Fresh & Dewy Makeup Look

 

Soooo, I haven't blogged for the whole of January, FAIL. It wasn't the plan (far from it) but my relationship ended so I think I should be left off the hook! Moving quickly on (still a sensitive subject)... When I did start wearing makeup again, I was OBSESSED with fresh, glowy skin. I'm sure there a 101 beautiful tutorials on YouTube (Jaclyn Hill is my fav) but I thought I'd share some of my favourite current products for this look!

 

 

Products Used:

 

Garnier Moisture Match - Normal Skin

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

Essence All About Matte Powder

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

NYX Blush in Peach

theBalm Mary Lou Manizer

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Brown

Makeup Revolution Mattes Palette

Urban Decay Kohl Pencil in Lush

Maybelline Falsies Mascara (Waterproof)

Urban Decay Lipstick in Naked

 

 

Please do let me know your favourite products for glowy skin, like I said, I'm obsessed right now!

 

Paige xo

 

MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Laquers

 

Hi guys! I saw a fellow blogger talk about one of these a while back, and I was quite interested in picking them as they look like they could be a dupe for the Lime Crime Velvetines. I wouldn't be able to compare as I don't actually own any Lime Crime as its not available in the UK but I wanted to try them any how (one day I'll get my hands on them).

 

As you can see, I got colours Reckless & Kooky.

 

Reckless is a beautiful bright red, it actually looks a lot darker in the tube to how it comes out on the lips.

Kooky is a straight up purple. Not a light lilac nor a deep purple, a middle ground purple.

 

The formula is a matte, very fast drying, long lasting formula. At first I couldn't actually get these swatches off my hand, the only thing that did it was MAC Cleanse Off Oil, of course you think, great! I won't have to top up all day! However, I found that it was too matte that it was sticky and when I accidently rubbed my lips together (as you automatically do) it rubbed off parts of each lip which sucked.

 

 

(Reckless)

 

(Kooky)

 

Overall, for the price (£3.00) I think this is a product to check out, however, there are some issues with the staying power and it rubbing away. Saying that, I have yet to try it with lip balm or other products.

 

Have you tried these yet? What do you think?

 

Paige xo

 

Copper Eyes Makeup Look

Products Used:

 

L'Oreal True Match Foundation in W1

Maybelline Matte Maker Powder

NARS Laguna Bronzer

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Brown

Makeup Revolution Iconic 3 Palette

Urban Decay Kohl Liner in Lush

Maybelline Falsies Mascara (Waterproof)

Revlon Kissable Lip Stain in Crush

 

 

For the eyes I used the 6th shade in the Makeup Revolution palette all over the lid an then took the matte brown shade to deepen up the crease. For the wing I took the off black shade with an angled brush and lightly created a small wing.

 

 

 

I hope you like this look! I'm constantly using copper/brown/red tone shades on my eyes as I have blue eyes and love to enhance them!

 

Also, please don't judge the bad close up ;)

 

Paige xo

 

 

P.S. here is a picture of me and my kitty, she intruded on me taking pictures (cough, SELIFES)

 



Makeup Revolution Palettes

I recently ordered two palettes from Makeup Revolution, a brand that I have not heard a lot about before. I had heard good things about their palettes and looked online to find out that they are only £4.00 each! I will let the next few pictures do the talking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above Make Revolution Iconic 3 Palette

 

 

 

Above Makeup Revolution Essential Mattes Palette 

 

As you can see from the pictures, there are some beautiful shades and the shadows are highly pigmented. I find that with cheaper shadows you can swatch them and they are nicely pigmented but you go to blend and the shadow just disappears into thin air. Luckily, this isn't the case with these palettes. The shadows are lovely and buttery. Some of the shades are slightly powdery compared to my MAC shadows, but nothing you can't work with.

 

My favourite shade is the 6th shade in the Iconic 3 Palette, as you can see from the swatch, it's a beautiful shimmy gold/brown, very similar to MAC Amber Lights.

 

My local Superdrug don't stock this brand yet, so I ordered my online. Its free delivery over £10 which is amazing!

 

They do a Matte Brights Palette which looks like it has similar shades to the Urban Decay Electric Palette which is awesome!

 

Next on my list from this brand is the metal foil eye shadows which look like a dupe for the Stila ones.

 

Have you tried this brand? What do you think?

 

Paige xo



Soft Christmas/Party Makeup Look

Products Used:

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation

Maybelline Matte Maker Powder

Sleek Blush By 3 in Lace

NARS Laguna Bronzer

The Balm Mary Lou Manizer

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Brown

The Balm Nude Tude Palette Shadow in Sultry & Seductive

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Lush

MUA Liquid Liner

Maybelline Rocket Mascara

Shu Uemura Lash Curlers

Bourjois Rouge Velvet in Hot Pepper

MAC Fix +

The holiday/party season is fast approaching and I am SO excited to play with makeup (GLITTER). I wanted to do a look that was kind of 'dipping your toes in' party makeup for any early parties or events you may have but you feel it's still a little to early to go the full hog.

