My Daily Make Up Routine

My daily make up routine

First of all I always cleanse my face when I wake up to make sure any traces of make up are gone and to prep my skin for the day.

Once I’ve had breakfast I lay out all the make up I’m going to use on my desk.  This saves time searching for things between application.  Another tip would be to have a separate make up bag with daily make up and one with the less used make up or weekend kit.  I try and do this but actually have many bags and drawers that I keep my make up in.  P.s I promise I will do a glam room tour soon.

I always put on a light moisturiser before any make up, at the moment I’m using the Simple one.

Then it goes a follows;

1 garnier roll on anti dark circle concealer

2 maybelline master camo green concealer on red areas with the tiny brush provided

3 foundation blended into all of the face with a Wilko foundation brush

4 maybelline master camo concealer in a mixture of colours around my nose, around my eyes and problem areas. I tend to use yellow and peach under the eyes and mix the other two shades for anywhere else all with my ring finger

5 add bonzer to my cheeks, nose, forehead and chin - I’m only doing this before powder because I’m using Vita Liberata luxury tan and it states it is best used on moisturiser or foundation

6 then I set my whole face with collection translucent pressed powder and a Wilko powder brush

7 next, I add a bit of eye shadow primer or concealer to my eye lids - I’m currently using elf gold eye primer

8 add dark brown shade of eye shadow to the outer corners with a Primark flat eyeshadow/concealer brush

9 add a high light champagne shade to the inner corners of the eyes with a small seventeen eye shadow brush

10 add gold shadow to the centre of the eyes blending all shades together without a fluffyish No7 eye shadow brush

11 Black felt eyeliner

12 Black liquid eye liner in a wing

13 eyebrow pencil - love mine from Primark

14 Cream highlighter from the maybelline master camo compact

15 powder highlighter from bookie

16 curl eyelashes

17 apply mascara which I’m using a Barry M at the mo

In hindsight this may be a bit too long for my everyday work make up. *goes to reinvent herself*

New Favourite Makeup Item

Now that Christmas party season is here, I have the perfect makeup treat in mind!

The Stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow is Devine and an easy way to Glitter eyeshadow without the mess of glue and major fallout.  I first fell in love with this on instgram here;

https://instagram.com/p/Ba2VQGpBnOd/

So I had to get the shade rose gold retro as used in the instagram video above.

It retails at £23 for 4.5ml but I found it at lookfantastic.com for £19.55 and it is worth every penny.  You can also get a set of 3 mini ones which are perfect for a gift or to try different shades.  Stila have launch a mermaid collection with duo chrome shimmer and a standard shimmer collection for those who don't want actual glitter.

Firstly I love the packaging as it is sturdy and stylish with a matte gold top and gold foiled lettering on the clear acrylic tube.  It also comes in a gold box which illustrates the shade on one end.

The applicator is easy to use but you want to use a flat eye shadow brush to distribute the glitter more evenly as it can clump up.

My only criticism is that the colour looks more gold than rose gold on me but I will experiment with other eye shadows underneath.  I also recommend using an eyeshadow primer underneath it to ensure longevity and there is hardly any fallout of glitter.

Overall I love it and may invest in a silver one.

Mad on This Month; October

This October has really flown by!  I have been so busy buying a house and dealing with all the paperwork that comes with it.  What I have been loving are a couple of items really.

Firstly I am in love with any Benefit mascaras but I have "They're Real" and "Bad Girl Lash" ones which I sometimes use together.  I find that bad girl lash thickens and they're real, lengthens and separates.

I am also using this everyday, the maybelline master camo concealer with colour correcting pigments.  I use the green first on any red spots, yellow under the eyes and other colours on top of my foundation.  The best part is the creme highlighter which is so sparkly!  I set every part with powder and use them on my lids as eye shadow primer.

Halloween Look; Creepy Doll

I went to a Halloween house party this Saturday just gone and wanted to share my easy costume and makeup for a creepy doll.  Scary films like Annabelle really are making dolls popular and even more creepy so I tried a girly creepy doll and not too scary.  The best thing was that I didn't have to buy a thing!

Firstly I did a simple make up look, with pale base, defined eyebrows, highlighter and a higher rounded eye crease.  This was mainly so I could pop to the shop without scarring anyone but this pic is a little strange, I know.

