CURRENT FAVOURITES 3

PRODUCTS MENTIONED:

No7 Eyeshadow Blend and Contour Brush-  M.A.C 217 dupe and even more of a bargain with Boots No7 £5 off vouchers that goes on quite regularly :)
NYX Powder Blush in Taupe-  a TRUE contour colour for the face.....just be very careful with application as this stuff is so pigmented!
Clinique Airbrush Concealer- creamy (non cakey) concealer that is medium coverage and has illuminating properties. My eye bags love it haha

Hey guys, thought I'd do a quick video since I was already 'glammed' up haha. Sorry for the bra strap showing and my DIY ombre hair is much more obvious now, it's gone from purple to brown now!

PRACTICE

This is my mum (and willing volunteer), not the bride!

The left eye has nothing and the right has the re-worked wedding make-up on I'm doing on E.H minus the lashes and mascara... and I know the brow tail is a bit dodgy- I'm onto it!

Hey guys, I know it's kind of awkward me explaining something that you guys can't see, but I want you guys to see the final result rather then have spoiler snippets.
 E.H (the bride) has large mono lids but with a really high deep brow bone socket if that make sense. She never wears much make-up so she was really persistent that it looked natural. 

When I left the trial I was really happy but then when I looked at the photos at home I could pick out too many things out that I wasn't pleased with. For example:

• Her eyes needed much more definition round the lash line- the eyes I did on her did make them look larger and wider but lacked definition so it looked a bit 'spacey'.
•  I need to brush up on my brows skills! I seem to struggle with patchy areas of the brows and filling in a nice shape for people with 'bushy' brows. 
• ALSO I need to practice applying individual lashes. When I did them on E.H they looked too patchy so it was a good job we decided to go with a full strip as it took half the time and looked way better then the eye I tried individual lashes. 

E.H is actually having two wedding ceremonies so I'll be doing her make-up twice (3rd and 6th of September). I know I have confidence issues anyway but I'm glad I've got time to just nail certain areas I don't feel as comfortable in. 

Anyway thought I'd post this just to say you never stop learning and always practice!

 x x x

TRYING TO GET BACK ON TRACK

I have been ADDICTED to The Kills ever since I saw them play. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but when I saw them I only knew a couple of songs. Now they are all I listen to now (sorry family).

I went shopping with my friend E.S today which I really enjoyed as always. I used to see her 5 days a week, now it's almost once everyone month :( Anyway I think I O.D on the bronzer and peach blush today......opps.

This was meant to be today's weekly make-up look from me! I'M REALLY SORRY. If I feel really 'blah' about the outcome I rather not post anything up (DSLR photos= you see every single pore). I was playing around with coloured brows (teal), winged eyeliner and a orange-y lips with clumpy lashes. I WILL REDO THIS NEXT WEEK.

HAUL!

 I got these Mavala duo nail polishes from Boots for about £5.00 (on sale). I have these kind of shades already  but I want to see if I get on with their formulas. Aquamarine has these really cool shots of green-blue shimmers running through and Marron Glace the same but with a lilac-silver :)

LOVE NO 6 SUPER NATURAL A/W 2011

I will keep collecting issues of LOVE as long as they have awesome editorials and f' loads of advertisements-  I love collecting fashion campaigns because once they are gone, they're gone!

Illamasqua nail varnish- Bacterium

When I was at the flagship store this colour on the nail colour wheel caught my eye immediately. It's so COOL. This taupe-brown with crazy blue shimmers shot through. I think Illamasqua nail polishes have a good reputation for being long lasting, so fingers crossed! I got this from ASOS which is currently reduced to around £7.00

Other news:

• I've bought tickets to see Blink-182 next year! Even though I don't like them the same way like I used to, I still want to see the band I was SO mega obsessed about 6 years ago. I still know all the words to pretty much all of their songs *cringe*
• I might be doing someones wedding make-up. I am so nervous, I've never done wedding make-up before. I'm trying to view it as just another job, but I can feel the pressure of not f'in up already. The trial is next Tuesday- which I will take photos of, if things all go well.
• I *want* Plumful lipstick by M.A.C, but I can't justify buying it.......unheard of in L.F world.

INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS ROUND UP 4

I LOVE this look so much, watch this space I will mostly recreate it

How we all want to look like every morning. Some really good tips and pointers on some basics

A new take on the smokey eye

I really love watching all the behind scenes work that really goes on behind the glitz and the glamour

MEH DAY

I was thinking of a new spin on the Mod look- the classic moon shape with a twist of glitter. But the end entire look is really blah... sorry meh day today!

L.F DOES S/S - POP PASTELS

Miu Miu F/W 2010/11

I drew the tail higher to give a more 'lifted' effect

 KEY PRODUCTS:

PALE EYELINER FOR THE WATERLINE

SET OF FEATHERY LASHES

INDIVIDUAL LASHES

PIGMENTED MATTE EYE SHADOW - I USED ONE FROM A SLEEK PALETTE

PALE LIP GLOSS OR LIPSTICK

CORAL/PINK/PEACH BLUSHER - I USED A MIX OF LA FEMME AND M.A.C

Hey guys! Technically I was inspired by a F/W make-up look, but I thought it suited S/S really well with the muted pastels and the dolly bright cheeks the girls sported.

I decided to go to town with the eyes and the individual eyelashes placed on the lower lash line gives it that fashion kick.

