Selena Gomez Inspired Make-Up Tutorial || KCA14

 

 

A few weeks ago the Kids Choice Awards took place in Los Angeles, and of course as I scanning photos of the orange carpet for make-up inspiration and even though Selena Gomez didn't walk the carpet she was there and she did pick up an award. I loved her make-up it was soft and dewy with gold eyeshadow and fluttery lashes along side a peachy pink cheek and lip. Here the products I used to recreate the look and how I did it...

Face -

Laura Mercier - Oil-Free Foundation Primer

Mac - Studio Sculpt Foundation

Benefit - High Beam Highlighter

Collection - Lasting Perfection Concealer

Mac - Prep & Prime Highlighter in Radiant Rose

Rimmel - Stay Matte Pressed Powder

Nars - Laguna Bronzer

Benefit - Hoola Bronzer 

Benefit - Coralista Blush

 

Eyes -

 

Mac - Painterly Paint Pot

Urban Decay - Naked 2 Palette - Half Baked e/s

Mac - Wedge & Charcoal Brown Eyeshadow

Soap & Glory - Smoulder Kohl in Cocoa Bean

Maybelline - The Falsies Black Drama Mascara

The Vintage Cosmetic Company - Gracie False Eyelashes

 

Brows -

 

Mac - Omega & Charcoal Brown Eyeshadow

Maybelline - Brow Drama in Dark Brown

 

Lips -

 

Mac - Plink! Lipstick

Nyx - Mega Shine Lipgloss in Nude Pink

 

Face - Selenas skin is very tanned and dewy, sadly I am not tanned but I have made my foundation look dewy but mixing some high beam into my foundation - now don't go crazy with this stuff, a little goes a long way! She also has completely flawless skin so I am faking that by using a medium to full coverage foundation which is studio sculpt. I am then concealing any problem area with my beloved Collection - Lasting Perfection Concealer. For under the eyes I am using two concealer so that I look really awake and so there is no discolouration. To set everything in place I am using a pressed powder but I am only use a little bit as I want to set the make-up but I want to keep the dewy effect. Selena doesn't have an intense contour but I defiantly want to add a bit to define my face so I am using Benefit - Hoola lightly along my cheekbones, temples and jawline. As Selena is looking very bronzed I am using Nars Laguna (which I recently review ) all around my face where I put the hoola and using whatever is left on my brush through the centre of my face to even the colour out. She has a muted coral pink on her cheeks but it defiantly has a sheen to it so I am using Benefit - Coralista which is the perfect blush with a bit more of high beam along my cheekbones and cupids bow to finish the look off.

 

Eyes- For a base I used Mac's Painterly Paint Pot, then using a mac #224 brush I used wedge as my transition colour in my crease. I used half baked e/s from urban decay 3/4 of the way across my lid and all around my eye. Selena defiantly went to town on the gold eyeshadow around the eye so don't be afraid just make sure to blend so it's not to harsh. You can't see Selena's eye make-up that well especially since she didn't walk the carpet but she defiantly had a darker colour in her outer crease. To darken the look I am using charcoal brown and blending it out. I am then put a thin line of brown pencil along my upper and lower lash line, not a lot but just enough to fill the space - I am only putting this about 3/4 of the way along my upper lash line as you can tell Selena doesn't have any liner in her inner corner. I am putting some mascara on my upper and lower lashes and then finishing the eyes of with some lashes that are full and gives the lashes both length and volume.

 

Brows - Selena has quite straight eyebrows and they're not overly groomed. I filled my eyebrows in with omega and then I used the darker colour charcoal brown on the outer part of my brows - using two colours makes it look more natural. I then sealed my brows in place with Maybelline - Brow Drama.

 

Lips - Selena kept her lips simple and glossy with just a light peachy pink lipstick - I used Plink! with is a seashell pink and its a lustre finish so its quite sheer. Her lips are also very glossy, I used Nyx mega shine lipgloss in nude pink which is really more of a peachy pink - which is the perfect colour for this look!

If you would like to see a photo of Selena at the kca's, there is one on my instagram (link in the sidebar or at bowsandbecki). I hope you enjoyed and if you would like me to re-create a specific look then you can comment below or tweet me @BowsBeautyB and I'll be happy to re-create! Thanks for Reading!

Did you like Selena Gomez's make-up at the KCA's?

