Bobbi!

BOBBI BROWN

After hearing rave reviews, I gave the Bobbi Brown SPF 15 foundation a go. I love the feel of this product. It is super light, but at the same time has great coverage. I would categorize this as a medium coverage foundation, but you could build onto it for more coverage if you would like. I don't feel cakey, or greasy, such a nice consistency. I wouldn't say this has the best staying power for oily skin, I would purchase the Long Wear Even Finish SPF 15 Foundation if I wanted something a little longer lasting, though so far this has been totally fine for me, of course don't forget to prime and set!

Vamp.

Transylvania

Rolling with the dark colours here. Finally back to brunette, a nice soft ombre transition. I went for a very neutral eye with natural looking lashes, and bold lips. The deep purple of this lip cream really amps up the vampy feel.

Lashes: Red Cherry #DW

Lip: NYX Transylania

Ear Jewelry: Flaming Bones

The NYX soft matte lip creams are to die for though. Really. They are so velvety when applied, you barely notice you are wearing anything at all, and they last quite a while. If applied sparingly over lip bam they make for a nice lip  stain as well.

MAC Cosmetics Young Punk Shadow.

 Shameless Impulse Buy.

MAC, You've done it again. I don't normally wear black shadows, but this was too pretty to resist! It is so gorgeous in a smoky eye. If you apply this over a cream shadow the sparkles will appear more vibrant, but when you apply it alone it is a nice light shimmer. I didn't need to re stock any items so I decided to try something new, and out of the ordinary.  Mac 'Poung Punk' Mineralize eye shadow is perfect for those nights you want to rock out.


Worth a try if you are looking for a fun new shade to add to your collection.

Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette.

What A Sweet Treat!

 Everybody was raving about this palette, I had to get in on the action. I have used these shadows for all of my recent makeup looks. The quality is fantastic! Super pigmented, top notch. Thank you Too Faced! + the packaging is worth a mention as well.. HELLO! It's a chocolate bar. nuff said. If you are needing a versatile palette, just do it.

Warm Up Your Skin This Winter.

A Gentle Clarifying Cleanser.

I am trying out the Thermal Black Cleanser by Boscia, it is a gentle warming cleanser that opens your pores and draws out impurities. The warmth is super relaxing, really nice to use before bed. Not a cleanser I would use with my Clarisonic, you can't really feel the warmth that way, but it is great on its own. I would recommend this cleanser to people with normal to oily skin with minimal breakouts. I feel like you could find a more clearing cleanser if you have problematic skin, though for easier skin types this is perfect to detoxify and purify. It leaves your skin soft, happy, and clean. 

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Make Up Removing Miracle.

I have to talk to you guys about my new favourite way to remove my makeup.

Ole Henriksen has a product called the Pure truth melting cleanser.

How do you use it?

You take a little bit of this gel with dry hands, you massage it onto a dry face, after you feel your makeup is breaking down, add some water and rinse away! 

My makeup washes away super easily, and I love how you can use this on your eyes as well, so gentle and it smells so nice.

This product would be great as a cleanser on its own for people with dry skin, though since I have oily skin and tend to breakout I go in with a second cleanse, something to target breakouts, after I use this product. 

Peach lips and winged liner.

It felt like spring for a second.

I wanted to try out some new NYX cosmetics lippies. I used the Peach Cobbler gloss with Indie Flick underneath.

A bold orange lip, makes it feel like spring at least. 

For my eyes I used Too Faced Semi Sweet palette, Mousse and Frosting all over to make that blown out brown smokey eye. 

I used the Anastasia Dip Brow in Blonde to give the look of more natural brows + I took her brow wiz in ebony to make hairlike strokes throughout the hairs.

Bronzed Eyes and Burgundy Lips.

I used the Too Faced semi sweet palette, yet again. My favourite palette right now!

For my eyes:

Crease + Lid: mousse

Inner Crease: puddin

Centre Lid + Inner Corner: caramel

Lower Lashes: caramel + puddin

For my lips I finally found NYX cosmetics Matte Lip in Copenhagen! So much love for this colour.

Lashes: Red Cherry #42

A Mauve Smokey Eye ft. Too Faced.

Inspired by Jlos Golden Globes look, I used the Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette to create a blended out mauve smokey eye paired with a pinky nude lip and a dark lower lash line.

Crease: nougat + rum raisin

Inner Crease: hot fudge + liquorice

Lid: puddin

All blended out, using NARS 'albatross' to highlight the eyes and cheek bones.

Lashes: Red Cherry #110

Bronzer: MAC 'harmony'