Changing your make up for autumn with Boots #GiveItAGo

There's a chill in air, the mornings are getting darker and I've invested in a new coat. It can only mean one thing - autumn is officially here. I'm definitely an autumn fan. I'm not particularly fond of the sun and warm weather, and I think England in particular looks beautiful as the leaves start to turn yellow. I also love layering up and experimenting with different colours. 

When it comes to make up, I don't tend to stray too far from my usual nude eye and bare lips. As a store, Boots are constantly challenging us to #GiveItAGo and were kind enough to send me over a fee products to experiment with. Fresh off the catwalk are cheekbones, brows, flawless skin, berry lips, green nails and smoking eyes. 

1. Banish dull skin with these illuminating face products...

Max Factor Skin Luminizer Foundation* - £11.99

I've actually been trialling this foundation for a while. As a foundation-fiend, I give them a full on robust test before I draw to a conclusion. For me, I like this one. It provides decent coverage with a natural finish and is very long lasting for a high street foundation. One thing I'm not keen on though is he fact that it highlights my pores after a couple of hours. 

No7 Instant Radiance Bronzing Highlighter* - £9.95

I was SO excited when I saw this in my Boots box. I've been wanting to try out one of these chubby sticks for a long time. The beautiful highlighter is a gorgeous golden bronzed colour and creates subtle shimmering cheekbones. I have combination skin so I try and mattify my skin down as much as possible. But adding a hint of this really awakens my complexion. I'm addicted.

Revlon Highlighting Palette in Rose Glow* - £8.99

I do love a good blush! I haven't tried many products from Revlon for some reason, but this blush palette has upped my opinion on the brand. With five complementing shades of pink, these palette brightens the complexion and awakens the skin. The formula is perfect and the blush blends like a dream. No complaints.

2. Create the perfect autumnal smoky eye with this peeper duo...

No7 Stay Perfect Eye Shadow Trio in In The Navy* - £9.50

I usually stick to browns and golds on my lids, but the moment I saw this trio, I knew it'd probably become my day-to-day palette. Coming with two mattes - grey and navy - and one champagne shimmer, the palette comes with everything you need to create a coloured-smoky eye. The shades aren't the best when it comes to pigmentation, but they are easy to blend and build up. I use the grey all over my lid, blend the navy into my crease and highlight with the champagne shimmer.

Barry M Waterproof Gel Eyeliner* - £5.49

When it comes to eyeliners, I like sticking to my two favourites. But for the sake of this challenge, I branched out and embraced the gel eyeliner. The liner itself is smooth and glides onto the lids perfectly. The brush ensures you can create a multitude of perfect looks and the waterproof formula means the liner lasts all day long. In total, it's a great eyeliner. But I generally find pen-formulas easier and quicker to work with so I'll be sticking with my usual.

3. Get this season's statement brows...

No7 Lash & Brow Brush Pro* - £8.00

With a spoolie one end and a comb the other, this nifty gadget is marvellous. It folds up into a little compact 'thing' which makes it perfect for on-the-go grooming. At £8, it isn't the cheapest but when those wonderful No7 vouchers are released, it's a good idea to snap one up. 

Sleek MakeUp Brow Kit* - £8.49

I can't say I'm loyal to brow products as I'm still trying to find "the one" but I haven't found a fault in this one. The palette comes with a brow powder and a wax, is beautifully packaged, reasonably priced and even comes with mini tools. The kit itself is available in four different shades meaning you're almost guaranteed to find a brow-match for you. 

4. Embrace a red lip with new season formulas...

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick in Frambourjois* - £8.99

Oh my, I absolutely love these lipsticks. I must say, when it comes to lipsticks I find myself skipping wearing them. The formulas never seem to suit my lips. But these babies are a god send. They're creamy, long lasting, pigmented, lightweight and exceptionally easy to wear. I now have three different shades and it's only a matter of time before I buy the entire collection. Frambourjois itself is a vibrant red-pink shade, but the formula makes the lipstick nice and wearable. In fact, I've been wearing it a lot recently - which is incredible considering I'm a nude-lip lover...

5. Experiment with colour on the nails...

Essie Mini Single Nail Polish in Naughty Nautical* - £7.99

I love me a good nail polish and despite have a room full of colours, I'd never tried an Essie polish. I can hand on heart say the formula is wonderful. This shade in particular - which is a gorgeous shimmering teal shade - is opaque in just one coat and looks glossy and shiny once dried. Lasting power is great too.