1) To start this look off I primed my skin as always, use what works for you. I used a medium coverage foundation and used concealer on any problem skin. I powdered my T-Zone and spritzed some Fix+ to finish my base.

2) For my eyes I took 'Seductive' (shimmery brown) all over my lid and 'Sultry' (matte medium brown) in the crease and kept building up the colour until I was happy. I took 'Sultry' onto my lower lash lane and applied a dark brown kohl liner in my waterline & tightline.

3) To finish the eyes I applied a liquid liner and created a small flick (heads up, the MUA Liquid Liner is pants - however their eyeshadow palettes are awesome) and curled my lashes to death and applied lashings of mascara.

4) To finish the face I contoured lightly, filled in my brows, applied a touch of blush to the apples of my cheek and then the best bit, the lip colour! You need to build this but once it is one, its lovely and does not budge!

I hope you liked this post, if you did please click the heart!

What are your favourite party products? Please let me know in the comments, I'd love to know!

Paige xo

Zoeva Classic Eye Brush Set

 

When it comes to brushes, I'm a bit of an obsessive. I'm constantly on the hunt for new brushes to see if it does something magical to the way my makeup is applied. I also like to have plenty if I get lazy with brush cleaning day!

 

You've probably all heard of Zoeva brushes, I think every YouTube Beauty Guru uses them (for good reason). I wanted to try them a while back but they weren't available easily in the UK without a huge shipping cost. I was recently browsing Beauty Bay and saw that they have started stocking Zoeva!*cheers* This made me happy! Also that they have started stocking their makeup which I'm excited to try.

 

To start I purchased the eye brush set to dip my toes to see if I liked the brushes. You get 6 different eye brushes that all do different things. I'm really loving these, perfect for a beginner. You have a flat brush to apply a base colour to the lid, a fluffy brush to blend (which is very similar to the MAC 217 but a bit fluffier) and different brushes that you could use for liner, brows etc.

 

For the price, this is such good value for money. I think it was around the £33.00 mark but cannot remember exactly. Beauty Bay are currently out of stock but I've noticed they re-stock quite quickly (I don't stalk the website or anything...).

 

 

 

 

You also get a little brush bag which is cute and handy for travelling!

 

Set includes:

 

227 Luxe Soft Definer

322 Brow Line

317 Wing Liner

315 Fine Liner

234 Luxe Smoky Shader
231 Luxe Petit Crease

 

Avaliable at:

 

BeautyBay.com

 

Have you tried Zoeva Brushes yet? What do you think?

 

Paige xo

That Kylie Jenner Lip

So when I say 'that Kylie Jenner Lip' I think 99% of people will know what I'm talking about. It's been everywhere lately. I don't even know who Kylie Jenner is or what she does (maybe I've been living under a rock?) but I know all about her lips and her staple lip colour.

I'm loving the trend and think it's perfect for the Autumn season. When I get some time, I want to hunt down some new lip liners & lipsticks with a similar colour so please leave any recommendations below! I already have MAC Brave on my list, I've done some research and this looks like a lovely colour match.

Back on track, I did however come across a lipstick in my collection which has the same nude/brown/slightly pink tone but very muted. I love this colour and think it's such a nice wearable way of wearing this colour.

The lipstick in question is the 'Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Notting Hill Nude'. I've been a bad blogger and put a picture of the lipstick only below so you can see the colour in the bullet and packaging. I would usually swatch for you, but my hands are covered in mosquito bites from my recent trip and it's not pretty! 

Available in Superdrug, Boots & Feel Unique retailing for £6.49

Are you a fan of the Kylie Jenner Lip?

Paige xo

Autumn Evening Makeup Look

Products Used:

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 3

Maybelline Matte Maker Powder

NARS Laguna Bronzer

theBalm Mary Lou Manizer

Rimmel Brow Pencil in Hazel

Benefit Rockateur Blusher

Collection Shadow Stick in Hot Chocolate

MAC Eyeshadow in Amber Lights

MAC Eyeshadow in Mulch

MAC Eyeshadow in Midnight

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Kohl Liner in Bronze

Maybelline Rocket Waterproof Mascara

Rimmel Apocalips in Matte Meteric

1) I started with a medium coverage, semi-matte base. I achieved this by building up my foundation with a buffing brush and concealing the problems areas (my nose, I have a cold!).

