Face Of The Day...

F.O.T.D

Seeing as I'm heading off out to the London Eye tonight with my ever so lovely boyfriend, I thought I'd take some extremely vain and posey (it's not a word but you get my drift) pictures of myself and do a face of the day post!

Face

Benefit That Gal Primer

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua (review very soon)

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Smoothing Concealer

Revlon Photoready Eye Brightener

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Bronzer

Estee Lauder Radiant Peach Blush

Benefit High Beam Highlighter

Eyes

Benefit Low Profile all over lid

Clinique Stone Violet in crease

Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner

Rimmel Exaggerate Waterproof Eyeliner in water line and smudged in lower lash line  

Lancome L'Extreme Mascara 

Lips

Estee Lauder Orchid Passion Shimmer Gloss (review very soon)

I have fake tan on so this is why I have a slight orange tinge to my skin...I shouldn't be allowed near fake tan as Nicola + Fake Tan = Disaster

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It's Oh So Natural To Me

Unfortunately for me, I am unable to pull off dark, dramatic, sexy eyes as I feel I somewhat resemble a drag queen! I long to have big eyes, not big googly fish eyes, but big eyes that can really take dark, dramatic eye shadow and liner. I tend to stick more natural, light coloured eye make up as I feel it complements my smaller than average eyes so I thought I'd share with you my favourite eye shadows for a natural eye.

NARS CREAM EYESHADOW EL DORADO

BENEFIT SILKY POWDER EYE SHADOW LOW PROFILE

CLINIQUE QUAD, LEFT TO RIGHT: PINK CHOCOLATE,  STRAWBERRY FUDGE, STONE VIOLET, CHOCOLATE CHIP

MAC SATIN FINISH EYE SHADOW VELOUR

N07 STAY PERFECT EYE SHADOW MINK

FRONT COVER EYE SHADOWS, LEFT TO RIGHT: MOTHER OF PEARL AND BISCUIT 

 I normally use the lighter and shimmer shadows all over my lid and then the darker, matte shadows in the outer third of my lid, crease and under the bottom lashes for a more smokey effect. I feel that the smokey effect with these types of colours is less harsh for my small eyes and can be worn in the day with a brown kohl in the water or a thin brown liquid liner right at the lashes for a night out. I really notice a difference in the appearance of my eyes when I wear the colours above, they seem to make my eyes appear bigger and bluer in colour which is exactly why I stick to the warmer, natural shadows. I would really recommend these shades for those of you with small eyes like me and for those of you with big eyes, I'm ever so jealous ha! 

I'd like to just say apologies for the cheesy title and reference to an old S Club7 classic but it had to be done! 

Hope you all enjoy the Diamond Jubilee and the extra days off work. I know I will!

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Discovery of a Gem

I was rummaging through my ever so organised  messy make up drawer and came across a product that I don't remember purchasing and with that in mind, I don't think I've ever used it prior to my recent discovery.
The product is * drum roll please*

BeneFit's PRRROWL

An Iridescent Mascara Topcoat and Shimmering Lipgloss

It doesn't look spectacular and the name, in my opinion is slightly lame, but I just love love LOVE this product. I'm not usually a fan of the 'two in one' products as they tend to be impracticable, bulky and just don't really float my boat by this is the exception.

The lipgloss is a colour that I haven't seen a lot of, it's a pale, peachy pink with flecks of iridescent glitter and blue undertones which apparently makes you teeth appear whiter compared to lipglosses with pink undertones. The consistency is slightly more sticky than I normally like but it smells like peaches so I think that overrules the stickiness!

 This swatch isn't great as the lighting is shocking in my bedroom but it does give an idea of how sheer the gloss is and the blue undertones and iridescent glitter. I think this lipgloss is perfect on nude lips as it gives a subtle but chic shimmer and who doesn't want their teeth to look whiter?

