Makeup Look of the Day

Hello everyone! I really fancied getting glammed up today (for no reason in particular haha!) so I thought I would quickly share my makeup look with you all. All products used are listed below! Hope you like it. Ciao xxx (Sorry for the crap photos haha! They're just really quick)

Face:

Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation in 201 Classic Beige
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 01 Fair (Cool)
Rimmel Stay Matte Setting Powder in 001 Translucent
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Body Shop Honey Bronzer in Matte Deep
MUA Powder Blush in Cupcake
MUA Powder Highlighter
ELF Makeup Setting Spray 

Eyebrows
w7 Eyebrow Shadow Quad (third darkest)
Maybelline BROWdrama Sculpting Brow Mascara in Medium Brown
Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Brunette

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
Urban Decay Naked Palette (Virgin, Sin & Toasted)
Soap & Glory Smoulder Kohl in Super Black
Collection Extreme Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Eyelure False Eyelashes in 101
Rimmel Volume Flash Mascara in Black
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Black/Brown

Lips
Vaseline Rosy Lips
Model Co Shine Ultra Lip gloss in Strip Tease

Collective Haul!

Hello everybody! Over the past month or so I have treated myself to some new make up bits that I thought might be of interest to you. I decided to do a collective haul instead of loads of tiny hauls because I felt like I didn't buy enough things to haul in any one shopping trip haha!

I'll start off with what I am most excited about! After doing a bit of shopping at Meadowhall with my friend, I came across the Urban Decay shop. I must have gone in there at least twice before I caved and decided to buy the original Naked palette. I've been umming and arring for quite some time about whether or not to start my Naked Palette collection because being a student, £37 is quite expensive! Even so, it didn't stop me caving and buying the original, along with a Primer Potion in Sin. I don't regret my purchases, despite the price tag. I have used both of them every day since my purchase around 2 weeks ago! I completely understand the hype. Enjoy some crap photographs of the products and swatches below.

Original Naked Palette swatches

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin

The next item was actually a gift from my Mum from when she went travelling to Germany last month. She is such a babe, and I'm so grateful! It is the famous YSL Touche Eclat. I haven't given this a proper test drive yet, because as it was a gift I don't want to over use it! But from the couple times I have used it, I love it. I find it works best as a highlighting concealer and wouldn't use it for spot and blemish concealing. I really love applying it down the sides of my mouth to make my lips stand out when I'm wearing a bold colour! Sorry about the finger prints on the photo, do you know how hard it is to clean it off cardboard?!

YSL Touche Eclat

I decided to pick up some new lip colours (because I clearly don't have enough..) because summer is on its way and I'm obsessed with brights at the moment! I found this gorgeous coral baby pink colour by Collection called 'Sweet Tart'. I am absolutely loving this at the moment, and it looks gorgeous with bronzed up skin. 

Collection Lipstick in Sweet Tart

After seeing the Rita Ora collection advertised for Rimmel I just had to try one of the Colour Rush Balms. I was not disappointed! The formula of these are absolutely gorgeous. They smell like vanilla (like the MAC lipsticks) and have awesome staying power. They leave a glossy finish that doesn't slide off the lips too. I can see myself collecting them all pretty soon!

Rimmel Colour Rush Balm in Rumour Has It

The next lip colour is the a neutral lipstick from the brand 'Look'. I've never seen the brand before but I saw there was an offer on this brand's makeup in Superdrug and I couldn't resist the cute packaging. The lipstick itself is a little slippy, but I can work with it. Gorgeous neutral! 

LOOK lipstick in Shade 6 'Petal Nude'

My final lip colour is this Super Stay 24 Hour Bold Matte lip colour in Prune Plaisir and it is seriously the brightest colour I own! It pretty much has the same formula as any other of Maybelline's Super Stay lip colour line, but this dies matte. I love it! I love the balm that comes with it to stop it looking dry. I think I will be getting a lot of use out of this, this summer. 

