Sorry For Neglecting youuu

Well hello , I have been a Terrible terrible blogger. I have been so so busy, heading back to study , trying to find time to work and having a wedding to go to , and looking after the family cat :P

Amongst all that I truly have bought soo much and not had enough time to catch up on any of it , so I'm going to start tonight With a little "back to school" F.O.T.D , Including some contouring which ... I actually am really loving now :).

I used the E.L.F Cool Bronzer for contouring , Sleek Gel liner in Dominatrix , NYX Doll Eye mascara , E.L.F Lip plumping glaze (but only used the colour side and not the gloss).

What do you think of my attempt at contouring ??
Please click photos for a better view. Again So so sorry I've been rubbish. I'll catch up on my reviews and purchases 2moro :) Thank you all for reading XXX

E.O.T.D Pretty In Pink / plum

Yeah so maybe I like pink/Plum a bit much but , I liked this because its a bit more of a dramatic Night time pink eye. (lol pink eye i love south park too much) Please Click to see bigger picture Anyway , I used :

Eyeshadows :
Mac Pigment in Pink Opal for highlight and Inner corner
Body shop NEW Baked to last eye shadow in Quartz for the lid (review on this product coming soon)
Everyday Minerals eye shadow in Art girl (loveee) for the crease colour
And Clinique Cream eye shaper in starry plum as my Top liner

I left my lips neutral just with burt's bees radiance shimmer lip again

And MAC cremeblush in ladyblush on my cheeks.
Nyx Doll eye mascara.

All these products can be found at the following sites :-
Clinique liner
NYX mascara
Body Shop Shadows
MAC Pigment and Blush
Burtsbees lip shimmer

E.O.T.D Natural eye FRONTCOVER

This is a really simple natural eye i decided on today for work , I used the Frontcover Palette (please see my swatches pics of the front cover palette Here)
I used the top set of colours to create this look and lined my top line and waterline with the frontcover shadow line liquid dipped in Chocolate truffle from the palette.
My NYX Dolleye mascara ... and Benefit concealer

I like it , its a simple yet smokey look and isn't too harsh

Pic to the left is with flash , the middle and right picture are both in natural light.

Hope you like :)

E.O.T.D Smokey eye

Hi there to my lovely 17 readers :) Just wanted to show off this smokey grey / charcoal look.
I have been loving Mineral Make up at the moment so I got a few sample sizes of Everyday Minerals shadows.

My concealers /bases :-
Benefit "it" stick

Benefit "eye bright" (for brow bone and inner corners)
NYX White eyeshadow base

Shadows :-
Everyday minerals in - Weeping willow (crease and smudged out liner) and Queen anne's lace (highlight and lid colour)
No7 Silver dust ...... admittedly this is not sold anymore , i picked it up years ago , but Any shimmery silver dust would work as long as its not too glittery. (I used this as my brow highlight and inner corner)
Everyday minerals can be bought online "here"

Eyeliner :-
Sleek Ink pot in Dominatrix
This is a new product for me and so far I'm really pleased with it , its a definite dupe for MAC fluidline in blacktrak.
Whilst wet it smudges out beautifully and if left to dry it has a lovely finish... I also used this in my waterline and as its Waterproof it once needed touched up at the corners.
Please see my post on this "here"

Mascara :-
NXY Doll Eye mascara (Volume) in Black ..... I'm Still LOVING this please see review "here"

I kept lips plain with my Burt's Bee's radiance lip shimmer in the clear colour. Burts bees website.
And no blush on my cheeks , just a dusting of Everyday Minerals Fairly Light Original Glo base.
Let me know what you think and if you think i should take the plunge in to making videos?? I dont want to shell out on a good camera without being able to use it :P

First Eye Of the day :)

Hello this is my first kind of "eye of the day" I'm just going to list the products I used , I eventually would hope to make some videos for you but I would like to wait until I get a good quality camera, (I'm not shy honest :P). Anyway i just wore this eye/s with jeans gladiator sandals and an over sized t-shirt (white with navy striped). Its not too over the top as I was only visiting the shops and taking things to the rubbish dump walking dogs etc. But I enjoy a little pop of colour. Obviously for a night out i Build on this.

1. E.l.f Concealer Pencil and Brush - £3.50 (review on this soon as I'm comparing it to my Benefit "it" stick at the moment) - Under my eye an on my lid

2. The Body Shop Eye shimmer in Blue - £6.00 (I bought this ages ago but they don't seem to have it online anymore so i don't know if its been discontinued :( i really hope not) This has a Dupe in the E.l.f Eye transformer palette. - Used this in the corner of my eye and blended in with the darker blue on the out side.

3. Nxy Single eyeshadow in Kiss in Casablanca -£3.25 from Lovemakeup.com. (reviewed this in another post) This is place on my outer corner top and bottom blended in to the pale blue of the body shop eye shimmer.

4. Collection 2000 Glam Crystal Dazzling Gel Liner - £2.99 from superdrug (2 for £5 at the moment) Used this to line my eyes.

5. Nyx Dolleye Volume mascara - £6.99 from Lovemakeup.com , Still loving this mascara , my clinique has not been touched for so long lol. (review in previous post)

Hope you like it XXXX

Nude lips ladies?

