FOTD on a Budget.

Hello there!
I have an FOTD for you today and, although nearly everything I own is budget, this one is especially budget friendly.

 Shocking picture. I do apologise. 

Max factor 3 in 1 foundation - Light Ivory 40 (review here)

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer - Fair 1

ELF Tone Correcting Powder - Cool

Natural Collection Blush - Sweet Cheeks

ELF Blush (as highlight) - Gotta Glow

Maybelline Colour Tattoo - Metallic Pomegranate 

MUA eyeshadow palette - Heaven & Earth

Revlon Matte Eyeshadow - Vintage Lace

Seventeen Doll'd up Mascara - Black (review here)

MUA eyeshadow (brows) - Shade 19

MUA Power Pout - Rendezvous

The most expensive thing here is the foundation at around £12 but most drugstore foundations are pricey and I am very much in love with it.

 

I really liked this look, warm toned metallic browns on my eyes make me happy and I feel like the lips and cheeks complemented the eyes without overpowering it. Obviously the brows were nice and bold, technically they are too dark for my face but I like them. I feel as though a bold brow lets me get away with bolder eyes.

As for the eyes, I layered the top right MUA eyeshadow over the Colour Tattoo and blended it all out, with a couple of the darker shades in the crease (lightly!), along the lash line and under the eye. I also hit the inner corner with the shiniest shade in the palette, the 3rd on the left on the bottom row. Catchy name.

What do you think of this look? Do you want to see more FOTD's?
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Makeup of the Moment #003

Hello!

I've got a makeup look for you today, it's a little different to the ones I've posted recently.

Max Factor Facefinity All Day Flawless 3 in 1 Foundation - Light Ivory 40

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer - 1 Fair

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder - 001 Transparent

Dainty Doll Powder Blush - 001 Happy Shake

MUA Bronzed Perfection

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner - 001 Black

MUA Eyeshadow Trio - Chocolate Box 

17 Doll'd Up Mascara - Black

MUA Single Eyeshadows - shades 1 & 19

Carmex Lip Balm - Mint

'No Makeup' Makeup #001

Hello!
I have my face for you today! What a thrill. We all know and love some 'no makeup' makeup from time to time, but I have found recently that I have several variants. Today I am showing you the lightest , most natural makeup but I will have one or two more as and when I wear them. I used to be a full-face all-days kind of girl, but due to sheer laziness I have recently embraced/fallen into a simpler look. This is as simple as it gets.

A Weeks Takeaway Beauty

Hello :)
This week I am staying at my dads, and I thought I would show you what I have brought with me in the way of cosmetics and skincare etc. I love the 'what's in my bag' and 'what's in my makeup bag' type posts, but mine are so deeply uninteresting that I won't do one myself. This, however, is not only more interesting (hopefully) but might possibly be helpful for anyone who is also staying somewhere for a while - I am aware this is quite a lot but I used to be a lot worse!

The Lot.

Makeup of the Moment #002

Hello :)
I've been wearing less makeup recently so haven't looked interesting enough to show you all, but I do wear a full face to work so that is what I have for you today. The sun was ACTUALLY shining while I did my makeup but hid away again when I took photos - probably for the best as it was shining straight in my window and I would have had window frame shaped shadows on my face.

 

When I lay it all out it looks like less than I thought - it feels like I put more on!

Bourjois 123 Perfect foundation - I'm shade 51

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer - the lightest shade

Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder - again, the lightest shade

MUA Bronzed Perfection as contour and blended around my eyes

ELF Studio Blush in Tickled Pink

Natural Collection blush in Peach Melba - kind of between my contour and the ELF blush

No7 Highlighter - it was from a Spring collection last year (?)

MUA eye primer

Sleek Au Naturel palette (Taupe, Cappucino, Nougat & Regal on the eyes and Bark for brows - ironic after my ode to MUA shade 19 on Monday)

L'oreal Volume Million Lashes mascara

Soap & Glory SuperCat pen liner

 Natural light - and messy background!