24 hour Bold Matte Lip Colour in Prune Plaisir

Browsing the MUA stand at Superdrug, I noticed that their powder highlighter was finally back in stock so I snapped it up straight away. I've heard amazing reviews over this product but I haven't properly tested it yet. When swatched it looks amazing though! I also picked up two of MUA's powder blushes. I already own a couple of these blushes and absolutely love them, and at £1 you literally cannot go wrong! I picked up two colours that I own nothing of. A gorgeous bright pink that I think will look nice with a tan, and a neutral pink colour for when I don't want a strong cheek.

 

MUA Undress Your Skin Powder Highlighter MUA Powder Blush in Bubble Gum (bottom left) MUA Powder Blush in Cupcake (bottom right)

Finally, I thought I would try one of Rimmel's mascaras. The always have loads of versions of this mascara and they have been around for ages, but I just haven't tried it before. I love the brush on this! It is curved and has different sized bristles on it. The formula coats each lash and makes them look so long and voluminous. In love! 

Hope you enjoyed this guys! What have you been buying recently? :)

Ciao, Beth xxx

Makeup look of the day!

Hey guys! Just thought id share today's makeup look with you all. Products listed below! Hope you like xx

L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique Eau De Teint 

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Benefit Boing Concealer 

MUA Powder Blush in Cupcake 

MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighter

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder 

Urban Decay Naked Palette 

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden 

Collection Gel Eyeliner in Brown 

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara 

Benefit They're Real Mascara 

Rimmel Colour Rush Balm in Rumour Has It 

My Current Favourite Foundation Picks

As I haven't blogged in ages, I thought what better way to catch up then to tell you all my favourite products at the moment?! If you didn't know already, I am very much a drug-store girl. I can spend hours browsing the shelves of Boots and Superdrug, not to mention that it's affordable for a student on a budget!

This post is going to be my top three current foundation picks. They are all widely available in the UK and also very affordable!

Rimmel Match Perfection, Rimmel Wake Me Up, Seventeen Stay Time
(As you can see, they are all well loved!)

Rimmel Match Perfection (010 Light Porcelain)

This is by far my favourite foundation ever. I love absolutely everything about it! It is described as a light perfecting radiance foundation and I'd say it lives up to its name. This foundation makes my skin look simply flawless, and has a slight hint of a dewy effect without being too shiny. It has awesome staying power, meaning I can pop this on in the morning and it will still look fresh by the time I get back in the evening. It is a liquid foundation, but very blend-able! It also smells like cucumber! This retails for £6.99.

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation (100 Ivory)

I wasn't too keen on this foundation when I first got it, I thought that it made me look greasy and shiny! However I have found this foundation works best when you're having a 'good skin day' and when used lightly. It is described as an anti-fatigued effect & radiant glow foundation, and I certainly agree! This foundation leaves my skin looking beautifully glowy and dewy with only one thin layer. The only problem with this is that the lightest shade I could find is 100 Ivory, and it is a shade too dark for me, so I think I will have to save this for summer! This foundation retails for £8.99.

Seventeen Stay Time 25 Hour Foundation (Porcelain)

This foundation originally stood out to me because of it's claims to stay put for up to 25 hours (although I have never felt the need to wear foundation for that long...) and being a busy uni student this sounded very appealing! This foundation is a favourite mainly because of it's coverage. This bad boy will cover ANYTHING! From redness and blemishes to scarring and dark circles, after one layer they have disappeared. It leaves your skin looking absolute flawless, the perfect canvas to get creative with the rest of your makeup. I know that this brand is supposed to appeal to teenagers, but I kid you not this stuff is gold. This retails for £6.49.


Hope you enjoyed this guys! More posts coming soon! Ciao for now, B x.x.x.x

October Favourites

I don't think I've ever done a favourites post before, but I've had so many awesome discoveries this month I think that I think it's very necessary! 

