MAC & NARS glitter Party Makeup look.............

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

Hope that you are all well and getting excited for Santa!!!

Today I have a tutorial of the makeup that I wore to my Christmas Party a few weeks ago. I instagramed a picture at the time and a couple of people said that they would like a tutorial...

So here is the totorial and a full list of products that I used...

FACE

Revlon Foundation Primer

Makeup Forever HD Foundation

Milani Bronzer

MAC MSF in Gold Deposit and Soft and Gentle

MAC Marine Life Powder ( As blush)

EYES

Maybelline Instant Dark circle Concealer

MUA Shadow primer

MAC Blackground Paint Pot

MAC Antiques Reflects Pigment

MAC Naked Pigment

NARS Galapagos

MAC Black track Fluid line

Lancome Hypnose Mascara

LIPS

Sleek Red Sky at Night Eau La La Liner

MAC Stone liner

MAC Angel Lipstick

I really hope that you enjoyed the video and it has given you a few ideas for your partys!!!

Mwah

High end Lipgloss, Drugstore dupes.....

I love a good dupes post. 

The other week I decided that I was going to have a look through my Make up collection and see what dupes I could find for high end products from the drugstore.

I love high end products but my purse isn't too keen, lol. 

I was really surprised how many I found, I have got together Lip glosses, Lip sticks and blushes to share with you.

This first post is Lip gloss.

Above are the swatches that I featured in my Video which you can watch below....

The dupes I found, Top row first from left to right are.....

Revlon Sizzle dupe of  MAC Morange

MUA Out There Plumping Gloss in Candy Pink dupe of MAC Viva Gaga 1

Natural Collection Cherry Pop dupe of Lancome Lychee Juicy Tube

MUA Out There Plumping Gloss in Pin up Pink dupe of MAC Impassioned 

Borjois Rose Symphonic dupe of MAC Like Venus

You can see more of my thoughts on the glosses in the video.

All in all though I am really pleased with the dupes that I found.

What do you think?

Mwah

Blog Sale time.................

So its time for a blog sale again.

Its the same as always.......

Postage is £1.00 for the first item and 50p for each after up to a maximum of £2.50. Everything after is included.

For international postage please ask for a quote :))
I will weigh the items and check the prices online.

All products have been sanitized with Beauty So Clean.

Please leave your email in the comments :)

Thanks for looking!!!

MAC Fleet Fast LE Blush used 3x £8.00

Crew Highlight Powder used 2x £15.00

MAC Magenta LE Blush used 2x £8.00

MAC Mineralize LE blush Warmth Of Coral Used 4/5x £8.00 

Elf Blush & Contour Palette slight dip in bronzer £1.00 

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Bronzer used 3x £4.00

Famous Baked Bronzer used 3x £3.00

Sleek Contour Palette used 10x £3.00

Clinique Loose Bronzing powder used half a dozen times £4.00

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Adored slight use £10.00

Sephora Blush used 3x £3.00

Maybelline Blush used 2x Golden Bronze £2.00

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Blush used 6x £3.00
Revlon Cream Blush in Pinched used 3x £3.00 

Sleek Blushes

Top Lifes a peach £3.00

2nd row Santorini and Pan Tao, Bottom row Scandalous and Suede 

light use on all £3.50 each 

Jessies Girl Palette unused in Brown eyed girl £3.00

MUA Metallic palette light use £1.50

Jessies Girl Palette unused in The Eyes Have It £3.00

Sephora shadow used 2x In Fame & Fortune £2.00

YSL Single shadow slight dip Shade 7 £3.00

Estee Lauder palette light use £4.00

Lancome Quad in 312 light use £4.00

YSL Palette used 1x £5.00

Lancome singles in Madame Butterfly (£2.00) Sentermental Journey (£2.00) and Strauss Black (£2.00)

Buxom Cream shadow in PUG dipped in jar £3.00

Sleek Palettes

Original on the left and Monaco LE on the right 

£5.00 each

MUA Palettes in Dusk till dawn (Top) and Starry Night

£2.00 each or both for £3.00

All MAC Used as seen

Perfect Day LE £8.00

Hibiscus LE £8.00

Pink Friday LE £8.00

Ravishing £8.00

Abalone Lip Tint used 3x with a brush only £6.00

MAC Viva Cyndi Lipglass used 4/5x £6.00

Models Own Pink Hawaiian £2.00

Cover Girl Kiss £2.00

Revlon  No 714 £1.00

Barry M Moisturising Lipstick in 157 £2.00

Barry M lipstick in 147 £2.00

Sleek Baby Doll used 3/4 times £2.00

Topshop Charmed used 1x £2.00

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm in Rondavous use 1x £3.00

Revlon Lip Butter Sugar Frosting £2.00 ( US Exclusive)

Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfit £2.00

Revlon Lip butter Cupcake £2.00

NYX Strawberry Milk £2.00

NYX Thalia £2.00

Maybelline Park Avenue Peach £2.00

Bourjois Sweet Kiss Natural £2.00

Gargantuan Green Grape Used 1x £4.00

Mermaids Tears Used 1x £4.00

Moon Over Mumbai used 1x £4.00

Up close & Personal used 2x £4.00

OPI On Collins Avenue Used 1x £4.00

  A Roll In The Hague NEVER USED £4.50

Into The Night Used 1x £4.00

Steady As She Rose Used 1x £4.00

Devine Swine Used 1x £4.00

Rainbow Connection used 2x 6.50

Save Me Unused £4.00

Go Go Pink Used 1x £4.00

Deborah Lippmann Walking On Air used 2x £8.00

Models Own Disco Inferno Swatched £3.00

Models Own Freak Out Swatched £3.50

Models Own Dancing Queen Swatched £3.50

Revlon Radiant NEVER Used £4.00

Technic Carnaval swatched £1.00

Technic Bedazzled Swatched £1.00

Colourclub Jingle Jangle used 1x £3.00

Colourclub Poptastic used 1x £3.00

Julie G for Jessies girl in Bikini, 9-5 and Oh Me Gee all used 1x £1.00 each or thr three for £2.00

Nina Pro Emerald City usrd 1x £2.00

Nina Pro Blu Blaze used 1x £2.00

Andrea Fullerton Mischa Swatched £2.00

Wet n Wild Used 1x Blue Wants to Be a Milkionair £2.00

Revlon Jelly used 1x £3.00

H&M polish in Peppermint Fusion swatched  £1.00

W7 Mosaic swatched £2.00

W7 Lava Flow swatched £2.00

Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes, a review.................

One of my all time favourite Mascars is Hypnose by Lancome. I have used I don't know how many tubes of it over the years. Until about 18months ago it was all I would use. It was about this time that I started flirting with other Mascaras and brands.

Last year at one of the promotion days in Debenhams I picked up a box set of two mascaras from Lancome. One was my beloved Hypnose and the 2nd was the Hypnose Doll Eyes.

Until a few weeks ago, they have been sitting sealed in the box as I have been working my way through others.

I have been using the Doll Eyes for a few weeks now and I have to admit that I am a little on the fence about it. 

The main difference with this and the original Hypnose is the brush, Its a long cone brush designed to give the most definition to your outer lashes and the 'Doll' apperance. As brushes go, its OK, not my favourite but no where near the worse I have tried.

The main reason that I am on the fence is the formula. It is builadble which I like from a mascara and leaves my lashes feeling a little flexible which I also like. My main issue is that I have been getting terrible transfer and smudging with it.

This is something that I never have had with the original and so I am feeling a little disapointed with this mascara as a whole.

At just over £20 I dont really expect a mascara to transfer.

So for now my heart still belongs to Hypnose.

Hqave you tried Doll Eyes? What did you think?

Mwah

My Valentines FOTD..................

I wanted to do a FOTD post for Valentines as it has been a while since my last one.

I tweeted and asked what you would like to see, One of the requests made by Laura was for a classic red lip.

So here we are...

I wanted to pair the classic red lip with black liner, nude shadow and mega lashes.

I have been having skin woes lately so I aimed to get as much of a flawless complexion as possible to complete the look.

What I used

FACE

New CiD i-Prime

Revlon Colour Stay Foundation

Garnier Tinted Roll On

Chanel Silky Bronzing Powder in 22 Sierra

MAC Blush in Margin

MAC MSF in Soft 7 Gentle

EYES

Lancome Eyebrow definer in Brun

Soap&Glory Lid Stuff Whats Nude

Loreal Super Liner

Rimmel Lash Excellerator Mascara

LIPS

Revlon Colourstay Lip liner in Rose

Sleek Pout Paint in Pin Up

Jemma Kidd Gloss

I love how this has turned out, the red is my favourite and what better way to pucker up than with a classic red lip.

Hope you all had an amazing Valentines...

