Face Of The Day Featuring Current Favourites

The MAC By Request collection is the first one I have been excited about in ages! I can finally say I own Moth Brown! Since I first got in to MAC I have wanted this colour but I refused to pay the extortionate amount on ebay! I picked up all 3 of the eyeshadows and 2 of the lipsticks. This FOTD features Moth Brown with Satin Taupe, these colours really do complement each other!
You can't tell in the photos but I was soooo hungover when I did this look, we went out for dinner as I did not have the energy to cook and thankfully this make up made me look more human!

 

I am absolutely in love with this lipstick, it's Coral Bliss from the new Cremesheen Pearl range.

Products Used:
Face:
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
Maybelline Mineral Concealer
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Nars Laguna Bronzer
MAC Giggly Blush
Eyes:
UDPP
MAC Satin Taupe on lid
MAC Moth Brown on outer corner, crease and under lower lashes
MAC Nylon in inner corners
MAC Blanc Type as Highlight
MAC Avenue Fluidline on upper lashline
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Illamasqua Stark Eyebrow Cake
Lips:
Mac Coral Bliss Lipstick

Face of The Day Featuring Illamasqua Complement Palette and Mini Review

I have to be honest I was in two minds whether to order this palette or not, although the colours instantly called to me I had read a few bad reviews, mainly about the pigmentation but I trusted my instincts and ordered it anyway and I'm really glad I did as it's gorgeous. It's surprisingly wearable considering two of the shadows are darker purples. I wore this in the daytime and obviously you could apply more and make it a darker smokey look for night time but I like the fact that you can control how dark you go! I used primer potion underneath and didn't experience any creasing but I did have some minor fading in the crease after about 10 hours.

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Products Used:
Face:
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
Benefit Erase Paste
Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour
Illamasqua Rude Cream Blush
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Illamasqua Complement Palette
Focus Liquid Metal on lid, crease and under lower lashline
Slink eyeshadow on inner corner, first third of eyelid and under brow
Forgiveness eyeshadow on rest of lid
Queen Of The Night Pressed Pigment in crease and on outer corner of lid
Mac Blacktrack Fluidline on upper lashline
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Lips:
Mac Angel Lipstick

Overall this is a gorgeous palette, if you were on the fence about getting it as it looked too dark I would definitely recommend swatching it in person as it is really wearable.

Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look 4 - Red Carpet

Here is the 4th look from the Urban Decay Smoked Palette and I have to say that so far this is be far my favourite, it's absolutely gorgeous. It's smokey but wearable, a very classic look. Urban Decay describe it as "A nominee favourite, this smoky look is more pretty than edgy. Wear it for magnetic eyes with Hollywood glamour. It's the perfect eye for your wedding day or anytime you need to be a knockout." Again I haven't lined my waterline as I don't really like it in the daytime but I have followed all the other steps.

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Products Used:
Face:

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation

Bobbi Brown Corrector Porcelain Peach

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Illamasqua Nymph Blush

Eyes:

UDPP

Backdoor blended into crease and outer corners and on upper and lower lash lines
Freestyle used to blend out the crease
Kinky as highlight

24/7 Glide On Pencil in Perversion close to lower lases on outer third then smudged into Backdoor

Blackout blended tightly into outer v

Kinky applied on lid and blended where it meets Backdoor

Mushroom patted on centre of lid where Backdoor and Kinky meet and under lower lashes

24/7 Glide On Pencil in Perversion tightly on upper lash line

Avon Spectra Lash Mascara

Lips:

Mac Angel Lipstick

 



Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look 3 - Rock Star

Here is the third look from the Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look Book, the first two looks you can see here and here, this was the one that I couldn't wait to do as purple is my favourite colour and I definitely consider myself a rock chic! Urban Decay describe it as "There's a wanna-be groupie in all of us and this is the makeup she wears...drop-dead gorgeous, sexy and alluring" Again I skipped lining my waterline as I was going out and I didn't want to take my liner with me.

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Products Used:
Face:

Revlon Colourstay Foundation

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Peach

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as Contour

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Mac Posey Blushcreme

Benefit Highbeam Highlighter

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

24/7 Glide On Pencil in Perversion on outer thirds of upper and lower lash lines then smudged

Rockstar on lid and under lower lashes

Asphalt in crease

Freestyle to blend out crease

Blackout blended tightly into the crease

Kinky as highlight

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Lips:

Clinique Chubby Stick in Whopping Watermelon

I am loving trying out all these looks so far, the book is so detailed and easy to follow. There are 9 more looks still to go!

Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look 2 - Smoldering

This is the second look from the Urban Decay Smoked Palette look book, check out the first one here, this one was really easy to apply. Urban Decay describe this one as "Great for a sexy look that works at the office and transitions right into after-hours activities." The only step I didn't follow was to line my waterlines with black liner, as I was wearing this in the daytime I decided to skip this step as I find it can look a bit too heavy on my eyes for during the day.

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Products Used:

Face:

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation

Benefit Erase Paste

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Mac Fleur Power Blush

Mac Emphasise Highlighter

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion

Barlust on lids, crease and under lower lashes

Freestyle to blend out the crease

Kinky as highlight

24/7 Glide On Pencil in Perversion smudged on outer thirds of upper and lower lash lines

17 Blow Out Mascara

Lips:

Clinique Chubby Stick in Whopping Watermelon

Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look 1 - Iconic

One of the best things about the new Urban Decay Smoked palette is the look book that comes with it. As I said in my initial review I am going to try and work my way through the book and post the looks as I do them. I am not sure on the rules regarding posting photos of the actual book so I have listed what I used and where, obviously in the book itself the instructions are much more detailed and are very easy to follow. This is the Iconic look which Urban Decay describe as "The gold standard UD smoky look: Dramatic, Gorgeous, Statement Making."

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Products Used:

Face:

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation

Benefit Erase Paste

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Nars Orgasm Blush

No7 Highlighter

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Mushroom on lid, crease and under lower lashes

Backdoor blended on outer third, crease and outer corner of lower lashes

Freestyle used to blend the crease

Blackout blended on half of upper and lower lash lines

Kinky as brow highlight

Perversion 24/7 Liner smudged on upper and lower lash lines and waterlines

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Lips:
Mac Hue Lipstick

Mac Bubble Tea Plush Glass

Face Of The Day - Summery Illamasqua Eyes

The sun was finally shining and I felt like playing with colour. This was for daytime though so I didn't go overboard. For some reason summer always makes me more experimental with makeup.

Products Used:
Face:
Misha M BB Cream
Benefit Erase Paste
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Illamasqua Rude Cream Blush
Mac Taupe as Contour
Eyes:
UDPP
Illamasqua Pigment Furore on inner third
Illamasqua Pigment Chasm on rest of lid, crease and under lower lashes
Illamasqua Pigment Android blended lightly in outer v
Mac Pearlglide liner in Undercurrent on upper lash line
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Lips:
Illamasqua Drench Lipstick

Face Of The Day - Some More Taupe!

You may have noticed that I have a slight obsessions with Taupe eyeshadow! I can't help it, there is just something about the colour that I can't seem to get enough of! I am going to do a taupe comparison post later this week, I am scared that I will end up with loads that look exactly the same! Anyway on to the FOTD!

Products Used:

Face:

Benefit Erase Paste

Misha M Perfect Cover BB Cream

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Mac Rose Quartz MSF as blush

Eyes:

UDPP in Greed

Boots No7 Mink on inner corners

Shu Uemura ME Brown 850 on rest of lid, crease and under lower lashes

Mac Concrete on outer corners and crease

Mac Blanc Type as highlight

Mac Graphic Brown Fluidline on upper lashline

Rimmel Lash Accelorator Mascara

Lips:

Nothing!

I am so happy to finally have Shu Uemura ME 850! I have wanted it for so long but it was always out of stock! Do you have an obsessions with taupe?

Face Of The Day - Golden Purple

I went for dinner with my boy and wore a new purple dress I picked up in the sales, I wanted to include purple in my makeup but in a wearable way so I came up with this. It's a really pretty gold and purple look. Even if you don't feel comfortable wearing purple I'm sure you could pull this off!

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Products Used:

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Topshop Cream Blush in Flush

Eyes:

UDPP

Mac Vanilla Pigment used wet on lid

Mac Trax in crease, outer corners and under lower lashes

Mac Blanc Type as highlight

Mac Blitz & Glitz fluidline on upper lashline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake Peek

Lips:

Mac Marquise'd Lipstick

Face Of The Day - Silver and Brown

This look was inspired by one of my favourite girls on youtube, I have been subscribed to Haley (colormemakeup) for a couple of years now and was really happy to see her pop back up in my subscription list with a new video! This made me go back and look through her older videos and I had to do this look. It's a gorgeous silver and brown smokey eye.