2) To achieve the eyes I applied the shadow pencil all over lids as a base and blended out. I applied some of the Amber Lights all over my lid and on my lower lash line, along with Mulch on the outer corner and lower lash line. To finish the eyes I used an angled liner brush with Midnight and lined my upper and lower lash line and created a small wing. I finished by applied a little kohl in my waterline and lashings of mascara.

3) Finishing the whole makeup look, I powdered, applied blush and blended it all out with a big fully powder brush to diffuse any harsh lines. I used the Apocalips on my lips and neatened up with a lip brush.

Autumn is my favourite season and I'm so excited for it!

I hope you enjoyed, Paige xo

Easy Halloween Make Up

 

 

Products Used:

 

Rimmel Stay Matte Primer

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

Maybelline Matte Maker Powder

NARS Bronzer in Laguna

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Brown

theBalm Nude Tude Palette (Sexy & Serious)

L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara in Black

Avon Supershock Kohl Liner in Black

Social Eyes Lashes in Vamp

Rimmel Apocolips in Meteoric Matte

 

I had so much creating this look, I hope you like it! I wanted to do a makeup look that could go with most Halloween costumes, vampire, devil, sexy emergency services etc etc. I love how it turned out and I'll most properly be rocking this Halloween night!

 

 



 

 

1) For this look I think a full coverage matte base is best. It keeps the focus on the lips and eyes. I started with a mattifing primer then built up my foundation until I was happy with the coverage. Powder if needed (I'm super oily, so I need it!) and contour gently focusing purely on defining the face shape.

 

2) Moving onto the eyes, shape and fill in your brows how you like, I think that a strong brow would be super cool with this look but I didn't think to do it! I took 'sexy' l over the lid, making sure not to go up to the crease, I then took serious in the outer corner and blended in. I had to go back in with both colours building them up until I was happy. I found the deep red/purple shade 'sexy' got lost easy with all the back so I had to build this colour up a lot.

 

3) For under the eye I took 'sexy' and run it all along the lower lash line with a pencil brush then went over softly with 'serious' to deepen the colour. Once I was happy with the colour I took a big fluffy blending brush and feel blended it all out to make it super smokey. I also blended the colour up to the crease joining to the lid colour.

 

4) To finish the eyes I applied black kohl to the water line and the upper lash line and smudge gently. To set the eyes off I decided to apply lashes, I used the Social Eyes 'Vamp' lashes which were perfect.

 

5) Finishing the whole look off I applied the Rimmel Apocalips and blended a little of my eye kohl as lip liner to really deepen the colour and vamp it up.

 

 

 

I'd love to know your thoughts! Let me know what make up you will be wearing for Halloween this year!

 

Paige xo

Drugstore Haul (Autumn 2014)

Products Shown in Picture

Barry M Showgirl Lengthening Mascara

Rimmel Apocalips Matte in Meteoric Matte

Collection Shadow Stick in Hot Chocolate

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 3

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

Katy Perry Perfume in Killer Queen

Barry M Matte Nail Paint in Vanilla & Crush

I recently was ponding around Boots & Superdrug and picked up a few new releases (excluding my trusty collection concealer - I was running low) and though I would share what's new (new-ish)!

Barry M Showgirl Mascara

I actually got this free when purchasing the Nail Paints, they had a Volumizing & Lengthening version, I went for lengthening but am now wishing I chose volumizing! I don't have much to say about this mascara, it's not good, it's not bad. I think I will try and use it on natural days just to use it up but I will not be re-purchasing.

Rimmel Apocalips Matte Lip Stain

I saw this advertised and wanted to try it, I could of easily went for the whole collection (which I believe to be 4 colours at the moment) but decided to give one a go first before committing. I chose the darkest purple/plum shade as we are coming into winter and I'm really loving it. It applies lovely and has a lovely finish.

Collection Shadow Stick

I brought this on a whim as I saw it on the stand and it swatched beautifully. This is by far the best drugstore product I've tried in months. I was around £3.00 I think and it the best shadow stick I've tried. I actually really struggled getting the swatch off my hand! It is SUPER creamy and easy to blend and lasts ALL day (I also have very oily eyelids). I am going to picking up the rest of the colours very soon!

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

I've been trying this foundation out now for about a week. I do really like it for and easy medium coverage standard foundation. It's not matte but not dewy, just in between. I've found it works best with a silicone based primer, my favourite is the Maybelline Baby Skin. It applies in my opinion a lot smoother. As for the 25 hours wear? On me, nope. After about 6 hours it had wore off around my nose and started to separate on my fore and cheeks. I would re-purchase as it's nice for an every day foundation for me but not one I will reach for if I need staying power!

Katy Perry Perfume

I picked this up on another whim as it was on offer by the checkout, I gave it a quick sniff and really liked it. I like sweet/fresh perfumes. This leans on the sweeter side but still not too in your face, I've been loving it for everyday work wear.

