Corrupted.

Testing out more of my yummy Illamasqua products, today I'm wearing their Corrupt lipstick, Precision Gel Eyeliner and Eyebrow Cake. In fact, I'm almost head to toe llamasqua today - hair to neckline at least anyway!

I started with my brows today, masking out the shape with concealer (MAC Studio Tech) then painted in the shape and filled in any gaps with Illamasqua's Eyebrow Cake in Thunder.

Then I made a custom blend base using a mixture of Rimmel Wake Me Up, Skin Base & Furore pigment. This is a really nice way to create a dewy foundation for my oily skin.

I kept my eyes simple, washing Furore (told you this was a very Illamasqua heavy look) over the lids, then MAC Charcoal Brown into the crease and under my bottom lashes. I lined my top lashes with Precision Gel Liner and added lashings and lashings of Max Factor False Lash Mascara.

I used Corrupt on my lips as I've been admiring it on other people and their website for ages and finally brought it last week. I love it. I'd been wanting a nice warm pink and this is great.

I finished up with a mixture Lover & Hussey blushes and added some Benefit Hoola bronzer over the top. I have a massive spot on my upper lip, and no amount of make up will disguise it. So I've made a feature of it by faking a little beauty spot on top of it. Might keep it!

 

Pretty in Pink

Today I wanted to wear my Sleek Mystic lipstick as it's one of my favourites and I haven't worn it for a while. I did a look with it before so I wanted to do something a bit different but still keep it simple and wearable.

I don't usually wear gold on my eyes but I used the light gold from my Illamasqua Complement Palette on a client at the weekend and was dying to see what it would look like on my eyes. I then lined the top lashes with my Maybeline black gel liner and softly smudged some brown eye shadow under the bottom lashes. 

I added a peachy pink blush (a mixture of Bourjois Peach & Chanel Rose Initial) and then lightly applied my Mystic lippy with Illume lipgloss by Smashbox dabbed over the top.

I think it's a pretty, summery look that would be great for a wedding guest or bridesmaid.

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Fun bridesmaid makeup look

I did a quick shop this morning and brought this FAB lipstick so obviously HAD to try it out.

The lipstick is Mystic by Sleek Make UP - it's a matte, long lasting colour but unlike many it's not drying as it contains added Vitamin E. I only have one coat on here and it stayed put all afternoon.

I wanted polished a makeup look but not too heavy so I kept my eye makeup to a minimum and added drama with brown eyeliner and my Bourjois Added Volume False Lashes. I think this would be a really fun bridesmaid or even bridal look.

I achieved this entire look using almost only high street brands so it's a very affordable look. Check under the image for a list of all the products used...

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Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation

Benefit Perk Up Artist concealer palette

Benefit Brow Zings brow wax & powder

Make Up Academy The Artiste Collection eyeshadows & highlighting powder

Maybeline brown Gel Eyeliner

Illamasqua Heroin eyeshadow for cheek contouring

Illamasqua Intrique Blusher for highlighting

Illamasqua Medium pencil in Vow

Benefit Hoola Bronzing powder

Benefit Blushing Bride blusher

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara

Bourjois Added Volume Lashes

Duo Lash Glue

Mystic Lipstick by Sleek Make UP 

Look of the day... Inspired by Leigh Lezarck

Hello lovely readers! I was flicking through Company magazine today and was struck by how gorgeous & totally hot Leigh Lezark looked on the cover. Don't you agree?

I love her sultry, bronzy eyes, contoured cheeks and pink lips so thought I'd create a version of it for my look today. 

Image courtesy of http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/company-magazines-cover-star-leigh-lezark-130400454.html

First, I thought I'd show a pic of me with no make up on for reference. Not a very pretty sight but good to see what a difference a bit of make up makes eh?!

I love the eye make up look but wasn't sure about the pink lips, I think a slightly different shade would have looked better on me but just as I went to change the colour a friend arrived with her toddler in tow to play with my little monster, Molly.

I love the eye make up look but wasn't sure about the pink lips, I think a slightly different shade would have looked better on me but just as I went to change the colour a friend arrived with her toddler in tow to play with my little monster, Molly.

As we were sipping our tea and munching on biscuits, I thought I'd best take the lippy off. Plus, I felt a bit over dressed to be honest. Pink lip removed, I preferred the look with nude lips so when our visitors left I ran upstairs to add a pink lip balm I got a while back from Clinique (Pudgey Peony Chubby Stick) and I love it. What do you think?

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Bright lips. Bold brows.

Today, I decided a bright, statement lip was needed.

Bright, bold lips and bushy brows were all over the SS'13 catwalks with eyes kept very minimal to keep it balanced. I think it's very pretty and wearable.

I adore the top left hand look in the below image and wish I could bleach my brows but I'm not sure it would work on me - what with my dark hair and huge Jewish nose!

Image coutesy of http://looksbylaura.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/ss13-trend-statement-lips.html

For my first look I used my orangey/ red Mandarin lip pencil by Lord & Berry, which I LOVE. 

Orange reds suit me better than blue reds and I love it when I find a good'un. I then applied a Kryolan red lippy over the top which I think is called True Red.  

I used my Benefit Brow Zings again after re-discovering it yesterday. The pigmented wax fills in gaps and keeps your brows in place as you go. The darker powder sets it whilst adding depth which I also love. 

For my skin I wanted a nice, natural glow. I wanted to use my YSL Le Teint Touche Eclait but the shade I have is a too dark for me so I mixed in a drop of my trusty Illamasqua Skin Base. It worked out well actually as the YSL foundation is quite sheer so the Skin Base gave a little extra coverage. I also added a little of my Illamasqua Gleam in Aurora to enhance the glow.

So easy to quickly change lip colours so I thought I'd try out the two-tone trend. 

I used a combination of bright orange on the bottom lip and pink on the top, blending some of each colour into the other lip. Both lip colours from my Kryolan lip palettes from Charles Fox London.