FOTD | Lady in Red

Hey guys!

As you may have noticed, I haven't been posting much (if at all) lately. I haven't stopped blogging altogether, it's a hobby that I will continue to keep doing for as long as I still enjoy it and I still do, but sometimes I just need a break. If I'm being entirely honest, it hasn't been the best year for me and my motivation to keep this blog up comes and goes but I'm back now and that's all that matters. Yay! :)

Now that I've got that out of the way, here is an FOTD that I did a little while back. This FOTD is more Winter appropriate and I know that it's Spring now (hallelujah) but knowing Melbourne weather, we'll still get loads of cold, wintery days so I'm sure this look will still be wearable.

Products Used: 

- MAC Strobe Cream 

- MAC Studio Fix Fluid in #NC20

- NARS Creamy Concealer in 'Vanilla' 

- Rimmel Stay Matte powder in 'Translucent' 

- NARS 'Laguna' Bronzer

- NARS Blush in 'Final Cut' 

- NARS Highlighter in 'Miss Liberty'

- Anastasia Beverley Hills Dip Brow Pommade in 'Medium Brown' to fill in eyebrows

- Australis Clear Lash and Brow Gel 

- Lorac Pro eye primer 

- Lorac Pro palette using the shades: 'Taupe', 'Sable', 'Gold' and 'Cream'

- Kat Von D tattoo eyeliner in 'Trooper' 

- Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeliner in 'Nude' (on the waterline)

- Tweezerman eyelash curlers 

- Too Faced 'Better Than Sex' Mascara 

- Chi Chi Lipliner in 'Lady in Red' 

- Chi Chi Liquid Matte Lipstick in 'Lady in Red' 

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Products Used: 

- MAC Strobe Cream 

- Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation 

- Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer 

- Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 'Translucent' 

- Covergirl Bombshell Eyeshadow (used as blusher on cheeks and as eyeshadow on the lids and blended out) in "Copper Fling" (LOVE THIS EYESHADOW!) 

- Benefit Hoola Bronzer (used to bronze the face and as eyeshadow in the crease and under the eyes)

- Too Faced Naturals Palette using "Silk Teddy" as highlighter on the cheek bones, brow bone and tear ducts and "Sexpresso" as eyeliner 

- Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara 

- MAC eyeshadow in "Mystery" to fill in brows 

- Australis clear brow gel 

- MAC lipstick in "Creme Cup" 

Nail Polish: 

- Sally Hanson Miracle Gel nail polish in the colour "Girl"

I took these photographs a long time ago with the intentions of using it as a blog post one day so I'm hoping these products are accurate but if not, here's a disclaimer! Haha. I used a lot of products for multiple different things because I'm the ultimate lazy person :) Hope you like! 

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FOTD | Fluttery Lashes & Rosy Cheeks

So admittedly, this FOTD was one that I photographed a few weeks back but since I've been dog-sitting our new puppy, I haven't been putting a lot of makeup on that you'd find interesting, nor have I had a lot of time to take new photographs. It's times like these that I have to say thank you to my past self for being so organised! 

The main focus for this look was the lashes, rosy cheeks and winged liner. Everything else was kept to a minimum (e.g., eyeshadow, bronzer etc.). 

 Products Used: 

- MAC Strobe Cream 

- MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation 

- NARS Creamy Concealer in "Vanilla" (on blemishes and under the eyes) 

- MAC Highlighter Pen in "Radient Rose" (under eyes and a little on the highlighting points of my face) 

- NARS Translucent Powder 

- Benefit Hoola Bronzer

- Illamasqua Blush in "Katie" 

- MAC Highlighter in "Soft&Gentle" 

- Anastasia Beverley Hills Dipbrow Pommade in "Medium Brown" 

- Australis Clear Brow Gel 

- Lorac Pro Eye Primer 

- Lorac Pro Eyeshadow in "Nude" and "Champagne" over the lid, in the tear ducts and on the brow bone, and "Taupe" with a little "Sable" in the crease and under the eyes

- Kat Von D Eyeliner in "Trooper" 

- Tweezerman Eyelash Curler

- Eyeko Long Lash Mascara 

- Eyelure Katy Perry False Lashes in "Oh Honey" 

- Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray 

- The Body Shop Lip Balm in "Strawberry" 

Jumper:

- Boohoo.com

I really liked this face of the day, it was the perfect look for Winter and is totally wearable for during the day. 

What do you think? 

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FOTD - Luminous, Dewy Skin & Coral - Red Lips

Hey guys!

Today I went to a concert with my Dad and this is the makeup look that I wore. It was a musical concert and in a fancy theatre so I thought that a simple look with a vibrant red lip would be the perfect balance between looking classy but not overly done up.

I went for glowing skin (which I'm obsessed with at the moment) but I did need to put a fair amount of powder on because it was a hot day today and I didn't want to look like a grease ball! My NARS translucent powder was the perfect powder to opt for as it manages to set my makeup but without a heavy matte finish.

For my lips I used my much loved 'Lady Danger' lipstick from MAC, accompanied by a Chi Chi lipliner. As my skin was fake tanned I went for a more warm toned, coral - red lipstick but if I had left my skin pale I would definitely have gone for a more cool toned lipstick such as 'Ruby Woo'.

Last but certainly not least, I used my Lorac Pro palette to do a light bronze and brown eye. I used dark brown eyeshadow for eyeliner because I wanted to keep everything simple. Done up, but simple.