 

 

Monthly Favourites | March

 

I haven't posted a monthly favourite post in quite a long while so of course that means that I have lots of products that I need to share with you because as a product junkie I think its only right for me to have a long list of current favourites and of course I need to share that all with you! Right?! This months favourites is a bit of a mixed bunch but surprise the majority of my favourites are makeup products! Shocking I know! Any way lets get into it...

Mac - Studio Sculpt Foundation | If you've read my blog for a while then you'll know I've used this foundation for years and stopped using it to try different foundations and then I re-found it and safe to say I still love it. It's a gel formulation and it is defiantly a medium to full coverage but more on the full. But you can always mixed it with different foundations or into your moisturiser and it doing this makes it more sheer and wearable for day to day wear.

Rimmel - Match Perfection Foundation | This is defiantly one of the best foundations on the market for the high-street and I would happily wear this on a daily basis but sadly this colour which is the lightest is too pink and warm for my skin. If it was more cool toned it would be perfect. But I've been mixing it into my studio sculpt and it gives me a great colour, coverage and overall look. I need to remember to pick my right shade up next time I'm in Boots!

Nars - Laguna Bronzer | I finally got this at the end of January (I know perfect time to get a bronzer, right!?) And I have too agree with everybody that has ever tried this - it really does deserve all the hype that's around it! Without being dramatic - its the best bronzer that has ever been! Enough said.

Laura Mercier - Matte Radiance Baked Powder in 01 Highlight | If your looking for a powder highlight that isn't to shimmery and overpowering then you'll love this! Its the perfect neutral shade - not to warm or cool toned, the perfect in-between shade. It is also a great all over the lid colour!

Mac - Powder Blush in Well Dressed & Pinch O'Peach | These separately are both gorgeous colour but I find Well Dressed can wash me out more than what I already am and Pinch O'Peach is a big to bright and matt for my liking - but mix them together and you get the perfect blush colour. It's seriously the only colour I have been wearing on my cheeks for months!

Mac - Painterly Paint Pot | If you want to own one base for your eyeshadow, that goes with all looks - for both day and night looks, then this is your base. Its a great colour and you can also use it by itself. I will say my eyeshadow has stayed on all day and it hasn't creased but I can go without a base on for my eyeshadow and they will last but it really depends  on the person - but your eyeshadow will stay on as I use them in my freelance kit and would be lost without them.

Mac - Chatterbox Lipstick | I have always been a nude lip kind of gal but as of the last two months I have been trying brighter colours - nothing to crazy but my favourite had been chatterbox from mac which is described on the mac website as a "bright red-pink" but I wouldn't agree with that. Its a mid toned pink not light but it also isn't a vivid neon shade. Its also very wearable for everyday if paired with very simple neutral make-up.

Nyx - Mega Shine Lipgloss in Nude Pink | As I said I was getting into brighter shades of lipstick, I have also been getting into lipgloss as its spring and I like a natural and quick look to do in the morning. Nyx really need help to pick the names of there glosses because this is by no far a nude pink much more of a light coral peach. With happens to be the best colour for this time of the year. Does anyone else think these glosses smell like bubblegum?

Models Own - Northern Lights Glitter Nail Polish | I tend to forget about this nail polish as it falls down to the bottom of my glitter nail polish jar. Its a nice colour as long as you have longer nails. It is also a nice colour for an accent nail.

 Neutragena - Hand Cream | The past month I have had a massive problem with dry hands, the have been so sore and dry that the skin around my knuckles have been cracking and bleeding - not exactly ideal. All my usual hand cream have been to sore to use as they sting to much but as this has no fragrance its been perfect and its gotten my hand back to the way they should be!

TRESemme - Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo | All us long hair gals need to have a good dry shampoo in our life without it half our day would be trapped indoors washing, drying and styling our long Rapunzel like mane. But with it a quick few sprays and a few minutes later were good to go. This is by far the best one out there, I have tried a lot in my time of dry shampoos and this is the best one by far. I have used this since the begging of last summer and I constantly use it and need a new bottle.

If you read my last "What's on my Face" post you will know this year has been a bit of a crazy to say the least with my dad being really badly ill and then training to become a fully qualified make-up artist and then last Sunday (30th March) I finally qualified! It feels amazing to finally qualify, I've wanted it for such a long time and still has quite set in yet! I also just re-re-designed my blog, now that I know how to do it I am constantly wanting to change it up! What do you think? Do you like the new look? I also am going to start doing more make-up tutorials so if there is any looks you would like me to do then please send them to me either in the comments below or on twitter (@BowsBeautyB)! 