Products Used:

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation

Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow as a contour

Topshop Cream Blush In Flush

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Mac Emphasis Highlight Powder

Eyes:

UDPP

NYX Silver all over lid and under lower lashes

Mac Tempting in crease

Mac Sable in crease and outer corners

Mac Charcoal Brown in outer v

Mac Blanc Type as highlight

Stila Smudge pot in black on upper lasline and waterlines

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Illamasqua Eyebrow Cake Peek

Lips:

Mac Creme Cup Lipstick

Urban Decay Naked Palette Look 2

Another quick look using the Urban Decay Naked Palette, this time I went for a lighter, more neutral eye. I really am loving this palette, its just so easy to use and all the colours are nicely pigmented and blend easily.

Products Used:
Face:
Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Nars Laguna Bronzer
Illamasqua Hussy Blush
Eyes:
UDPP
UD Sin on inner third
UD Toasted on rest of lid and under lower lashes
UD Naked in crease
UD Buck in outer v
UD Dark Horse on upper lashline
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara
Lips:
Poppy King for No7 Lipstick in Allure

Face Of The Day Featuring Urban Decay Naked Palette

After a bit of a nightmare day at work I finally caved and got the Urban Decay Naked Pallet. I have gone to buy this palette so many times but walked away as I felt I owned to many of the colours already. Well that's what a bad day does to me, all my resolve goes out the window! I have to say I am really glad I did cave and pick it up. I only have 3 of the colours already and the palette is so convenient. I have used it a fair few times already and can see it becoming a staple item in my go to make up bag.

Products Used

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation

Topshop Neon Rose Cream Blush

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Eyes:

UDPP

UD Sin on inner corners

UD Toasted on rest of lid

UD Hustle on outer third of lid

UD Dark Horse in crease

Mac Blanc Type as Highlight

Mac Blitz & Glitz Fluidline with Chanel Rose Platine on top on upper lashline

Chanel Rose Platine liner under lower lashes

Lips:

Mac Candy Yum Yum Lipstick

Do you have this palette? If you have done any looks using it please leave me a link so I can check them out!

Face Of The Day Using Some Bargain Buys

I noticed that a lot of my FOTD's recently have featured mostly high end brands so I wanted to create a look using some of the bargain buys I have picked up lately. The Beauty UK Eyeshadow trio I used is absolutely gorgeous and in my opinion performs just as well as some of the more expensive products I own. I did sneak some of my usual products in but the key items in this look are all drugstore price range items.

Products Used

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Topshop Skin Tint

Topshop Cream Blush in Flush

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Eyes:

UDPP

Beauty UK Baked Eyeshadow Trio in Earth

Lightest shade on inner corners

Light Golden Brown on lid and under lower lashes

Dark Brown in Crease and outer corners

Topshop Kohl Liner In Saddle on upper lashline and waterline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Topshop Lipstick In Show Off

Face Of The Day - Smokey Taupe

On Tuesday night me and my family went to the Royal Albert Hall for a concert, we all decided to dress up a bit, my dress was black and orange so I decided to go for a taupe smokey eye with red lips. We had a lovely night and I loved having the chance to get glammed up!

Products Used:
Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Revlon Colourstay Foundation

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Mac Taupe Contour Powder

Illamasqua Hussy Blush

Mac Redhead MSF as highlight

Eyes:

UDPP

Benefit Creasless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans on lid and crease

Urban Decay Sin on inner corners

Mac Satin Taupe on outer corner, crease and under lower lash line

Mac Blanc Type as highlight

Mac Blacktrack Fluidline On upper lashline and waterline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Mac Cherry Lip Liner

Revlon Cherries In The Snow Lipstick

I had never tried the creasless cream shadow as a base before but it worked really well. I love the colour anyway but I can see myself using it a lot more now!

Face Of The Day Using Mac Sweet Sienna

Sweet Sienna is one of my favourite Mac Pigments, I only have a small sample jar of this so really hope that Mac re-release it at some point. Please excuse these photos, they were taken when we got back at about midnight and I was slightly worse for wear!

Products Used:

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Illamasqua Hussy Blush

Mac Pearl Cream Colour Base as Highlight

Eyes:

UDPP

Mac Sweet sienns on lid, crease and under lower lashes

Mac Shadowy Lady in crease and outer corners

Mac Blitz and Glitz Fluidline on upper lasline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Mac Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick

Face of The Day using Fyrinnae Shadows

It was my Dad's birthday on Sunday and we had a few people come round for a BBQ, the weather was absolutely gorgeous and we had a lovely afternoon out in the garden. I decided to use some of my new Fyrinnae shadows as they are so sparkly that they look gorgeous in sunlight.

