asked me how do you do it? I decided to do a pictorial and show you how easy it is!

I have used Benefit Cosmetics Magic Ink, MAC mascara and Ardell Demi Wispies, took me less than 10 minutes. 

Nō.1 I ALWAYS start with a line going from the edge of my eye and flick it outwards towards my eyebrow, everytime I do it on the other eye I find it always looks equal, because it works as my guide. 

Nō.2 I personally don't paint on the other line from the tip of the flick, I always go from the middle and bring it into my eye. And then continue a fine line to the inside of my eye.

Nō.3 Filling in, pretty straight forward.

Nō.4 Tidying up now, some people use concealer to sharpen the flick, luckily on this occasion I haven't had to do anything as I am happy with it so just added my mascara and get the glue on my lashes ready for application.

Nō.5 Here I have used Ardell Natural Demi Wispies for that 'pin-up' Finnish and that's it!

Now, I know that Nō.3 looks messy around the top area but that's ok because its can easily be amanded as you can see from Nō.4 and Nō.5. Now some people have a natural knack for it, others don't so remember Practise DOES make perfect.

It's been a while.

Hello again,

So since May last year I've been a pretty busy bee. I switched jobs about 3 times since Benefit and haven't really found somewhere I could settle. But throughout the year, I've been buying lots of makeup and watching lots of YouTube videos and tutorials.

Today I come at you with my most recent look using CrownBrush 28 Nude Eyeshadow Palette and one shade from Urban Decays naked2, all pointed at so you can see the shades used to create this beautiful golden smoke.

Firstly, I have Primed with 'Stay dont Stray'eyeshadow primer by Benefit.

No.1 - Used in the inner corner of my eye and under my eyebrow.

No.2- Used In the crease of my eye brought out wards towards my eyebrow.

No.3 - Used again in my crease really blending the lighter and darker colours together and mixing the chocolate brown with the black eyeliner In my water line.

No.4 - I used very very very little of this colour, blended very well with the lighter and darker browns to add depth to my crease but to also emphasise that gold I'm going to apply. A little bit like a cut crease.

No.5 - From the Naked Palette 2 I used half baked with a dampened brush and patted on and used shade No.2 from the CrownBrush Nude palette to soften the line between the gold and the brown.

No.6 - For this look I haven't used eyeliner, so using tweezers I add these babies on.The lashes are Ardell natural wispies

No.7 - Eyebrows Are Anistasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Dark Brown and the brushes I've used mostley from CrownBrush.

Let's see the finished look then....

My Illamasqua Wishlist

New found love, Illamasqua.

They're individual, exiting and different. I believe that your makeup should be what ever you feel comfortable in, and people who tend to use Illamasqua are individuals and couldn't care less wearing green lippy. And personally, Life is boring if you are like everyone else so why not?

So here's my wishlist! - I visited the Illamasqua counter while I was in Glasgow but like I said, I didn't have much money (probably a good thing as I would have bought everything) still waiting for payday! Anyway...

No.1 Illamasqua's Hydra Veil Primer from the Paranormal Range. Now at first I was a bit confused at this product and hated the look of it as it is a clear gel (almost like hair gel) but when I put it on my hand it felt like water on my hand as it soaked into my skin. I couldn't get my head around how it would work as a primer but it seems to be very popular! It's a hydrating primer, and you can defiantly feel the hydration as you put it on. Very good for dry skin, and very good for a base for anyone who feels their foundation looks 'dry' use this before and your skin will stay flawless and fresh under your foundation.

No.2 Illamasqua's Gel Eyeliner using a fine brush. I love seeing a bold eyeliner enhancing someone's eye shape and always wanted to try it and see how I get on. Who better to go to than Illamasqua.

No.3 Illamasqua's Matte Lipstick in shade Salacious. I love purple, deep pinks and plums on my lips. And this color screams out to me!

No.4 Illamasqua's Eyebrow Cake in Shade Peek. I have always used Browzings by Benefit and never had a problem with it. But I love how this product defines the brow very boldly which unfortunately I don't get with Browzings as I love a bold brow. And when I tried it on in the Cardiff store I had to refrain myself from buying it (wish I did!)

I also feel the prices for their products are reasonable.

Hydra Veil Primer - 30ml £27

Gel Precision Liner - 5g £18

Salacious Lipstick -  £16

Eyebrow Cake Peek -  £15.50

When visiting the land of Scots

So this weekend just passed, I visited Scotland for the first time!
I went to the beautiful place called Glasgow, and wow the shopping is the to die for along Queens Street.
I visited all the department stores which include House Of Fraser (Photo on the right) and Debenhams and I went a little mad with excitement as every single makeup counter was in either store. I was a little down as my payday is not until this Friday and I had £30 to my name! But couldn't resist, and was a little naughty.

So as you can see, I am a little bit addicted to Estee-Lauder. As I was so desperate for a new Primer, I decided to lay off Benefit a bit and try something new. As for the last 6 Months I have been using 'Girl Meets Pearl' and 'Pourfessional' together before using my foundation. So I went to the Debenhams in Glasgow and was greeted  by such a lovely lady. She recommended the 'Illuminating' Primer for me as I like to look 'Fresh Faced' when using it, it leaves a beautiful glow on my skin, with a almost sticky texture (which I love) because I know my foundation doesn't slide through the day.

I then remembered I needed more makeup remover as I had run out, I use 'Remove it' by Benefit but was left disappointed, They'd run out!! So with persuasion I ended up buying Lauder's one. And so Far, I'm very happy with it! It smells gorgeous, and really does help with removing as much as it can. It's a cream not a liquid, so It's a lot more soothing on my skin.

The Sample I got from her is one I'm on the fence about at the moment. The 'Estee Lauders Even Skintone  Illuminator.' I've had two samples of it, and I do like it, but I need to use it a little more before I decide to spend £47 on it. 
For anyone one the fence about Estee Lauder, I defiantly recommend them 110%
Makeup Remover          200ml - £21
Illuminating Primer          30ml - 21.50
Skintone Corrector        30ml -£47
                                     50ml -£64