Makeup

Lipstick 

Photo from Makeup Alley 

Last week a put up a post about my sisters wedding and how I did the bridesmaid's makeup. I used a lipstick called Asia as I found it to be the most flattering on a diverse range of skin tones. I have used this lipstick so many times since the wedding, I think it just looks really lovely and neutral, it has brilliant lasting power, the formulation is really creamy and lovely on the lips and also the packaging is quite smart too! Big thumbs up from me! You can buy Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Asia here. 

Eye Liner

Photo from Maybelline 

Maybelline's Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner has really stood out to me. I've never really been a big fan of eyeliner anyway, but I saw that Maybelline had a 3-for-2 offer on in Boots and I thought I'd pick one of these up to try out. Turns out, I actually love it! It comes with a tiny brush which is so nice to use and allows you to build  up the desired line thickness. The formula itself is super pigmented and creamy with great staying power. I wore it all day whilst out shopping and it didn't smudge or bleed at all. Really impressed! You can buy this product here.

Mascara 

Photo by Jada Beauty 

This is a rediscovery for me, I remember using it when I was a teenager at school and it was awesome back then! Again, this was on offer so I thought I'd pick it up for old times sake! I love the tiny little brush on it as I sometimes find huge fluffy mascara brushes quite hard and messy to work with, however this one gets right into the corners of my eye and is also perfect for putting on my bottom lashes! I got this in Blackish Brown because all of my other mascaras are black and I thought it would be nice to have a softer colour, although it does look pretty dark to me! You can but this here. 

Random 

Music

I've not really had any new discoveries in terms of music this month, but I have been listening to a lot of RnB and club sort of songs! If this is your thing then I'd recommend having a listen to: 

• Gyptian - Hold Yuh 
• Iggy Azalea - Work 
• Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty 
• Sage the Gemini - Gas Pedal 

Food 

Tandoori Chicken Salad from Subway! Hands down my favourite food of the month. And low cal too..result! 

Hope you enjoyed my October favourites guys :) Link me to yours in the comments and I'll be sure to check them out! Ciao for now. x.x.x

Back to School Makeup Ideas

Hello guys! It's now summer time meaning that those of you who go to school will be breaking up for the summer. Now I know this may be a little early, but I think that it's better to be prepared. Lots of younger girls in secondary school seems to be at the age where they will be experimenting with makeup. I know my 13 year old younger sister is. So, I thought I'd write a post on makeup you could wear to school. This post isn't trying to encourage younger girls to wear makeup at all (you're young..enjoy it whilst you can!!) but I thought it might be helpful for those who are curious. Hope you enjoy!

Most schools that I'm aware of don't allow pupils to wear heavy makeup at school. This could be for many reasons. It could be to make you look smart (fits in with the uniform thing) or it could be a distraction. Either way, rules are rules. I have used my little sister Megan and her friend Natalie to practise different makeup looks on, and showed them how they can do it themselves!

As I've said, a general school rule is no heavy makeup. This means (I imagine) no full face, no strong brows, natural looking makeup. I taught the girls a little trick for their base makeup that'll cover any blemishes/spots and is really easy to do - use foundation as a concealer. Foundations tend to be a lot thinner in consistency then a concealer, so when blended very lightly over blemishes it looks really natural but still covers any redness.

On the girls, I used a few different foundations such as Benefit Oxygen Wow or Mac Studio Sculpt. Both worked really well, but are quite expensive to save up for with pocket money. Cheaper alternatives that also work really well are Rimmel's Wake Me Up Foundation, £8.99 or Miss Sporty Morning Baby BB Cream  £3.49. After blending with my fingers, the girl's skin looked beautiful and flawless, but still very natural.

Below are some ideas of different makeup looks that would be suitable for school.

This is my baby sister Megan. She's recently become quite interested in makeup, so I thought of a look that would be really easy for beginners to do, and fit in with school rules. On her face, I used my MAC Studio Sculpt in NW20 as she's quite pale. I dotted that around her blemishes (any redness or darker areas) as you would do a concealer. I then blended that so it looked even. Any medium coverage foundation would work with this.

