Hello everyone.
Hope you've all had a good week! I officially went back to work yesterday *sobs* so Christmas is over for me until next year. I literally can't believe it's 2016 in 2 days!
So today is another New Year themed post however this time make up. Now I'm far from a make up artist, like I'm genuinely awful at it but I love everything about the stuff.
I decided to do a kind of easy make up look inspired by my all time fave gal, Perrie Edwards.
Perrie rocked this look 2 weeks ago at the BBC Music Awards and looked flawless as ever!
So if you want to see my attempt and some shameless selfies, why not have a little scroll. All products listed at the bottom...
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette
Becca x Jaclyn Hill Highlighter
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer
Maybelline Baby Skin Primer
Maybelline Nude Magique BB Powder
Barry M Natural Dazzle Bronzer
Bobbi Brown Lip and Eye Basics Palette
Eyelure Definition No 121 Lashes
Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Turquoise Forever
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade
Rimmel Kate Lipstick in 43
Barry M Lipgloss in Toffee
Barry M Lip Liner
How will you be wearing your makeup for NYE?
x C
Hello everyone.
It's that time of the month again where I share what I've been loving this month of May.
I'm kind of glad May has gone super quick as I'm dead excited for June! I'm seeing 5 Seconds of Summer, Fleetwood Mac and I'm going to Glastonbury! Gahhh cannot wait!
So, onto what I've been loving this month....
First up is this super cute skirt from ASOS which has become one of my favourite things to wear. You've probably seen it in a few outfit posts so I won't go into too much detail, but it's fab. You can style it with ankle boots, converse, wedges, whatever top... so versatile.
I adore this bronzer from Barry M. It's so perfect for contouring as it is more ashy tone and build-able so you won't end up looking like an umpa lumpa. It's not only dead cheap, but also used by Perrie Edwards so you can also get cracking cheekbones like the future Mrs Malik.
This conditioner has become my all time fave. It's from Bleach London and a little goes a looong way. It makes my hair really soft and I can actually brush through it in the shower. Now, that's my kind of conditioner.
Now, this backpack may look like it doesn't fit much in, but it does, trust me. I was really lucky that I was given this bag for free from Warehouse when I interned there for one week along with lots of other goodies. I've worn this bag the majority of May because it's a nice size, colour and well, cute.
If you want to read a hilarious book on the crazy world of fashion, this is it! This book has many stories on Angela Clarke's career in the industry and I honestly could not put it down (that's rare, I don't read often). It's so funny and some of the stories may sound crazy, but in this industry some of them did not surprise me. Go buy it, you won't regret it.
What were your May faves?
Hello everyone.
Hope you all had a lovely weekend.
Today I'm sharing with you a makeup look that I've been loving recently. The products I used are a mix of high end and drugstore. Sometimes I find drugstore products are just as good as high end, although foundation wise, I much prefer high end. I think it's because drugstore foundation just doesn't agree with my skin so much. It never really stays put and doesn't give me enough courage. I do wish I could find one that worked amazing for me then I could spend a lot less money!
So, face wise, I used the following...
I applied Benefit's Porefessional on my forehead, nose area and a tiny bit on my chin then proceeded with applying my holy grail foundation of choice, Estee Lauder's Double Wear. Moving onto concealer I actually use two (I know, diva much?) I apply Benefit's Boiing under my eyes then Smashbox's new 24 Hour CC Spot Concealer to my cheeks to try and conceal my scars and any spots I may have. I actually only bought this a few weeks ago and it's pretty good. Only downside is it leaks out the bottle as you can see in the photo. I then use Rimmel's Stay Matte powder under my eyes and Loreal's Nude BB Powder on my t-zone area. The next step I did is a light contour using Barry M's Natural Dazzle . I won't go into too much detail as this will be included in my May Favourites post... The final step face wise is Lord & Berry's highlighter which I applied on the top of my cheekbones.
Moving onto eyes and lips...
