Natural Date Night Make Up Look...

This is my natural date night make up look, I hope you like it!

 

To start off I prime my face all over with Benefit porefessional and leave that set for a minute or two. Taking my Chanel vitalumiere aqua foundation in the shade 10 beige, I put a little drop on the back of my hand and blend it into my face using a flat foundation brush. A little goes quite far with this foundation and it smells amazing.

For my concealer lately I have been using my BareMinerals concealer in the shade light 2, I love this it covers my under eye circles, any redness I have and any little blemishes I have with no problem. It has a very light but creamy texture so I do recommend setting it with a powder. I use Rimmel stay matte powder in translucent.

For bronzer I used the Bourjois bronzing powder in shade 51. I use it on the underpart of my cheekbones (where you contour), temples, forehead hairline, under my jaw line and a little on my nose. It gives my face a nice little bronzed glow and isn't orangey at all. 

I used Benefits rockateur blush on the apples off my cheeks and bringing it back slightly too. On top of that I used a little bit of BareMinerals ready luminiser in shade the daydream, its a beautiful light pink shimmer.

If you are like me though a light shimmer isn't enough so on my cheekbones I used Benefits watts up highlighter too for that extra little bit of glow :). I also used this as my under-brow highlight once I had filled in my brows.

Onto the eyes, I start off by priming my eyes with Urban Decay primer potion.

Then taking satin taupe by Mac I blend this all over my eyelid and also take a little under my eye along my bottom lash line.

I then use a little charcoal brown on a 217 brush both by Mac & blend that into my crease.

Using Mac phloof! I very slightly highlight the inner corners of my eyes.

I use a long-lasting black waterproof eyeliner by Daniel Sandler to line my top water line. I can't fault this liner one bit, it's my holy grail eyeliner I love it!!!

for mascara I use Maybelline the falsies in black, this mascara is by far one of the best I have ever bought!

I then fill in my eyebrows using benefit browzing in the shade light. I don't use the wax that comes in that kit though, only the powder then I set my brows with a brown brow gel from Maybelline.

 

for my lips I like to keep it simple so I used a BareMinerals marvellous moxie lipgloss in the shade Rebel. These lip-gloss's are amazing, they are moisturising, long lasting and they are not sticky. They also have the best smell and taste too lol!

To finish off I set everything with Urban Decay oil control setting spray and i'm good to go :)!!
 

I hope you enjoyed this make up look, let me know what you think...

 

Lisa xxx

 

 

 

 

  

First Mini Debenhams and Boots Haul of January...

So I was trying to be really good and not buy any beauty related items this month as I got a lot of items I have been wanting for ages for my Christmas and my birthday which is on December 14th. But that didn't happen lol, I lasted 12 days without buying something (think that may be a record for me though lol) then I went on to Debenhams website and had a little look which ended up in me making a little purchase of a new foundation :)!! I purchased the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation in the shade 10 beige. I have been looking at this foundation for months and I just decided I had to have it. It is the best foundation I think I have ever tried (the most expensive too) It hasn't disappointed me one bit, the colour is perfect, it sits nice on my skin & it has a lovely scent to it as well. This foundation was a little pricey at £32 but so far to me its worth the money.
 

 

Next I went onto Boots website and I picked up the Bourjois Bronzing Powder (looks like chocolate chunks) in the shade 51 for £6.99. I have seen so many people rave about this bronzer and I don't know why I haven't ever picked one up before now. It's brilliant, not shimmery and not orange. It gives off a nice light bronzy colour. I then picked up Maybelline The Mega Plush mascara in black for £7.99, I like this mascara for possibly everyday use but to me Maybelline The Falsies mascara is way better for volume and length! And last but not least I picked up the new Maybelline Baby Skin pore erasing primer for £7.99. I used it for the first time today and I really like it, makes your skin feel the same as it does when you have used Benefits Porefessional. It does what it says it does and erases your pores and makes your skin feel so silky and smooth.
 

 

Lisa :) xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My go-to 15 minute make-up look...

This make up look is my go to look if i am running late to meet the girls for a night out or if my plans of a cosy night in change to dinner with friends or even a night out lol! This make up literally takes me 15mins to do, you can take more time and add more colours to your look but this is my quick, in a rush, go with all outfits make up look :)!