Ok .... As I said in my last post iI have been looking for a nude lipstick that doesn't wash me out ... and by jove I think I've found a winner (for now anyway :P). I generally Never buy Maybelline make-up ... I've never had a bad experience with it but I don't know they have just never enticed me, but superdrug where doing 3 for 2 and I caved in, I picked this up on Friday and I Love it. Its name says it all , as you can see its a nude and the colour of the stick of the "lip stick" is pretty much identical to that of NYX Rea (which I was none too pleased with) but when i swatched this on my hand there is a lovely lovely pink glow. I think its really apparent in the picture below as well, so yes ignore my strange face in the picture and take a look at the colour :P. Love it and would deffo recommend it to anyone with pale skin looking for a nude lip :D
And just a little extra here ... this is the freebie I got sent with my order from love-makeup.com (smells like man made cherry) But i quite like it .... again not a lip gloss girl but who can complain when things are free :). Not sticky and well ... it doesnt look PINK on the lips which i quite like ..Meh probably wouldnt buy but again FREE :D
Thanks for reading XXX

NYX Haul/ Review!!!

Welllll hello to my 12 followers :D Hope your still enjoying my posts. Sorry i haven't posted in so long and haven't been keeping up , I've had people visiting.
So i ordered a lovely surprise for myself a couple of weeks ago which arrived last week from LoveMakeup. Just a quick word about the website .... its easy to use, payment was fast and delivery was what i expected, the packaging was Lovely, each item was individually bubble wrapped and wrapped in pink tissue paper :D It really was like Christmas and this packaging will definitely be getting re used. They also popped in a lip gloss that i did not order.... I wasn't expecting this and i really don't know if it was a mistake because i wasn't charged for it. It was the L.A. Colours Diamond Shine lip gloss in "Red Rubies" it has a really chemical smell of cherries but i actually like that, I just thought if it has been thrown in as an extra or because i spent £39? it was nice of them anyway:).
Ive really been wanting to try the NYX brand because you don't see it sold in stores here in the uk. I don't think I've EVER saw it here. I bought some lipsticks , eye bases , shadows , mascara etc. Hope you enjoy.
Ok above are the two colours i bought in the "lip smacking fun colours" , I bought Rose and Rea. My first impressions were great , love the packaging and especially love the little pot at the end of the tube that can be removed and used if your running out of the lipstick, also means when i store them i can turn them upside down and see their true colour. The lipsticks are lovely and very soft , i think some people might even think too soft because the colour can slide about your lips a little but if you used a lip base this shouldn't be a big issue. Personally i Love the rose colour , i think it really suits me and its more my style but i have been hankering after a nude lipstick for sometime now and this is why i bought Rea. Bottom line ... i don't think it suits me at all ... both pictures were taken 5 mins apart in the same lighting and the bottom picture looks Sooo washed out. I reckon this one will get swapped but only because it doesn't suit me. Priced at £2.69 each on Lovemakeup.com
I love both these items , the jumbo pencil can Crease BUT if used properly the colour and pigmentation /shimmer of this is a FANTASTIC aqua blue. I actually started using both items together with the pencil as the base for the single shadow and it worked perfectly. As for the single eyeshadow i am TOTALLY in love with it. Its So so so so so so so soooooo Soft (sorry for the exaggeration but its true) I will definitely be buying more colours in these single eye shadows. They stayed put all night on my eyes when i wore them out at the weekend and blend so easily with other shadows i own. Pencil is priced at £2.50 and the single shadow is £3.25 again both Love make up. My only question ... I'm not sure if I'm supposed to sharpen this pencil or not ... i don't know if my sharpener is big enough lol.
Another Fantastic buy ..... this was £7.99 and they come in different "eye colours" I picked up the mysterious brown set. Obviously because i have Brown eyes but after using these I'm curious to pick up the other sets. I love the packaging , its soo cute/sleek and i love popping it in my bag its very useful for "day to night" looks. This maybe vain but i quite like the fact NYX is not well known in Scotland because it means when i do bring the palette out my bag people always ask about it :). Funnily enough these are NOT as pigmented as the single eyeshadow but they are very buildable and i have been using these nearly every day since i got them last week, especially for more natural looks at work. The swatches above where taken in natural light just straight out the palette with no base so you have an idea of how bright they are. These could be used to create really dramatic eyes also lovely shimmer and matte colours. *Thumbs up* OH and this did come with a double ended sponge applicator but .. i don't use them so i gave it to my mum :D.
Ok so far i have only used the white eyeshadow base with shimmer out for any length of time and there was Some creasing but only very little. Wearing under shimmery eye shadows is perfect and i feel that you could even go without a brow highlight when using this. The White base when swatched is definitely more chalky but it does mean powders/pigments and shadows show up more vibrant than any other base i own and i usually opt for Too faced shadow insurance. It just leaves a lovely blank canvas for you to work with :) They also come in natural base colours and are priced at £4.99 and you get Plenty in the pot. I'm pretty happy with this purchase but i might need to come back to how long they last in a later post :)
Ok this is another one i am in love with :D NYX Doll eye Mascara , this comes in "volume" "long lash" and "waterproof". I chose volume as my eyelashes are luckily long anyway, in one of my earlier posts i compared E.l.f mineral mascara to my HG Clinique High impact mascara. I have to say this has wiped the floor with both , its priced at £6.99 so its in the middle for price but ... i love it , i think it does just as well as the clinique if not more. The packaging is fantastic i love girly things so the floral patterns on the box done it for me :). As you can see from the picture there is pretty much No smudging or flaking after a Whole day at work. I got this delivered Wednesday last week .. and I've not even looked at my clinique so much so that i feel guilty!