MAC FOTD (Day 4/7)

Today I want to go back to an eyeshadow shade which I first purchased for my sister. Then I liked it so much I bought it for myself as a birthday treat. It was my first MAC eyeshadow and first MAC product and it wasn't my last! It's called Sumptuous Olive. I'm not sure if they still do it. I also wanted to use a subtle shade to go with a casual Winter plum lip!

So here goes;

With flash

Without flash

FACE
No.7 Mineral Perfection Foundation in Almond (30)
No.7 Mineral Perfection Blusher in Soft Damson (10)
No.7 Skin Illuminator in Peach

LIPS
No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Plum Rebellion
Gosh On Stage Cool Lip Jam in 105

EYES
MAC Eyeshadow in Sumptuous Olive
MAC Liberty Eyeshadow - shade 12
Maybelline The Colossal Volume Mascara in Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero

What do you think? Do you prefer wild looks, or toned down looks? xoxo

Sunday FOTD (Day 1/7)

Hi all, hope you've had a good weekend? :D

I figured I hadn't done a FOTD in a while and starting today I'm going to do 7 FOTD's with the attempt of using different products every day! A challenge I know, I'm hoping I don't have to go without blusher  although I'm not even sure if I have 7...I will find out!

Here is today's, I used a little bit of liquid eyeliner which I am still not completely used to but I thought I'd give it a try!

With flash

Without flash

I used:

FACE
No.7 Shine Free Primer
No.7 Beautifully Matte Foundation in Almond (30)
No.7 Perfect Light Pressed Powder in Medium
New ID Cosmetics I-Glow in Ice Pop

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Urban Decay Book Of Shadows Vol IV - Bender (eyelid)
Urban Decay Book Of Shadows Vol IV - Crystal (crease)
Urban Decay Book Of Shadows Vol IV - Skimp (highlight)
Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Perversion
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in Black
No.7 Exceptional Definition Nutrient Enriched Mascara in Black

LIPS
Color Trend Lip Stix in Nude Pink
Gosh Light'n Shine Lip Glaze in shade 04


And yes, this week I said I would also be bringing you the highlights of my week;
A new female artist who goes by the name "Natalia Kills", the album is awesome, not too unlike Lady Gaga.
Downton Abbey - the season finale is tonight and I'm watching it right now, I'm not sure how I'm gonna cope without it on Sunday nights.
I also learnt two new pole moves this week - Crucifix, and the front hook to back hook, videos of these can be found by some great pole dancers on Youtube of course!

That's all for today - what do you think? xoxo

Lazy FOTD

This whole weekend I have been pretty slack on my blog, I apologise, but I will continue to post almost everyday from Monday onwards. I have had a very lazy weekend in general, so let the lazy FOTD post commence.

I used: 

FACE

L'oreal True Match Liquid Foundation in (W3) Golden Beige
No.7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in Medium
Rimmel Powder Blush in Santa Rose

EYES

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Sleek Sparkle Palette in Festive
Kitten & Vixen Magic Mascara and Kohl Eyeliner in Bewitching Burgundy

LIPS

The Body Shop Lip Butter in Sweet Lemon
Gosh Light n Shine Lip Glaze in 02

What do you wear on your "lazy days"?

Christmas FOTD

Today I had lunch with the girlies, and was going straight to my mum's and sisters so wanted to do a makeup look before I went. I didn't have time to take the pictures until I got in - just now! So bare that in mind! Hopefully it still looks ok :)

I used:

FACE

L'oreal True Match Liquid Foundation in (W3) Golden Beige
No.7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in Medium
No.7 Cheek Tint in Maple Silk
Rimmel Blush in Santa Rose

EYES

Front Cover Sizzle/Freeze Palette in Magic Banana - eyelid
Front Cover Sizzle/Freeze Palette in Ginger Spice - crease and outer corner
Front Cover Sizzle/Freeze Palette in China Cup - highlight
L'oreal Telescopic Mascara in black
Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in black

LIPS

No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Plum Rebellion
Gosh On Stage Cool Lip Jam in 102

I wanted something fun but not too dramatic - I think I achieved that. What kind of look would you do to be different but not dramatic?

Vampy Inspired FOTD

Hey everyone, if you saw yesterday's post you would have seen I had fun on www.taaz.com. I was then in the mood to try and do a quick recreation of the look this morning. I didn't have long, but I think I will spend longer on this one day and perhaps do a YouTube tutorial as it's a look that anyone can pull off.

I'm thinking that perhaps I shouldn't have gone for a shimmery colour - but I do love it anyway!

I thought I'd do an evil vampire stare too! :D

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

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay NYC BoS in Suspect - all over eyelid

Urban Decay NYC BoS in Maui Wowie - inner half

Urban Decay NYC BoS in Smog - outer corner

Urban Decay NYC BoS in Perversion - crease

Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in black - lower/upper waterline

No.7 Amazing Eyes Liner in black - upper lashline

L'oreal Telescopic Mascara in black

LIPS

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Electric Plum (300)

Gosh Light n Shine Lip Glaze in 02

What do you think? Next time I might try a grey/black combo for a more dramatic look - would you be interested in a YouTube video?

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?

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?

FOTD - Aromaleigh Day 1

I've had many Aromaleigh eyeshadows for a while now but still haven't found the time to properly experiment. So over the next 7 days I am going to use only Aromaleigh eyeshadow!! I probably have around 80 sample baggies so I should easier be able to come up with plenty of different looks - I will try not to do a green look straight away - but I do think perhaps they suit my brown eyes...

Anyway to start with here is today's look in stages:

 Primer (which I rubbed in!)