Barry M Matte Nail Paints

I've been loving matte nails recently and wanted to add more to my collection, I thought these were lovely autumn colours and I love the formulation.

I hope you enjoyed my haul, let me know what you've picked up from the drugstore recently!

Paige xo



Drugstore Easy Smokey Eye Make-Up Look

 

 

Products Used:

 

Essence All About Matte Primer

Rimmel 25 Hour Nude Foundation in 100

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Maybelline Make Maker Powder

Rimmel Brown Pencil in Hazel

Bourjois Délice de Poudre Bronzing Powder

Sleek Countour Kit in Medium (Highlighter)

Rimmel Blush in Santa Rose

Collection Shadow Stick in Hot Chocolate

Barry M Showgirl Extra Lengthening Mascara

Rimmel Kate Moss Lip Stick in 101

 

Today I picked up the Collection Shadow stick which inspired me to create a drugstore smokey eye, I hope you like this look, it look me around 10 minutes to do and the eye's take 1 step to create!

 

1) For my base I started by priming then buffing in a new Rimmel foundation I'm trying (review coming soon) with my Real Techniques Buffing Brush. I concealed under my eyes and blemishes and set with powder.

 

2) For the eyes I started by shaping and filling in my brows, To create the eye look, I simply took my shadow stick all over the lid (careful not to go to close to the crease) in the waterline and slightly under the eye. I took my Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush and blended all the edges out, and that was it, done!

 

 

3) To finish the eyes I curled my lashes and applied lots of mascara, if I could change this look I would of used my trusty volumizing mascara but I was testing a new one out which didn't do much for my lashes! If you wanted to intensify this look you could take a black kohl liner and smudge on the upper and lower lash line.

 

4) To finish the entire look I lightly contoured and bronzed, applied highlighter on my cheek bones and applied blush to my apples then finished with this lovely baby pink matte lipstick.

 

I hope you enjoyed this post, please comment letting me know your favourite smokey eye products, I'd love to try some new stuff!

 

Paige xo

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Review/Swatches

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Frambourjoise 02

Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Hot Pepper 03

I picked these up in Superdrug recently as I've wanted to try them for a while and they were on offer for £5 each! I've been getting into a bold lip a lot more lately so was super excited to try them.

I love these lip products! (liquid lipsticks? Who knows!) They are fairly easy to apply but I would recommend to use a lip brush around the edges as it is a doefoot applicator and can be a little tricky to get a crisp line. Overall all I'm really impressed. They dry to a complete matte finish and DO NOT BUDGE. By that I mean, I applied Hot Pepper late morning yesterday, by the evening I was scoffing my dinner and decided to take my make-up off afterwards thinking it would have completed vanished, of course, like any other lip product, but no. It did not move at all, it looked like it did when I first applied it. I even had a little trouble removing it! I gently rubbed a bit of MAC's Cleanse Off Oil onto my lips to break it up and it came off.

Frambourjoise

 



Hot Pepper

 

 

 



(Frambourjois top, Hot Pepper bottom)

 

I'm super in love with these already, the fact that they are so affordable is a huge bonus.

 

I think they retail for £8.99 but the drugstores often have offers if your on a budget!

 

You can purchase from Superdrug or Boots

 

Paige xo

Bronze Eyes, Dewy Skin

 

 

Products Used

 

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 200 Soft Beige

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Shade 3

Essence All About Matt Powder

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder

theBalm Mary Lou Manizer Luminizer  

Rimmel Brow Pencil in Hazel

MAC Eyeshadow in All That Glitters

MAC Eyeshadow in Antiqued

Rimmel Eyeliner in Bronze

Maybelline Falsies Flared Mascara

Collection Cream Puff in Cotton Candy

Tanya Burr Lipgloss in Afternoon Tea

 

To achieve this look I wanted to start with quite a lightweight natural base so I applied my moisturiser and went onto foundation straight after, applying a light layer with my buffing brush.

I concealed under my eyes and blemishes and went onto my eyes.

This eye look is actually one of my favourites that I wear a lot for a day time look on my days off!

I took All That Glitters all over the lid and took Antiqued on the outer half of my eye blending it under my eye as well. Moving onto eyeliner, I put this along my lash line and in my water line and smudged out with a pencil brush. Curled the lashes and lots of mascara later and I look human again!

To finish I applied the Matt Cream Puff and allowed it to settle meanwhile applying lots of highlighter! (I'm currently loving this highlighter, it's so a beautiful natural glow) To finish I applied lots of the Tanya Burr lip gloss (in the process trying not to eat it as it smells sooo good!).

 

 

 

 

What do you think? I love having dewy skin and glossy lips, it makes me feel super summery! (Even though ours in the UK is currently disappearing..)

 

Paige xo