make-up

On Twitter I saw that somebody had tweeted the Chanel Couture Make-Up and I haven’t done a Make-Up one in a while, so now’s the chance! Here’s how you can create the look… (Image below is from Vogue)

(Image created via Taaz.com)

Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Aigle Noir £17.00 (NARS), Technakohl Liner in Graphblack £14.00 (MAC), Zoom Lash Mascara in Zoomblack £14.00 (MAC), Jemma Kidd Hi-Shine Silk Touch Lipgloss in Shell £14.00 (Beauty Expert), Bobbi Brown Oil-Free Even Finish Compact Foundation in Warm Beige £31.00 (House of Fraser) Face Touch Up Stick in Albaster £19.00 (Bobbi Brown) & Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Ready Blush in The Aphrodisiac £19.95 (Click Skin Essentials).

As you can see in the first image, Chanel have gone for a jet black full eye shadow look. Adding a bold shade to the eye, allows you to experiment but leaves room for your lips to stay nude. Using this black shadow pencil means you can also use it for a really big chunky line in other uses. Add either a shimmery grey liner or a slightly more grey liner to open up the eyes more. The lips are very nude in this look, and the Jemma Kidd Lipgloss’ are great as they really do feel like silk! For the foundation go flawless and quite light, perhaps a shade or two lighter than usual, and the same on the concealer!

I hope you like this post, and I am sorry that it wasn’t a budget post, but I do love all these brands!

Okay, so I wanted to do a Beauty Series, and this is it. I am going to go through a sort of A-Z every week on Beauty & Skincare, and I will be listing products, tips and DIYS. So, enjoy the first!

Antioxidants are chemicals which neutralise damage in the body and skin. Eating foods like Blueberries, Raspberries & Apples will help you with damaged skin and will reduce ageing.

Philosophy When Hope Is Not Enough Serum £34.00, Neal’s Yard Frankincense Eye & Lip Serum £22.50 & Origins A Perfect World Antioxidant Moisturiser with White Tea £33.00 (All from Boots).

All these product will help you with premature ageing, and damaged skin. The Origins Moisturiser has had many reviews, and great feedback, so I would get it whilst you can! But, I really like the Neal’s Yard one, it looks so cool! But, how can you use it on your eyes & lips? Looks interesting as well…. (Oh, and I am sorry they aren’t budget, I wanted to do more Premium ones for this post).

Oh Yay! 3rd December 🙂 Only 22 days until Christmas! I hope you are all ready 🙂 We’re putting up our tree in the next week and I am so excited to get everything feeling christmasy! So here is your third online advent prezzie!

Barry M Moisturising Lip Paints £4.49 (ASOS)

I recently applied for a tester of this new Maybelline BB Cream, and because of moving I didn’t think it would arrive, but I received it this morning! I am really happy I did, and you can see why below! You can get a free tester via me, if you message me saying you want an invitation for some samples, and then I will get it done for you, and then you just have to receive a message with the invitation!

1 – Q&A for BB Creams:

• What is a BB Cream? Maybelline say that a BB Cream is not a foundation, and is not just a moisturiser, but is a lightweight cream that makes you look fresh-faced and perfected, and not ‘made-up’.
• Why go for Dream Fresh? Maybelline also say that you should go for it because it is oil-free, and is water-based which means it is much lighter than most other BB Creams. There are 4 shades so you can find the right tone, and there is no fussing, no caking and no tide marks. It is just 8-in-1 perfection with SPF 30 protection.

2. Is the 8-in-1 True? What Maybelline says, and my answers:

• Imperfections look blurred – Yes.
• A Natural looking glow – Yes.
• Fresh Feel – Absolutely.
• Compliments Skin Tone – Definitely.
• Skin looks smooth – Yes.
• Hydrates – Yes.
• Protects with SPF 30 – Yes.
• Oil-Free & Non-Greasy – Yes.

What exactly do I think?

I have never used a Foundation because I generally don’t need it at my age, but I have heard about BB Creams, and I thought I should try it out. Maybelline has got it right! It is exactly what they say it is. It is so light! It feels amazing, and it literally feels like you aren’t wearing anything. I think it is great if your skin is pretty much fine, but you have little bits of red areas or little tiny spots etc etc. I really want to get the actual BB Cream, but for now inbetween the move, I will have to stay with these testers! I really do recommend this BB Cream, it is a Dream Cream!

Tint: 10/10 – Really compliments well.

Feel: 10/10 – Fresh, clear, light feeling, as if you’re wearing nothing!

Coverage: 9/10 – It is really light but blends so well, and is great for small blemishes.

OVERALL: 10/10 – I really want this BB Cream, and ASAP, I will be getting it!

You can buy this BB Cream from Superdrug for £7.99 but they also have a deal which means it is 2 for £10!

I have had someone answer in my Survey, that they wanted some posts on cheap make-up, so I decided to do a post on how to create a celebrity look using cheap make-up. So here it is…. (Picture found via Glamour.com)

Jessica Alba

 1: FOUNDATION, CONCEALER & PRIMER.

PRIMER £4.00, CONCEALER £1.99, FOUNDATION £3.49.

Jessica has quite a glowing tone, and the Foundation I have chosen is really light and natural, and the Concealer matches really well. Primers are handy because they make sure that the Make-Up applied on top stays for longer, and it also makes any colour stand out stronger.

2: EYE MAKE-UP, LASHES & EYEBROW PENCIL.

MASCARA £1.00, LASHES £1.99, EYEBROW PEN £2.59 & EYESHADOW £1.00.

Jessica is working a smokey eye, but with a little bit of pinky colour, so these MUA £1.00 are brilliant for this look!

3. BLUSHER,BRONZER & POWDER.

POWDER £1.99, BRONZER £1.00 & BLUSHER £1.00.

For the Powder, Blusher & Bronzer you want light natural colours to compliment the smoky eyes.

4: LIPS

LIPSTICK £1.49 & LIPGLOSS £1.99.

This Lipstick & Gloss go really well, but make sure when applying that you only use the Gloss as a highlighter and only apply to the center of the lips.

So, all together the total of this Jessica Alba look is…

TOTAL PRICE = £26.53!

Here’s a collection for Summer, all from Boots. This collection is for a natural look, and it’s quite cheap!

Miss Sporty Eyeshadow Quad £3.09, All About Nude Palette £1.50, Collection 2000 Extreme Coloured Length Mascara Black £2.99, Smashbox Limitless Waterproof Liquid Liner Pen £16.00, Stila Prime Pot Waterproof Eye Shadow Primer £13.00, Revlon PhotoReady Perfecting Primer £8.99, Maybelline Superstay 24hour Foundation £9.19, L'Oreal Lumi Magique Concealer £8.49, Benefit Hervana A Good Karma Face Powder £23.50, Rimmel Mono Blusher £3.99, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm Stain £5.99 & Essie Nail Colour £7.99.

This week’s £5 Bargain is from ASOS, by Models Own.

Models Own Trend Nail Polish Collection £5.00 (ASOS) - Grey

I was looking on The Telegraphy website, and found  a post on a Make-up Video Blogger, called Promise Phan. She posts Youtube videos, which are tutorials of how to look like celebrity’s and characters etc. One of my favorites is the one below; Kate Middleton. Take a look here > It is freakishly good.

I found this video here > The Telegraph.

On Asos.com & in Company magazine, I came across Eye, Nail & Lip Rock. The new tattoo for Eyes, Nails & Lips. You can look super awesome from just £6, with any of their products.

Eye Rock £7.00 (ASOS)