How do you change your make up for the new season? 

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The best bronzers

Fake Bake Beauty Bronzer, glo-minerals Bronze, Sleek Face Form Contouring and Blush Palette, KIKO Essential Bronzer, KIKO Rock Attraction Bronzer, Liz Earle Natural Glow Bronzer, KIKO Colour Splash Multi-tone Bronzer, KIKO Loud Night Bronzer

Being naturally pale - even a week in the Mediterranean didn't touch me - means that in general, I find wearing bronzer a challenge. Last year, I was a complete novice. I watched countless amounts of YouTube videos in the hope that I'd perfect the sought after "contouring technique." But I had no luck. More recently though, particularly this summer, I haven't been able to step away from the stuff. Whether it's contouring, adding a glow or dusting all over my skin, I'm constantly using the product. Here are my favourites.    

Best brand:

When it comes to choosing a bronzer, the brand I always look to first is KIKO. Half the bronzers chosen for this post are from the Italian brand and it's easy to see why. The KIKO Rock Attraction Bronzer in Loud Tan* (currently on offer for £6.00) is the bronzer that I tend to use on a day-to-day basis. Despite being a powder formula, it's creamy to the touch and exceptionally easy to blend. It's completely matte so is perfect for contouring, and it's very hard to overdo this bronzer. Next up is the KIKO Essential Bronzer in Warm Melange* (currently on offer for £11.80) which is a two-tone bronzer. The pan is absolutely huge so I use this with a big fluffy brush and dust it all over my skin. The KIKO Loud Night Bronzer in Supple Satin Honey is up there in my top three. It's perfect for my pale skin tone and can be used matte to contour, or with subtle shimmer to add a glow. And finally the KIKO Colour Splash Multi-tone Bronzer in Jovial Tan comes with three different shades that are perfect for bronzing up the complexion.

Best highlight:

As a brand, I find glo-minerals underrated. Their products are of such an exceptional quality yet they're rarely raved about on blogs. The glo-minerals Bronze in Sunkiss* (£31.50) is an absolute gem. One side contains a matte bronzer and the other a beautiful golden highlight. The two shades can be swirled together or used separately and I constantly find myself reaching for the highlight side. It's stunning and makes the complexion glow. 

Best glow:

The Fake Bake Beauty Bronzer is wonderful for adding an all over glow to the skin. It's quite dark and pigmented so I tend to use this when I've tanned my skin. A light hand a big brush works best when applying this bronzer. Sadly, I can't seem to find this online anywhere. Does anyone know what's happened to Fake Bake's make up range?

Best all-rounder:

The Sleek Face Form Contouring and Blush Palette in Medium* (£9.99) comes with everything you need to truly bronze up your skin. The contour, highlight and blush-shade work together to create the most beautiful golden goddess look. Of course, the three shades can be used separately but I find them stunning when used altogether to create a bronzed look. 

Best natural:  

Liz Earle Natural Glow Bronzer - £19.50

As you can tell from the image above, this bronzer is exceptionally well loved. It has a hint of shimmer running through it but it's not over the top and still manages to look natural. There isn't a lot of pigment in this bronzer so it's perfect for pale skins to contour or use all over the skin.

I'm always on the look out to try out and find new bronzers. Let me know your favourites in the comments below.
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What I wore on my eyes

The other day, I posted an outfit of the night post - which you can find here - and before I went out, I posted  this image on Instagram. It received a few positive comments and a lot of people wanted to know how I did my eye make up so I thought I'd do a blog post about it. I used a few colours from the Sleek Storm palette which I've had in my collection for a while now. I have two of them and I'm selling one in my blog sale if you're interested - shameless plug there. Since the arrival of Naked palettes, many others have taken a back seat so when I went out the other night, I whipped my old love out and was pleasantly surprised. I'm sure most people have owned a Sleek palette in their lifetime but if you haven't, let me tell you this: the quality of the eyeshadows are outstanding. They're pigmented, soft and really easily to blend. They're a pleasure to work with. The Storm palette is definitely my favourite and I purchased it three years ago which set off my love for eyeshadows - I owe it a lot. I wouldn't say it's a definite dupe for the Naked palette but it does come with both shimmery and matte eyeshadows and all of them are different variations of nudes. If you're a make up addict, you can't be without this palette. I used the Seventeen liner as my eyeliner as it's very easy to use and lasts all night and then finished with the Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara which gives me fluttery full lashes.

