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

 

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

Anastisia Brow Wiz - Worth the Hype?

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Medium Brown

I'm sure you've all heard about this product before. Anastasia Beverly Hills has been talked about everywhere lately, known mainly for their amazing brow products.

I've always loved my brows up until the past 6 months or so when I've attempted to fill them and look back at pictures and think 'oh goodness, what was I thinking'. Now I feel as if I've mastered my own brows, I can really appreciate how much it adds to shaping your face and tying it your make up.

I've only ever tried drugstore brow products before, like the Rimmel Brow Pencil or little brow palettes and used an angle brush to fill in my brows. Using a brow shadow espically, I found my brows used to turn into one big blob of brown, not cute.

I decided to just bite bullet and get the brow wiz. I was torn between that or the pomade but I've always got a long with pencil type products better so thought the brow wiz would be more suitable.

This product is REALLY worth the hype for me. At first I had to get used to it but after a couple of times of using it, I tried my old trusty Rimmel pencil and was disgusted and had to re-do my brows with the brow wiz. I took a before and after picture (below) which I thought might show how it works a lot better!

Have you tried this product yet? What do you think?

Paige xo