Beauty & Home Obsessions

If you follow me on Snapchat you would have already seen these products featured as my current obsessions. These are some of the products I have been reaching for on a everyday basis and loving.  

 

 

1. LA.Colours Lipliner in P152 Natural-This is such a beautiful mauve pink/plum shade that works so beautifully with peachy nude shades. My favourite combo right now is MAC Yash Lipstick with Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in 700 Nude delight.

 

2. Black Opal total coverage concealing foundation in Nutmeg- This product is so pigmented and does such an amazing job at cancelling out those flaws, I love using this to further conceal my freckles around my nose and cheeks.

 

3. Laura Mercier loose setting powder (Translucent)- Hands down this has to be the most exciting part of my makeup routine, this powder is amazing and has been blowing up recently in the beauty industry, I love this product because it is not drying and is very finely milled so it is not cakey looking, it does leave a very natural looking highlight which I love but if I wanted to further highlight  for a more glam look I use both this and a small amount of ben nye powder for colour.

 

4. Mac Prep+Prime Highlighter pen in Peach lustre- I use this for my dark circles under my eyes from those late nights. This will cancel out any discolouration you might have on the skin. It is a easy to blend formula and very light weight. It will not alter the look of your foundation or concealer but helps to brighten those dark spots.
 

5. O.P.I Nail Polish in Dulce de leche- I loveeee this colour, it is the perfect nude pink for my skin tone and has been my pick for the last month.

 

6. Tesco Candle in Sweet Vanilla- I recently went to look for some mini candles I could use during the evenings for relaxing and saw this large pot of goodness, I am in love with this scent, it is sweet but a very light sweet scent so it is not too over powering, it is really effective and lasts a very long time. It was also cheaper than my usual Yankee candles at just £6 in the UK.

 

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Quick review ~Rimmel Apocalips Lip laquer

 

I am really into glossy lips right now so I went digging through my gloss collection and found the Rimmel Apocalips lip laquers. I bought them a while ago but never really used them. They go on real smooth and are really pigmented. I love the shape of the applicator it allows you to be in control of the application a lot better, it is a little loose (they move around a lot) but nothing too bad. You will have to build up the product to get a glossy finish but overall it is a really nice product.  I love the red shade of all of them. I am wearing the shade Nova on the left and Big bang on the right. I also own Galaxy but I am not really a fan.  The only thing I really do not like is the smell, ugh! I really hate that old lipstick smell and this is exactly what this smells like to me. other than that,  I like.  I bought mine from Superdrug for 6.99 each (I think).

 

 

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MOTD~ Blue hues

Hey Guys,

If you have been following me for a while you know I never wear bold colours unless it is on my lips but I was feeling a little daring today so I created this Blue Smokey eye. I did not want to do the usual bold colour/black Smokey eye so I added purple to deepen my crease and some reddish browns to warm it up. All products are listed below

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(Please ignore the unblended contour lines I was half way through my makeup)

 

I am yet to do my Highlight and contour routine but I am still testing a few things so once I have decided on a routine I can stick with I will be sharing...

  

Products used:

 

Eyes

 

Urban Decay Primer potion

Mac Eyeshadows- Swiss Chocolate (Transition shade), Red brick (Crease), Fig.1 (Outer crease) , Nylon(Tear duct), Ricepaper (Brow bone highlight), Embark (Outer V).

Urban Decay Electric Palette- Fringe (All over the Lid)

 

Collection Extreme 24hr Eyeliner pen-Black

Lashes- Red cherry no.43 & Wispies

Maxfactor 2000 Calorie mascara

MUA Pencil eyeliner in Jet black

Lower lash line- I used Red Brick and Fig.1 and then smudged my liner slightly.

