Urban Decay Naked Palette

Hello my lovelies,

I jumped on the Naked palette rather late I got the original Naked palette a few years back, now the original Naked is a neutral girls dream palette. It comes with 12 shades.. shimmery neutrals right through to everything you need for that perfect smokey eye. The colours come encased in a velvet, oblong palette with a good sized mirror and a double ended make up brush. I personally love the brush that comes with these palettes and always use them.  

(L-R Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck. Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal)

I haven't stopped using this since I bought it, mainly Virgin all across the lid, Sidecar or Smog in the crease and Toasted or Hustle in the corners. I am yet to use Creep or Gunmetal, they're gorgeous shades but I'm not very good with a dark, smokey eye and tend to look like a stripper. The shadows are so creamy, and super blendable. I'm having a major love in with Urban Decay at the moment and wonder why it's taken me so long to really look into the brand. Next up the Naked 2 then from there I might build up the Naked collection.

What is your favourite Naked palette? 

Illamasqua Gift Set

Hello my lovelies,

It's not very often that I get a proper good bargain in the sales; everyone seems to always get there before me where the really good deals are concerned but I was lucky enough to get hold of one of the Illamasqua Freak perfume gift sets on offer at Boots for a fraction of the original price. I've been wanting a bottle for the longest time but never been able to afford to splash out so I couldn't say no to this little set...

In the gift set there was a 30ml bottle of Illamasqua Freak, a nail polish in the shade 'Raindrops' and a pure pigment in 'Furure'; both pieces of makeup are full size which really surprised me and I only paid £13.50 for the lot!! As you all probably know, Illamasqua isn't cheap makeup so I couldn't believe this was such a steal on the Boots website. 

Freak is a very unique scent and I would imagine it's a bit like marmite; you'll either love it or hate it because it's so different. It's a heavy scent which is firstly what draws me to it because I like a fragrance which is easily recognisable when I've got it on, I think it's the frankincense which comes through the most for me which gives it a really oriental kind of scent (exactly what I like). 

The pure pigment in Furore is absolutely perfect for me; it's a peachy beige high shimmer metallic which is perfect for using as an eye colour and as a highlighter. It can be used wet or dry to create some truly beautiful looks. I never thought I'd be able to make pigment work because the high shimmer makes it look unwearable to me but I'm so glad I've got this because I think it'll become a staple in my night time makeup routine.

Raindrops is a light grey/blue jelly finish nail polish with tiny little flecks of glitter to give it a gorgeous finish on your nails. It's a perfect winter/spring shade and I can't wait to actually try it out on my nails. It's only £5.80 to buy separately on the Illamasqua website at the moment which is an absolute bargain in itself!

Basically I got over £50 worth of gorgeous beauty products for a quarter of the price! Unfortunately, this particular gift set is no longer available on the Boots website but keep a watch on the individual Illamasqua Freak 30ml bottle because it was only £10.50 and the words 'currently out of stock' would suggest that it might come back in stock, although I obviously can't guarantee it'll be so cheap!

Expiration Date on Make Up.

Hello my Lovelies, How are you all doing on this cold miserable morning? Now the other day I decided to sort through my make up. I mean I'm buying new make up nearly every other week thanks to this blog and reading other amazing blogs. In the process I neglect other products I have been loyal to over the years and some got back years and I mean years. Some are that old they have crumbled yet are still useable. Yet, make up like food has expiration dates on it, yep make up goes out of date. To check you need to look at the label and the number in the little make up boz that says like 24 or 12 is telling you how many months you can use it for. So here is a run down of all products and their use by dates.

 I was shocked when I sorted through mine and found some dating back over 10 years. My mum has make up dating back to the 80s. I am going to have to sit down with her and make her throw all the old junk away. God only knows how much bacteria is on it. No I'm not one of those people who hates germs I just don't like knowing that my make up and my mums make up has a build up of bacteria and yet we still use it on our faces. It's like brushes I have to start cleaning them more often than I do and also make my mum clean hers.

So do you know how long you've had your make up for?

ELF Haul Part 2

Hello my lovelies.

As promised here is part two of my ELF collection. Now I have since found out that ELF have opened up a store in Cardiff. I'm quite far away on the other side of ENgland in fact. However, that won't stop me making a trip there one day. Anywho on to the haul as you can see I got quite a bit again, £60 worth for £30 I do love a bargain.

I got some more brushes (smudge brush, blending brush, smudge eye sponge, eyeliner brush, blending brush, eyelash and brow wand, lip defining brush) a pack of three nail varnish, mineral face primer, brush shampoo, zit zapper, cuticle pen, lip balm, eye widener and shimmer eyeliner pencil.