Afterwards, I dusted a little Rimmel Stay Matte Powder all over her face. This powder is very popular with a lot of makeup artists and beauty bloggers, it stays put all day and is great value for money too! I then popped a little bit of Natural Collection Blushed Cheeks in Pink Cloud over her cheekbones.

I let Megan choose which eye shadow colours she wanted, and she chose two from my Ted Baker Can't Take My Eyes Off You palette. She chose the dark bronze/gold colour at the end and the shimmery cream colour a few pans down. I put the lighter colour all over her lid and blended the gold colour into her crease and outer corners and that was the result (above). Obviously I was careful not to pack too much colour on there, but I really like the shimmery effect it left and it looks really pretty.

I then added one coat of Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara in Extreme Black, but I didn't put any on her bottom lashes so that it still looked minimalistic and natural.

For lips, Megan wasn't really keen on any colour. So I just put some Carmex on them to make them look really healthy and glossy. Carmex is brilliant for chapped/sore lips and works in minutes!

For Natalie, the skin routine was pretty much the same. But for her eyes, she chose a matte dark blue colour and the shimmery cream colour from my Ted Baker Palette. Natalie has beautiful big green eyes so I thought the blue would look lovely next to them. I placed the shimmery colour all over her lid and into her crease. I then very lightly blended the tiniest amount of the blue into her outer corners and towards the middle of her lid. I really loved the effect it left, a really minimalistic smokey eye that is suitable for school. I then popped a little bit of Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara in Black on her lashes.

To finish the look, I added a little bit of Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Tint in Stay Very Berry. It's long lasting colour but not too pigmented, perfect for school.


I hope this post was useful to you guys! I'd love to hear about what products you use for school and any other tips I can pass on to my sister. Ciao! .x.

My Current Everyday Makeup Routine!

Hello everyone! As I have already mentioned, I love makeup! Completely obsessed with it. I am forever watching YouTube videos on my favourite beauty gurus and whenever I go shopping I always find myself in Boots or Superdrug (UK Drug store type shops) checking out new products. I love reading/watching videos and posts on different people's everyday makeup. So I decided to do mine! Mine changes quite often, I like to try new products or go back to products that have really impressed me. When it comes to everyday makeup, I probably only have a couple staples that are permanently in my makeup bag. Hope you enjoy!

W7 Prime Magic Face Primer

So after I have cleansed, toned or exfoliated and moisturized my skin, I like to use a primer before I put any makeup on my face. The primer that I use is the W7 Prime Magic Face Primer in Camera Ready Purple. To start off with, I only used this if I was off on a night out. However I've found that it is a staple for my everyday makeup look and has sneaked its way into my everyday routine! Primer is great for creating a smooth base for your foundation to go onto. It also keeps your makeup in place for a long time. This primer promises to leave you with a smooth and flawless complexion, and I'd certainly agree! 

Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow

After I have put primer all over my face, I put my foundation on. I'm one of those lucky ones that can get away without wearing concealer (although I do have them for emergencies). The foundation that I'm using at the moment is Benefit's Hello Flawless Oxgyen Wow in Ivory ("I'm pure 4 sure"). I love this product as it is really build-able and stays put all day. This foundation promises to brighten up your face. I'm not too sure if it does this, as I never just wear foundation on it's own (I use powder almost always) but it does give my skin a really nice, almost dewy finish. I'm not one for high end make up as such as I much prefer the array (and cost!!) of drugstore makeup. However, this was left at my flat from a friend and I have given a nice home in my makeup bag. I use my fingertips to apply this foundation as whenever I have used a brush, it is always streaky!! (Any good foundation brush suggestions will be highly appreciated!!) 

Eco Tools Bamboo Blush Brush

Eco Tools Bamboo Eye Shadow Brush 

Eye Lash Curlers (I have no idea where mine are from) 

I am pretty simple when it comes to brushes and tools for my everyday look. As I've said, I use my fingertips to apply my foundation and primer. A good quality powder brush is deffo a must for me..even application is key! I'm using Eco Tools Bamboo Blush Brush as it's a really good size and reaches in all of the corners. It is so soft and apparently eco friendly too! Bonus! The same goes with my Eco Tools Eye Shadow Brush. The bristles really grab onto the product until you apply onto your eyes, and the brush is quite good at blending too! I have no idea where I got my eyelash curlers, but using them makes my lashes look longer and perkier which is always nice! 

