Subtle FOTD (Day 3/7)

Someone I know commented that my last 2 FOTD's have been pretty heavy make up for everyday wear, so today I decided I would use some subtle browns to compliment my brown eyes :)

I have housework to do so today's post won't be very long either. Here are my piccies;

With flash

Without flash

I used:

FACE
New ID i-Perfect Colour Adjust Foundation in Vanilla (I was quite shocked when this shade was used on my in the studio but it works - I'm not sure I'm vanilla in high street brands tho!)
New ID i-Conceal Brush on Fluid Concealer in Medium
New ID i-Bronze in Rio

EYES
New ID i-Shadow Quad in Choca Mocha (notice a theme going on with the New ID products?)
Wet n Wild Mega Lash Mascara in Black
No.7 Smoky Eyeliner in Black

LIPS
Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Soft Coral (600)
Sephora Lip Gloss in Precious Pink

All in all a quick look to create, probably took 5-10mins max and that was whilst watching TV!
Hope you're enjoying the series so far xoxo

Simple & Colourful FOTD

I went for the minimalistic look today. Being that I would rather spend longer in bed! I'm so lazy. But seriously sometimes it's so cold out you just want to spend a little bit longer snuggling under the duvet. SO here's a look that will allow you extra time in bed - it only takes a few minutes!

I used:

FACE

L'oreal True Match Liquid Foundation in (W3) Golden Beige
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop

EYES

No.7 Amazing Eyes Liquid Eyeliner in black - upper lashline
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in black - upper waterline
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Electric - lower waterline
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara in black

LIPS

The Body Shop Lip Butter in Sweet Lemon

What does your 2 minute make up face look like?

Work Christmas Meal FOTD

I wanted to do a vibrant look for my work xmas meal, I was wearing pretty neutral clothing so thought it was the obvious option.

I used:

FACE

No.7 Mineral Perfection Foundation in Almond
No.7 Cheek Tint in Maple Silk
No.7 Mineral Perfection Blusher in Soft Damson

EYES

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Sleek Acid Palette - 1. inner corner,  2. eyelid
Sleek Storm Palette - 3. outer corner, 4. highlight
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Electric - lower waterline
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in black - upper waterline
No.7 Amazing Eyes Liner in black - upper lashline
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara in black

LIPS

No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Nude Rebellion
Skittles lip balm in Strawberry Starfruit

What do you think? Have you got any requests - let me know, email me: samwells87@hotmail.com

Blue Gold FOTD

Hiya everyone, just a quick FOTD again. I'm not sure if I'm posting these too often - I don't want you all to get bored - let me know if you wanna see more reviews, or tutorials, or anything else?? I won't ramble on otherwise I will definitely bore you...hehe, so here is the look:

I used:

FACE

No.7 Dual Protection Tinted Moisturiser in Medium
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop

EYES

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Urban Decay BoS Vol I in Shattered - inner corner
Urban Decay NYC in Radium - eyelid
Urban Decay BoS Vol I in Goddess - crease
No.7 Stay Perfect Eyeliner in Gilt
Urban Decay AIW in Oraculum - over eyeliner to set it in place
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in black - upper/lower waterline
Wet n Wild Mega Lasg Lengthening, Defining Mascara in Black

LIPS

Gosh On Stage Cool Lip Jam in 105


I've added a few more pics than normal today - just because I couldn't decide whether my eyes looked better with or without the gold eyeliner...

BEFORE

AFTER

...what do you think?

I'm Going Dotty NOTD

Hi all, I fancied a change to my nails yesterday, and I needed something to do whilst watching the football with the other half! This is the design I came up with:

Initially I used a normal top coat for the black base coat, but then I decided it would probably look better as a matte manicure, so once I'd don the blue dots I added a matte top coat. I also cleaned the nails up a bit!!

In this order, I used:
No.7 So Smooth Base Coat
Wet n Wild in Black Cream
No.7 So Strong Nail Care
17 Fast Finsh Nail Polish in Catwalk Couture
Stay Perfect Matte Top Coat

What do you think?

Blue Spark FOTD

I haven't done a FOTD for a bit - so here's todays look. I just opened up my Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol II and went with the flow.

