How To: Blue Lips

I actually love this look a lot more than I thought I would, and it is surprisingly wearable. I used the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Moscow and I did review this product a little while ago (here) so I don't want to babble on too much about that. Although this isn't the best liquid lipstick ever, it does work if you persevere, and I found it worked best when you apply it one coat at a time and let it dry down slightly in between each one.

As this is such a bold shade, and I am still a bit of a make-up noob, I decided to keep the rest of my face pretty simple, just sticking to my everyday make-up routine, you can find the basics in this post. I just added a light brown eye shadow to the crease of my eye for a bit of definition, and added a lot of mascara. I wanted the lipstick to be the star of the show.

I personally think this looks best with a good contour and highlight combo, it just makes it look a lot more polished.

This isn't the easiest look to pull off, but I am in love, and am definitely going to be taking more risks with  my make-up in the future. Let me know what you think of this look. Is it something you would try? 

Votre Amy x

Pretty in Pink

I love wearing "pink" make-up in general, but I especially like it when the weather's nice so I thought now would be a perfect time to show you guys one of my favourite make-up looks, and how I achieve it, hope you enjoy!

There are a fair amount of Soap and Glory products in today's look. simply because they're great products, great quality and really affordable. I started with their One Heck of a Blot foundation, which is a medium to full coverage. For the rest of my face, I used the Bobbi Brown palette and L'Oreal brow gel to define and tame my eyebrows, I used the Maybelline Master Sculpt compact to define my cheekbones, and I then used my trusty Topshop highlight on the high points of my face. I haven't actually featured this clinique blusher in a make-up look before, which is a surprise as I wear it almost every day. It's a lovely pink-coral shade with quite a bit of shimmer, but it doesn't leave your face looking glittery, instead it leaves you with a fresh natural glow. 

For my eyes, I went in first with the shade 'Pink Diamond' all over my lid, then I used 'Favour' in the outer corners and underneath my eye, both from my Makeup Revolution palette. I then packed on this super glittery pink shade from my Bobbi Brown palette, which is just stunning.

I then just added a thin line of black eyeliner, as a base for my Fleur de Force eyelashes, and added a thin coat of mascara before putting on the lashes in 'Fleur Loves'. Finally, I moved on to lips, and this is one of my favourite ever combos. I slightly over-line and fill in my lips with this Max Factor lip liner in a pink-mauve shade, before adding this Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker gloss in this light pink to make my lips look super plump.

And here is the final result! Let me know that you think.

The pictures really don't do this super pretty glittery eye makeup any justice at all!

Votre Amy x

Golden Girl

I've recently rekindled my love for this Clinique Chubby Stick in the shade 'Ample Amber' so thought I would do a quick make-up look based around it.

I've been testing out this new 'Skin Wow' primer from Seventeen, and I am really liking it. You can use this three ways, but I like to put it on before my foundation and find it adds a nice healthy glow to the skin. The rest of my base make-up is more of the same really, after my foundation and concealer I sweep bronzer pretty much all over my face, contour slightly, and add a heck of a lot of highlighter.

I've started using the two brown shades from this Bobbi Brown palette to define my eyebrows, because I think it adds a nice shape while still leaving them looking quite natural. I use the dark brown shade ('saddle') in the outer 3/4 of my brow, then the lighter of the two shades ('nude') in the front of my brows to keep it natural. I use this L'Oreal brow gel to set everything in place. The eye make-up is also super simple. I used the Clinique Chubby Stick all over the lid and also blended it into the crease, then used a flat eye-shadow brush to pack on the shade 'Sunset Hour' from my Makeup Revolution palette all over the mobile part of my lid - this shade is the perfect rose gold glitter and one of my favourites. This eye-shadow combination really brings out my eye colour, and I love it! I used my usual L'Oreal Telescopic mascara on my lashes and really layered it up to add more definition, and voilà! 

Don't forget to let me know what you think of this look!

Votre Amy x

The Spring Makeup Edit

I recently found this BITE lipstick at the bottom of my cupboard and I wanted to do a really nice, simple, bronzed makeup look to go with it, so here it is.

First, I applied my Estée Lauder Perfectionist foundation using my Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, and then used my Soap and Glory Kick Ass concealer to cover my dark circles and any blemishes or redness that were still peaking through the foundation. I wanted to leave my brows looking quite natural so I just put some of this L'oreal Brow Artiste Plumper on them, which just adds a bit of a tint. I then contoured slightly using the Maybelline Master Sculpt and swept the Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer pretty much all over my face to give it a nice sun-kissed glow, and used this bronzer to define my crease ever so slightly.  I blended the Topshop Glow highlight on the high points of my face and then applied a thin line of the Soap and Glory Supercat eyeliner on my lash line, just to disguise the false lashes. I curled my lashes and applied a small amount of the L'oreal Telescopic mascara before applying these Fleur de Force lashes, which are 3/4 length and look really natural. I then put a little more mascara over the top and moved on to this BITE lipstick in the shade 'Lingonberry'. I thought this lipstick was perfect for this time of year when the sun comes out, and looks really great with a tan.

Let me know if you want to see me try out any other makeup looks!

Votre Amy x