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!

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

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