 Mineral foundation

 Bronzer

 Mineral blusher

 First eyeshadow colour

 Second eyeshadow colour

 Third eyeshadow colour

 Mascara, eyeliner & lipgloss - finished look

Close up of my right eye

I used:

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer
No.7 Mineral Perfection Foundation in Almond
FCUK Bronzer
No.7 Mineral Perfection Blusher in Soft Damson

EYES

New ID I-Conceal in Medium
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Aromaleigh Pure Eyes Frost in Lilac - inner corners
Aromaleigh Victoria's Revenge in Apocaolyse Pansy #82 - middle
Aromaleigh Pure Eyes Frost in Sapphire - outer corners
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero
L'oreal Telescopic Mascara

LIPS
Gosh On Stage Cool Lip Jam in shade 102
Rimmel Sweet Jelly Sheer Lipgloss in Tutti Frutti


What do you think of the look?

Hot Pink FOTD

I took pictures of my FOTD way too late to post yesterday, so I repeated the look again today! I chose 3 colours, at random, from my Shiro Cosmetics collection. Squirtle, Mew & Articuno.

This is how it turned out:

FACE

NYC Natural Matte Foundation 004 all over face

NYC Natural Matte Foundation 005 to contour cheekbones

No.7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in Medium

NYC Smooth Mineral Loose Blush Powder  in Almost Apricot

EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Shiro Cosmetics in Mew for inner corner

Shiro Cosmetics in Squirtle for outer corner

Shiro Cosmetics in Articuno for lower lashline

No.7 Exceptional Definition Mascara in Black

Rimmel Kohl Eye Pencil in Jet Black - upper and lower waterline

LIPS

No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Nude Rebellion

Gosh Lip Jam 102

FOTD - Liquid Eyeliner in Mojito

I wanted a look where I could use my No.7 Glitter Eyeliner in Mojito. This is it!!

I used:

FACE

No.7 tinted moisturiser in medium
No.7 light pressed powder in medium
Rimmel blush in santa rose

EYES

Aromaleigh Creme eyeshadow in Carbon
Barry M Dazzle Dust in silver - eyelid
Gosh Effect Powder in steel - crease and outer corner
No.7 Liquid Glitter Eyeliner in Mojito
H&M Glitter eyeliner in black - lower waterline
No.7 Exceptional Definition mascara in black

LIPS

Fyrinnae Lip Lustre in flavor of the day
No.7 Lip gloss high shine in hint

It reminded me of the sea because the black cream eyeshadow base has given the silver a blue tint. What do you think?

My Liquid Eyeliner Collection

Recently I have purchased a few eyeliners from the No.7 Collection, 5 to be precise, which has led to doubling my collection so I thought I would list them on here in a brief mini review before I review them individually.

Left to Right: No.7 Stay Perfect in Gilt, Mojito and Sapphire, No.7 Amazing Eyes in Black, No.7 Smoky Eyeliner in Black, Natural Collection Eyeliner in Black, Rimmel Exaggerate Eyeliner in Black, 2Tru Eyeliner Dazzlers No.7, Gosh Extreme Art Eyeliner 11, The Body Shop Sparkle Eyeliner in Silver.

The staying power for Gosh - 11, No.7 - Gilt and No.7 Sapphire were better then the rest. When applied to my hand all the others washed off with water and hand sanitiser (not that you would use sanitiser on your eyes!!) The other three needed a bit of make up remover, and Gosh - 11 took a bit of a scrub to budge completely - not sure if this is good or not as I wouldn't feel particularly comfortable scrubbing my eye!

I love the shade of No.7 Mojito and it's not too bright so good if you are going for look that's not too overdone. Similar rules apply for The Body Shop silver eyeliner, although it sparkles a lot its not so much of a bright colour that could make it the leading feature of your make up.

What's in your eyeliner collection??

Dying My Hair & FOTD

Normally in the Spring/Summer I go blonde and then brown again (my natural colour) in Autumn/Winter so as the summer is pretty much over in the UK I thought it was a good time to go brown. I remembered I had this hairdye in the back of my cupboard. I got it in the reduced section in Tesco around April time for £1.44. Brilliant!

With flash

Without flash

I found this dye very easy to use. It came with a separate nozzle top to make it easy to apply to the different sections of my hair. It claimed to be non drip, although I did find one drip on the back of my neck. However, it's not too runny a substance so it didn't matter.

I also think the final colour is gorgeous, with a golden shimmer, but that could be because of the blonde colour it was before. I left it on for about 40 minutes, which is longer than the packet said but I've been using dyes for quite a while now and know that the colour is fuller when it is left on longer. I then left the colour conditioner on for 10 minutes as well to nourish my hair.

Here is the after shot:

I'll also let you know what make up I have on.

FACE

No.7 Shine Free Primer
No.7 Mineral Perfection Foundation
No.7 Perfect Light Pressed Powder
No.7 Cheek Tint

LIPS

The Body Shop Brazil Nut Lip Butter
No.7 Nude Rebellion Lipstick

EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Italian Ice - Hot in the City collection from Aromaleigh - for my eyelid
Airy Ethos - Victoria's Revenge collection from Aromaleigh - for the outer part of my eye
Glow - Pure Eyes Frost collection from Aromaleigh - for my brow highlight
Blue from my No.7 Colour Rebellion Eye Palette as a lower waterline eyeliner

Gosh Sparkling Coal eye pencil for my upper lashline
Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express mascara

I love bright colours on my eyes! I was going to use my new Sapphire liquid eyeliner on my upper lashline, but I decided against it once I'd lined my lower waterline because there was already enough pop!! What do you think?

Mini Gosh Haul - Superdrug Payday Trip