Face Of The Day Featuring Current Favourites

The MAC By Request collection is the first one I have been excited about in ages! I can finally say I own Moth Brown! Since I first got in to MAC I have wanted this colour but I refused to pay the extortionate amount on ebay! I picked up all 3 of the eyeshadows and 2 of the lipsticks. This FOTD features Moth Brown with Satin Taupe, these colours really do complement each other!
You can't tell in the photos but I was soooo hungover when I did this look, we went out for dinner as I did not have the energy to cook and thankfully this make up made me look more human!

 

I am absolutely in love with this lipstick, it's Coral Bliss from the new Cremesheen Pearl range.

Products Used:
Face:
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
Maybelline Mineral Concealer
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Nars Laguna Bronzer
MAC Giggly Blush
Eyes:
UDPP
MAC Satin Taupe on lid
MAC Moth Brown on outer corner, crease and under lower lashes
MAC Nylon in inner corners
MAC Blanc Type as Highlight
MAC Avenue Fluidline on upper lashline
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Illamasqua Stark Eyebrow Cake
Lips:
Mac Coral Bliss Lipstick

Face of The Day Featuring Illamasqua Complement Palette and Mini Review

I have to be honest I was in two minds whether to order this palette or not, although the colours instantly called to me I had read a few bad reviews, mainly about the pigmentation but I trusted my instincts and ordered it anyway and I'm really glad I did as it's gorgeous. It's surprisingly wearable considering two of the shadows are darker purples. I wore this in the daytime and obviously you could apply more and make it a darker smokey look for night time but I like the fact that you can control how dark you go! I used primer potion underneath and didn't experience any creasing but I did have some minor fading in the crease after about 10 hours.

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Natural Light

Products Used:
Face:
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
Benefit Erase Paste
Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour
Illamasqua Rude Cream Blush
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Illamasqua Complement Palette
Focus Liquid Metal on lid, crease and under lower lashline
Slink eyeshadow on inner corner, first third of eyelid and under brow
Forgiveness eyeshadow on rest of lid
Queen Of The Night Pressed Pigment in crease and on outer corner of lid
Mac Blacktrack Fluidline on upper lashline
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Lips:
Mac Angel Lipstick

Overall this is a gorgeous palette, if you were on the fence about getting it as it looked too dark I would definitely recommend swatching it in person as it is really wearable.

Drug Store Face Of The Day

I know that lately most of my posts have featured more expensive products so I wanted to put together a face of the day using only drugstore makeup. I am so impressed with the mua items I used that I will do a separate review. I did this on one of the hottest days so please excuse the slightly sweaty face!

Products Used
Face:
17 BB Cream
Maybelline Mineral Concealer
Maybelline Dream Matte Powder
Beauty UK Baked Blush in Baked Peach
Eyes:
MUA Eye Primer
MUA Undressed Palette
MUA 3 In 1 Contour Liner
17 Blow Out Mascara
Lips:
Collection 2000 Creme Puff Lip Cream in Cotton Candy

Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look 3 - Rock Star

Here is the third look from the Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look Book, the first two looks you can see here and here, this was the one that I couldn't wait to do as purple is my favourite colour and I definitely consider myself a rock chic! Urban Decay describe it as "There's a wanna-be groupie in all of us and this is the makeup she wears...drop-dead gorgeous, sexy and alluring" Again I skipped lining my waterline as I was going out and I didn't want to take my liner with me.

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Without Flash

Products Used:
Face:

Revlon Colourstay Foundation

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Peach

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as Contour

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Mac Posey Blushcreme

Benefit Highbeam Highlighter

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

24/7 Glide On Pencil in Perversion on outer thirds of upper and lower lash lines then smudged

Rockstar on lid and under lower lashes

Asphalt in crease

Freestyle to blend out crease

Blackout blended tightly into the crease

Kinky as highlight

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Lips:

Clinique Chubby Stick in Whopping Watermelon

I am loving trying out all these looks so far, the book is so detailed and easy to follow. There are 9 more looks still to go!

Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look 1 - Iconic

One of the best things about the new Urban Decay Smoked palette is the look book that comes with it. As I said in my initial review I am going to try and work my way through the book and post the looks as I do them. I am not sure on the rules regarding posting photos of the actual book so I have listed what I used and where, obviously in the book itself the instructions are much more detailed and are very easy to follow. This is the Iconic look which Urban Decay describe as "The gold standard UD smoky look: Dramatic, Gorgeous, Statement Making."

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Without flash

Products Used:

Face:

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation

Benefit Erase Paste

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Nars Orgasm Blush

No7 Highlighter

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Mushroom on lid, crease and under lower lashes

Backdoor blended on outer third, crease and outer corner of lower lashes

Freestyle used to blend the crease

Blackout blended on half of upper and lower lash lines

Kinky as brow highlight

Perversion 24/7 Liner smudged on upper and lower lash lines and waterlines

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Lips:
Mac Hue Lipstick

Mac Bubble Tea Plush Glass

Face Of The Day - Summery Illamasqua Eyes

The sun was finally shining and I felt like playing with colour. This was for daytime though so I didn't go overboard. For some reason summer always makes me more experimental with makeup.

Products Used:
Face:
Misha M BB Cream
Benefit Erase Paste
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Illamasqua Rude Cream Blush
Mac Taupe as Contour
Eyes:
UDPP
Illamasqua Pigment Furore on inner third
Illamasqua Pigment Chasm on rest of lid, crease and under lower lashes
Illamasqua Pigment Android blended lightly in outer v
Mac Pearlglide liner in Undercurrent on upper lash line
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Lips:
Illamasqua Drench Lipstick

June Favourites

I really wanted to start doing a monthly favourites post again so here we go, these are the products I have been loving this month.

1. Misha M Perfect Cover BB Cream
I got this on ebay for about £3 and I really do love it. It has a high SPF which I need at this time of year and the coverage and finish is really nice. If you like BB creams I highly recommend checking this one out. As you can see I have almost finished the tube.
2. Nars Laguna Bronzer
This is much loved as you can see from the amount of pan showing! I treat this with care now as I know they are prone to shattering once they get to this stage. Just my perfect everyday bronzer.
3. Lush Mint Julips Lip Scrub
This is one of those products I honestly don't know how I managed without. Won't go into too much detail as I think this one deserves a review of it's own but just a really nice and reasonably priced lip scrub.
4. Figs & Rouge Balm
I think this came in either Joliebox or Glossybox, I use it as a lip balm and it does a really good job of moisturising my lips.
5. Mac Avenue Fluidline
Ever since I first tried this fluidline it has become my favourites, it's a gorgeous dark brown/almost black with shimmer. I saw this at the CCO in Portsmouth last week so will probably be getting another one soon.
6. Mac Extra Dimension shadow in Modern Pewter
This shade is absolutely beautiful and it is one that looks great on it's own so I have been reaching for this when I don't have much time to spend on my eye make up.
7. Maybelline Colossal Mascara
I ran out of my covergirl lashblast (sob) so I have gone back to using this and I do really like it. Nice volumising mascara.
8. Mac Posey Blushcreme
I much prefer using cream blushes in summer and this just gives a nice pink glow and lasts really well on my skin.
9. Mac Angel Lipstick
I resisted picking up this lipstick for years as I thought it would look awful on me but I had a back to Mac and thought why not give it a go. I actually love it and am kicking myself for not picking it up sooner, it's just a gorgeous neutral pink that pairs really well with a more dramatic eye.

So there you go, they were my June favourites. If you have done a post like this please leave me the link in the comments as I love reading them!

Face Of The Day Featuring Estee Lauder Bronze Sands Palette

I recently picked up the Estee Lauder Bronze Sands eyeshadow palette, this is full of gorgeous colours for the summer. I never used to feel comfortable wearing colours like this as I felt the orange tones clashed with my hair but recently I have found that I can get them to work. I really liked the Mac Extra Dimension shadows I got and these shadows are the same formula. They are very metallic and very pigmented.