Mwah 

Mascara Disappointment :(.......................

Its not often that I post about being disappointed with products. I have found what I like and for the most part I stick to items I love, just trying different brands, colours etc.
For example, I'm NOT a cream shadow fan, apart from Paint Pots by MAC so I tend to just steer away from cream shadows.

This is why my disappointment with the product is such a surprise to me.
My favourite Premium brand Mascara is Hypnose by Lancome and I have also been a fan of their others too.
So when I decided it was time for a new Mascara (this is about 6 months ago now) I visited my local Lancome Counter and had a look at their then new Oscillation Vibrating Power Mascara.

This Mascara has a small button in the lid that causes the wand to vibrate applying product all the way from root to tip, all the way around the lashes. The vibration its self isn't as strange as I though it would be and didn't tickle either. So far so good, or so I thought.

My big grip with this mascara is that it really didn't give me extra length as promised, it did separate my lashes but gave the dreaded spiders legs look to them.

Worst yet it transferred. 

I have had this sat in my makeup bag for the longest time ( Naughty I know) but I just wanted to love it and after paying £31.00 I wanted to get some use out of it. Unfortunately every time I did use it I hated it a little bit more.

Have you tried this product? What did you think???

Mwah

Beyonce Countdown Video Inspired makeup.................

Its been a little while since I did a make up look or FOTD ( blame the bad light in the mornings!!!)

So I decided to change all that today with a celeb inspired makeup look.

I have decided to go for Beyonce in her latest Video Countdown as I caught it this morning on MTV and loved it.

The Video is almost quite 80's but has lots of winged black liner with minimal shadow and natural lips.

I googled for some photos and this is my favourite and my inspiration...

As you can see in this picture, there is a lovely inner eye highlight and a beautiful winged liner. Beyonce also has a quite strong brow. All this is paired with a natural lip and soft rosy cheek.

Here is my attempt, I dont have a fringe, but I tried to kind of create one for you, lol.

I'm quite pleased with how this turned out, looking back I think I should of winged the liner out more, oh well, too late now, lol.

Here are the products I used..

FACE

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum

ELF HD Powder

Essence Bronzer

Collection 2000 Shimmershades

MAC MSF SemiPrecious Pearl

EYES

HD Brow Palette

Brow Gel

Garnier Eye RollOn

Elf Shadow Primer

Sleek Motlen Metal ( Gold Leaf)

Bourjois Little Round Pot shadow in 63

Bourjois Intense Little Round Pot No1

BarryM Waterproof pencil

Estee Lauder Double Wear Gel Liner

Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

LIPS

Revlon Just Bitten in Passion

Soap&Glory Extreme Plump

Yes, I really should of extended the winged liner out further, dont you think.

I really like the effect the Molten metal gives to the tear ducts, so pretty. I will have to use this for my inner eye highlight more often.

What do you think of the stronger brows on me?? I kind of like but at the same time find it a little odd looking on me, lol.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this, please let me know what you think....

Mwah



My Summer top 5 lip products 2011.......

Like everyone i chop and change my the lip products i use, however at certain times of the year i do find myself reaching for particular products more than others.

Having done my top 10 summer nail polishes, i have decided to do the same for lip products. I have kept it to 5 tho as i tend to have my definite favourites.

L To R

Elizabeth Arden Eight hour lip protector (£16.00)

Me Me Me Long lasting lip creme in Elektra (£8.50)

Mac Lipstick in Costa Chic (£13.50)

Lancome juicy Tubes in Lychee and Chilled (£14.00 each)

You can see that the 8 hour is a clear balm. The reason i love this in the summer ( and winter actually) is because its so moisturising and keeps my lips soft and smooth. The 8 hour lip protector is my favourite lip balm i think, i love the smell, you either love it or hate it....

Electra is just a fab bright pink for summer, these lipsticks are moisturising and smooth giving a long lasting colour.

Costa Chic is my go to summer coral, I love how bright it is, one of my favourite Mac lipsticks.

Then we have the famous Juicy tubes. Lychee is a pretty, sparkly, girlie blue base pink. I have worn this colour for years, its my fail safe that i turn to when i don't know what to do. It always looks good and gives a fresh appearance to the face.

Lastly we have Chilled, a creamy nude. A really natural lip gloss that gives that, my lips but better look. Also looks good layered over lipstick :))

What are your favourite lip products for summer??

Id love to see...

Mwah,

Maria xxxxx