Monday 29 December 2014

Rocking a Pop of Purple

 
 
 
It's that time where, as a beauty lover, you most probably got some new make up for Christmas and you just want to play with it all. My mum got me a set with all the Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Kohl Pencils in. I'm a huge fan of wearing kohl liner in all sorts of ways anyway but this made me want to experiment with all the different colours that you get in the pack. I was far too excited swatching them all on Christmas day.
 
 
 
Products used for the look:
 
 
I kept the lid pretty neutral and just deepened up my crease a little with a soft brown and lined my upper lash line thinly with a dark brown. For the pop of purple, I took the kohl pencil in my waterline and smudged underneath my eye and blended out.
 
I love how this look turned out and proud of myself for trying colour!
 
P.S. This would totally look amazing on green eyes *heart emoji*
 
Paige xo

Tuesday 23 December 2014

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
 

Sunday 14 December 2014

My Christmas Party Makeup

 
 
Products Used:
 
Rimmel Stay Matte Primer
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation
Maybelline Matte Maker Powder
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Benefit Rockateur Blusher
theBalm Mary Lou Manizer
Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Brown
Mac 'All the Glitters' Eyeshadow
the Balm eyeshadow in 'Sexy'
the Balm eyeshadow in 'Sultry'
L'Oreal Super Liner
Maybelline Falsies Mascara Waterproof
Tanya Burr Bambi Lashes
Urban Decay Kohl Liner in Lush
Rimmel Apocolips in Meteoric Matte

 
It's that time, all the Christmas parties are starting! Mine is actually this Friday but I wanted to blog about what makeup I was going to wear but would not have the time nor the light to do it next Friday.
 
I went for a red lip and neutral eye as you can see. I love the lashes and the definition to the eyes.
 
 
Lid:
 
To create the eyes I took 'All that Glitters' all over the eyes then 'Sultry' in the crease buffed right out to the brow bone. I then used 'Sexy' (a beautiful dark red/purple) building up the colour and intensity in the crease. I tried to keep the inner corner and lid as light as possible by topping up with 'All that Glitters' to finish.
 
Lower Lash Line:
 
For the lower lash line I mixed 'Sultry' & 'Sexy' on a pencil brush and blended under the eye. To darken even more, I took some kohl along the lower lash line to blended out with the same pencil brush.
 
 
I hope you enjoy the festive period whatever you may be doing and enjoyed this look!
 
Paige xo
 


 

Wednesday 10 December 2014

L'oreal Super Liner Review/Swatch

I'm by no means an expert at liner, in fact, it's one of things I kind of suck at. Give me a kohl liner to smudge any day. But there is something about have a nice clean, crisp liner look.
 
Because of my lack of skills I really struggle with finding a good liner that works for me. I've had a few on my list to test out, but came across this on Feel Unique and remember hearing A LOT of gurus and bloggers saying how good it was.
 
Boy they were not wrong. This makes my liner look pro, like legit. I actually stop and look at it in the mirror and say to myself 'did I really do that?'.
 
 
(L'Oreal Super Liner Black Lacquer Waterproof)

I'm obviously not good and swatching a straight line though...
 
 
The formula is super long lasting and has a shiny finish, which I'm not a huge fan of, but I can cope for now by using a matte black eyeshadow over top.
 
When I say long lasting, it withstands me rubbing my eyes all day from 7am - 6pm, not bad going!
 
 
 
 
I would totally recommend this product for beginners like me!
 
Have you tried it? What do you think?
 
Paige xo



Saturday 6 December 2014

The Lottery Wishlist

 
Christian Louboutins Bianca 140mm
 
I would LOVE to have some classic Louboutins that I could get a lot of use out of, I think they are such a basic but very beautiful shoe.
 
Mulberry Bayswater Double Zip Tote in Oak Natural Leather
 
I think a mulberry handbag is on every girls wishlist, they are absolutely stunning but will literally last you a lifetime. I love this brown leather but the oxblood range is also beautiful.
 
Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick Library
 
Oh my goodness, holy moly. I've been wanting to try the Charlotte Tilbury lipsticks for a long time but I can never choose which shade. So this is like a dream for me.....
 
Michael Kors Rose Gold Watch
 
This is something that's been on my list for what feels like a couple of years and when hunting for the above picture, I saw that The Watch Hut have it on sale.... EEEEEEK. Maybe next payday!?!
 
What is your lottery wishlist?
 
Paige xo