I used all the colours in the palette, the lighteset gold in the tear duct, darker gold on inner third, orange/bronze on rest of lid and dark brown blended through crease and on upper lashline. I then put the blue under the lower lashes. These colours blend so beautifully, I really do love this eyeshadow formula.

Products Used:
Face:
Misha M Perfect Cover BB Cream
Maybelline Mineral Concealer
Make Up Forever HD Powder
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Mac Rose Quartz MSF as blush
Eyes:
UDPP
Estee Lauder Bronze Sands Palette
Covergirl Lash Blast Mascara
Lips:
Mac Angel Lipstick

Face Of The Day Featuring Mac Dynamic Duo 3

I had two Debenhams gift cards burning a hole in my purse from my birthday back in March, they had a 10% off event online so I used them to buy some Mac! Can I just say how ridiculous Debenhams checkout is, I had 2 cards totalling £45 but you can only use one method of payment so if you are using a gift card you have to have enough on the card to cover the whole purchase. So in the end I had to place 2 separate orders (it was free delivery) which ultimately would cost Debenhams more! Anyway on to what I got, I picked out the Dynamic Duo 3 which is absolutely gorgeous, its a purple/taupe (veluxe pearl) and teal (matte). Both colours are nicely pigmented and although I wouldn't have thought of pairing them together they work really well.

Products Used:

Face:

Clarins Ever Matte Foundation

Maybelline Mineral Concealer

Make Up Forever HD Powder

Nars Orgasm Blush

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Mac Dynamic Duo 3

Purple/Taupe on lid and crease

Teal on outer corners and under lower lashline

Mac Blitz & Glitz Fluidline on upper lashline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Mac Ravishing Lipstick

I have had a bit of a play with the layout of my blog and changed the header, would love to hear you feedback. I am stuck at home at the moment as I managed to step on a plug and cut my foot really badly so need to keep it bandaged, dry and elevated for 5 days, so am incredibly bored of the same four walls!

Face Of The Day Featuring Mac Impassioned

The sun finally shone at the weekend, you wouldn't know it now though, as I am sat here typing this there is a thunderstorm going on and huge hailstones are bouncing off my window! Anyway as it was a nice day I went for another neutral eye bright lip combo, this time with Mac Impassioned which is such a gorgeous summery colour. And I have to say it lasts incredibly, I didn't need to touch it up at all through the evening, even after eating and drinking. I actually had to remove it before going to bed! I am also trying out the Bourjois 123 foundation, I haven't made my mind up on it yet but when I do I will post a review.

Products Used:
Face:
Bourjois 1,2,3 Perfect Foundation
Maybelline Mineral Concealer
Illamasqua Hussy Cream Pigment as contour
Make Up Forever HD Powder
Illamasqua Morale Blush
MAC Redhead MSF as highlight
Eyes:
UDPP
Mac Aurora Pigment on lid and inner corners
Mac Satin Taupe on outer corners and crease
Mac Blanc Type as highlight
Mac Avenue Fluidline on upper lashline
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara
Lips:
Mac Impassioned Lipstick

I would love to know what your favourite bright summer lipstick is.

Face Of The Day Featuring Nars Nouveau Monde

I own quite a few Nars eyeshadows now, I love the duos as the colours always work so beautifully together. Nouveau Monde is one of my favourites, I picked it up last summer and it's one that I regularly reach for. If you like lilacs and greens then honestly you need to at least swatch this!

Products Used:
Face:
Clarins Ever Matte Foundation
Maybelline Mineral Concealer
Make Up Forever HD Powder
Nars Orgasm Blush
Eyes:
UDPP
Nars Nouveau Monde duo, lilac on lid and green in crease and under lower lashes
Mac Blanc Type as highlight
Mac Blitz & Glitz Fluidline
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara
Lips:
Mac Costa Chic Lipstick

Face Of The Day - Neutral eye bright lip

I thought I better show my naked palette some love as it has been sitting in the back of my eyeshadow draw gathering dust for ages now! It was a nice sunny day for once so I went for a neutral eye with a bright lip. I have been testing out the Clarins Ever Matte foundation and I'm not sure about it to be honest, I like the coverage but it doesn't seem very matte to me, plus I think it's breaking me out so I guess the hunt for my HG foundation continues.

