Everyday Neutral Makeup Look

I wouldn't be a good blogger if I didn't let you in to the secret of what my everyday makeup consists of, so this is what I'm attempting today. 'Attempting', because I cannot do pictures because 

1. My camera has decided to run out of batteries and they take 24 hours to re-charge, and

2. I have hay fever, which means my nose is probably as red as Rudolph's.

So for this post, there will be no pictures. However I'll leave the links below so you can go and check out the many items I am going to tell you about. 

I first apply a small splodge of Barry M Flawless Matte Finish Oil Free Foundation, and I tend to put this around my under eye, and my T Zone, and anywhere i have a spot, just so they'res a base layer when it comes to applying the concealer. 

I then apply my concealer. At the moment, I'm using the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer instead of my collection one, because its getting a bit warmer, and i find that it makes my skin look a little too cakey, where as this one is much lighter and easier to apply, and has a tint of shimmer to make it look more natural. I put this underneath my eyes, on any spots or pimples, and on any discolourations that may have occurred onto my face, and blend.

I will then add my Rimmel Stay Matte Powder all over my face to make sure nothing is shiny or... non-mattey. 

Next, I add my Rimmel Cream Blush, which i couldn't find a link for because I have no clue where it's from, and its quite old, so I've copied a more modern version here. I find that cream blush stays on a lot longer than powder, especially in the warmer weathers. Plus its easy to apply, which is quite a large bonus. 

After the powder being dragged all over your face, I often find that my eyelashes look around the same colour as my skin. So before i apply my Collection 2000 Longer Lashes mascara (which I don't think they sell anymore- sorry!), i curl my lashes to make them longer and more bold.

This next step is 100% optional, but i sometimes find that it adds much more definition to your eyes. So this is the point where i tend to use my Collection 2000 Eye Shadow Trio (which again, they no longer sell), and this was just 3 basic colours to help beginners achieve a smokey eye, so all you need is just 2 neutral shades, one darker than the other. (I WILL be doing a tutorial on trying a smokey eye, so keep a look out!)

As my eyebrows are very light naturally, you can't really tell if they've faded during the powder process or not, so I tend to leave those and move straight onto the lips. I either use Burts Bee's lip balm, or my Baby Lips in the flavour Peach Kiss, which is quite a light, pleasant colour and taste:)

So that is my 'Everyday Makeup Look' with half of the products listed (Sorry if I couldn't link them!) Hope you enjoyed, and I'll write again soon! Byeee!

TQ xo

Bright Eyes!

Most people, myself included, love our eyes to look big, bright and gorgeous. I have bright blue eyes with a small brown speck in ( i adore this speck, I've called it Samantha), and i don't think eyes look like eyes without ma.cara or a bit of eye shadow, because they just don't look as big and as beautiful as they could! I understand not all people have blue eyes, so when i had the idea of doing a post of what colour eye shadow to do, I felt like I couldn't write it because not all colors suit all eye colors, and I couldn't try out because unfortunately i haven't got 5 pairs of eyes. So i thought i would try and help everyone at the same time and try and combine everything to make everyone's eyes as beautiful as each others, so here are 7 ways to make your eyes look stunning!

1.      A beige eyeliner on bottom lash and a blue eyeliner on the top lash can make the sclera (the white part of your eyeball) look bigger, making your whole eye look alot wider. It also works amazing with peach or whatever other colour looks quite alot like beige. 

2.      Before applying mascara or eyeliner, curl your eyelashes. This automatically makes your eyes look much wider. And when applying mascara on your lower lash, be careful not to clump it all together because this can make eyes appear much smaller than they actually are.

3.      A shimmery and neutral shade on the top lid can brighten your eyes and the shimmer can make them look quite sparkly.

4.      Add a white eye shadow or eye pencil to the corners of your eye, and a tiny bit on your lower brow bone, and smudge. This can make your eyes pop (not literally pop, they're not balloons) and seem brighter naturally. 

5.      Shaping your eyebrows can help too. Bad eyebrows can take the focus off your newly brightened eyes, plus they look much nicer. This can take some time so take your time, you wouldn't want to go wrong. If all else fails, you can always find an eyebrow shaper/template (yes they do really exist!).

6.      Stick to lighter colours. Lighter colours are brighter than deep reds or blacks. 

7.      Finally, try winged eyeliner. I absolutely suck at eyeliner full stop, so this ones a nono for me. But for you talented people that rock this look, it makes your eyes look bigger, so go for it you eyeliner girls!

Let me know in the comments what you do to your eyes on a daily basis, and what you think of these tips, and i hope i helped!

TQ xo