My Fav' Make-Up Combo's Of The Moment...

I took these pictures back when I was in Italy on holiday but as you'll probably know if you follow me on twitter is that my MacBook completely broke whilst we were out there so I couldn't persist with my outfit post or my reviews that I set out to do. However, it is now back up and running and I'm now back on the 'blogging and youtube band-waggon'! 

I never used to see the point in mixing products or trying to make certain things work with others and I defiantly never thought one product could improve another but how I was wrong...

Revlon Colourburst Lipstick in Pink in the afternoon, Mac fluidline in blacktrack, Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Nude Delight, Softlips lipbalm, My Face Cosmetics Lipstick in 137, Fake Benefit Eye Liner Brush, Sigma E25 Brush, Bourjois Healthy Mix concealer in 52, Barry M Lipliner in Pink, Mac Paint in Bare Canvas.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer with Sigma Travel E25 Brush:

These two together work like a dream. The concealer is perfect for the under eyes as it doesn't feel or look heavy on the skin meaning it doesn't cake or stick to any of the dry patches on the skin. It also manages to cover everything up as well whilst still making the skin look like skin. The brush however is the thing that really does make this concealer shine.. It blends it into the skin to create an airbrushed finish to the under eyes and also gives a more concentrated coverage to a certain area than it would if you were applying it with your fingers.

Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack, Mac Paint in Bare Canvas and Fake Benefit eye liner brush: 

These three put together create my simplest eye look. The Mac Paint does a great job at priming the lids and this is now the only primer I use for all eyeshadows, however it is also very opaque and creates a great background colour for liner on the upper lash line. Gel Liner has vastly become my favourite eye liner method and this little gem of a brush helps it to glide with ease. I ordered this fake benefit brush from eBay for £1.99 and I have to say, I've never spent a better two pounds on anything. I've always wanted a bent eyeliner brush and the only one that people seem to talk about is the one from coastal scents which is extremely hard to get over here sadly so I took a risk and got this one instead and I'm happy to say that these three work amazingly well together! 

My face cosmetics lipstick for fair skin tones in 137 and Revlon super lustrous lipgloss in nude delight: 

I have recently posted on here that I do not under any circumstances suit nude lip products and I truly did believe that as I had tried so so many of them from Mac to 2true and non of them had completely suited me. However, whilst mooching around the isles of a nearby boots store I came across this beauty of a lipstick and as soon as it was swatched, I just had to have it. It's the perfect nude with a pinky-rose undertone which suits me better than a cold blue-pink one. My only problem with this lipstick is that it can be a tiny bit drying and sometimes needs a bit of spicing up! I love to apply this lipgloss in the middle of my lips to plump them up a little and get them looking a bit more shiny.

Revlon Colourburst Lipstick in Pink in the afternoon, Illamasqua Lipgloss and Barry M lipliner in Pink:

I am a complete newbie to lipliners, until I brought this one, I had never used one before as if I'm honest.. I always thought they were for older women in their late forties who were trying to keep their lips defined. After using this one though, I shall be purchasing some more as this one really did help my lipstick to stay on a lot longer even through a 4 course meal and 5 glasses of coca cola! You now could be wondering what the Illamasqua lipgloss is doing there as lets be honest, the colours are completely different.. well, this lipgloss is a funny one, in which it's a thick white gloss with lots of blue and pink iridescent glitter particles which run throughout it. This gives the lip colour more dimensions as when it hits the light, it shines a different colour. 

Thank you for taking the time to read and I hope you enjoyed! 

Some little purchases...

Firstly... The reason why I haven't been posting is because my camera has broken! I haven't been able to take any pictures, therefore have had not much to write about. However, I have figured that it's the words that matter and not the pictures! So, I am going to use pictures off of google images hope that It's okay for you all! (:

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PhotoReady Compact Make Up - 

I swear that at the drugstore, they are really trying so hard to incorporate technology so much into their makeup and beauty products it is almost ridiculous! I think that they may think that including teachnology makes beauty-addicts want to buy their makeup, as high-end don't really use that technique as for them- it's the product inside!  Anyway.. onto the product itself! I loved the Revlon PhotoReady foundation anyway, so I really wanted to try this when the advert came onto the TV. 

However, I didn't expect what I saw when I went to look at it in boots..

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here is where the foundation comes out of! No, it doesn't come off- It basically liquifies the foundation and breaks it down rather than it being a very thick consistency. It's a great foundation and it's really nice! I used it this morning and it leaves a very natural finish to the face. I would say this is a medium coverage foundation, even though it is pretty build-able. It feels extremely lightweight on the skin and for me this has made an excellent first impression on me!    Pick it up now from boots for £9.99 until 28th February, then it will be raised to £12.99.

