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??

Ted Baker Let's Glow - Kit Two Review

I was given this item as a gift by my sister last Christmas, and it's probably one of the best things she's bought me -that's how much I love it. I have to say I didn't know what to expect at first because obviously Ted Baker aren't known for their great make up products - but I was pleasantly surprised!

It's a relatively small palette so if you're travelling it's pretty good to take with you. The outer casing is pretty sturdy so it isn't likely to break, and protects the contents quite well. The design is really different - it's so colourful!

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It comes with a good sized mirror - you can actually see youself in it! I hate it when products have mirrors which you can't actually use because they are just too small! It also comes with a bronzer, two eyeshadows, a lip gloss, lip balm and three brushes. Perfect to enable you to do a few different looks whilst on the go.

The bronzer brush is great and makes it easy to apply the product - the other two brushes are ok, but they're not the best. The same can be said for most other palettes which include brushes. They're just like little freebie really...put it there just to complete the product. On the other hand the eyeshadows, bronzer and lip colours are all amazing. All quite pigmented so you don't have to use too much to get the look you desire. I'm a big fan of the bronzer (although to be honest I kinda forgot there was a bronzer in here, which is really bad) it's great for adding a bit of shimmer with not too much colour - as you can see from the two shades used to help give you a more natural look.

The eyeshadows are really good for neutral looks, as are the lip shades, which is something I tend to use for my on the go looks - they're normally the most simple!!

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I think this item was purchased from Boots - as it's approximately a year old you may only be able to get hold of it from ebay...but I'm not sure. Thanks for reading!!

Nail Polish Remover

Hi all,

I currently seem to be running out of nail polish really quickly! I tend to change my nails every 5 days or so. I don't think I should be running out of remover this quickly. Perhaps it's because I buy a cheap brand that it means I have to use more to get the polish off...?

 The polish remover I currently use is 99p from Boots

Does anyone have any good breand that seem to last forever??

Thanks!!

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FOTD - Comfort Green

I feel like whenever I don't have much time to apply make up I go for green! I wonder why that is? I thought to myself - perhaps it's my comfort colour...do we have comfort colours where they will work for different moods?? Who knows...wonder what I'll have on tomorrow!

I used:

FACE

L'oreal True Match Foundation (W3) in Golden Beige

No.7 Perfect Light pressed Powder

No.7 Cheek Tint in Maple Silk

No.7 Mineral Perfection Blusher in Soft Damson

EYES

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

MUA Shade #7 - crease

Collection 2000 Dazzle Me in Dreamland - all over eyelid

MUA Shade #6 - lower eye

Barry M Shimmering Eye Crayon #1 - highlight

L'oreal Volume Million Lashes Mascara in black

Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in black

LIPS

Avon Extreme Gloss Glazewear in Sand Shine

What item do you reach for when you don't have much time for make up??

Eye Pencil Collection

I haven't got much time today so I thought I'd show you my eye pencil collection. If there are any "must haves" missing that I should get please let me know :)

My collection

Top to bottom: Models Own - black, L'oreal - black, Rimmel - black, H&M - sparkly black, Pure - white

My favourite of these is the Rimmel and L'oreal pencils (hence why the Rimmel pencil is so small!!) they are so easy to work with.

Top to bottom: Gosh - 102 Lemongrass, Gosh - 103 Aqualife, Gosh - 008 Silver Screen, Gosh - Sparkling Coal

I love how bright these pencils are, they go on quite easily too.

Top to bottom: Urban Decay - Covet, Urban Decay - Zero, Urban Decay - Lust, Urban Decay - Eletric, Urban Decay - Lucky, Urban Decay - Zero, Urban Decay - Bourbon, Urban Decay - Zero, Urban Decay - Topside, Urban Decay - Zero, Urban Decay - Ransom

I really like how creamy these eye pencils are and how long they stay on for - pretty much all day!

Top to bottom: Barry M - black, Barry M - Shimmering Eye Crayon #8, Barry M Shimmering Eye Crayon #1

These shimmering pencils are great to use for a highlight or all over colour, they're quite subtle which I love. I haven't yet used the back pencil so I wouldn't know what that's like!

Top to bottom: Avon - In A Blink silver smoke, Avon - In A Blink steel smoke, Avon - In A Blink violet smoke, Avon - In A Blink green smoke, Avon - Chocolate, Avon - Surf, Avon - Metallic Bronzing, Avon - Arabian Glow Bronze, Avon - Arabian Glow Sunny

The smokey eye pencils are great because they are double ended and one side has eyeshadow in the lid to create the perfect smokey effect! The brown and blue pencils are so great to a striking effect - they're so pigmented! I love the bronze pencils too and they are perfect for my skin when I want to go for a natural but different look. I suppose I should buy a new Avon eye pencil as it seems I have quite a collection and love them all!

What do you think?

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!

Nail Inc (Glamour Freebie)

I am a subscriber to Glamour magazine and on 30th October I received a freebie I wasn't expecting. A Nails Inc Nail Polish. This is the third one in three years so I suppose in a way I should have expected it! Not bad when I only pay £10 a year for the subscription though (I have been a subscriber for years and the price has stayed the same!!)

This year I've become a lot more interested in nails and make up instead of just clothes - which is the main reason I started my blog. I'm just starting to experiment really and although I'm not a pro like other beauty bloggers I will do looks that are fun and simple to recreate. So for this reason I decided, as with the Benefit product freebies, I would try and get each shade of nail polish. At the moment I have Warwick Avenue (which came in the post), Jermyn Street and Hempstead Heath. I'm on the lookout for the last shade, I've heard it's a dark red...

Anyway, today I'm posting my current mani - Jermyn Street. And my oh my does this look much better than I thought it would. Such a perfect Autumn shade. Neutral but by no means boring - see for yourself!!

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 Pretty packaging!

If you want to purchase the magazine to get the free nail polish, as far as I'm aware there are two versions of the magazine as pictured below...but it could be that the one on the right is for subscribers only as I didn't see it in the shops...??

What do you think - have you got/tried any of these yet?

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?

Fyrinnae Lip Lustres

A few months ago, around the same time that I bought my Aromaleigh stuff I purchased a few bits from Fyrinnae. I think this was probably beause Sirvinya, an experienced beauty blogger was raving about Pixie Epoxy, and I thought I'd try a few other bits too. Plus my partner is always moaning that my lips are sticky when I have lipgloss on!

I can no longer find them on the website, so can only assume they've stopped doing them? Let me know if that's not the case - as I'd like to purchase a few more colours really! I suppose that sums up what I think of them already lol.

The shades I bought are pictured below, in order;

Bare Shoulders

Flavour Of The Day

Lollipop Pop

Trickster

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I love that they give a lot of colour to your lips and are slightly shimmery. I also love that they are scented, I think Bare Shoulders was cafe latte, and Trickster was mint, but as they're no longer on the website I can't tell you what the others are, but they smell amazing!! You don't need to use too much of it to get a good coating on your lips, meaning even the mini sizes are perfect. Great for evening handbags/clutches too! I don't know what I'd do without these and am so glad I purchased them when I did if they are now not available...

In the picture above I am wearing Bare Shoulders, it was my "go to" nude shade before I bought No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Nude Rebellion. It still is my go to nude shade when I don't a heavy look. For me lipstick can always look quite "made up" - sometimes too much for work hence why I wear this in the offie quite frequently. I love the fact that it still looks shimmery but you can't feel that anything is there, and it really does taste great.

Have you got a great product you use when you find some lip glosses are too "sticky"?