If you want to recreate this look remember to keep the eye shadow within a rounded shape and preferably use a matte eye shadow which I think makes it look more modern.

Block colour and lashes- simples!

L.F DOES S/S - GOLDEN TOUCH AND OTHER STUFF

Inspired by a Valentino show make-up (not sure when). I think the specific placement of the eye liner mixed in with the metallic gold streaks makes a good combination :)

KEY PRODUCTS:

SUGARPILL LOOSE EYE SHADOW - GOLDILUX

M.A.C MIXING MEDIUM (WATER BASED)

BLACK GEL AND PENCIL EYELINER

M.A.C LIPSTICK- RUSSIAN RED

I mentioned this on Twitter but I basically ombred  my hair purple. It's kind-of subtle so I may use stronger stuff in the future

Best nail I think

WARNING: MY NAILS ARE REALLY DRY AND GROSS

My first attempt at trying out the Giles 'eek' nails. Sophy Robson makes it look like such a breeze!! It's SO damn fiddly!! Anyway my mum decided to add the smiles which I think look kind of cute lol

Hey guys, another look! Not sure if this week's look is technically summer-y but I've always wanted to recreate that eye make-up since I first stuck that tear sheet on my wall (2 years ago maybe). 

Hope you guys like it. I don't usually wear gold but I just LOVE the strategic black eyeliner placed at certain points. Also a shout out to Sugarpill's Goldilux............... GO BUY IT, IT IS AMAZING!

L.F DOES S/S - TOM FORD BEAUTY INSPIRED MAKEUP

Heavy eyes and lips? Hell yeah!

Please excuse the epic fashion faux pas going on...

KEY PRODUCTS:

OCC LIP TAR - SAFETY ORANGE

M.A.C EYESHADOW IN HUMID AND SWIMMING

E.L.F EYE TRANSFORMER - GREEN PASTEL SHADE

BENEFIT - EYE BRIGHT

Hey guys, another S/S look from me! Ever since I saw the Tom Ford beauty campaigns featuring Lara Stone, I instantly fell in love with the 'green' look featured above. I love the how the pairing of bold heavy green eyes and statement juicy orange lips doesn't look too overpowering because of the use of cooler tones.

Also apologies for the bleached out photo. I decided to give the Illamasqua rich liquid foundation another go. I don't think it's meant to be... Clings onto any dry patches and can't handle any oiliness. That's why I used flash to try hide the skin!

HAULIN' 9

 DuWop LIP VENOM 2ND SIN- I actually bought this out of curiosity (and I have Jolie lip envy) because TK Maxx were selling it for £6.99 which is reasonable considering the full R.R.P. I think I'll do a before and after when I decide to use it.

LUSH Big shampoo- my hair is currently a constant grease ball (nice!) and I think it's because I've stopped using this... so I'm back with Big.

I bought the above to help me recreate the infamous Giles Deacon's EEK nails by nail supremo Sophy Robson

Here's the video of her doing it!

The red/coral is Leighton Denny- viva la diva and I'm also doing some gangster hand gesture

Models Own nail art pen in black- after my experience with WAH nails I've been feeling really inspired to do my own nail art. It's SO much harder than I thought!!! Anyway here's me playing with the pen doing some polka dots- which I still mucked up! 

Vogue UK August- I don't read Vogue but I had to get it because of Kate! I love the old-skool Hollywood vibe she has going on. I'm slowly becoming more obsessed with Kate than my old favourite Jessica Stam :(

Hey guys, I just wanted to show you some bits and bobs of what I got today. I've been realllllly bad with spending lately, so this isn't even a fraction of what I've hauled over the last couple of months. 

I MUST FOCUS ON SAVING MONEY FOR UNI' HAS GOT TO BE MY NEW MANTRA or I'm SCREWED FOR SEPTEMBER!!

L.F DOES S/S - LINE AND BRONZE

Harper's Bazaar's White Heat June issue starring Eva Green by Camilla Akrans

 I was loosely inspired by the image above. I was drawn to the graphic lined eyes and bronzed skin

Apologies for looking like a possessed demon

 BREAK DOWN OF MY INTERPRETATION:
INTENTIONAL HEAVY BRONZER (GO FOR WARMER ORANGE TONE) PLACED IN THE CONTOUR AREA

BROWS IN A ROUNDED AND ELONGATED SHAPE

MATTE CORAL LIP- THE TEXTURE IS LESS GLAMOROUS THAN THE GLOSS BUT ALLOWS THE FOCUS TO BE ON THE EYES
INNER EYE CONTOUR WORK - NOT NECESSARY BUT I WANTED TO ADD SOME DEFINITION
BLACK GRAPHIC LINED EYES IN ELONGATED CAT SHAPE- REMEMBER TO LINE YOUR UPPER AND LOWER WATERLINE OR IT'LL LOOK INCOMPLETE!

Hey guys! This is another S/S inspired look from me. It's quite rare for me to get drawn to overtly warm hued bronzer type looks but paired with the heavy clean rimmed black eyes, I think adds an edge to more traditional minimalist S/S looks.
I've gone for the more extreme 'fashion' take on Eva's look but to make it more wearable switching the gel liner for a pencil formula and smudging the lines will give a softer and less harsh appearance.

I *think* next week I'll be doing a Tom Ford  inspired look, so watch this space!