Some more brushes (flawless concealer, brow and lash comb, defining eye brush and another one I can't remember what.) Bronzer, two eyeshadows, clear mascara, tone correcting concealer, nail polish, concealer, all over cover stick, tinted moisturizer. 

Lip exfoliator, glitter lip gloss

Again I will do individual reviews on the products as and when I use them.

E.L.F Haul Part One.

Hello my beautiful lovely dolls, after months and months of holding back and just looking at the ELF website I decided to buy some stuff I had my eye on. I decided to buy some stuff when they had a sale on and managed to get £20 worth of free stuff on top of what I spent so in total i got £50 worth of make up for £30 (spent that much because I got free delivery if I spent over £30). So what did I get? Well take a look.

HD Powder, Make up Setting Spray, Radiance Enhancer.

Lip Gloss, Primer Eyeshadow, Shine Eraser and Setting Powder for under the eyes.

Some Brushes (concealer, crease and contour) and Toe separators.

Corrective Concealer and Complete Coverage Concealer

Some eyeshadow and Lipgloss

Some Nail Varnish 

I will do separate reviews on each of these. Plus since buying these ELF had another Sale 50% off and yes I just had to buy more stuff. I will do a part 2 for all my new stuff once it arrives.

Have you got any ELF stuff? Do you like their products?

Kelly Brook Make Up Haul

                                         

So as you can see I have quite a bit of beauty products from Kelly Brook. You can find these products at your local New a look shop. I quite like the products, I'm actually out of the mascara and one of the nail polishes. Plus I have since got more products on the way as I type this post.

I know it's a short post, but I will be doing reviews of some of the products. I would love to hear if any of you have brought any of the Kelly Brook beauty products!

Eye Types and Eye Liner.

Hello my beautiful lovely dolls, hope you are all well and keeping warm in this horrible cold weather Today I am going to be talking about the eyes, now people say the eyes are the windows to the soul. I feel that a persons eyes can be the main focus on a person. They are after all one of the first things someone sees, so I am going to focus on the different types of eyeliners, the colours you should be reaching for and how to apply them for your eye shape.

I love eyeliner. It helps to define an eye and in some case can - if put on right - can change the shape of an eye. Now if I don’t have eyeliner on I don't feel presentable, it doesn't even have to be much, just a little bit of colour to define my eyes. I love how it can change the way you feel & look instantly & how it can be taken from day to night without having to faff around for ages; just a simple line/flick & you can create a much more dramatic look.

Eye Shapes

We all have our favourite style of eyeliner (I myself am partial to a thin line with a bolder flick), but there are ways we should be lining our eyes to make the most of them. So here are some handy little pictures & words (well I think they are anyway)

Almond

If these are your eyes, then you can wear eyeliner how you bloody well wish as you have the perfect eye shape to pull anything off. 

Asian

For the best look draw a thin line from the inner corner of the eye on your top lashes to the ends. On your lower lashes line from the middle to the outer edge then smudge. 

Close-Set

For your eyes to appear further apart concentrate on drawing attention to the outer corners of your eyes. Use dark shades on the outer corners of the eye (going for a smudged look) & use a lighter eyeliner on the inner corners. 

Wide-Set

The opposite to close-set eyes, you want to use a dark colour on the inner corners to make the eyes appear closer together, & fade the colour out towards the outer corners of your eyes. Avoid any style that will make your eyes appear longer in width (such as large flicks) as this will make your eyes appear further apart. 

Types

As we all know there are plenty of different types of eyeliners, so here is a little run down of them. 

Pencil

The makeup bag favorite, no matter if you love it or loathe it, we all have a couple floating around (my personal recommendation is the Urban Decay 24/7 ones.) These are generally what most people find easiest to use & are perfect to use when getting the hang of applying & wearing eyeliner if you are just starting out.

Eyeshadow

Ok so not technically eyeliner as such, but I love the different colours of eyeshadows so tend to use them to line my lower lashes. They don't tend to last as long as eye liner & cannot be used on your water line, as for a start it will just wear off straight away & it could also lead to sore eyes.

Liquid Liner

I love liquid liner, especially for a night out as it gives a more defined line & you can get quite creative. The only down side is that it’s a little trickier to apply so you do need to practice, for me the felt tip style ones are easier than the bottled liners, but it is all down to personal preference. A little tip here is to mark 3 dots (inner corner, centre & outer corner) on the lash line, then using short brush strokes join them up working from inner to outer eye. I love Revlon Colourstay; as it does not budge or transfer onto my eyelids.

Gel/Cream

I haven’t used too many Gel eyeliners so I doubt I could give you a perfect recommendation here, although I do quite like the E.L.F one in Gunmetal. So these come in little pots & you apply these using a brush (usually an angled brush). Again, like liquid liners they can be a bit tricky at first so you do need to practice. Also these can smudge quite easy, which isn't great if you want a sleek look, but perfect for a smudged smoky eye look.

