Face Of The Night #2

Due to my upcoming exams my blog posts have been few and far between so sorry about that. However, I took a break from the books the other night to go out for my friends 20th birthday and whilst getting ready I took some photos of my makeup to share with any beauty lovers. Enjoy! x

PRODUCTS USED:

M.A.C Lipstick in Rebel

Estee Lauder Invisible Fluid Foundation

Chanel Solei Tan

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Half Baked, Smog, and Creep (Naked Palette)

MUFE aqua eyeliner in Gold

Clinique gel eyeliner (black)

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless

Alex xx

PS. I know my eyebrows are in deep need of sorting out but like I said - exams haha

My Birthday Wish List!

So it's my birthday in less than a month and, apart from me, the rest of my family hate surprises. This means if I want any presents I have to make a massive list that is circulated amongst everyone with gifts they can choose to get me. I suppose it means everything I get, I like, but I also like surprises. So I thought I would turn my present hunt into a blog post and give other girls some good ideas for their own birthday presents!

At the moment I'm loving little rope bracelets and have yet to get myself one. Urban Outfitters do some like the one below which are pretty inexpensive at £8. I also love this one off Etsy.          
                           

     

I also really like these sunglasses for £16 which I have tried on several times!

Carrying on with everything UO I saw this bag in one of the London stores over Christmas and fell in love. I have yet to acquire the money to buy it but might ask the grandpadres! 

I wanted a kind of bright but daytime wearable lipstick. I think Craving by MAC is perfect as a toned down raspberry shade.

My friends and family know how much I like painting my nails so I though I had to include a mini nail set on my list. I love this one by Jessica and also this Nails Inc one. Both seem perfect for spring and summer! 

I really want something small to boost the sound of my laptop and my dad actually has one of these. They are definitely worth the money.

If you are stuck for any other ideas this website, www.notonthehighstreet.com , has some really cute gifts that can be personalised.

Hope this has helped if you are just as stuck as me!

Alex xx

FOTN - Face of the Night #1

Demi and I thought that, since we go out so much, we should start blogging when we particularly like our outfits or makeup! SO... I am going to kick off with my make up from my latest night out. I thought to add a bit of colour with a pop of blue eyeliner and keep my lips toned down with a coral colour. Excuse the posey photos!... (List of products below)

Eyes:
No7 Fanomenal Eye Palette
Toasted eyeshadow - Urban Decay
MUFE Aqua Liner (No.5)
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara

Face:
Esteé Lauder Invisible Fluid Foundation
Mac Limited Edition Blush in Dirty Plum
Mac Lipstick in Vegas Volt

Alex xx

From Rain to Sunshine!

I was looking out the window at this dire weather and decided I would go play around with some make up to cheer myself up. So, what better, than to do a summery makeup look. This is very bronzy and involves making sure that you bronze your neck to avoid the dreaded foundation line!
I've done before and after pictures and listed what I used.

Before

After

Perfect for any summer look because its light, almost a tinted moisturiser

Use a matt bronzer to give your face a faux tan (REMEMBER YOUR NECK!)

Use a highlighter on the very tops of the cheek bones

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle

Use a contour colour (Mac Harmony) under the
cheekbones and a shimmery blush (Nars Orgasm) just above the cheekbones

Other products and brushes I used

So I used a bronzer to darken my face a bit after applying my foundation. I then used a dark contour powder under my cheekbones to define them and slightly at the very top of my forehead. After that I used a bit of highlighter at the very very top of my cheekbones to the side of my eyes and a bit of pink blush just underneath. For my eyes, I used a paint pot in Rubenesque by Mac, so a gold colour. I then pushed a little gel eyeliner (Mac Blacktracks) in just above my lashes to define my eyes. After putting on some mascara I used a white eyeliner on my lower waterline to make my eyes look bright and a tiny shimmer pencil (choreographic by Mac (limited edition)) on the very inner corner of my eye. To finish, I slightly defined my eyebrows and put on a pink lipgloss!

Alex x
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