Flash and paleface - but at least matchy matchy with my neck.

It's not particularly fancy, I mainly focus on something that isn't going to fade badly so pretty simple, with an emphasis on my skin (which is looking pretty good at the moment, touch wood).
The foundation is a tad too dark for my skin but does last all day, save for some inevitable fade around my nose which seems to be where foundation goes to die.
This is a pretty simple and natural look that isn't over the top which is not especially interesting blogging but is however more appropriate for my job.

Would you like to see more posts like this?
♥
Song of the day - Bon Jovi, In These Arms

Makeup of the Moment #001

Happy Wednesday!
This is a scheduled post (fancy) and as this goes up I will actually be at my boyfriends house having seen the back of his January exams. Mine isn't for two weeks though, boo!
I thought I would show you what I've been putting on my face of late, as I have bought quite a few new products recently including my first every MAC purchase (courtesy of previously mentioned boyfriend).

Bourjois 123 Perfect foundation 51 Light Vanilla - MAC Pro Longwear concealer NC15 - Collection Lasting Perfection concealer Light 2 - Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder 001 Transparent - MUA eyeshadow shade 19 (for my brows) - Boots 17 cream eyeshadow in Wild Nude - Soap&Glory Lid Stuff eyeshadow quad in What's Nude - MUA Every Lash Mascara - Rimmel blush 041 Bronze - No7 Highlighter - Cherry Carmex - Boots 17 Mirror Shine lipstick in Beehive (not shown)

I apologise sincerely for the colour of my face. Combine a ghosty pale complexion with bad bad winter light and this is what you get. Hurry up summer! It has also washed my eyeshadow out a bit, it's a bit darker in real life.

As I already said, the MAC concealer is in my possession thanks to my ever so lovely boyfriend. He knows what a makeup freak I am and upon his suggestion we went to the MAC counter and they suggested the Pro Longwear which he then bought for me. I am too lucky.

The Bourjois foundation is very new to me, I've had it less than a week but I am really happy with how it's working on my skin. My previous foundation was working perfetly until it decided it just didn't want to stay on my face. I had been using it for about 2 months and changed nothing in my skincare routine so it must be witchcraft. Anyhow, I needed a new foundation and this one stays on my face *dances*.

The blush changes fairly regularly and I might change the lip colour occasionally, but the rest have been staples since I started using them.
What are your current makeup bag staples?
♥

FOTD: Everyday face

Greetings!
Today I thought I'd show you my face. Sorry about that.

This is my everyday makeup of the moment (I change it fairly regularly) and I am really liking it. I feel like it works with my hair colour and suits the weather. I am having to go quite heavy on foundation and concealer and the like because I am having a bad skin phase that I think has something to do with the changing weather *shakes fist*. 

Oh look, it's me! Me and my beautiful earrings...

- Boots 17 Miracle Matte foundation
- Collection 2000 Stay Perfect concealer
- Maybelline Dream Matte pressed powder (My perfect powder, which they've discontinued. Life.)
- Boots 17 blush in Plum Puff
- Soap&Glory Archery brow tint and pencil in Brownie Points
- MUA pro eye primer
- Sleek Paraguaya palette shades Bittersweet, Blush, Sandstone and Stone
- Soap&Glory Supercat pen eyeliner
- Collection 2000 Skylash mascara

This was taken when I got home and I forgot to reapply lip products (bad Sylvie) but I would only have been wearing a balm. A Christmassy ginger one, to be precise, but the point is it barely shows up anyway.

So, that is my face. I like this look because I do love a good eyeliner flick but this softens that whole look. I also use a more autumny coloured blush which doesn't really work in the summer but does look good with this hair.

As I have quite a lot of makeup, and get bored fairly quickly, I am sure you will be seeing another 'Everyday Face' soon enough. 

What makeup are you wearing now Autumn has set in?
Cheery-Bye!
♥