What it looks like from camera phone - Instagram Pic :) 

Products Used:

- MAC Strobe Cream
- Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in #55 "Dark Beige"
- NARS Radient Creamy Concealer in "Vanilla" (under eyes)
- Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer in "Medium" (over blemishes)
- NARS Translucent Pressed Powder
- The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder in the darkest shade
- Benefit Hoola Bronzer
- MAC Blusher in "Pinch Me"
- MAC Highlighter in "Soft&Gentle"
- Benefit Gimme Brow Brow Gel in "Medium/Deep"
- Lorac Pro Eye Primer
- Lorac Pro Palette using the shades: "Taupe", "LT. Bronze", "Sable", "Espresso", "Cream"
- Tweezerman Eyelash Curlers
- Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara
- Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray
- Chi Chi Lipliner Pencil in "Lady In Red"
- MAC Matte Lipstick in "Lady Danger"

What do you guys think of this look? Would you wear it? 

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Spring & Coral FOTD

Hey guys!

Another Spring face of the day. I'm really into red and coral lip colours at the moment so today's face is sporting just that. "Lady Danger", the lipstick that I'm wearing, is a gorgeous, vibrant orangey red and has a surprisingly creamy texture for a matte lipstick. I'd highly recommend trying it out as no matter what skin tone you have (as the lady at the MAC counter told me), it suits everyone!

As always I've listed the products used on my face and also the brand of clothes I am wearing in the pictures below. Enjoy.

Before 

If you're curious as to why my face and body are a complete different shade, it's because I've fake tanned ;)

After

Products used on my face:

- MAC prep+prime primer
- Bourjois healthy mix foundation in the shade #54
- Maybelline age rewind concealer
- Elizabeth Arden sheer lights illuminator in the shade "Light"
- MAC translucent powder
- Benefit hoola bronzer
- MAC powder blush in the shade "Pinch Me"
- MAC highlighter in "Soft and Gentle"
- MAC eyeshadow in "Mystery" to fill in eyebrows
- Australis clear brow gel
- MAC eye primer in the shade "Light"
- Too Faced Naturals palette using the shades: Nudie, Honey Pot and Chocolate Martini
- Rimmel scandaleyes eyeliner in the shade "Nude" for the waterline
- theBalm schwing liquid eyeliner in the shade "Black"
- Benefit they're real mascara in "Black"
- Dior lip plumping lipgloss (applied as a primer for about 10 minutes before applying lip liner and lipstick)
- Chi Chi lip liner pencil in the shade "Lady In Red"
- MAC matte lipstick in the shade "Lady Danger"

Top:

- Mink Pink

What do you think of today's face? 

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Face of the Day

If you're anything like me, you'll find berry coloured lipsticks incredibly difficult to pull off. I think they look stunning on so many people but for some reason it just looks far too harsh on my face...anyone know why this is? Regardless, I had a go at pulling off the gorgeous #106 Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick which I've been dying to wear for yonks now and I think I did an okay job...not entirely convinced though. 

I teamed my berrytasic lips (as you can see i'm trying to be berry punny...cringe!) with a silver smokey eye and Nars sheer glow foundation. 

I heard that if you team a similar coloured blush to your lipstick it's much easier to pull it off, so I wore MAC powder blush in "Pinch Me" which I think worked quite well.  

I believe this makeup to be quite versatile; a glamorous look during the day and then pop on a pair of falsies and you could wear it into the night too! I'm definitely going to keep working at the berry lip to see if I can't pull it off but for now, it's a work in progress. 

What do you guys think of this look? Do you wear berry lips often and if so, which brand? 

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Face of the day

Hey guys!

Here's my second face of the day. As opposed to my previous FOTD which was more of a glamorous look (which you can read about HERE), this is one of the ways I like to do my everyday makeup; simple, natural looking and most importantly...not time consuming.

I like wearing this type of makeup around Uni and just on days I feel like my skin needs a lot of brightening up. On these kinds of days I focus on using a lot of illuminating products so my face looks fresh and awake but not drowning in foundation. I find that when you apply makeup in it's correct place and using the correct technique, you don't need to use a whole lot...so minimal foundation etc. was used.

I was also a little naughty today and didn't use any primers, not even an eye primer! Instead I just dabbed a little concealer over my eyelids, moisturised well beforehand and my makeup lasted all day. I think I might do this more often :) 

Before & After (claps for being brave and going facially naked on the internet!)  

What's on my face:

- Nars sheer glow foundation in 'Mont Blanc'
- Rimmel wake me up concealer in 'Ivory'
- MAC liquid prep+prime highlighter in 'Radient Rose'
- MAC eyeshadow in 'Mystery' for the eyebrows
- MAC clear eyebrow gel
- Loreal 'Very Violiet, Violet Intense' eyeshadow palette #514, using just the shimmery pink shade, to highlight the brow, tear ducts and to sweep across the eye lid
- MAC eyeshadow in 'Mystery' for the crease and under the eye
- Rimmel scandaleyes waterproof kohl eyeliner in 'Taupe' for the lash line
- MAC eyeshadow in 'Mystery' over the top of the taupe eyeliner
- Maybelline the falsies mascara in 'Blackest Black'
- MAC skin finish powder in 'Medium Plus' for t-zone
- Benefit hoola bronzer
- MAC blush in 'Pinch Me'
- Revlon lipstick in 'Coralberry' #674

Let me know how you found this FOTD and what makeup you like to wear during the day in the comments below. Love you lots. 

Ps. As you might have noticed I'm blogging a lot more regularly as of late and am really enjoying it! It's such a nice way to unwind and ramble about all my beauty obsessions with like-minded people. I hope you're enjoying my posts, for those that do read them. xx

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