Have you tried the Sleek Storm palette before? What's your favourite eyeshadow combination?

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BRITNEY SERIES: 'In The Zone' Inspired Make Up Look

I was looking through my Britney inspired make up looks when it occurred to me that I've never recreated my favourite Britney make up ever. This is from a photoshoot from 2003 that was for her In The Zone album and I can remember being 10 years old and looking through the album booklet, staring at how beautiful she is. The eye make up is golden, the skin is glowing and the lips are nude. It's also very wearable.

Skin

On my skin I used Benefit's Porefessional as a base and Keromask Camouflage Cream* as my foundation as I needed my skin to look as flawless as possible. I then concealed using Collection 2000's Lasting Perfection as it's a great full coverage concealer. I went on to powder the skin with 17's Pressed Powder as it adds a bit more coverage and it's semi-matte. After this, I used my Liz Earle Natural Glow Bronzer* as a blush and Sleek's Contour Kit highlighter to highlight the inner corners of my eyes and also my cheekbones.

Eyes

I primed my eyes using Urban Decay's Primer Potion and I then went on to use the Naked palette. I covered the entire eyelid in Virgin as a base and then sweeped Half Baked over my eye lid and also underneath my eye. I then used the colour Smog all over my crease and all underneath my eye in the middle. I then finished off with Darkhorse in the outer crease and also the outer corner underneath my eye. After this, I thinly lined my eye using 17's Liquid Liner on top and No7's Metallic Eye Pencil in Blackout on my waterline. To finish off, I used No7's Exceptional Definition mascara on my lashes and the HD Brow palette* on my eye brows.

Lips

For my lips I used a Natural Collection lip liner in Almond and added gloss which was Urban Decay's Lip Junkie in Naked.

L-R Liz Earle Natural Glow Bronzer, Sleek Contour Kit highlight, Virgin, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, 17's Liquid Liner, No7 Metallic Eye Pencil in Blackout, HD Brow Palette, Natural Collection lip liner in Almond, Urban Decay Lip Junkie in Naked.
So that is the finished look and swatches. I ended up really like it. My skin was very full on which if I was going to wear this look during the day time, I'd have toned down quite a bit - I probably wouldn't have used the Keromask foundation but instead switched for my Skin79 BB Cream as it still provides great coverage. I loved the eyes and I can see myself wearing them a lot and also surprisingly, I loved the lips. The colours didn't wash me out and created a beautiful nude lip colour. What do you think of this look?
xxx
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How To... Get Glowing/Healthy Looking Skin

I've been loving glowing, healthy looking skin at the moment and I've come across the perfect products to create this so I thought I'd share it with you. 

Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light - £6.50

I only use the highlighter out of this kit as at the moment I prefer the Liz Earle bronzer. The highlighter is a beautiful light rose gold colour that really highlights the cheekbones. You only need a tiny amount of this though because it's very strong.

Liz Earle Natural Glow Bronzer* - £19.50

I reviewed this product in full here and I've been using it not only as a contour colour but also as a blush sometimes as it's really versatile. It adds a gorgeous glow to the skin and makes skin look glowing, healthy and naturally bronzed.

17 Hide & Chic Concealer - £4.99

I use this underneath my eyes and it does a fabulous job at concealing under eye bags and just generally brightening the eye area up and making you look more awake. It's also great on blemishes and it really blurs imperfections.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Make Up Foundation - £6.99

 My favourite foundation at the moment. I did a full review of this here and I've worn it every day since buying it. As the name suggests it makes you look awake, lasts all day with a primer and covers very well.

Benefit That Gal Brightening Face Primer - £21.50

This primer is amazing. It helps make up lasts all day long whilst adding a natural and beautiful glow to the skin. If I haven't had much sleep then I can rely on this primer to really perk my skin up.

17 Pressed Powder - £3.99

And finally, I've switched my mattifying powder for a 'normal' powder to let my skin shine through. This one is great because it keeps oil at bay but it doesn't leave your skin looking dead matte.