Products Used:

Face:

Clarins Ever Matte Foundation

Maybelline Mineral Concealer

Mac MSF Natural

Nars Orgasm Blush

Nars Albatross Highlighter

Eyes:

UDPP

UD Sin on inner third of lid

UD Sidecar on rest of lid

UD Smog in crease

UD Virgin as highlight

Revlon Grow luscious

Avon Supershock linker in Golden Fawn under lower lashes

Mac Avenue Fluidline on upper lashline

Lips:

YSL Rouge Volupte 9 Caress Pink

Face Of The Day Featuring Accessorize Molten Truffle

Trying posting this again as the photos wouldn't work last time!
Another soft smokey look today, I used my Accessorize Molten Truffle eye dust and I really like it, it blended so easily and there was virtually no fallout which is something I usually find you get more of with cheaper eyeshadows. For £1.50 I think this is a bargain to good to miss!
Anyway onto the photos.

Products Used

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Illamasqua Hussy Blush

Eyes:

UDPP

Accessorize Molten Truffle all over lid, crease and under lower lashes

Mac Howzat on outer corners and crease

Mac Blanc Type as highlight

Mac Blitz & Glitz Fluidline on upper lashline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

No7 Poppy King Lipstick in Intrigue

My Favourite Red Lipsticks

As it's valentine's day today I thought I would do a quick post on my favourite red lipsticks. I love a classic red lip and my collection is slowly growing! I didn't use a lip liner in any of the photos so please excuse the application!

This is one of the more subtle red's that I own, I would feel completely comfortable wearing this in the daytime. This is perfect if you don't feel confident enough to wear a full on red.

This is probably my most worn lipstick, on nights out if I can't decide on a lipstick then I always reach for this one. It's a Lustre formula so it doesn't last particularly well but it is a gorgeous colour, it has a lovely shimmer in it which you can't really see in the picture, it definitely needs to be seen in person.

This came out with the Hello Kitty collection but I think it has been re-promoted since. This is slightly darker than Hollywood Red but it's still very wearable and a lovely colour.

 

This is the classic Mac Red, it's a matte colour so can be quite drying so applying a lip balm beforehand is essential. It lasts a long time on the lips and is a beautiful colour.

This is one of the more orange toned reds that I own. It's a lustre so again it doesn't last as long on the lips but it's worth it.

This is my all time favourite red and the one that I get comments on every time I wear it. It lasts so long on the lips that rather than having to reapply you generally need to remove it at the end of the night. If I could only have one red then this would be it. Absolutely gorgeous!

Are there any reds that you love?

Face of Saturday Night using Mac Shadowy Lady Quad

Me and my Mum went to Nottingham for the weekend, it was so nice just to have a change of scene and the opportunity to just chill out! I had a holostic facial while I was there which was lovely.
The Shadowy Lady quad is another thing that I picked up from the CCO, I had a couple of comments asking where CCO's are in the UK, the one I went to was at Gunn Wharf in Portsmouth but there are a few around, they tend to be in outlet malls, some of the McarthurGlen ones have a Cosmetic Company Store, click here to visit their website and you can check the locations, not all malls have a Cosmetic Company Store so make sure you check the particular mall before you head out there!
These photos were taken in my hotel bathroom and the light was awful so these are with flash.

Products Used:
Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Revlon Colourstay Foundation

Maybelline Mineral Concealer

MAC MSF Natural

Illamasqua Hussy Blush

Nars Laguna Bronzer

MAC Shell Cream Colour Base

Eyes:

UDPP

MAC Smudged Violet on Lid

MAC Shadowy Lady in crease and outer corner

MAC Shroom as highlight

MAC Deep Truth under lower lashes

Smashbox brow powder

MAC Blitz & Glitz Fluidline

Covergirl Lashblast Luxe

Lips

MAC Viva Glam Cyndi

I absolutely love Viva Glam Cyndi, its such a gorgeous colour and I can see myself using this all the time. As always if there is anything in that list you want to see a review of then please let me know!