Colours

Usually the season determines what colours I go for, normally I like silver or grey all over then black on the outside for like a evening smokey eye look. However, during the day in the summer I like pinks or peach colours with a nice thin line of eye liner think 1950s still aka Mad Men make up. In the winter it will be more deeper colours like purple or dusky pink again with eyeliner. There are certain colours which will really make your eyes stand out though & make em’ look extra pweety. So here is a little guide to the colours you should be wearing for your eye colour:

Brown

You can wear all colours (like me) you lucky begger you.

Hazel

Purple, Bronze, Brown & Gold

Green

Purple, Brown & Charcoal

Blue

Charcoal, Brown & Navy

As a little tip a white or nude colour on the inner lower line will make your eyes look bigger. Who doesn't want lovely big doll eyes ey.

I hope you enjoyed the post & found some of it useful. At the end of the day makeup is all about what makes you feel good, so if any of the above isn't what makes you feel good, then ignore me :) Makeup is about you & what makes you look & feel a million quid.

Do you have a preferred colour or style if so what is it?

The Autumn Tag.

1. What is your favourite thing about Autumn?

I love being able to throw on a big wooly jumper and Boot like slippers. I love being warm and cosy and I love being able to throw on lots of layers and warm clothes is great. Also, Autumn means that Halloween and Christmas are coming.

2. Favourite Autumn Drink?

I really love Tea and Coffee and other warm drink except novelist and horlicks. So it's hard to say, I have coffee in the day and tea as it gets dark so I'll say its a toss up between tea and hot chocolate lol.

3. Favourite Scent/Candle?

I don't really like scented candles, so I'm going to have to say a perfume which is loverdose. It smells like liquorice and I mainly have liquorice at Christmas. So whenever I smell it I think of Christmas and all things warm and cosy. 

4. Best Autumn Lipstick?

At the moment I'm loving MAC Creme Cup but I really only wear lipstick if I'm going out of an evening. If I'm not I stick to lip gloss or lip balm.

5. Go To Moisturiser in Autumn?

I have very dry skin which is also prone to breakouts so I use three types. During the day I wear simple moisturiser to hydrate skin if I'm wearing make up that is. If I'm staying in having a make up free day I use E45 and at night to help clear my skin I use germolene. I know some may think yuk that's horrible, but I've tried tons of stuff from the doctors and now my dermo. Nothing works apart from germolene.

6. Go To Autumn Eye Colour?

During the day I tend to stick to a soft eye, a soft pink or beige and then a brown on the edge and crease of the eye, and when going out of a night time I do the same only this time I use silver in place of the pink or beige and black in place of the brown. At the moment I love Kelly Brooks eye shadow which can be found in new look. I will do a post on them soon. 

7. Favourite Band/Artist to listen to?

Hmmm that's a tough one because I don't have a particular band I stick too, my taste on music varies depending on my mood. I've gone back to 90s pop at the moment with he likes of Backstreet boys! Steps and New Kids on the Block. Thanks to them all reuniting and doing tours over here last year. Again I will do a post on the gigs lol.

8. Favourite Outfit To Wear?

I love to wear jeans, a knitted jumper and boots during the winter. If I'm going out I put on thick tights and a nice dress with a shrug.

9. Autumn Treat?

My wishlist is bigger than me at the moment, but I really want to get my hands on illamasqua hydra primer. I first saw it on pixiwoos youtube channel and as I have dry skin I thought it would be perfect.

10. Favourite Place To Be?

Bed, I love my bed, especially when it's cold outside. I love getting cosy in bed with a hot chocolate and a hot water bottle and sticking a classic christmas movie on like It's a Wonderful Life or White Christmas. 

Would you rather beauty edition

1.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?

-- I do love my eyeshadows and love creating different looks with different colors. I only ever tend to wear lip gloss so it would have to be eyeshadow.

2.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

Easy, I would rather where summer clothes in winter simply because you can layer. 

3.) Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

I do like dark colors, but I'm trying to move away from dark colours yet I'm finding it hard to wear bright colours on my nails as to me it looks weird, so I'm going to say dark nails. Just for now anyway.

4.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?

I actually don’t have a favorite lip or eye product. But I do like to wear lip gloss, however I'm going to say lip product that way I still get to wear mascara.

5.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?

Although I love a messy bun, a ponytail can be a little bit more versatile. You could do a regular or side one or a fishtail. So it's got to be a ponytail for me.

6.) Would your rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?

I love my nail polish so I'd give up gloss.

7.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

Nail polish, hands own. Period

8.) Would you rather only be able to shop at MAC or never shop at MAC again?

As much as I love MAC, I can’t see myself only using one brand. You can always go to different brands, especially in the drugstore. I want to be able to have more options.