What's your March favourites?   

 

Spring Nails // My Five Favourite Spring Nail Polishes

Spring time has arrived!!! Hooray! I'm sure I'm not the only one that is happy about this, Spring is defiantly one of my favourite seasons - its the perfect time between winter and summer not to cold or to hot. It is also the time when you can go all out with pastel colours whether its with clothing, nails or even home décor. Today I am going to share with you my top five favourite spring nail polishes, of course you can expect to see lots of pastel colours from peaches, pinks, lilacs and mint colours and I've also added in a bright pink to brighten things up.

Revlon - Scented Nail Polish - 345 Peach Smoothie

 

This is a gorgeous peach colour that has a little bit of glitter/ shimmer going through it, which at first you can't really notice but when it hits the light or if you look closely it gives your nails a lovely sheen. It is scented to smell like peaches but I have to say I'm not a massive fan of the whole scented nail polish thing!

 

Revlon - Colourstay Longwear Nail Enamel - 060 Café Pink

 

If your looking for a light pink that isn't to pale or to neon then this is the colour for you. Its the perfect mid-toned pink and the formulation is quite similar to gel polishes meaning it does last quite well on the nails had has a nice hi-shine glossy finish.

 

Essie - Nail Polish - Off The Shoulder

 

Personally I much prefer softer colours and don't often go for bright colours in anything. But this is a toned done bright pink (make sense?). Basically its a gorgeous brighter pink that isn't neon. But sadly it is discontinued and I don't think you can get it any where but of course Essie do about 20 different shades of pink so you should find a pink that suits you!

 

OPI - Nail Polish - Lucky Lucky Lavender

 

This is a colour that I fall back on when I don't know what colour to use. It's a lavender lilac, I will say that it is a nice shade but I have seen other lilacs that I personally prefer but this is just as nice.

 

Rimmel - Salon Pro Nail Polish - 500 Peppermint

 

This is most definitely a colour that I neglected a lot, in fact I have only used it a few times but hopefully as spring goes on I will get many chances to wear it. Even though mint blue is one of my favourite colours I find when its on my nails it just doesn't go well with outfits like the other nail colours.  

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this post and hopefully it gave you some ideas for nail colours in the spring time. If you have any recommendations for nail polishes that I should get for spring time I would love to know and give them a try!

 

What's your favourite spring nail polishes?





 

 

What's on my Face #4 // Simple Eyes and Bright Lips

 

I've always loved all colours of lipstick from the perfect nude to a crisp red lip and everything in-between but never felt confident until recently to wear bright bold colours myself. Recently I have fallen in love with Mac's lipstick in Chatterbox it's the perfect pink - not at all pale or nude but its also not too bright and in your face, its in the middle ground! I love to pair a brighter lip with a really simple eye look sometime just a light eyeshadow all over my lid and some mascara. I have also found it is much quicker to through on a bright lip than doing a 3 point smokey eye! Here's my new favourite look...

 

Face -

 

Nars - Sheer Glow Foundation - Mont Blanc

Collection - Lasting Perfection Concealer - 1 Fair

Rimmel - Stay Matte Powder - 003 Sandstorm

Nars - Laguna Bronzer

Mac - Pinch O'Peaches and Well Dressed Blush

Laura Mercier - Matte Radiance Baked Powder - 01 Highlight

 

Eyes -

 

Mac - Ricepaper Eyeshadow

Maybelline - Eye Studio Gel Liner - 01 Black

Maybelline - The Falsies Mascara
Mac - Charcoal Brown Eyeshadow (brows)
Maybelline - Brow Drama in Dark Brown

 

Lips -

 

Mac - Chatterbox Lipstick

I have been trying Nars Sheer Glow recently as I got 2 bottles for my freelance kit and wanted to play about with it so I can get a feel for it and figure out how it works but I just can't seem to love it as much as I want to! Half way through the day it goes patchy and just doesn't sit right on my skin - if you have this can you please help me out and tell me how you work with it! I have also been mixing colours recently and my favourite blush has been Pinch O'Peaches and Well Dressed both by mac it creates the perfect colour and has been the only blush I have worn for the last month - there defiantly going to be in my monthly favourites! As I said earlier I have fallen in love with Chatterbox lipstick from mac, I have always loved mac lipsticks they are my favourite overall lipstick and also go for them but this is one I got free with the back to mac programme and forgot about. It has been sitting in my lipstick drawer for a few months just sitting there and now it is constantly being used. It will most likely be completely used up before the beginning of summer and I'll of course have to get another one for summer as it is a perfect summer colour!

