Sunday 26 October 2014

Bold lips three ways

The weathers getting colder and I could not be more excited! I love all the clothes in the shops at the moment. (Faint sounds of my purse crying) Autumn fashion and makeup is so pretty! So in this blog post I'm going to show you three ways to channel the bold lips trend of Autumn.

Number one - Bare face, Bold lips
I've seen this makeup look around everywhere recently. I use the term "Bare face" very lightly. I started with a fresh base blending my concealer under my eyes and on blemishes and troubled areas. I used the fifth shade from my MUA eyeshadow palette on an angled brush on my eyebrows, using short gentle strokes to ensure a light, natural brow. Then, My face was a little washed out, so I decided to add some warmth with my lightest bronzer under my cheekbones and on my temples. Then I added a tiny bit of Mascara to open my eyes up. I prepped my lips with a scrub and then applied my Lipstick in Berry me, wiped around the edges with a tissue and blotted my lips. And that't it! I love this look for when you want a casual bold lip.

Number two - The "Taylor swift" look.
Black winged eyeliner and red lipstick - The classic Taylor Swift makeup look! #amiright. Starting off with a flawless base Concealing where necessary, a swirl of blusher on my cheeks and a sweep of Highlighter on the high points of my face. I used "faint" from my Naked basics palette on a slanted brush on my brows. for my eyes I used "Venus" all over the lid and "faint" in my crease and outer corner. Whilst doing my makeup for this blogpost  I discovered my new favourite way of applying eyeliner! I drew the wing first and matched the two eyes, Groundbreaking, I know. I then drew a thin line all over the lid and connected. My eyeliner game has never been so strong! I applied my favourite red lipstick (in hot 305) which a little birdie told me that this is Taylor Swifts favourite red, as I have a similar complexion to Miss swift It's mine too! #twins

Number three - Halloween queen
With Halloween just around the corner, I thought I would sneak a spooky look into this post. I actually created this look on top of the previous one, but of course you can create it onto a blank canvas. I removed any face makeup because looking "dead" is actually a good thing for this look. I extended the wings on my liner and thickened the line. I then blended "Crave" from my Basics palette all over the lid. I blended a purple brown eyeshadow (smoky ember) under my eyes, I don't really know what I was trying to achieve here but I think I achieved it. I still had the red lipstick on, so I added a purple/black lipstick (04) ontop, avoiding the middle, blending with my finger as I applied. This gave a ombre-ish look. I then took my Benetint and applied some down the corner of my mouth, this was much more pink than I would of liked but benetint is a stain so there wasn't a lot I could do about it!

I love bold lips in the autumn time, do you? Let me know your favourite lipstick in the comments below and which look from this post is your favourite!

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Saturday 4 October 2014

So I went shopping....

Hi guys!
My name is Ellie and I am a shopaholic. So yeah, I spent a teency weency bit more money that intended last week, and a problem shared is a problem halved right? So I thought I would share what I bought with you lovely lot, on with the post!

The first Item I have is from Hollister, and I must admit I haven't been in a Hollister shop in years, I didn't plan on buying anything but when I saw this Slogan top I actually loled. It was £22 and it is really soft and hangs off so nicely. It's also not plastered with the Hollister logo which I like.
"Dibs on the Drummer"

The next shop we visited was boots, I have recently had my hair cut a lot shorter. I made a vow to myself that this time I would take proper care of my hair. So I bought a hair mask and a hair serum mist. These promised to make my hair stronger, softer and shinier- and that's what I want for my dull tangled hair! Hair mist   Hair mask

I don't have pictures of these Items *sorryyyy*

The last shop we visited was H&M and I bought two tops; A sheer, thin stripy grey jumper, and a lace trimmed floral tank top. I've worn these together and I loved how the lace of the top peaked out from the jumper.



That's all I bought on this shopping trip, I hope you enjoyed this post!

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