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;

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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

Car Boot Sale Glory!!

OMG today was a very exciting day, the season of car boot sales is upon us and boy did I annoy the other half with all the time I spent deciding what to buy. I recently sold my old GHD's so was glad a had a spare bit of cash to play with.

I spent £45.50 and got a lot of bargains-

• 3 Mac pigments (unused) Chrome Yellow, Orange & Shimmer Moss
• 5 Mac eyeshadows; Freshwater, Electric Eel, Creme De Violet and 2 from the Liberty of London collection labeled 11 & 12.
• 8 pc Mac brush set
• Black and gold patterned clutch bag
• Jessica nail polish
• Avon nail polish
• Mustard high heels
• Purple chinese style 200 page photo album

I know all the above Mac items are fakes but I've heard this 8 piece set is extremely close to the real quality of MAC. I also know the Freshwater eyeshadow is real as this was bought from someone's personal stall, rather than a business stall like the rest of the items.

What do you think - have you ever bought fake items and found them to be good or bad? Let me know :D

Rimmel vs MAC Cream Eyeshadow

I was going through my cream eyeshadow collection and came across these. Would you ever compromise on quality in order to spend less?

They are slightly different colours but from afar they are very similar. They are in very similar shaped pots, similar colours and that made me think. Do they also apply the same? So I investigated - The picture below shows the colours and textures.

I found the Rimmel cream eyeshadow on the left was slightly thicker and applied a little blobby at times. Whereas the MAC eyeshadow was so smooth and I didn't need to use as much to bring out the true colour. Now I know the MAC shadows cost about 3 times as much as the Rimmel eyeshadows, but for one of the first times I'm saying that I would go for MAC over anything else. This product is perfect - it has a subtle shimmer, whereas I think the Rimmel one is a bit too shiny...

Which do you prefer? Do you own any of these?

Giveaways

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Family FOTD's

I invited my mum and sister over last night to do their make up, and pluck their eyebrows. I had a feeling my new Urban Decay Book of Shadows would have arrived to be able to use on them - and it had! My mum said she didn't want me to use something new on her instead of me, and my sister picked the bright purple from the Alice in Wonderland palette, so my BoS III is still untouched!!

Pictured below is my little sister Carley. On her I used:

No.7 tinted moisturiser in medium
No.7 light pressed powder in medium

Underland from Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Palette - on the eyelid
Jabberwocky from Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Palette - on the outer corner
Curiouser from Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Palette - on the inner corner
No.7 Exceptional Definition mascara in black
Urban Decay 24/7 Eye pencil in Zero on the lower waterline

No.7 Plum Rebellion Stay Perfect Lipstick
Sephora clear/sparkly lipgloss

For my mum I used:

No.7 tinted moisturiser in medium
No.7 light pressed powder in medium

Wonderland from Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Palette - on the lid
MAC Sumptous Olive eyeshadow - on the outer cornerNo.7 Exceptional Definition mascara in black
Urban Decay 24/7 Eye pencil in Zero on the lower waterline

No.7 Nude Rebellion Stay Perfect lipstick

What do you think? DO you often do your family and friends make up?? Thanks for reading!!

Rushed FOTD

Today I had to get ready in a rush because I didn't want to get up at the crack of dawn. I had to get the bus at 7.15am instead of driving my car to work at 8.30am because it failed the MOT :(

So here is my quick FOTD which I did before I started work in my office.

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Without flash

FACE:

No.7 Dual Protection Tinted Moisturiser in medium
Max Factor Pressed Powder in medium beige
Ted Baker "Let's Glow" kit two bronzer

EYES:

Benefit Eye Brightener
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Ted Baker "Let's Glow" kit two brown eyeshadow on lid and crease
Ted Baker "Let's Glow" kit two grey eyeshadow for highlight
MAC cream eyshadow - forgotten the name, but it is a peachy/gold colour
No.7 Smoky Eyeliner for top lashline
Urban Decay Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero for lower waterline
No.7 Exceptional Definition mascara in black

LIPS:

No.7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Angel Kiss
The Body Shop Nutmeg & Vanilla Lip Balm

APPLICATORS USED:

MAC 213 for eyeshadow
Shu Uemura eyelash curlers
Rimmel lip brush for MAC cream eyeshadow

Let me know what you think :) xx