Your probably wondering where I've been for the last month and to be honest I've been wondering the same thing! The month of February has defiantly been a roller-coaster that had its down more than ups, sadly. I as you may know am training to become a fully qualified make-up artist and I am qualified! I haven't finish my course yet still got a little bit to go but I am qualified - woohoo!!! Along with qualifying also means I am starting up my own business which takes a lot of time, much more than you'd expect. But as for the downs my dad was seriously unwell in hospital, one of my dogs needed to have her ear cut out and has stitches all over it. So as you can tell I have had a crazy month and well March has just flown back and don't really know what I've done!  I have been really wanting to blog for so long but just haven't had the time or the words to be honest! I am looking forward to getting back to blogging and have lots of post coming your way and I'm looking forward to getting back to my 3 posts a week (Monday, Wednesday & Saturday.) I am going to be doing a lot more make-up tutorial type of posts as that is where my true passion lies hopefully at least 1-2 a week! If you have any requests for types of looks you would like me to create or re-create please let me know in the comments or on twitter ( @BowsBeautyB )

I hope you enjoyed this post and I am glad to be back blogging! I also hope you liked this make-up that I did. And also let me know what type of posts you would like to see! Thanks for Reading!

What type of make-up do you like?

 

New Years Eve Make-Up // Half Baked & Charcoal Brown

 

 

 

I have never really been one to celebrate New Years Eve but I do love the fact that you can go all out with the sparkles and glitter and it's allowed (within reason of course!) Often you want to start the New Year looking your best so we tend to go that little extra step to look our best. A lot of time will go into your make-up, hair, nails and of course your outfit. I am going to show you a make-up look which would be very similar to what I would wear if I was doing something exciting but I properly going to do something very casual - if I do anything at all! Any way let's get into this as it's going to be a long one so you might want to get a cuppa tea!

I am going to start with clean moisturised skin, I am then going to use a primer as New Years Night is probably going to be a long one and you'll need your make-up to withstand all the fun! I am using Rimmel - Fix & Perfect Pro Primer - its quite think but I love how it's quite think and really helps your products last and go on easily.

For concealer I am using my trusted Collection - Lasting perfection Concealer on any blemishes and under my eyes as well as on my eyelids as this also makes a great eye-shadow primer. For foundation I am using MAC- Studio Sculpt Foundation, I am using this as it is a full coverage and it makes your skin look as perfect as well my skin could be! For extra coverage on problematic areas like my skin I am going to use a full coverage concealer just so my skin looks clear and flawless. The full coverage concealer I am using is MAC - Studio Finish Concealer. 

I am then going to leave my base there and going on to do my eyebrows and my eyes. For eyebrows I am going to start of by using a plain mascara spule and brushing them through so that there neat and so there the shape I want them to be. I am then going to start by lightly filling in my eyebrows with Rimmel - Eyebrow Pencil in 001 Dark Brown - then with an angled brush and MAC - Charcoal Brown Eye shadow I am going to fill my eyebrows so that there are no gaps or sparse areas. To neaten them up and make them stand out I am going to use another angled brush and go around my eyebrows with the same MAC concealer as before ( Studio Finish ) I am then going to use a flat brush and blend it out. I am then going to set my eyebrows so they don't budge with Maybelline - Brow Drama in Dark Brown and this will act like hairspray for your eyebrows!

Moving onto our eyes and I've actually kept them pretty simple. I have already primed my eyes with my collection concealer and I am going to go straight in with Half Baked by Urban Decay this is a gorgeous gold and I'm going to put it all over my lid concentrating the colour in the inner half of my eye. I am then use MAC - Charcoal Brown Eye Shadow in my crease and outer corner for definition. I am then using Maybelline - Eye Studio Gel Liner along my upper lash line and slightly flicking it out but I want it to be very subtle flick. I am of course curling my eyelashes and using Maybelline - Rocket Volume mascara as it gives my lashes volume and holds the curl quite well. This would be the time to apply false lashes which if I where going out I would apply them but in actual fact I was looking after my baby nephew today and he likes to touch your face as it is! Defiantly didn't fancy him pulling lashes off of me! To finish my eyes off I am using Soap & Glory Smoulder Kohl in Cocoa Bean in my water line and charcoal brown on a pointed brush to smudge it out and you can't forget to put mascara on your lower lashes!