No7 Spring Collection 2011 - Lipstick in Grace

This is a gorgeous neutral colour and I really like it. At £10.00, I think it is a bit highly priced for a drugstore lipstick, as you can pick up one at MAC for £13.50! However, I don't think the quality is any less than a MAC one, the other colour looked a lot like MAC's Viva Glam GaGa Lipstick, however I didn't swatch it as I knew I wanted this one as I'd seen it on so many other blogs! (:  

The packaging is cute, but however because it's only cardboard, I can see it looking very battered after a week in my bag! It's a very nice creamy and moisturising consistency and I think it really feels nice on the lips. It's kind of a weird colour- In the tube it looks brown, when swatched it looks like a cute rosy pink colour and when on the lips it looks like a my-lips-but-better colour!  I would defiantly also urge you to go and pick this one up to if your on the look out for a nice neutral colour for the spring! (: 

All in all, I'm quite happy with the bits I picked up yesterday, even they were only two things! (:

xx

HG foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid

I feel bad that before christmas I'm spending money on myself,but I couldn't live without my MAC Studio Fix Fluid! I had it in NW20 back in October but now as my skin is so pale, I went and brought it in NC15. My dad didn't seem too happy about me spending £19 on a foundation two weeks before Christmas,but to be honest it's all my skin likes!
I have tried my hardest to use every other foundation that I own but it's just not the same!




I'm out so I can't take a picture of my own but here is the exact same one as mine.

I like to apply it with a sponge as I find it goes on more smoothly with that and I get a better finish. However I know that my dad has brought me The MAC 187 for christmas and I have an elf powder brush on order so I'm looking forward to trying it out with these.

I tried so hard to go back to my MAC Studio Sculpt but I felt that that collected on the dry areas of my face. I then tried to use Revlon Colourstay for a while,Gosh's X-ceptional foundation and none of these did it for me so I just went back and brought a new one but in a shade lighter as I noticed that I was looking a tad orange!

I like to set this with my newly founded and very much loved- Bare Minerals Mineral Veil. I only have the tester but I'm going to have to purchase the full size because I'm in love with it so so so much! It adds to the perfect finish that the foundation gives and makes my skin look ultra smooth but also matte.

My only problem with this and it really doesn't bother me that much is that it seems to run out pretty fast as I brought it at the start of October and it had ran out by the middle of November. Maybe this is me being stingy but I love this so much that this over rides this problem. For £19,I couldn't ask for more except for a little bit more to come in the bottle than 30ml.

If you're looking for a new foundation and not sure which one to get,I would 100% get your hands on this one because I can guarantee unless you have extremely high expectations that this will fulfil you're foundation prospects.


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Drugstore FOTD

I had fun making myself do my makeup with just drugstore,it was really hard but really easy at the same time! Like to not be able to use MAC's mineralised skinfinish natural nearly killed me!
Hope you enjoy and also... sorry for the posey pictures ;)






Face:
Revlon colour-stay in 220 natural beige
Elf all over cover stick in ivory
Natural collection pressed powder in warm
Elf studio blush in candid coral


Eyes-
Barbra daily eye base
MUA eyeshadow in shade 11 pearl (all over lid)
MUA eyeshadow in shade 12 pearl (outer corner)
MUA eyeshadow in shade 1 pearl (brow highlight and inner corner)
Sleek kajal eyeliner in nocturnal
Collection 2000 big fake mascara


Lips-
MUA lipstick in shade 11








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how to apply: revlon colourstay foundation (:

hope you're all doing well and good (:

this is just a little tip i thought i'd give you as i really struggled to apply this foundation when i got it, so i thought i'd spare you the time and tell you!

here it is if you haven't seen it (:

so,this foundation as many people may have noticed comes with a open topped bottle with no pump.

 In many ways this is so annoying as you're normal techniques of applying foundation are literally thrown out of the window!

Anyway, i find this way the easiest way to actually apply this foundation...

step one,

get a plastic bag like one of these on the right. you can even use some cling film or just foil if you don't have a plastic bag.

step two,

pour a blob of the foundation about the size of a fifty-pence piece onto the plastic bag.

step three, 

get a angled sponge like this one and run it under the cold water until its just damp(it needs to be damp, otherwise this won't work) 

step four,

dip the sponge into the foundation and then apply to your face as you would if using a foundation brush. this gives you a flawless complexion but also makes the coverage very equal over the whole face.

step five,

to cover your imperections if there still visible, dab the edge/corner of the sponge into the foundation and dab it onto the 'still visible imperections' on the face. if they're still not covered then just use your normal concealer to cover them up.

I've found this is the easiest way to apply this foundation as it doesn't cake as much when applied like this.

Let me know if you like this way of applying the revlon colourstay or what way you use (':

make-up addict <3