FOTD- Up The Amp

Hello!

My posting is totally sporadic at the moment, and I apologise. 

Thought I would do a quick face of the day as these are always pretty simple :)

I've been wearing this look alot recently as it's so quick and easy to do, but the lipstick gives it a nice pop of colour.

Face:

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 mixed with Illamasqua Skin Base 02

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer 01

Rimmel Blush in Dusky Rose

Eyes:

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze

Bourjois Coup de Theatre 2 in 1 mascara

Benefit Brow Zings Light

Lips:

MAC Up The Amp

I was given Up The Amp as a late Christmas present and I absolutely love it! Similar to Heroine, but not quite as intense, so an easy one to wear if you're trying to get into purples, and the formula is beautiful! 

Thanks for reading :)

FOTD- Shopping My Stash

Hello! 

Thought I'd do a quick FOTD- this was the makeup I wore the other day to meet a friend in town, browse round some shops and have a catch up :)

 I look totally miserable in the last one, but it was the only one I managed to take that actually showed my eyeshadow! I used a few things that were in my 'Shopping my Stash' post, and I've really been enjoying them, especially the Revlon eyeshadows.

Eyes:

Revlon Colorstay quad in Neutral Khakis

Collection 2000 Extreme 24 hour felt tip liner

Benefit They're Real!  & Bourjois Coup de Theatre

Face:

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15

Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer 01 

MAC Melba

Lips:

Ben Nye LSP 2 Fashion Lip Colour Palette - Shy apricot

So that was my face!  A bit more effort than I usually make for the daytime, makeup-wise, but I just had the urge to pile on the makeup that day :) 

Thanks for reading!

P.S I took one of the earrings out after these pictures, and wore a plain stud in the other ear, not sure I can pull off wearing both of them!

P.P.S Please ignore my eyebrows! I am growing them out :)

FOTD- I can be your hero(ine), baby!

Hey!

Thought I'd do a FOTD post, showing my MAC lippy in Heroine on my face for the first time. I think I am in love with it! I'm also wearing Illamasqua skin base, which I think is actually a really good match for my skin :)

With flash.

 Sorry this is so picture heavy but I am SO rubbish at making decisions! 

Illamasqua Skin Base in 02

MAC Melba

Benefit They're Real!

MAC Heroine 

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 01 

Let me know what you think, if you've tried any of these products etc :)

Thanks so much for reading! 

FOTD- Summer Time

Morning! Just a quick face of the day :) 

This is actually yesterdays face, I was working and it was very hot, so I'm quite shiny!

La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL SPF 50+

MAC Studio Sculpt in NC15

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer 1

Benefit Browzings

Benefit Coralista

Benefit They're real!

NO7 Translucent powder

17 lippy in Beehive

Hope everyone is well :)

FOTD- Everyday look

Hey everyone!

Hope you're having a nice weekend :)

Thought I'd do a quick FOTD, this is just my normal go to look, nothing fancy!

MAC Studio Sculpt in NC15

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in Fair

Benefit Hervana blush

Benefit They're Real! mascara

Barry M lipliner in Red

MAC Ruby Woo

As always, I did get the Benefit stuff for free as I work for them :)

My hair looks quite red in these photos, but it's actually faded quite alot already :( I think this colour is going to be harder to maintain than the red! I've bought a box dye to try and re-do it myself, so fingers crossed!

Hope everyone is well, thanks for reading! :)

FOTD- Attempting Eyeliner :)

Evening all!

Thought I'd do a quick Face Of The Day. This morning I fancied doing something different, so I tried a lip product I've never used before (but had for aaages), and had a go with eyeliner! Crazy eh?!

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer in fair

Rimmel blush in Misty Rose

Maybelline Volum' Express One by One Waterproof

Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner

Fashionista eyeshadow in Black Out

Barry M Lip Lacquer Crayon in No.3

Like I said, I had a bash at the eyeliner. They're not perfect, but I smudged them out a bit with black eyeshadow, to try and make it look like it was meant to be a bit messy! I'm hoping that practice will make perfect! :)

The Barry M lip crayon I got as a present ages ago, I can't believe I've never worn it! It is literally just like a crayon, and it's amazing! It's really hard to describe the texture, it's like a really moisturising lipstick, with a really glossy finish, that doesn't feel sticky, and lasts for ages! The colour is also lovely, really summery.