To finish by base I am going use my YSL - Touché Éclat under my eyes between my eyebrows/ on the centre of my fore head and on my cupid bow and blend it out with my finger to blend it naturally. I am then going to contour with Benefit - Hoola under my cheek bones, temples, corner of my nose and on my chin as well as on my neck. I am then then going to highlight my cheekbones with Soap & Glory's - Solar Powder and I'm going to use the lighter side. For blush I wanted something bright so that it would pick my skin back up so that my face doesn't look completely flat! I am using MAC - Pinch O'Peaches. I am then going to set everything with Rimmel - Stay Matte Powder if you have oily skin your going to want to powder once you've finished using any liquid/ cream products but since I'm just using the powder to help set my make-up I'm just using a touch at the end.

Now all that's left to do is lips! I am using a bright pink which is MAC - Chatterbox which is an amplified finish so the colour will really pop and the colour will also last well. I am normally just a lipstick girl and rarely go for a gloss but I thought I might as well go all out so I am using MAC - Crème Sheen Glass in Boy Bait which is a natural colour so it will tone they lipstick down but it does make a gorgeous colour and you defiantly don't need much of the gloss!

To finish it all off and set it all into place so that nothing moves all day/night I am going to use a few sprays of MAC - Fix+ which will set it in place and thought-out the day or night if you feel really hot then a few sprays of fix+ will definitely cool you down!

I hope you enjoyed this look! I have to say sorry about the photos I originally did the make-up and photos yesterday (trying to be organised) but it got so dark so early and they photos didn't turn out good enough and so I got up super early this morning and re-did the make-up and then when it started to get bright it then started to down pour and it was again super dark and cloudy! So I hope they photos are good enough but I am a total perfectionist and if something isn't to a certain standard I just won't post it - you don't want to know the amount of post I've scrapped because they weren't good enough! I have problems I know! This is going to be my last post of 2013!!! Can you believe its going to be 2014 in two days - it actually scares me. I will be back on New Years Day with another post which I'm really looking forward to writing!

Happy New Year!

What are you doing this New Years Eve?

 

December Beauty Haul // Babyliss, Soap & Glory, Rimmel & Maybelline

 

Today I bringing you a haul, this is a few beauty bits that I've bought over the last month as I've just been buying little bits here and there. I have been very good in the sales and only bought 3 things! Two Soap & Glory sets one for me and one for my pro kit and a deep waver which is half price but only for a few more days which I will explain later. This month it was also my birthday month so I wanted to get a few little make-up goodies so that I could be something special with my make-up. I was going to do a What's on my Face birthday edition but before I could take pictures I had a massive panic attack and cried it all off so I might re-create it if it's something you'd be interested in seeing as it did involve glitter! Anyway let me show you what I've gotten this month...

Babyliss - Boutique Deep Waves

 

On a boots e-mail a few days ago I seen that they had this deep waver that's normally priced at £49.99 is now only £29.99 and I was going to get a deep waver for the summer months. I went across to boots to look at it and wasn't sure if I really need it but my mum convinced me just to get it since it is at such a great price. I then realised at the tills that I had a £5 off when you spend £25 on electrical appliances, I also had a birthday month double points voucher and 250 points when you spend £25 which means I got a shed load of points on my advantage card and got an extra £5 off a product that was already half price! That's what I call a bargain! I've only used it once as I did only get it yesterday but it seems to be really good and I love the look it gives. I will be sure to do a full review once I've used it more! I believe it is only half price until the 2nd of January so if you want it you better go get it quick! If you want to see the look it gives check back here tomorrow when I'll be posting my New Years Eve Make-Up Look and I'll have my hair waved in the pictures!

 

 

Rimmel - Space Dust in Shooting Star, Aurora, Moon Walking & Luna Love

 

I started with getting two and loved them so much I went back and got two more in different colours. There is only one more colour a dark green which isn't really my thing but I couldn't recommend these any more they last really well and go on easily. They also look great on your nails. They are difficult to get of and you need to leave them to soak in nail polish remover but that's normally what glitter nail polish is like!