And of course I've included a few swatches for you.
L-R Liz Earle Natural Glow Bronzer, Sleek Contour Kit Highlight in Light

And this is my skin with all of these products mentioned above. I wore this make up for work last Sunday and it lasted on my skin all day and really made me look glowing and healthy. I also had a bad breakout last week on the right hand side of my face but as you can see, the Wake Me Up foundation really covered the breakout pretty well.
What products do you use to get glowing skin?
xxx
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Sleek Storm Palette Tutorial

Since I bought the two Urban Decay Naked Palettes I have abandoned all my other eye colours purely because those two palettes contain every neutral shade I could ever wish for. But when I was looking through my Jemma Kidd Make Up Masterclass Book I saw a beautiful pink eye and I remembered my Sleek Storm palette that I used to love dearly.

Unfortunately, these colours don't have any names but you can see what I mean by the swatches below. The two pink colours are the ones on the top right hand side of the palette and the matte black is the one in the bottom corner. I started by applying the light rose gold colour all over the lid and then blending the dark rose gold colour into the crease. After that, I took a tiny amount of the matte black and blended it into the outer corner of the eye to deepen it a little bit. I then used 17's Liquid Liner to create a flick and Avon's Kajal Stick to blend eye liner onto my waterline and just underneath my eye. I then completed the look with Revlon's Double Twist mascara.

L-R The light rose gold colour, the dark rose gold colour, matte black.

I really love this look and it's definitely one that I'll be recreating on a night out. Especially when I'm wearing just black as this will add a lovely pop of colour to the eyes.

What do you think about this?

xxx

Drugstore Make Up Look

I absolutely love drugstore make up so I thought I'd do a complete look using products that I've bought from Boots, Superdrug or Avon.

For foundation I used 17's Miracle Matte foundation which I bought the other day. I'm totally in love with this foundation. It's medium coverage, easy to apply, looks even and keeps my skin matte all day. To add more coverage I used my Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer on my scars and spots and 17's Hide & Chic Brightening concealer underneath my eyes. I then went on to powder the skin with 17's Pressed Powder which is a lovely powder that keeps skin semi-matte and helps to hold make up in place. The highlight that I used was an Avon one in Moon Sand and I also contoured my cheekbones and nose with Sleek's Contour Kit. Finally, I used Barry M's blush in BL2 on my cheeks. It's a matte, bright pink so I added Accessorize's Merged Blush in Pretty Pink over the top to add shimmer and tone the pink down.

I used 17's Mardi Gras eye shadow all over the lid and in the crease to create a V shape which elongates the eyes. I then used 17's Glitter eye shadow in Chalice underneath the eyes to brighten them up. I then wanted to darken the look up so I used 17's Glitter eye shadow in Night Sky on the other corners of the eye. I love 17 eye shadows; they're cheap, buttery smooth and very pigmented. I also don't need to use a primer with them as they last a long time. I lined my upper lash line with 17's liquid liner and the tight line with Avon's Color Trend Kajal Stick in black. I then used GOSH's Kohl Eye Liner in white on my water line to brighten the eye area up. The mascara that I used was Revlon's Double Twist which is great for adding volume and length the lashes and on my brows I used Rimmel's Professional Eye Brow Pencil.

 17 Hide & Chic Eye Brightening Concealer, 17 Liquid Liner, Revlon Double Twist Mascara, 17 Miracle Matte Foundation, Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in 112 Ambre Rose.

Avon Color Trend Kajal Stick in Light Blue/Black, Rimmel Professional Eye Brow Pencil in Brown/Black, GOSH Kohl Eye Liner in White, Barry M Blusher in BL2, Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light Brown, 17 Pressed Powder, Jillian Dempsey for Avon Highlight in Moon Sand, Accessorize Merged Blusher in Pretty Pink, 17 Glitter Eye Shadow in Chalice, 17 Eye Shadow in Mardi Gras, 17 Glitter Eye Shadow in Night Sky.

 17 Hide & Chic Eye Brightening Concealer, 17 Liquid Liner, Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in 112 Ambre Rose, Avon Color Trend Kajal Stick in Light Blue/Black, Rimmel Professional Eye Brow Pencil in Brown/Black, GOSH Kohl Eye Liner in White.

17 Glitter Eye Shadow in Chalice, 17 Eye Shadow in Mardi Gras, 17 Glitter Eye Shadow in Night Sky, Jillian Dempsey for Avon Highlight in Moon Sand.

Barry M Blusher in BL2, Accessorize Merged Blusher in Pretty Pink, Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light Brown.

I really love this look. It's great for every day and can also be built up for going out. It's easy to recreate and because it's drug store, it's relatively cheap. What are your favourite lower end make up products?
xxx

Real Life Dolls

I was very excited when my sister and her friend told me they'd like me to do their hair and make up for them for their society awards night yesterday. Of course, I jumped at the offer and I thought I'd show you the finished look.