It's a really bright, orangey red with a nice glitter running through. The glitter doesn't translate much on the lips, it looks really nice and shimmery, but not in your face glittery. 

They come in a few other colours, so I think I'll check them out next time I'm shopping!

So there you have it, a bit of a ramble about me face! Hope everyone is well :)

FOTD- Heaven and Earth

Evening all!
Thought I'd do a quick FOTD seeing as I've done something a bit different with my makeup for once!

 MAC Studio Sculpt NC15

Collection 2000 concealer 

Topshop blush in Powdered

17 Mirror Shine in Beehive

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner

Maybelline One By One Volum' Express 
MUA Heaven and Earth pallette

This is the first time I've worn eyeshadow in the day time in aaages! I gave in to temptation and bought the MUA Heaven and Earth pallette, after spending ages gazing at the one I bought for my giveaway haha!
These pics were taken at the end of the day, after lots of sweating and running about, so I think the eyeshadow has held up pretty well! I'm impressed with how well they've lasted, at £4 for the pallette!

Anyways, It's way past my bedtime, so I'm off!
Hope everyone is well, and enjoying the weather :)

FOTD/OOTD - Vegas Baby!

Afternoon everyone! :)

A few people commented on my Giveaway saying that they'd like to see more Outfit/Face Of The Days, so here you go! 

Cape/jumper thing- New look (old!)

Vest- Henry Holland at Debenhams

Jeans- H&M

Boots- River Island (Old!)

Hello shiny!

 Maybe it's time to start using powder again?!

Earrings- Topshop

Foundation- Studio sculpt NC15

Mascara- Maybelline Volum' express one by one

Lips-  MAC Vegas Volt

Blusher- Topshops Powdered

My much loved MAC Ruby Woo is on it's last legs, so I'm trying to use my other lipsticks and save my fave lippy for special occassions. Vegas Volt is a lipstick I often overlook as I'm never sure if I can pull it off with my hair colour. 

It's such a nice summery colour though, that I decided to be brave and wear it, even if I did get a few funny looks! It's alot more orange than it's showing in the pics, the flash seems to have made it more pink looking.

I wasn't doing anything special, so the outfit was pretty casual. I love the cape thing, but it's a total nightmare! It doesn't look it, but there's loads of buttons, and it always takes me ages to work out how to button it correctly! I'm so happy I found my little green apple earrings, I love them so much :)

I also tried something new with my hair. I love how other people manage to achieve the perfect, messy, big buns (ooer), whereas mine always end up more like topknots. I watched a few vids on how to do them with the method of rolling strands of hair and pinning them in a circle around a pony tail. That's a really bad explanation, I hope you know what I mean! I really liked the look, my friend said I looked like Audrey Hepburn with the hairstyle, and that's always nice!

I'm sure you're not really interested in pics of my hair, but I'm really proud!

Anyway, sorry for the rambly post, I don't know how some people manage to make their posts so concise and to the point!  

Hope everyone is well, thankyou for reading :)

FOTD- Wild Orchid

Hallo guys!

I wore a new lipstick today, and thought it deserved a Face Of The Day post!

I'd originally bought the lippy for a night out, but then got too scared to wear it! Red lipstick is such a security blanket to me, I need to branch out more often!

Excuse the messy hair!

Face:

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15

MAC Studio Finish Concealer NC15

Topshop blush in Powdered

Eyes:

Maybelline Volum' Express One By One mascara

Lips:

Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick 457 Wild Orchid

So, it's not showing up well, but this lipstick is pretty bright! I kept the rest of my makeup quite subtle, and let the lips do the talking!

The colour is a bright fuschia pink, with purple/blue undertones. It's a Pearl formula, so it's got quite a sheen, which isn't a finish I tend to like, but I think it works really well with this colour.

I applied, blotted and added some Lipcote, then re-applied. I found this gave me a good four hours wear before I needed to top up the colour. I've been so impressed with every Revlon lipstick I've tried! I think this  may be my summer lippy :)

 

Revlon Super Lustrous lipsticks are £7.49 (now on offer at two for a tenner! Bargain!) from Boots.com.

Anyone else tried this? Or have any recommendations for Revlon lippys I should try?

Thanks for reading! :)