 

 

Rimmel - Nail Nurse Nail Base & Top Coat & Precious Stones in Ruby Crush

 

I was in need of a new base coat as my other one had ran out and I refuse to put nail polish one with out a base coat. This one seems to be quite good but I'm not to bothered when it comes to base coats! I got the nail polish for Christmas as it is red and glittery everything I wanted I put it on my nails on the 23rd and by the next again day it had already began to chip! And on Christmas day it was badly chipped in fact half the polish had picked off! Which isn't like Rimmel polishes as there my favourite high street polishes but this was terrible especially since I had a top coat and a base coat on!

 



Maybelline - The Eraser Eye, The Falsies Mascara, Eye Studio Gel Liner & Baby Lips in Cherry Velvet. Collection - Glam Crystals in fcuk

 

I'm just going to talk very briefly about some of these products as I am planning on doing a review on a few of them. But I got the 3 Maybelline products on a 3 for 2 offer and then boots are also currently giving away a free Baby Lips with your Maybelline purchase. I love the gel liner it's even better than my Mac fluidline in blacktrack! Also the mascara is great but I love Maybelline Mascaras! I'm not completely sure about the under eye concealer but when I've fully decided on it I'll let you know as the colour selection isn't great and it doesn't have the best coverage! The glitter liner is really good, I've found that there is not much on the market in terms of glitter gel liners! But this is good considering the price and they also have a good colour selection - I've had the sliver one before which is also good.

 

 

Soap & Glory - Crazy Sexy Kohl

 

I got this in the sale for £9 and it was originally £18. When I first seen this I thought I would be great for my pro kit as there are 5 waterproof full size kohl pencils of different colours. I already own a black one and even though I don't wear black pencil liner much now, I know these pencils are really good. I've not tried there eye shadows yet but I've heard good things about them and they seem to be really nice colours. After swatching the colours I decided it was such a good deal I had to go back and get one for my self which is what I did!

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this haul, I've been on a spending ban which makes it all the better when you finally do treat yourself to new things! I've been a bit slack on blogging recently which I apologise for but I have some amazing posts planned for the next few weeks including New Years Eve Make-up, Yearly Favourites as well as New Year Resolutions! So make sure you follow my blog on bloglovin or gfc for them to pop into your subscription box! You can also for me on twitter or Instagram (links in sidebar) where I post links to new posts!

Did you get any bargains in the sale?

 



Autumn Eyes // All That Glitters & Sketch

If you've managed to get through all of the pictures then well done! I've been struggling recently to take photos because it's so glumly and dull outside and taking good enough photos has been quite some task. And since they came out bright I thought I would include the ones that came out the best! Anyway as it is well and truly Autumn I thought I would do a make-up post which has been inspired by the colours of Autumn which I like to like are crisp golden shades like the changing colours of leaves as well as the signature purples and berry shades we all like to incorporate into our look whether it's with our nail polish, lipstick or even our clothing. 

I personally prefer to have stronger and darker eyes than to wear a dark coloured lipstick. I feel my lips are to small to try and rock bright and bold lips even though I absolutely love the look of it! But it can work in my advantage sometimes because I have green eyes purple and berry toned colours work best with my eyes and really makes them pop - which I really love! I don't just wear these shades at Autumn time, I do tend to wear it similar looks like this all year round. 

Face - 

Bare Minerals - Prime Time

MAC - Studio Sculpt Foundation - NW15

Maybelline - Fit Me Concealer - 15

MAC - Pro Longwear Concealer - NW15 

MAC - Mineralized Skin Finish Natural - Medium 

Benefit - Hoola

MAC - Cream Blush - LadyBlush

Elf - Golden Bronzer - Golden

Eyes - 

MAC - All That Glitters, Haux, Sketch, Embark, Ricepaper, Wedge & Charcoal Brown Eye-shadow

Soap & Glory - Supercat Liquid Liner

Maybelline - The Rocket Mascara

Maybelline - Brow Drama - Dark Brown

Lips -

MAC - Lipstick - Angel

Rimmel - Lasting Finish by Kate - 107 

I used four colours on my eyelid which were All That Glitters - all over the lid, Haux as my blending colour in the crease, Sketch in my crease and Embark in my outer corner. I then used Ricepaper in my inner corner to brighten my eyes up. I also used Sketch and Embark mixed together under my eye to balance the look out. I then used my favourite liquid liner from Soap & Glory along my lash line and then the amazing Maybelline The Rocket Mascara which really defines my eyelashes and makes them stand out - it also lasts all day without making my lashes fall down. 