Face Of The Day - Playing with the Shu Uemura Ribbon Palette

I couldn't wait to play with the Shu Uemura palette I picked up in the Space NK sale. It's completely out of my comfort zone as I tend to avoid pinks and pastel colours and stick to the dark and smokey. But I have to say I was pleasently surprised. I don't know why it makes me think of Anime, I guess its because it made my eyes look huge!

I used the Lilac on the lid, Pink in the crease and Gold under the lower lashes. I then lined my top lashline with the brown cream shadow/liner. The blush is such a gorgeous colour, its a really subtle pink. It does have some fine glitter in it though but you can get rid of most of it if you tap the brush off. Advance warning that I look miserable in the first picture but its the one that showed the colours the best!

Other products used:
Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque
Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse Foundation
Mac MSF Natural
Nars Laguna Bronzer
UDPP
Covergirl Lashblast
Mac Captive Lipstick

The eyeshadows are really pigmented but are light colours so the camera hasn't picked them up that well. The cream liner is lovely, it does need a couple of layers but it lasted the day without smudging or smearing.
The blush is my favourite in this palette, its just so easy to wear and I like the sheen that the fine glitter gives, a glow that doesn't look oily. I can see myself looking at pastel colours more now.

Face Of The Day using some of my recent purchases!

This isn't todays face, it's actually from Monday night and I wasn't going anywhere just wanted to play with the new additions to my collection, I actually really like how it turned out. These photos are with flash as there was no natural light left and when I took them without flash the colours looked nothing like they do in the flesh!

Products Used:
Face:
Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque
Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation*
Mac MSF Natural
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Mac Love Rock Mineralize Blush
Eyes:
UDPP
Mac Hypnotizing on lid and crease
Mac Shale in crease and outer v
Mac Vex as a highlight
Dior Sparkling Purple liner on top lash line
Mac Sense of Style Kohl Power on lower lashline
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara
Lips
Lipstick Queen 15 minutes of fame gloss in minute 12

*Maybelline foundation was received at the Maybelline event

I really don't like these photos of me but they were the best of a bad bunch. I just couldn't get one I was happy with!

Sunday's Face Of The Day

I know it's now Monday but this is what I wore on Sunday to go out and attempt finishing my Christmas shopping. Unfortunately I slipped on some ice and really hurt my back so all I managed to buy were some decent winter boots before the pain got too much and I came home! I see late night Westfield visits for me!

Anyway I wanted a neutral but put together look and yet again reached for my UD Book Of Shadows Vol 2

Products used:

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Maybelline Mineral Concealer

Revlon Colourstay Foundation

Mac Prep & Prime Transparent Finishing Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Mac Tippy Blush

Eyes:

UDPP

UD Nylon on inner third

UD YDK on rest of lid

UD Twice Baked On outer corner and crease

Mac Vanilla as Highlight

Mac Graphic Brown Fluidline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Lipstick Queen Butterfly Ball in Goodbye

Nars Lipgloss in Supervixen

My Top Ten Lipsticks

Now I know full well that this line up will probably change in the not too distant future but these are my top 10 lipsticks as of right now.
Top Row L-R All Mac: Hot Gossip, Total Wow, Up The Amp, Most Popular, London Life

Bottom RowL-R: Maybelline Midnight Plum and Hollywood Red, Kryolan LC124, Revlon Cherries In The Snow, Illamasqua Wanton

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Without Flash

I had no idea until I started swatching these how similar a lot of them are! As you can see there are no nude lipsticks here, I honestly have never found one that doesn't make me look like a corpse! I obviously have a preference for purple, red and pink toned lipsticks!

Do you have a favourite lipstick?