I then added thick white eyeliner (NYX jumbo liner in milk) to my lower lashline and down onto my  "eye bags" to make the whites of my eyes appear bigger and more rounded.  Then I lined that new eye outline with black (Any felt black liner and boots natural collection liquid liner for the finer parts)  most of the way and drew on small curved eye lashes as you can see below.

I used a brown eyeliner to add freckles randomly across my cheeks and nose.  Then drew cracks on my face with black eye liner.  It's easier to create a centre for the crack with a filled in triangle then draw in jagged lines outwards.  I added a smudge of the white eyeliner to some sides of the cracks to make it seem more 3D.  To enhance those doll like eyes, I elongated my signature black flick and added false eye lashes (I completely forgot how fiddly these are).

This was fun to create and easy to wear as I just picked a doll like dress, pigtails and done knee high socks.  I find "normal" clothes much more comfortable than shiny, itchy costumes.

And here I am with some Snapchat filters!

P.S. I completely forgot to contour my face with matte grey eye shadow but it doesn't make that much difference.

Short Trip Packing; The Only Way is Marbs

At the beginning of last month I went to Marbella with my Fiance and 5 others friends for a short break.  We booked this quite last minute and had hand luggage only.  However the 1 other girl that went had a checked in suitcase.  This all seems like ages ago now but I thought I would share how I prepared for a weekend in the sun with limited luggage space.

First, I purchased a small flexible cabin sized suitcase with 4 wheels which I think is important as its easier to pack and also quicker to move without getting in people's way in the airport.  I got it in the Summer sale at Matalan for £23 which isn't too bad but you can also get them from Primark for about the same price.  I can also use this case for just short trips in the UK instead of several heavy bags.

I took the following with me;

Shoes

• Skechers Trainers
• Flip Flops
• Strappy Wedges

Clothes

• 2 pairs of shorts
• 1 nightdress
• 5 pairs of knickers
• 2 bras
• 4 pairs of socks
• 3 dresses
• 1 skirt
• 4 tops
• 1 pair of jeans
• 1 hoodie
• 2 Bikinnis
• 1 Swimsuit

Liquids (you`re allowed up to 10 items 100ml or under each, in 1 clear bag)

• Shampoo
• Bodywash
• Deoderant
• Hairspray
• 2 Suntan Lotions
• After sun aloe vera gel

Unfortunately I had to put my make up bag and perfume in my friend's checked in suitcase as I had too many liquids including creams in there.

Stuff

• 1 Small Handbag
• 1 Shopping Bag
• Chargers
• European Adapter Plug
• Phone
• Passport
• Purse
• 6 Hair Grips
• 3 Hair Bands
• Small Hairbrush
• Toothbrush
• Wash Puff
• Make Up Wipes
• Tissues
• Painkillers
• Breakfast Bars
• Plasters
• Purse
• Sunglasses
• 3 Necklaces
• 1 Bracelet
• 2 Earrings
• 1 Watch
• and probably some other bits I've forgotten

It all worked out great and I had a blast.

p.s Spanish supermarkets have great temporary tattoos and bracelets

Mini Make Up Tip Monday; Felt Eyeliners

I read a tip somewhere that really intrugued me to try it.

Apperently you can turn the tip of a felt liner the other way around when it starts drying out and you get a new nib.  Naturally I couldn't quite believe this so I tried it on both my felt liners.  One is a cheap one from Superdrug's MUA collection and the other is from Eyeko London which is about £12.99 but I got it in a magazine.

Please be warned that this can be messy so you will need some kitchen roll or lint free Cotten pads to grip the tip.  The black can stain as it is still in my make up towel.

Mini Make Up Tip Monday; Powder

We all hate it when we hit the pan on our favourite powder make up but it is especially annoying when this happens on your setting powder as you use this every day.

The worst part of running out of powder is when it breaks off into useless small pieces of powder that get stuck in your brush and end up everywhere.

I have found a new trip that works especially well if you have just a lid to your powder but you could try it with a compact with a mirror.  I do the following to get the most product out;

1. Shake the product upside down so the powder separates in the lid
2. Turn to the product the right way up
3. Carefully open the lid so the powder stick to the lid but any bits are in the pan side
4. Place you brush in the loose powder that should now be sitting in the lid
5. Apple to your face a normal