This is how I did my sister's friends eye make up. I used Urban Decay's Verve, Pistol and Gunmetal to create  a silver/black smokey eye. I used Verve on the inner half of the eye, Pistol in the crease and Gunmetal on the outer half of the eye. I didn't want to do too dark as she never really wears eye make up so I wanted to keep it nice and simple.

My sister was a bit camera shy but here I've used Estee Lauder's Double Wear as foundation and contoured with Sleek's Contour Kit in Light. I've then dusted Nars Deepthroat blush on her cheeks and used MAC's Costa Chic on the lips.

They both looked really beautiful and I loved having 'real-life dolls' to play around with!

xxx

BRITNEY SERIES: Stronger Make Up

I've always been a fan of Britney's make up in her music video for her single 'Stronger.' And tonight, I haven't had anything to do so I thought I'd attempt to recreate it. I'm quite happy with how it turned out even though I'm pretty much an amateur when it comes to make up. You can enlarge these images aswell to take a closer look!

I used No7's Stay Perfect Eye Mousse in the colour Pewter as an all over base colour. I also took it into the corner of my eye and underneath my lower lash line to brighten up and give the powder shadows something to stick to. After this, I used Urban Decay's Gunmetal in the crease and winged this colour out to elongate the eye. I then outlined Gunmetal with Urban Decay's Creep and then blended the two colours together. After this, I mixed both of the colours together and used them towards the outside of my lower lash line. To then brighten up the eyes, I took a mixture of Urban Decay's Pistol and Verve and blended both of these colours from the inside corner of my eye to the darker corners. I then took both of these colours underneath my lash line and blended into the darker ones aswell. After this, I lined my upper lash line with 17's Liquid Liner and my waterline with Gosh's Kohl Eye Liner in the colour White. I curled my lashes with No7's Lash Curler and then applied one coat of Avon's Supershock Mascara before applying Kiss False Lashes in the style 02. After all of this, I took some random glitter and pressed this over my entire upper eye to make it glow more.

I used MAC's Studio Sculpt foundation all over my skin and then Collection 2000's Lasting Perfection Concealer to cover up my scarring, spots and tidy up around the eye area. To contour my face, I used Sleek's Face Contour Kit in the Light and contoured underneath my cheekbones and the outside edges of my nose. I also used the highlight part on the upper area of my cheekbones. I also used Bourjois Blush in Rose De Jaspe to further contour and add some colour to the cheeks. On my lips, I used a mixture of 17's Ultimate Volume Lipgloss in Very Berry and Barbara Daly's Mega Shine Lipgloss in Breeze.

Above, you can see Britney's make up from the music video. I must add as I always do that I'm not a professional make up artist; I'm just someone who loves playing around with make up! And also, I couldn't recreate the look exactly because I have no idea which colours her make up artist was using at the time. But I've tried my hardest! I thought that this look wouldn't be very wearable but the more I look at it, the more I love it. It's really beautiful and even though both the eyes and the lips are strong, they go so perfectly together!

What do you think? Do you like these posts and would you like to see more?

xxx

OTN's - Face & Dress

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures before I went out last night but I've searched through last night's pictures and I've chosen two of them which show off my outfit and make up the best. I must warn you though - these pictures were taken out!

Foundation - Lancome's Teint Idole Ultra 24H

Concealer - Collection 2000's Lasting Perfection

Powder - Witch's Pressed Powder

Bronzer - Sleek's Contour Kit

Highlight - Avon's Colour and Contour in Rose Glow

Blush - Bourjois' Blush in Rose De Jaspe

Eye Shadows - Urban Decay's Verve, Pistol and Gunmetal

Eye Liner - 17's Liquid Liner

Mascara - Lancome's Hypnose Mascara

Lipstick - Lancome's Juicy Tube in Fraise

Dress - Primark

Belt - Came with the dress from Primark

Cardigan - Warehouse

Bag - Topshop

So overall, last night was an incredible night. Greg James from Radio 1 ended up coming down to do a DJ set and to be honest, I wasn't looking forward to it. Zane Lowe (also from Radio 1) has been down to Lincoln before in Freshers Week and he just remixed songs so I was expecting the same from Greg James. But he didn't, and he was actually very good!

xxx

OTN's

So last night was Carnage at university and although my outfit isn't anything special, I thought I'd show you my face of the evening, my outfit and a picture of me and my friends!