I first sort my eyebrows out as I feel a bit more together when they're done. I love Anastasia Beverley Hills Pomade as it darkens my brows and they don't budge which is what every girl wants. I then applied a little bit of Benefit's Stay Don't Stray to my eyelids so my eyeshadow doesn't slip and slide everywhere. Eye wise I used my Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette and applied Booty Call to my whole lid then Chopper to the outer corner and then finally, Half Baked to the centre of my lid. I finished my eye look by plastering on lots of Max Factor's 2000 Calorie mascara to my lashes.
The final stage of this makeup look which shall be revealed below is lips. I love love love this lip liner from Barry M! It was only like £2 and is fab. I line my lips then colour my whole lip with it then apply Barry M's Lip Gloss in toffee. Which FYI smells like toffee, yum!
So how did this look turn out you ask? Get ready for some posy pictures....
Hope you like this look. Let me know what you think and what you're favourite makeup looks are!
Hello everyone.
So I've bought quite a few pieces of makeup over the last 2 weeks or so and thought it was time to do a haul post.
First up is some makeup for my face. I've wanted to try this Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation for some time now and finally picked one up in House of Fraser. I bought the shade rose ivory as that's what I was matched in comparison with my Nars Mount Blanc. Once I've tried it and used it for a few weeks I'll pop up a review for those interested. I also bought another Rimmel Brow This Way in medium brown. I first bought this back in November and I love it. I actually talked a bit more about it here. The final face product I bought is this Barry M blusher in I think shade BL8 maybe 427 (it doesn't say a colour). I thought it looked quite a nice pink as I really want to start wearing more blush, we shall see how I get on.
Next up is some eye products. The first was another repurchase in these Ardell Demi Wispies. I love these lashes! They are great for a night out and even during the day to make your eyes pop. Now this next product is the Barry M Soft Eye Crayon which I have been hunting for for about 8 months! Every time I went into Boots it was never there so I ended up ordering if off Barry M's website. I used it the other day and loved it so I might do a Perrie Edwards makeup inspired look with it as its what she uses. Read more here. I bought another 2 Barry M products in the Waterproof Gel Liner and the Bold Black Eyeliner which I've actually used and its great. I have quite watery eyes and I used it to tight line my upper lashes and it didn't budge!
The final bits of makeup I bought was a replacement for my very old and loved Mac Ruby Woo lipstick. It's the perfect shade of red and stays in place all day. It also lasted me around 4 years considering I wear red lippy quite a lot. The next lip product I bought was Mac Cherry Lip Pencil to go with my Ruby Woo. I want to start using a lip pencil especially when wearing red lipstick because I think it just looks a lot nicer and better applied. The final product is another Barry M product in this Lip Liner in the shade Russet which again is a product Perrie uses. It is also quite similar to Mac's Spice Liner which is ALWAYS sold out! So I thought I'd try this one and considering it was only £2.99, bargain.
Have you bought any makeup recently? If so, what?
Hello everyone.
Today I'm talking beauty crushes. I've had this on my list of posts to do for weeks now but I'm finally getting round to writing it.
My beauty crush is the absolutely gorgeous Little Mix star and fiancé of Zayn Malik (so jealous), Perrie Edwards.
I'm a quite a Little Mix fan girl and I have been since they were put together on X Factor way back in 2011 however, I'm especially a fan of Perrie. Her style has evolved so much since her X Factor days and in particular her makeup. Perrie's makeup is quite focused on contouring, bold eyebrows and her amazing blue eyes.
The girls makeup artist is Adam Burrell who I avidly stalk on Instagram as he is great because he posts photos of his work as well as the products he has used. So for that, thank you Adam.
Here are some of my favourite looks Perrie has rocked the last year...
She's so beautiful and the great thing is, is that Adam tends to use mainly drugstore products to create Perrie's look. Adam's go to brand is Barry M and here are some of the products he uses with Perrie:
- Barry M Soft Eye Crayon in Brown
- Barry M - Natural Dazzle Bronzer
- Barry M Lip Gloss in Toffee
- Barry M Showgirl Mascara
- Barry M Black Bold Waterproof Eyeliner
- Barry M Lip Liner in Russet
Who is your beauty crush?
