FOTD: Classic Smokey Eye.

Most of my FOTD posts up to now have had more natural eye make-up and often a statement lip colour. For the next few FOTDs I thought I would switch it about a little and give you some dramatic eye looks. To start, I thought I would just keep it simple with a classic, sultry smokey eye. I hope you like it :)

Make-up I used

Face

-Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation, Shade 54

- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Light

-Rimmel London Powder Blush, Smoked Oyster

Eyes

Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows (This contains renamed eyeshadows from the permanent range, so I have included both the original names and the names in this palette).

-Lid: Mushroom mixed with Drink Me, Eat Me/ Sin

-Crease/ lower lashline: Mushroom

-Outer corner: Jabberwocky/ Oil Slick

Inner corner: White Rabbit/ Polyester Bride

-Upper Lashline: Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner, Black

-Water line: MUA Intense Colour Eye liner, Snow White

-Mascara: 17 Falsifeye False Lash Effect Mascara, Blackest Black

-Brows: HD Brows Palette, Bombshell

Lips

-Collection 2000 Cream Puff Lip Cream, Powder Puff

-MUA Out There Pumping Lip Gloss, Buff

I hope you liked this post! If you have any suggestions for more dramatic eye looks you would like me to try, please let me know! :)

FOTD: 50's Pin Up Girl.

I've always loved the 40's/50's Pin Up girl style make-up so I really enjoyed putting together the look for this post. I always think the celebrities who wear this style of make-up look stunning, like Dita Von Teese, Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera, as it is such a classic look and they always look flawless. The key to this look is the defined, arched eye brows, the cat eye winged liner and of course the cherry red lipstick. I think pale, matte eyeshadows are the way to go for this look, and a true baby doll pink on the apples of the cheeks. I hope you like my variation of the classic 50's Pin Up look :)

Makeup I used:

Face

-Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation, Shade 54.

-Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Light.

-MUA Mono Blush, Shade 1.

Eyes

-Sigma Bare Eyeshadow Palette (Shades below)

Lid: Elope

Crease/lower lashline: Hitch

Outer corner: Snoop

Brow bone highlight: Approach

-Water line: MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner, Snow White

- Upper Lashline: Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner, Black

-Mascara: 17 Falsifeye False Lash Effect Mascara

- Primark False Eyelashes

- Brows: HD Brows Palette, Bombshell

Lips

-Wet 'n' Wild (The name of the shade had come off and it doesn't look like these lipsticks are still available on the Wet 'n' Wild website so I couldn't find out, sorry!)

I hope you enjoyed this post :) if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

FOTD: Valentine's Day Makeup.

I haven't done a make-up look or FOTD post for a while so I thought it would be the perfect time to do one now with Valentine's Day just around the corner. If you're going out on a date on Valentine's Day, you want to make sure you look like you have made an effort for him, but also look natural at the same time. 

For this look, I used a shimmery champagne eyeshadow on the eyelids, and then counterbalanced it with a matte brown shade in the crease. I used a white eyeliner on my water line and a shimmery white eyeshadow in my inner corner to make my eyes look bigger and brighter and I curled my eyelashes before I applied mascara.

On my lips I used my "my lips but better" lipstick; my advice would be to keep your lips a subtle nude/ pink shade, no boy would like to end up with bright pink or red lips!

Finally, I used my straighteners to curl my hair in to loose, natural looking ringlets :)

Makeup I used:

Face

-Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector, Light

-Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Light

-Sleek Contour Palette, Medium

-Rimmel London Powder Blush, Smoked Oyster

Lips

-Original Chapstick

-MUA Lipstick, Shade 11

Eyes

-Lid: Champagne colour, third from left, bottom row MUA Heaven and Earth Palette.

-Crease: Hitch, Sigma Bare Palette

Highlight and Inner Corner- Top left MUA Heaven and Earth Palette

-Water line: MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner, Snow White

-Mascara: 17 Falsifeye False Lash Effect Mascara

Eyebrows: HD Brows Palette, Bombshell

If you have any questions, feel free to ask :) 

I hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day, are you doing anything special?

FOTD: Effortless.

I'm not the kind of girl who spends hours in the morning getting ready, I much prefer to keep it simple unless it is for a special occasion. This is the sort of makeup I wear on an every day basis; no eye shadow, just winged black eyeliner (sometimes I even skip this step), and a bit of colour on my lips that I switch around depending on how I feel that day, though I have been loving this dark fuschia colour this winter. I would usually just use a bit of concealer on my spots and under my eyes, but on a particularly bad skin day (like today) I like to get out my Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector for that extra little bit of coverage. This makeup routine usually takes me no more than fifteen minutes to do, meaning I can spend longer in bed!  :)

Makeup I used:

Face

-Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream (Light)

-Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer (Light)

-Rimmel London Powder Blush (Smoked Oyster)

Eyes

-Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (Black)

-Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara (Black)

Lips

-MUA Lipstick (Shade 2)

FOTD: Sleek Berry Collection

So the other day, I was a little bit naughty and I purchased the Sleek limited edition Berry Collection for myself whilst I was out shopping for Christmas presents. I love the matte berry colours in the set and thought they would be perfect teamed with gold, shimmery eyes for a Christmas or New Year party :) As usual, it was a battle to get good photographs with the lighting being so gloomy, but I think these were the best ones. I hope you like it and I definitely recommend buying this set before it sells out!

Makeup I used:

Face

-Rimmel London Stay Matte Foundation, 201 Classic Beige

-Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Light

-Sleek Contour Palette, Medium

-Sleek Blush, Fenberry (Sleek Berry Collection)

Lips

-Sleek Kohl Pencil, Mossberry (Sleek Berry Collection)

-Sleek True Colour Lipstick, Cranberry (Sleek Berry Collection)

Eyes

-MUA Heaven and Earth Palette

1. Inner Corner

2.Crease and lower lashline

3.Lid

4.Browbone highlight

5. Outer Corner

-Upper lashline: Stila Smudge stick, Moray

-Water line: MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner, Snow White

-Mascara: Maybelline the Colossal Volum' Express Mascara, Black

If you have any questions, feel free to ask :) 

Also, if you haven't seen my mention on my previous blog posts, I am looking to hold a Giveaway soon to celebrate passing 100 Followers, but I am stuck for what to include in the prize. Skin care or makeup? A set or a random selection of things? Please comment below and tell me what you would like to win, and whether you prefer to know what the prize is when you enter, or if I should keep it a surprise until the winner is announced? Thank youu! :)

FOTD: Katy Perry "The One That Got Away" Inspired Makeup.

This look is inspired by Katy Perry's makeup in her The One That Got Away music video.

It is a very simple but dramatic look with a smoky eye, perfect for every day wear. Simple eyeshadow, lots of black eyeliner smudged under the lower lashline and a slight wash of pink over the cheeks and lips.

Makeup I used

Face

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream (Light)

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer (Light)

MUA Pressed Powder (Shade 3)

Rimmel London Powder Blush (Smoked Oyster)

Eyes

HD Brows Palette (Bombshell)

Ms. Makeup Eyelash Curlers

Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara

MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner (White)

Lips

MUA Lipstick (Shade 7)

Collection 2000 Cream Puff Lip Cream (Angel Delight)