Fake Tan - He-Shi*

Foundation - Estee Lauder's Double Wear

Concealer - Collection 2000's Lasting Perfection

Blush & Highlight - Avon's Colour and Contour in Rose Glow

Bronzer - Sleek's Contour Kit

Eye Shadows - Urban Decay's Verve, Pistol, Gunmetal and Sin

Eye Liner - 17's Liquid Liner

Mascara - Revlon's Double Twist

Lip Stick - MAC's Please Me

Hair - courtesy of my GHD's

The t-shirt is just a Carnage t-shirt and my skirt is just a plain black one from Debenhams.

xxx

High Street Foundations

For me personally, foundation is the key to good make up. If you get the base right, the rest should just fall in place naturally. So this might sound 'stuck up' but typically, I stick to high end foundation. Not only because I feel better when wearing one but because it's just easier. You can go to a counter, get tasted for your shade, speak a woman who knows what she's talking about, try out samples and walk away feeling confident. But when it comes to high street (or drug store) foundations, you can't do that. You have to test the foundation yourself and there's certainly no way you can try out a sample - unless it's one of those tiny ones in a magazine that comes in the wrong shade! For these reasons mainly, I don't have a lot of high street foundations. In fact, I have just three.

I have Maybelline's Dream Satin Liquid which as mentioned here is a foundation that I have a love/hate relationship with. Some days, it looks incredible but other days, it looks a mess. Some days, the colour match is perfect but other days, it's orange. Another high street foundation I have is Lush's Colour Supplement. I actually received this as a free sample from Lush a while ago (I think it was with a coupon in a magazine). I'm not too sure about this foundation. I think the limited colour range means that it looks orange on and sometimes, it goes cakey. But it's sometimes decent enough to be used as a concealer so I keep it in my collection. And finally, I have Sleek's New Skin Revive*. Yet another one that surprisingly, I'm unsure about. I can't figure out the coverage. I think it's light/medium coverage but it isn't buildable and if you try to build it up, it goes cakey on the skin. But the good thing about this foundation is that it's easy to blend and work with and definitely refreshes the skin. 

So what is this post about? Because so far it seems as though I'm just complaining about these foundations. But I'm not. I was just wondering what your favourite high street foundation is and whether or not you prefer spending that bit extra on high end foundations? I'm looking for a new foundation to just wear every day for my lectures; one that has a good colour range and medium coverage. If you know the perfect high street foundation that fits that bill, let me know!

xxx

FOTD - The Carvery

Tonight, me and my friends decided to go out for a carvery meal and seeing as I had my Naked 2 palette, I spent a long time on my make up and I'm happy with how it turned out.

Foundation - MAC's Studio Fix Fluid

Concealer - Collection 2000's Lasting Perfection

Powder - Rimmel Stay Matte

Contour and Highlight - Sleek Contour Kit in Light

Blush - MAC in Pink Swoon

Lip Stick - MAC in Please Me

Brows - HD Brow Palette

Mascara - Revlon's Double Twist

Eyeshadows - Urban Decay's Foxy, YDK, Busted and Bootycall

What do you think? Have you tried any of these products? If you'd like to see what I wore, let me know and I'll take a picture!

xxx

FOTN - My 19th Birthday

Taking a break from writing my essay and I thought I'd do a quick blog post on my face of the night from last night. In all honesty, I've probably had way too many breaks but hey ho!

Foundation - Estee Lauder's Double Wear

Concealer - Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection

Powder - Rimmel Stay Matte

Bronzer - Sleek Contour Kit

Highlighter - Sleek Contour Kit

Blush - Nars Deepthroat

Eyeshadows - No7's Stay Perfect in Antique Rose, Urban Decay's Toasted & Urban Decay's Sin

Eyeliner - 17's Liquid Liner & Benefit's Eye Bright

Mascara - Revlon's Double Twist

False Eyelashes - Ardell's Natural Style in 101 Demi Black

Eyebrows - HD Brows

Lips - MAC's Please Me

I don't normally use false eyelashes - infact, I've only ever used them once and that was for my prom. But I definitely will do from now on. They look so beautiful and really highlight the eyes. The only problem is, I found these ones pretty uncomfortable. I also have a haul for you on things I got for my birthday but I suppose I should get this essay finished first!

Thank you for all your birthday messages yesterday, I really appreciate it :)

xxx