I used:

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer
L'Oreal True Match Liquid Foundation in (W3) Golden Beige
New ID I-Conceal in Medium
No.7 Perfect Light Pressed Powder in Medium
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
No.7 Cheek Tint in Maple Silk
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop

EYES

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Urban Decay BoS Vol II in Jinx - eyelid
Urban Decay BoS Vol II in Half Baked - inner corner
Urban Decay BoS Vol II in Twice Baked - crease
Urban Decay BoS Vol II in Sellout - highlight
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara in Black

LIPS

Rimmel Exaggerate Full Colour Lip Liner in Ultimate
Avon Extreme Glazewear Gloss in Sand Shine

Please note - these pictures were taken after work - so I'd been wearing the make up for about 10 hours - in my opinion it has stayed in place really well!! What do you think? I've not done a look similar to this before and I think the colours have worked well. A green or brown eye pencil on my top lid would have been interesting...maybe next time.

Paramore Shiro Cosmetics FOTD

I've had a busy week and yesterday morning was pretty stressful so I really wanted to get into my bed and sleep rather than go to London and see Paramore. But once I was there I had a lot of fun!! Buy 1 get one free cocktails in the o2 VIP Lounge - who wouldn't! Thanks to Leoni Adams and her uncle Adam West (teehee).

Here is my look:

I used:

FACE

New ID I-Conceal in Medium
New ID I-Perfect Foundation in Vanilla
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
No.7 Cheek Tint in Maple Silk
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop

EYES

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Shiro Cosmetics Eyeshadow in Pikachu - eyelid
Shiro Cosmetics Eyeshadow in Squirtle - under eye
Shiro Cosmetics Eyeshadow in Hyperbeam - crease
Barry M Shimmering Eye Crayon #1 - highlight
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in black

LIPS

No.7 Wild Vlume Lipstick in Toffee Apple
Avon Extreme Glazewear Gloss in Sand Shine

Here's a random pic of my outfit and Hayley from Paramore too:

What do you think - do you go all crazy when you see a band??

Imogen Heap FOTD

This was the look I wore Friday night but I didn't have time to post it as I had to catch a train. I went to see Imogen Heap in The Royal Albert Hall in London. She was amazing!! First she conducted an orchestra, who played music to a series of "earth" videos. The she performed her own songs - as voted by the fans!

I wanted a soft neutral look and I think I achieved that.

I used:

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer
New ID I-Conceal in Medium
New ID I-Perfect in Vanilla
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop

EYES

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
New ID I-Shadow Quad in Choca Mocha
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Liner in Bourbon
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara

LIPS

Tropical Skittles Lip Balm in Strawberry Starfruit

What do you think? A look you can get away with wearing anywhere but still look well groomed!

Neon Blue & Yellow FOTD

Last night I attended a work leaving do with my partner and decided to do a bright, eye-catching (get it?) look! I wore black jeans, a black and white top, with a blue scarf and silver heels, silver headband and silver earrings - see a small pic below.

You'll have to excuse the little bit of eyeshadow that fell onto my nose that I clearly didn't notice until I finished taking pictures!!

I used:

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer
New ID I-Conceal in Medium
New ID I-Perfect in Vanilla
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
No.7 Cheek Tint in Maple Silk
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop
New ID I-Shimmer in Sherbet

EYES

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Shiro Cosmetics in Squirtle - eyelid
Shiro Cosmetics in Pikachu - crease
Shiro Cosmetics in Hyper Beam - outer corner
Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in Purple - upper lashline
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in Black - lower waterline
Barry M Shimmering Eye & Lip Crayon #1
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara in Black

LIPS

Avon Kiss n Shine Lipstick in Sequin

What do you think of this bright look? Something to get you noticed on a night out?

Urban Decay Book Of Shadows FOTD

Hiya everyone, sorry I didn't blog over the weekend - not quite sure what happened!! But I'm back :) I've used a few colours from my Urban Decay Book Of Shadows III. I've not used it in a while and I really love snatch, but think it needs some bright colours to make it pop.

I used:

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer
New ID I-Perfect Colour Adjust Foundation in Vanilla
New ID I-Conceal in Medium
New ID I-Bronze
New ID I-Glow

EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
UD BoSIII Snatch - upper eyelid
UD BoSIII Psychedelic Sister - inner corner, under eye
UD BoSIII Radium - outer corner
UD BoSIII Uzi - brow highlight
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curlers
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara in Black
Models Own Kohl Pencil in Black

LIPS

Carmex in Cherry

Hope you like it!