MUA Pressed Powder in Shade 4

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Translucent 001

When it comes to setting my foundation, Rimmel's Stay Matte Pressed Powder is my go-to product. It stays on for absolutely ages and when combined with my Eco-Tools Blush brush, it goes onto my face really evenly. During the summer when I am a little more tanned, I tend to use a darker pressed powder to either contour or bronze my face. At the moment I'm using MUA's Pressed Powder in shade 4 and it has become a very permanent staple to my makeup bag. After I have applied my foundation all over my face, I will evenly dust my Stay Matte Pressed Powder all over my face too. As you can see mine is very well loved and I am in desperate need of a new one! After that, I will get an angled face brush or the Eco Tools blush brush again, and lightly sweep MUA's Pressed powder into the hollows of my cheeks, up into my temples and (when I'm feeling brave) maybe a little down my nose and on my chin. 

Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown

Collection 2000 Kohl Eyeliner in shade 1

For my eyebrows, I really love Rimmel's Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown. It is a wax based product so it stays on all day, but it has a really natural looking finish. I used to be really scared of doing anything to my eyebrows, but I've had my hair dark for a few years and having light brown brows did make me look a little odd. So I embraced the brow pencil! When doing my brows I literally just lightly fill them in with a sharp point on the pencil. Easy! However, if I want a stronger brow I might add the tiniest touch of a black kohl pencil. This one from Collection 200 (Now called Collection) does the trick. 

Ted Baker Beauty Eye Shadow "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"

Natural Collection Eye Shadow Duo in "Mocha/Latte"

These two products are what I always use on my eyes for my day time look without fail. My Ted Baker palette has a good mixture of matte and shimmer colours, although I hardly ever use the brights. I like to keep my eyes neutral during the day. The Natural Collection duo is a favourite too, I have repurchased it around 3 times now..and it's multi functional! The lighter colour 'Latte' I sometimes like to use as a highlighter. I'd sweep it over the tops of my cheek bones and underneath my brow on my brow bone. I'm not a huge fan of shimmery highlighters during the day. The 'Mocha' colour can also be used on my brows if I'm after a softer brow look. Together, they make a really gorgeous neutral smokey eye. 

Max Factor Clump Defy

Rimmel Scandal Eyes 

Mascara is a product that I'm always changing. I'm a little bit fussy when it comes to my lashes, I like them long, thick and even and I HATE clumps!! When Max Factor's Clump Defy came out, I knew I had to try it. It is the best mascara I have ever used to date. I love it! The wand is plastic and curved with tiny little bristles on, and the actual product - as promised- doesn't clump, no matter how many layers I put on! After playing around with different mascaras, I found that these two together work the best. My lashes look long and thick! I don't really have a special way of doing my mascara. Although I am prone to shake the wand a little bit through my lashes to separate them. 

Mac Viva Glam Gaga 2 in 'Amplified' 

Carmex Classics Moisturizing Lip Balm 

Keeping with the theme of neutrals, I tend to like a nude lip colour. One of my favourite combinations is Mac's Viva Glam Gaga 2 Amplified with Carmex underneath to make my lips nice and soft, and then on top again to add a glossy finish. Carmex is absolutely brilliant if you're prone to dry lips. It sorts them out within a minute and you can feel your lips tingling as soon as you put it on! It's also really affordable too. I'm in love with Mac lipsticks. I love their signature vanilla scent and their creamy finish. I don't have many lipsticks, probably around 3. But Viva Glam Gaga 2 is one that I find myself going to the most. 

And there you have it! Hope you enjoyed my everyday makeup routine. It was great to share with you which makeup products I use on a daily basis! If you've done a post like this, I'd love to see yours too! 

Ciao for now! :) .x.