Showing posts with label Makeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Makeup. Show all posts

Monday, 10 February 2014

MakeUp Monday: FOTD!!

Well I havnt done a post like this is a little while and want to get back into it, I try to create different makeup looks everyday its only if I really LOVE how my makeup look ill repeat it for a few days. I own a lot of makeup so its really easy to create something new everyday :)

I am a huge neutrals girl for my eye and I mix between nude and pink lips most of the time, So I have been really loving going for the bronzish brown tones mixed with a nude pink lip.

I can't remember exactly what shadow shades I used but I used a combination of the ELF Festive Beauty Book and the Urban Decay Naked Basic palette. Perfect for a work day :)


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Saturday, 4 January 2014

My NYE Makeup Look & Outfit

I know NYE has just past but I thought I would share with you all my NYE makeup look and outfit

I did change this up a little later in the night and decided to go for a bold red lip, added some winged eyeliner and some extra glitter to really make it sparkle for New Years.

Products Used in This Look:
Clinique Even Better Foundation
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation
MAC Minteralized NW15 Concealer
GOSH Pressed Powder - O2 SO Natural
Maybelline Dream Matte Powder
ELF Contour Blush & Bronzer Duo
Tarte Blush - Memorable
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette - Incandescent
Chanel Illusion D'Ombre - Epatant
Urban Decay Shadows - Naked 2, Venus
Anastasia Lavish Palette - Moss, Cream, Ballet
Tarte shadows - Maureen's Soccer Ball, Ali's Bicycle
Maybelline Mega Plush Mascara
Bourjois Volume Glamour Max Holidays Mascara
Urban Decay 24 Hour Glide on Pencil - Perversion
ELF Matte Pencil - Naturally Nude
Vivo Matte Lipstick - Natural Nude 
Buxom Lipgloss - White Russian
Love & Beauty Lipgloss - Pink



My Outfit for the Night


H&M Black Layering Tanks | Primark Raspberry Sheer Shirt | Forever 21 Workout Capri's | River Island Booties | Random Basic Stacking Bracelets | Jawbown UP Band - Mint  | Euronext Remy 18inch Hair Extensions - Blonde Frost


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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

UK vs USA: Maybelline Mega Plush Mascara

As someone who travels to the USA as much as I can over the years I have come across a lot of products over there that we don't get here in the UK. Things like Maybelline Baby Lips, Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation just to name 2 and there are a ton of brands we don't get here either like Milani, Hard Candy, Wet 'n' Wild, Physicians Formula and so many more.

Every now and again we get lucky and they finally bring a product out here that has been out in the US going on 2 years, which to me is really strange because we still do get a lot of the same products launched at the same time but a few they just don't bother with. They happen to be the ones I usually really want to get my hands on though haha.

The Maybelline Mega Plush has just come to the UK and I thought it would be a good thing to blog about and see if there are any difference in the US and the UK versions.
I will point out this mascara is one of my favorites I have 2 back ups and I have 2 currently being used plus now the UK one I have.


As you can see they do have some difference between the 2 not huge just the packaging it self is different which isn't surprising they are going to market it differently to different countries. The tube as well has some difference and I find that with a lot of Maybelline mascara's here have the same look they are more pointed at the top and bottom opposed to the US one that is very flat which is great for standing the product up on a vanity.

Now onto the wands...
USA

UK

 At first look the wands to look pretty similar and they are with just a few subtle differences. I find that the UK wand is a little bit short and not a plump as the US one and because of the slightly different handle is a little harder to apply but nothing major. When applying the mascara they both go on really nicely and they are both super buildable so if you want the more subtle and coverage you just need to apply one coat if you want to build it up to give more of a false lash look just add a few more coats. 

Here is the finished look.
 UK
 USA

They do look pretty much the same but I do find the US one does win out with giving that little bit extra volume!

So If you are a UK girlie and had seen this product raved about in the USA and wanted to try it seriously go out and buy it it is well worth it. Some may wonder why I have done the comparison between the 2 when they are the same product, honestly for someone who is in the US a reasonable amount of time throughout the year you see a lot of products not just makeup and then when it finally makes its way over to the UK it can be completely different with the stupid laws that stop certain things being used in products or how certain things are illegal here in the UK or the US even *Cough* Mt Dew & Kinder Eggs *Cough*

Would you be interested to see other comparison as they come out to the UK? let me know down below :)

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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Mini MAC Haul + Swatches

If you hadn't seen I went shopping on my Birthday and spent a stupid amount of money at MAC and when I got home I realized the lady who served me missed the one thing I really wanted off of the list I gave her. One thing that annoyed me most about her though was the way she looked at me when I asked for the products I bought like I couldn't afford it, yes I look young and yes it was a lot of money to spend on makeup but don't look down on me because of that.

Anyway the other day I decided to put an order in with MAC online to get the item she missed off and a few other pieces :)


The 3 Items I ordered are: Pro Long Wear Paint Pots in: Mooncake (Baking Beauties Collection) & Let Me Pop, Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Behave Yourself.
I also order another Concealer but didn't see the point in taking pictures of that :)



Though I'd throw in some swatches :)


If you'd like to see what else I picked up from MAC on my Birthday check the video out:



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