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

 Illamasqua Hussy Blush

Eyes:

UDPP

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy on lid

Fyrinnae Dinosaur Plushie on Lid

Fyrinnae Calavera Cupcakes

Fyrinnae Arcane Magic Glitterboi mixed with Illamasqua Sealing Gel as liner on upper and lower lashlines

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Sleek Heartbreaker Lipstick

None of these pictures show you just how amazing Dinosaur Plushie really is, its contains so many different colours of shimmer that it almost looks holographic, it's definitely worth buying so you can see it in person!

I was also really impressed with the Sleek Lipstick, I ate and drank and the colour stayed on my lips really well, I didn't feel the need to re-apply at all.

Summery Face Of The Day

The weather has been beautiful for the past couple of weeks and I have been trapped in my basement office at work! I know have 11 days off so hopefully I will get to enjoy it. I wanted to wear Mac's Candy Yum Yum today as it's such a perfect summer colour. I teamed it with a neutral brown eye and pink cheeks. I have to say I am really impressed with the Rimmel Colour Mousse, full review to come soon!

Products Used:
Face:
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation
Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque
Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour
Illamasqua Rude Cream Blush with a little bit of Mac Giggly on top
Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder
Eyes:
UDPP
Rimmel Colour Mousse in Sassy all over lid and blended into the crease, also under lower lashes
Mac Espresso eyeshadow blended in the crease and outer corner
Mac Blanc Type as highlight
Gosh Long Lasting Eyeliner Pen in Grey
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara
Lips:
Mac Candy Yum Yum Lipstick

Have you been out enjoying the sunshine?

Face Of The Day Featuring Majolica Majorca Majolook Palette BR762

My friend bought me this gorgeous Majolica Majorca eyeshadow palette back from her holiday in Japan, it is absolutely gorgeous and just my colours. It also comes with a gorgeous silver highlighter, it has a beautiful pattern oversprayed onto it, I almost didn't want to touch it and ruin it.

I used it at the weekend and it is absolutely gorgeous, the shadows are really soft, pigmented and blended together really well.

Products Used

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Revlon Colourstay Foundation

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour

Illamasqua Delerium Cream Pigment as blush

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Mac Moon River blush lightly on apples of cheeks

Eyes:

UDPP

Majolica Majorca Majolook Palette BR762

Shade 1 on inner corners

Shade 2 on rest of lid

Shade 3 on outer corners and crease

Gosh Long Lasting Eyeliner Pen in Green on upper lashline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Revlon Soft Rose Lipstick

Face Of The Day Featuring Mac Quite Cute Collection

I got to play with my Quite Cute goodies over the weekend, as you have probably noticed I usually go for darker more smokey colours so the eyeshadows were out of my comfort zone but I actually really like them! The colours did take some building up but nothing that would put me off using it. I hate photos of me with my hair tied back but I really wanted to show you Sakura blush on so I will post them anyway.

(Please excuse the eyebrows, they need threading!)

Products Used:

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Revlon Photo Ready Foundation

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Mac Sakura Blush

Eyes:

UDPP

Mac Moshi Moshi on inner corners

Mac Goody Goody Gum Drop on middle of lid

Mac Azuki Bean on outer corners and crease

Mac Boy Crazy to blend crease

Mac Blanc Type as highlight

Mac Blitz & Glitz Fluidline with Boy Crazy on top

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

Mac Play Time Lipstick

Do you like pastel eyseshadows? Ay recommendations for me?

Face Of The Day Featuring Accessorize Molten Truffle

Trying posting this again as the photos wouldn't work last time!
Another soft smokey look today, I used my Accessorize Molten Truffle eye dust and I really like it, it blended so easily and there was virtually no fallout which is something I usually find you get more of with cheaper eyeshadows. For £1.50 I think this is a bargain to good to miss!
Anyway onto the photos.

Products Used

Face:

Bobbi Brown Corrector Light Bisque

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation

Illamasqua Hollow Cream Pigment as contour

Shu Uemura Colourless Setting Powder

Illamasqua Hussy Blush

Eyes:

UDPP

Accessorize Molten Truffle all over lid, crease and under lower lashes

Mac Howzat on outer corners and crease

Mac Blanc Type as highlight

Mac Blitz & Glitz Fluidline on upper lashline

Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:

No7 Poppy King Lipstick in Intrigue