 

Face

 

Mac Strobe cream

Kiko Perfect Base primer

Lancôme teint idole foundation

Mac Prep + Prime Highlighting pen in Peach lustre

kevyn Aucoin sensual skin enhancer

Laura Mercier translucent powder

 

RCMA Foundation palette VK10 - MB7

 

(As I did not get photos of my completed face I have left out what I used on my lips & cheeks)

 

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Favourites of April 2015/ Current favourites

 Hey guys,

Just wanted to list a few Beauty products I have been loving recently. All products are listed below x

 

 
Rimmel London Lipstick in Nude delight, Red cherry lashes in 523, Mac strobe cream, Laura Mercier translucent powder, Mac prep + prime Highlighter in peach lustre, Estee lauder Double wear foundation, Maxfactor Lipgloss in Pristine nude 10, Mac paint pot in Groundwork, Zoeva brushes 142 & 122.



With my new under eye concealing routine coming soon I am also going to do a detailed review on the Laura Mercier translucent powder and the Mac Prep + Prime highlighter but  I must say I am loving it so far.



Eyes Lips Face ~ Sultry Night out Makeup

 

Eyes

 

Urban Decay primer potion

Mac Eyeshadow- Texture

Anastasia Beverly hills Amrezy Palette- Morocco, Caramel, Deep plum

Mac Eyeshadow- Swiss Chocolate

Mac Eyeshadow- Amber lights

Mac Eyeshadow- Antiqued

Naked 2 Palette- Blackout

Maybelline Gel studio liner- Black

Maybelline Colossal mascara- yellow tube

Body shop mascara- black

Red Cherry lashes- 523 & Ardell wispies

 

Face

 

Mac Strobe cream

Kiko Perfect base primer

Estee Lauder Double wear foundation (mixed with Giorgio Armani fluid sheer)

Mac Prep + Prime Highlighter- Peach lustre

LA girl pro concealer

kevyn Aucoin  sensual skin enhancer

Laura Mercier translucent powder

Mac MSF natural- Dark deep

Mac MSF natural- Sun power

Sleek contour kit

Mac Gold deposit Highlight

 

Lips

 

Mac Plum lipliner

Mac Yash lipstick

Maxfactor lipgloss- Pristine Nude 10

 

 

 

 





PICK 'n' MIX~ Foundation

Achieve Glowing Skin

 

I have been really into 'Skin' lately, trying to perfect my skills with making foundations look effortless and flawless. I wanted to practice achieving a flawless luminous look even with oily skin. I didn't want to spend money on any foundations that were specifically guided to creating a luminous glowing look because I am oily already, so then I started playing around with different combinations of moisturisers, fixers and foundations in aims of "faking" a luminous look.   

 

 

I chose some of my favourite Foundations and started mixing...

 

Foundations:

 

MAC Studio Sculpt

Estee Lauder Double wear

MAC Studio Fix Fluid

 

Fixers/ Moisturisers/Illuminators:

 

MAC Strobe Cream (Forgot to get a picture)

MAC Fix+

Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer





1st Combination- MAC Strobe Cream + MAC Studio Sculpt + Studio Fix Fluid+Fix+

 



2nd Combination- Estee lauder Double Wear + Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer + MAC Fix+

 

With both combinations I mixed equal parts of each foundation and used as little or as much of the Fluid sheer/ Strobe cream as  I needed, This is depending on how much of a glow you want to achieve and I personally was looking for something a little more natural. I would usually apply the Strobe cream directly to my face before adding a primer which I only apply to my nose and forehead. With the Fluid sheer I would mix this with my foundation on a mixing plate or on the back of hand, this allows me to get the product evenly distributed on my face, then I would spray my face with Fix+ twice, once after applying my foundation and then once after applying powders.  

 

Either way I was going with these products they made me look like I was glowing and that is what I wanted, it did not make me look greasy and I did not have to do extra blotting through the day, nothing more than I usually do. I am really obsessing over this new routine and will be trying it with other foundations I have not featured yet.

Check out my post on my favourite Highlighting products to further perfect the glow

http://gracebabs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/you-are-glowing-my-favourite.html

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