MUA Green With Envy FOTD

Today I couldn't wait any longer to try out a look using my MUA "green with envy quad". So here it is!! Hope you like it.

I used:

FACE

New ID I-Perfect Foundation in Vanilla
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop
New ID I-Conceal in Medium

EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
MUA Eyeshadow Shade 5 - inner eye
MUA Eyeshadow Shade 6 - outer eye
MUA Eyeshadow Shade 7 - crease
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara - top lashes only
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in Jet Black - upper and lower waterlines
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curlers

LIPS

No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Nude Rebellion
Sephora Lip Gloss in Precious Pink

I think this actually turned out better than the photos look, it's a very vivid green and I love it. I also only realised after using three of the green shades that they go in number order - how odd!!

Wedding Time!!

I attended my friend's wedding reception on Saturday evening so thought it was the perfect time to do a new make up look. Again I focussed on my eyes, but I used a cheek tint for the first time. The picture below was taken a few hours after the make up application so I think the tint stayed quite well!

I used:

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer
No.7 Mineral Perfection Foundation in Almond
New ID I-Conceal in Medium
New ID I-Bronze in Rio
New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop
No.7 Cheek Tint in Maple Silk

EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Urban Decay BoS III Maui Wowie
Urban Decay BoS III Smog
MUA Eyeshadow in Shade 11
MUA Eyeshadow in Shade 1
Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara
Rimmel Kohl Pencil in Jet Black

LIPS

Rimmel Vinyl Jelly Lip Liner in Starlet
No.7 Nude Rebellion Lipstick
Sephora Lip Gloss in Precious Pink

EOTD MUA Eyeshadow

Today I used the second of my four MUA "quads".

I used:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
Aromaleigh Eye Shadow Creme in Carbon
MUA Eyeshadow Shade 3 - main part of eyelid
MUA Eyeshadow Shade 15 - outer eyelid
MUA Eyeshadow Shade  20 - crease
Urban Decay Glide on 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero - upper and lower waterline

Wet n WIld Mega Length Double Action Mascara

With flash

Without flash

I don't very often do silvery/grey smoky eyes, but I actually like this...am loving the mUA shades so far, lets see what I can do with the purples or greens next!!

Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara

Hey everyone, this is probably going to be my bargain of the month, possibly even ever!! I picked this mascara up from our 99p Store. I've bought many an item from here, I think it's mainly because they sell good brands at a reduced price - sometimes when items have been discontinued.

Today's post is about a recent Wet n Wild mascara I purchased. The packaging is pretty standard, and you could say very simple. However this doesn't matter to me, I will normally buy a mascara either through curiousity or recommendation. This time was curiousity as I've only ever bought one Wet n Wild item, which was my first black nail polish.


(I apologise for using a stock photo but the light made it very difficult to read the silver section)


The first picture is how I looked when I woke up this morning, so I don't look great, but it was necessary for the purposes of this post. I am without any make up as I wanted to show you how small my lashes are without mascara..

The second picture is of me with the white mascara primer on, which is used to lengthen the lashes.

The third picture is how I looked after 1 coat of the black end of the mascara, which is used to add volume and length to the lashes. I have to say my first impression of this mascara is amazing. It's so easy to apply, it doesn't dry to quickly but doesn't take too long either and you don't need to use more than 1 coat to get great effects! Overall I think this is worth way more than 99p!!

 What items have you been impressed with?

MUA Neutral Quad FOTD

Today was my first make up look using my new MUA eyeshadows.

 I used:

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer

No.7 Mineral Perfection Foundation in Almond

New ID I-Bronze in Rio

New ID I-Glow in Ice Pop

EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MUA Eyeshadow Shade 16 - inner corner

MUA Eyeshadow Shade 17 - outer corner

MUA Eyeshadow Shade 11 - crease

MUA Eyeshadow Shade 1 - highlight

Wet n Wild Double Action Mascara

Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in Jet Black

LIPS

No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Nude Rebellion

Avon Extreme Gloss Glazewear in Sand Shine

What do you think?

EOTD - Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol 1

I purchased a new Mascara today so wanted to give it a try and did a quick eyeshadow look to match.

I used:

Shattered

Goddess - as an upper lash liner and in the crease

Midnight Cowboy - brow/inner eye highlight

Wet n Wild Mega Length Double Action Mascara