The mascara topcoat is a clear base with hints of blue and black tint and lots of peacock blue and purple sparkle! When tried on naked lashes, as I like to call them, this mascara does nothing. It doesn't lengthen, volumise or curl the lashes but when applied as a top coat (as indicated in the name) it leaves a nice shimmer that isn't stupidly noticeable, but when the light catches the glitter the lashes look amazing.
I tried in every room in my house to get a picture of the mascara topcoat but I did not succeed. Alas!

I'm so very glad I rediscovered this product as I feel like I've bought something new without spending any pennies! Sadly BeneFit have discontinued PRROWL and I can't understand why, there was a pretty hefty price tag of £19 on this product so that's probably an element to the discontinuation, but if you can find this product on the internet I would highly recommend it!!

Have a rummage through your make up collection and you may find a little gem that you've previously disregarded and I'm sure you will fall in love with again!

Have a lovely weekend

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What's In My Make Up Bag?

I've seen this post on quite a few blogs and like a genuine sheep I've decided to do it too. I always find it interesting to see what people keep in their make up bags and also a little dangerous for my bank balance as I always end up seeing something that I want have to buy :). My make up bag consists of:



My Camera is so sucky, apologies once again haha

♥ Clinique Superbalanced make up: shade 3 Ivory 

♥ 2true Smooth Matte Pressed Powder: shade 1

 ♥ BeneFit "That gal" Primer

 ♥ Estee Lauder Artists Eye Pencil: Soft Smudge Black

♥ Lancome L'extreme Mascara

♥ Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner

♥ No7 Beautiful Brows pencil: shade 15 Blonde

 ♥ Rimmel Silky Loose Face Powder: Shade 001 Translucent

♥ BeneFit Bella Bamba Blush

♥ BeneFit Low Profile Silky Powder Eye Shadow

 ♥ Classic Carmex

♥ Clinique Viramin C Lip Smoothie: Strawberry Bliss

I normally have my make up brushes in there but I've taken them out to give them a well needed clean and also my concealer should be in there but it's in my make up drawer and I'm too lazy to get up and get it haha. My make up bag isn't as interesting as I'd hoped ...Maybe yours is more interesting than mine?

I'm going to venture out in the snow now..meh!! Have a lovely Sunday ♥

Cheapsmells: Part 2

The second part of my order from cheapsmells finally came (Yay) and I was so pleased with what was delivered. The products that I ordered were:

♥ Revlon ColorStay foundation in 110 Ivory

♥ NARS Cream Eyeshadow in El Dorado

♥ BeneFit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Slippin' n Dippin'





Sorry for the awful picture





I had bought Revlon's ColorSaty foundation about a year ago in 150 Buff Chamois ( I'm a lot more pasty and pale like a vampire now that's why I bought Ivory haha), and I loved the medium to full coverage so I thought I'd give it another go as I'd run out of my curent foundation. I work 12.5 hour shifts and this foundation stays on for the whole shift and is suprisingly really moisturising. I use a GOSH 324 foundation brush to apply and then set the foundation with Rimmel's Silky Loose Powder in Translucent and I find that this works well together.

The Nars Cream eyeshadow whas something that I thought I'd just give a go and I'm so glad I did. It's a shimmery, bright golden colour in the pan but on application ( I use my finger as I feel it works better than a brush) it was more of a bronzy colour. I think it is really well pigmented and the shimmer isn't too much for an everday look. To stop the shadow from creasing I use Too faced Shadow Insurance and then apply the shadow. I would highly recommend this cream eyeshadow if you want an everyday versatile look.

BeneFit has to be one of my favourite make up brands and this shimmery coral/orangey (technical term there haha) cream eyeshadow has just confirmed my love for it. It is so pigmented and is perfect if built up on its own or under a neutral shade, I was a bit skeptical of the 'Creasless' tag that had been used but it actually doesn't crease even when no eye primer was used. This shade is perfect for the summer as it warms up the eyes and if used with an angled brush it creates the perfect eye liner.



Left: BeneFit Slippin' n Dippin'. Right: NARS El Dorado



I love all four of my purchases from cheapsmells.com as I can use them all for an everyday look or when I'm on a night out and will definitely be using the website again. ♥.