Thursday, 31 July 2014

Today's makeup look #110


Products used;
Nars pore refining primer
Nars sheer matte foundation Deauville
Bobbi brown creamy corrector porcelain bisque
Anastasia Beverly hills tinted brow gel and brow wiz caramel
Anastasia Beverly hills brow powder duo ash blonde/taupe
Nars eyeshadow base
Mac groundwork paint pot
Bobbi Brown nude on nude palette ivory, naked, espresso
Bobbi brown perfectly defined gel liner stylo pitch black
Bobbi brown smokey eye mascara
Nars radiant creamy concealer vanilla
Sleek face form kit fair
Nyx tea rose lipstick
Nyx butter gloss éclair
Hourglass ambient lighting powder diffused light
Nyx matte finish setting spray

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Bobbi Brown nude on nude collection


Bobbi Brown Nude on Nude Collection

 

Bobbi Brown is great at bringing out neutral palettes and this collection is no expectation. The nude on nude collection contains a 12 piece eyeshadow palette, a mascara and gel eyeliner.

 

The palette is sleek, black packaging with beige writing. Inside are 12 eyeshadows of good size. There are 5 matte shades, 2 shimmer shades and 5 glitter shades.

On the top row is ivory, a creamy white matte shade. Great for an all over base colour or inner corner highlight. Chiffon is a pale gold glitter shade. Golden pink is a metallic pinky beige. And last on the top row is graphite a mauve brown shimmer shade. On the middle row, Gold is a champagne shimmer shade. Naked is a medium neutral pink matte shade. Nude beach is a metallic soft pink nude. Birch is a soft matte brown. Last row Smokey topaz is a metallic grey brown. Truffle is a grey pink matte shade. Golden bronze is a metallic medium bronze gold. Espresso is a dark chocolate brown matte shade.

 

There is so many looks that you could do with this palette. The colour pay off on these shades are amazing and are so blendable. My next blog post will be a makeup look using this palette.

 

This collection comes with a mascara. The mascara is the smokey eye mascara which is part of the permanent line. This mascara is used for defining and adding volume to your lashes. It is made with kohl pigments and has a thick bristle brush to coat every lash, even the small ones. This mascara is award winning and makes a great addition to this collection.

 

Bobbi Brown have also included a gel liner to this collection. The perfectly defined gel eyeliner stylo is smudge resistant and fade proof. This is also part of their permanent line and comes in 5 other shades, the one in the collection is pitch black. It’s nice to see a gel liner in a pencil form, as I am not a fan of the ones in the little pots. This liner is also 12hr water resistant. With its creamy texture you will feel no tugging on the eye when you apply this.

 

I am so glad I got this palette and can’t wait to start using it.     

Friday, 25 July 2014

Today's makeup look #109


Products used;
Nars pore refining primer oil free
Nars sheer matte foundation Deauville
Bobbi Brown creamy corrector porcelain bisque
Anastasia Beverly hills tinted brow gel and brow wiz caramel
Nars eyeshadow base
Eyeko me and my shadow chocolate
Smashbox full exposure palette
Soap and glory thick and fast mascara
Nars radiant creamy concealer vanilla
Nars deep throat blush
Lipstick queen invisible lip liner
Bobbi Brown tulle lipstick
Hourglass ambient lighting powder diffused light

Today's makeup look # 108


Products used;
Nars pore refining primer oil free
Nars sheer matte foundation Deauville
Bobbi Brown creamy corrector porcelain bisque
Anastasia Beverly hills tinted brow gel and brow wiz caramel
Nars eyeshadow base
Bobbi Brown long wear cream shadow cement
Mac era, rice paper, cork, mystery eyeshadows
Soap and glory thick and fast mascara
Nars radiant creamy concealer vanilla
Elf golden bronzer
Lipstick queen invisible lip liner
Mac crosswires lipstick
Hourglass ambient lighting powder diffused light

Today's makeup look #107

Products used;
Nars pore refining primer oil free
Nars sheer matte foundation Deauville
Bobbi Brown creamy corrector porcelain bisque
Anastasia Beverly hills tinted brow gel and brow wiz caramel
Nars eyeshadow base
Eyeko me and my shadow taupe
Nars ashes to ashes and coconut grove eyeshadow
Soap and glory thick and fast mascara
Nars radiant creamy concealer vanilla
Illamasqua cream pigment hollow
Lipstick queen invisible lip liner
Mac amorous lipstick
Hourglass ambient lighting powder diffused light

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Today's makeup look #106


Products used;
Nars pore refining primer oil free
Nars sheer matte foundation Deauville
Bobbi Brown creamy corrector porcelain bisque
Anastasia Beverly hills tinted brow gel and brow wiz caramel
Nars eyeshadow base
Becca eye tint baroque
Nars coconut grove eyeshadow
Soap and glory thick and fast mascara
Nars radiant creamy concealer vanilla
Body shop honey bronzer
Mac nightmoth lip liner
Hourglass ambient lighting powder diffused light

Monday, 21 July 2014

Today's makeup look #105


Products used;
Nars pore refining primer
Nars sheer matte foundation Deauville
Bobbi Brown creamy corrector porcelain bisque
Anastasia Beverly hills tinted brow gel and brow wiz caramel
Nars eyeshadow base
Bobbi brown longwear cream shadow stone
Urban decay naked palette buck, sidecar, virgin, dark horse
Soap and glory thick and fast mascara
Nars radiant creamy concealer vanilla
Nyx taupe blush
Mac syrup lipstick
Hourglass ambient lighting powder diffused light