First off i prime my skin using Benefit porefessional, i then use either Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation in 1W2 Sand or MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation in NC20 depending on how my skin is that evening. I find using my Sigma F80 flat top kabuki brush great for blending in these 2 foundations, it works with each one perfectly! After blending out my foundation i conceal under my eyes, around my nose and any other little bits i want to hide with my MAC pro longwear concealer in NC20 and blend that in using my ring finger in a light tapping motion. Then to set everything i use Rimmel stay matte powder in translucent, i use a large fluffy face brush for this. The bronzer i use every single day is BareMinerals bronzer in the shade, skinny dip. Its a nice natural bronze colour with very little shimmer, don't be fooled by how dark it looks in the pan! I like using Benefit's rockateur blush on my cheeks, then a little MAC mineralise skinfinish in soft & gentle on my cheekbones, cupids bow, my nose and chin.

1. On my eyes i start off by using a Maybelline colour tattoo in the shade 05 eternal gold all over my eye lid. Then taking my Urban Decay naked palette, i take the colour half baked onto a flat shader brush and pat it on over the Maybelline colour tattoo. Taking a MAC 217 brush and the colour smog i work this into my outer 'V' and then whats left on my brush lightly through my crease to blend any harsh lines away. I line my eyes using a thin liner brush and MAC gel liner in blacktrack. For mascara i use my all time favourite mascara ever, Maybelline the falsies flared in black. Also for my brows i fill them in using MAC charcoal brown on a MAC 266 small angled brush then highlight my brow bone slightly using MAC mineralised skinfinish in soft & gentle.

For my lips it usually just depends on what i'm doing with my hair, if my hair is up i sometimes go for a bold lip but most of the time i'll just wear a pinky coloured gloss on my lips, i'm loving NYX Cosmetics butter gloss in strawberry parfait just now which is a nice neutral pink gloss.

Hope you like this 15 minute make up look and find it helpful, let me know what you think :)

Lisa :) xx

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My Quick Everyday Autumn/Winter Eye Make-Up look..

Heres my every day eye make up look and the products I use :), hope you like!

First off, i always prime my eyes with Urban Decay Primer Potion, it keeps your eye shadow in place all day long. 

Colours Used

I have been using some of my new MAC & Urban Decay colours i got last week every day since i got them! 

 

First I use MAC's Phloof! all over my eyelid, this gives you a nice natural base colour. I have been using the a Real Techniques Shading brush. 

 

On the outer corners of my eye's and through the crease i have been using MAC's Satin Taupe. This and Phloof! go great together. I just use the same brush as before for this.

I then take a MAC 217 brush and blend the edges out slightly.
 

Then on top of the Satin Taupe just through the crease using a MAC 217 brush i blended in a little Urban Decay Last Call from the Ammo Palette. 

I take a MAC 266 angled brush & use some MAC Carbon along my top lash line.

For my lashes I am loving Maybeline The Falsies Flared mascara! It is amazing!! 

 



The finished look.

Please let me know what you think,
Lisa xx



Beauty Favourites for October 2013...

Hey guys :) I thought I would start doing a monthly beauty favourites blog for you all each month :)!

I have chosen 5 products to feature in my October Monthly favourites this month :)

First off I have Maybelline The Falsies Volum' Express Mascara Flared. I love this mascara, no need to wear any false eyelashes for me any more! I usually put 2 coats off this on but one coat is probably all I actually need, its just habit for me to put on 2.

 I got this from Asda when I was doing my food shopping, I think it cost me around the £5 mark so not expensive at all.

Before & After 1 Coat.

 

Next up I have Bare Minerals bronzer in the shade The Skinny Dip. This is the first bronzer I have tried that doesn't make me look as though I have orange powder all over my face. having quite light skin its hard to find bronzers that are a natural colour. This is quite a light colour but it gives a nice natural glow, don't be fooled at how dark it looks in the pan.

 

When doing my make up each day this month I have a found myself reaching for my Urban Decay Naked Basics palette more and more. The colours in the palette are great for nice sutble every day make up looks by using the softer shades but you can also turn into night time looks buy using the darker colours too. Plus its small enough to put into your make up bag :).

 

 

The foundation I'm loving this month is the Revlon ColourStay 24hr for combination/oily skin. I've had this foundation for a few months now but I hadn't ever properly used it before and now I love it! I've been using the shade 180 Sand Beige and its the perfect colour for my skin just now. Its got great coverage and it hides all my acne scarring ect really well. I apply it with either my beauty blender or just my fingers, it blends in nicely too and it does last along time, maybe not the full 24 hours on my skin because it is so oily but it does last longer than the majority of my other foundations.

 

Lastly I have a blush from Nyx Cosmetics in the shade Summer Peach. This is a lovely soft colour, it actually reminds me very much of my Nars Blush in Orgasm except I would say the Nyx Summer Peach is a bit more intense colour wise. Its a colour you can wear for both day time and for going out at night too.

 

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Lisa :) xo