For my eyebrows I used Charcoal Brown on 3/4 of my eyebrows and on the start of them I used Wedge - both from MAC. To set them in place recently I have been using Brow Drama by Maybelline. 

For my face I used a full coverage foundation to make my skin look as good as it could - which is pretty difficult with my skin! I used MAC - Studio Sculpt which is good for this time of the year as it is a gel formulation and works well on dry skin. I didn't want to go overboard with bronzer or highlight but I did want to have an Autumn coloured blush and MAC - Creme Blush in Lady Blush is great for that look. 

As for my lips like I said earlier I prefer natural colour on myself like MAC - Angel but it is a darker natural pink so is perfect. If you do like darker lips then the famous Rimmel - Lasting Perfection Lipstick by Kate in 107 is perfect. 

I hope you enjoyed! I have more Autumn and Winter themed posts coming up soon. I love this time of year, when the leaves are changing and the weather is cooler but it isn't completely freezing! 

What does your Autumn Make-up consist of? 

Monthly Favourites // October 13

I must start this post by warning you that I have been loving lots of products this months and this is only a small selection of what I have been loving - even though this is only a small selection this is going to be a long en! So I better start and you might want to grab a cuppa tea...

Bed Head - Re-Energize Shampoo

Bed Head products are amazing and of course there shampoo's are no different, I first found out about this in my sisters hairdressers as she uses it on her clients. I have to be really careful with shampoo's because I have eczema and I have some on my scalp and certain shampoo's tend to set it of but this doesn't and it leaves my hair clean and silky soft. 

Aussie - Miracle Hair Insurance 

I have had this product for quite a while and I stopped using it just because I was trying other products out, I recently started using it again and this does help de-tangle my hair when its wet and takes about an hour to brush all the knots out!

Soap & Glory - Hand Food

An oldie but a goodie! I think most beauty bloggers use this or have at least tried it, I have two tubes of it - a mini one in my hand bag and a big one for my room. It leaves your hand silky smooth and smelling some-what of marshmallows  It is a good send for sore cracked hand in the cold whether. 

The Body Shop - Cranberry Joy Body Butter 

I got this in the sale quite a few months ago now and in case you go looking for it, this was originally from the winter collection last year so currently isn't available but I'm hoping that they are going to bring it back. It smells obviously like cranberry's but it also smells fizzy if that's even possible! 

Maybelline - Fit Me Concealer 

After going through about fifteen plus of the Collection - Lasting Perfection Concealer, Well I thought it was about time to try something else and after hearing good things about the newish Maybelline concealer I thought I would give it ago. It's a bit lighter than the collection one but I am going to write more about this soon.

MAC - Creme Blush in LadyBlush

Recently with the weather changing my skin has been a bit more dryer than what it normally is. When that happens I don't like to use to many powder products so this cream blush is definitely handy especially as the colour is perfect for Autumn. 

MAC - All That Glitters & Embark Eye-shadow

All That Glitters is a new addition to my palette and is a stunner so pretty all over the lid - it is described on the MAC website Beige with Gold Pearl. Also Embark is described as Intense Reddish Brown and is really nice in the crease and counter corner - it is also matt. 

Maybelline - Brow Drama 

This is described as a "Sculpting Brow Mascara" and it comes in three colours. I have the colour dark brown and I really like it - It's the first coloured brow mascara I have actually used! More on this soon! 

MAC - Lipstick in Plink! 

This is a new addition to my MAC lipstick collection, I did it it free due to the amazing program which is Back 2 MAC. It is described as a "warm seashell pink" on the MAC website and if you know about MAC lipsticks then it's a lustre finish. It's very natural and simply stunning. 

I hope you enjoyed! I have been quite busy recently and so today I have had what I like to call a blogging day! I took 278 images for 15 posts! This morning it was bright sunshine so I grabbed the opportunity to get good quality images that are nice and bright. That's what has mainly stopped me from getting posts up - that the weather is to glumly and dull and photos aren't nice so I know have back up images for a few weeks! 

What have you been loving this month?