Night out eyes

I was meant to go out on Saturday night drinking and dancing, but two of my friends were unwell so it was called off, I know, sad face right? :(

But the night before I knew this, I was bored and alone so I decided to try out a couple of eye looks for the next evening, one of which I spotted on a fab make-up website

This fab bright, spring night out eye! 

For this eye I used MUA Pearl shadow shade 6 over the lid and used a damp brush in Shade 9 as a liner, I used a silver Light Show liner by Bare Minerals on the inner corner of my eye and Bare Minerals Curl and Lengthen mascara to finish off

This was my other option, a smoky eye using a beautiful blue palette. For this look I used all 4 colours from the Blue/Grey Shimmer Cubes from the Body Shop, the second lightest shade was used all over the lid up to just under the brow, then the lightest blue all over the lid and into the crease, the darkest blue dampened with my trusty brush and used to line top and bottom and the lightest shade was used to highlight under my brow and the inner corner of my eye. 

Finished off with a line of blackest eyeliner and smudged with the sponge end and all topped off with a big and volumising mascara which is not as good as my trusty Bare Minerals!

What is your go to night out make-up look?

Midweek night out FOTD

So, now I am single again it is also time for me to start living a little again! I went out for a drink with my best friend recently, didn't want to go too 'night out' with my make up so went for a darker take on my general daytime face

I used the following products

Face - Benefit That Gal primer

Benefit The Porefessional

Laura Geller Balance and Brighten

Laura Geller Blush and Brighten

Bare Minerals All over Face colour in Turn On (part of kit)

Eyes - Smashbox Eyeshadow quad in Charm

Bare Minerals Big and Bright liner in Plum

 Bare Minerals Curl and Lengthen Mascara

Lips - Laura Geller Light Beams Gloss in Passion Fruit

FOTD - Natural

Today my make-up was spur of the moment, surprisingly for a beauty blogger I don't wear make-up daily.

So I went for a quick and natural face

For the base I tried Ginvera Green Tea Nude Cover BB cream. I have tried a few European BB creams and not been very happy as they either have a nice texture but disappear to nothing or are so thick they are hard to work with and feel mask like.
But this was light, covered well and smelt lovely, it is expensive - £20 for a full size but I barely made a dent in the sachet I used so think it might be worth the splurge!



My eyes are simply Mac pigment in Melon, Bare Minerals Flawless Definition mascara and Bare Mineral Turn On highlighter in the inner corners and on my brow bone.





Lips just take a slick of pink gloss, Chanel Levres Scintillantes in 166 Amour a pretty pink with a hint of sparkle, my favourite type of gloss! This one has no flavour which is lovely, some of the stronger scented ones tend to make my throat feel scratchy!



Cheeks are blushed with my go to - Laura Geller Blush and Brighten in Berry and highlighted with Mac Magically Cool Liquid Powder in Honey Rose.



Overall I like this kind of look for the daytime, especially when I don't fancy playing with pastels or brights!



What is your daytime face routine?

Bare Minerals - FOTD

This whole face is courtesy of Bare Minerals since the sets I got for Xmas included a hightlighter *does a happy dance*
It is safe to say that I LOVE this brand. Truly love it! Shall list products used at the end.

So, it was really hard to get a good picture. It was 2pm and bucketing down when I took these and light was not great!



As this natural light shot shoes, it was grey and dark-ish outside so I have a blue hue, but you see the colurs slightly better than in artificial light.



This is a close up of the eye. Totally forgot to do an open eye one to show the mascara but will review that soon.

This pic here, well I added it because THIS is the kind of picture I have to sift through to try and get good shots, man, I pull some weird faces!

This look was created using the following *deep breath* All bareMinerals.

Bisque Multi tasking concealer.
Fairly Light Original SPF Foundation.
Azalea blush
Glee all over face colour
Turn On Multi tasking highlighter
Polished High Shine eyecolour
Black Flawless Definition Curling mascara
Flair Pretty Amazing lip colour

Bare Escentuals is available from department stores, QVC, Amazon and www.bareescentuals.co.uk

Follow up to Do you struggle to find foundation!

Here is a treat, bareMinerals Original spf 15 foundation, full size for four easy payments of £5!!!!

The first one does inclue the £2.95 postage and some colours are on advanced orders due to demand, but what a way to try it. Plus the bonus of QVC is that you try for 30 days before you send it back, not that you will!

Have you joined the mineral revolution?

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Wanna see my stash?

Believe it or not I only started using this stuff about a month ago, it is an addiction!

Bare Escentuals FOTD

As promised, this is my face featuring a few different bareMinerals products

Face - bareMinerals Skin Rev-ver upper

bareMinerals Original foundation

bareMinerals Mineral Veil

bareMinerals Bisque Concealer

Mally Concealer

bareMinerals Warmth

bareMinerals Rose Radiance

Brushes Face and concealer

Eyes - Daniel Sandler Eye Delight in Peach

Boots No 7 Exceptional Definition Mascara

Lips - Models Prefer Lip Marker in Sassy Spice

Do you struggle with foundation?

Me too, well I did until I got my mitts on some bareMinerals by bareEscentuals. I am 31 and have been wearing make-up for roughly 19 of those years. I have spent many years and much money finding the perfect foundation. Usually my skin is adequately covered with just a touch of concealer and a dusting of powder, but for nights out and for those times when I needed that bit more cover.

I have had countless foundations over the years, powder, creme to powder, liquid and all sorts of brands, seriously every year I chuck out at least 2 or 3 as I buy them, try them and they fester in my make up kit until they eventually separate and go skanky!

I have tried 3 different brands of mineral powder make-up and have had troubles with coverage, and the one that provided me with coverage made me want to tear my face off as it irritated me so so much!

Step forward bareMinerals! I must admit that the older I get, the more I am willing to spend on make-up! It is paying off. I have currently got Original foundation, Mineral Veil and Warmth.

Application was easy as, it was such a small amount of foundation that I tried and I was astonished when I looked in the mirror, the coverage was astounding! I have always had a bug bear with my ruddy complexion but even this was covered.

You just shake a bit into the lid, swirl the brush, tap it and buff onto the face. It is quick, faultless and amazing. Mineral Veil is not needed, but it gave me a bit of extra against the shiny nose. It also seemed to give me a luminosity that I have never had.

Warmth scared me, I was taken a-back when I saw it in the pot but the teeniest amount for me (I am pale) just put a bit of life and well, warmth into my face.

My complexion was so even that for the first time in my life I felt happy to wear blusher! I had the make-up on for a few hours and still looked great when I got home, and not once did my face itch!

I think this will be my forever foundation!

bareMinerals is available from Debenhams, QVC they also have an online shop and they have a couple of Boutique shops too, which I so want to visit!