Friday, 18 July 2014

Today's makeup look #104


Products used;
Nars pore refining primer oil free
Nars sheer matte foundation Deauville
Bobbi Brown creamy corrector porcelain bisque
Anastasia Beverly hills tinted brow gel and brow wiz caramel
Nars eyeshadow base
Bobbi brown longwear shadow stick shadow
Stila in the know palette
Stila smudge stick liner half moon
Soap and glory thick and fast mascara
Nars radiant creamy concealer vanilla
Sleek face kit fair
Lipstick queen invisible lip liner
Mac twig lipstick
Hourglass ambient lighting powder diffused light

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Lip addict tag


Hi there

 Today I am going to be doing another tag post which originally stared on youtube. This is the lip addict tag and from the picture above you can see I have a lot to talk about so lets get started,

 

1.   Favourite balm/ treatment?

I have two lip balms to talk about. Firstly Nuxe reve de meil which is the one I use in the evening as its very nourishing on the lips , also its in a little tub so I find it more hygienic to use at home. For on the go I use burt’s bees lip salve which comes in different flavours. I am currently using pomegranate.

My lip scrub that I use is love and toast which unfortunately only comes in a set at the moment.

 

2.   Best eye catching red?

Beaute weightless lip crème in masochist is my high end choice. Its a vamp red which is great for evening makeup looks. I would say before wearing a red lip colour I advise using a lip scrub and lip balm, and if you are concerned about it bleeding, Lipstick queen has a great invisible lip liner which you can use with any colour. My other choice is Revlon lip butter in candy apple, this is a great product if you are just starting to wear red lips, as its easy application and moisturizing properties makes it so easy to wear.

 

3.   Best luxury and best drugstore?

I have two high end brands Chanel and Nars. Its hard to choose one product from each brand, but here goes. Chanel caratere which is a medium berry colour, which is a great everyday colour. Chanel lipsticks are great quality and are so worth the money I only have two at the moment but I plan to buy more. My Nars favourite is catfight a brownish plum which has become my go to lipstick. Nars has such a wide range of lip product that they have a colour and texture that will suit everybody. Nyx is one of the choices from drugstore. I love their round lipsticks, mega shine glosses and butter gloss. If I was forced to pick my favourite I’d have to go for Thalia it’s a round lipstick which is a couple of shades darker than my natural lip colour.  Revlon also has some great lip products, including their lip crayons, lip butters and lipsticks. I love their matte balm, especially sultry.

 

4.   Best Mac Lipstick?

This was a hard choice, I went through my collection and I narrowed it down to two. Brave which is my everyday shade of brownish pink and Please Me which is a bright matte coral colour.

 

5.   Most disappointing?

I don’t really keep products that I don’t get on with , so I haven’t got one in the picture. But I find if I am thinking of buying a lip product I look at swatches online and reviews to avoid disappointment.

 

6.   Liner yes or no?

Definitely yes. I use liners sometimes as lip colour on their own, or to keep my lip colour from bleeding. I recommend Lipstick queen invisible liner as it goes with any lip colour. One of my favourites to wear on its own is Natural collection espresso.

 

7.   Best gloss?

Beaute medusa because it’s a great nude for pale skin tones and is not sticky. Nyx tiramisu another great nude. Mac delight my favourite lip colour shade.

 

8.   Something extra

I went to Mac and Bobbi brown recently and picked up some lip products, so here is a mini haul.

Mac twig a brownish plum stain finish lipstick

Mac amorous deep vamp plum stain finish lipstick

Mac syrup pink berry lustre finish lipstick

Mac crosswire coral cremesheen finish lipstick

Mac nightmoth liner dark plum

Bobbi Brown tulle a brownish pink lipstick

 

Well I hope you enjoyed this post and let me know your favourite lip product.

 

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Ode to orange


 

 
Hi there!

 

Today I will continue with an analysis of my nail polish collection by colour. This post will be about the colour orange, which I didn’t think would really suit me but after trying it out once, I cannot get enough of it.

 

'Barry M' Coral: This polish is where my love of orange started, although it is called 'coral' it is actually a bright orange/red which look great on pale skin. This is a cream polish two coats and its opaque. 'Barry M' polishes last about 3-4 days on my nails, this is truly a great polish I’d definitely recommend them.

 

'Essie Snap Happy' - This is a mini polish and came in a set of three along with 'Leading Lady' (see red collection) and 'Beyond Cosy', which was part of the winter 2012 collection. This shade is darker than 'Barry M' Coral and is much redder. This shade was limited edition and if you would like to purchase it, Amazon is a great place to find limited edition or discontinued shades.

 

'Ciate Encore' - This is also a mini polish, I got this in their 'mini mani' advent calendar last year. If you are unsure about orange polish this might be the one to try, it’s a burnt orange colour making it a bit easier to wear.

 

'Topshop Bounce' - This is a new polish to my collection, is a bright pastel orange. This polish would look great with a white dot manicure. It can be a bit streaky in formula but is still very workable. Three coats would be best for this formula to get it opaque. To make this polish even brighter you could layer this over a white, but I would not class it as a neon.

 

'Zoya Arizona' - This is a bright tangerine-orange cream polish. This came out in the beach collection but is still available on nail care clubs website. This polish is also new to my collection and will be great in this summer. The formula of this polish is great its opaque in two coats.

 

So that’s it for my orange polish collection, if you have an orange polish that you really like and wasn't covered by me, please leave me a comment. The next colour in my collection will be peach so stay tuned for that.