Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m wearing one of my favourite pink lipsticks at the moment; my Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate lipstick in 06.
Lovely pink
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Casual, but put-together
Here’s what I wore Tuesday January 13. I love this type of outfit; really casual and comfortable, but still put-together.
(Trousers – Primark, sweatshirt – Monki, shirt – second hand, creepers – The Fabulous Creepers)
Same red!?
I’ve been wanting to try these L’Oréal Collection Exclusive lipsticks for a long time, and when I found them really cheap on sale in January I decided to get two. I couldn’t see the actual colours, so I chose them based on the colour of the stickers on the bottom of the lipsticks. I’d heard beauty youtubers talk about Blake’s Pure Red, so I went for that one, and then I thought J Lo’s Pure Red looked pretty too (based on the sticker), but as it turns out, the two lipsticks are almost identical. The colour(s) are gorgeous and I love the matte finish, but if I had known that they were this similar I wouldn’t have bought both of them. But as I said they were so cheap, so it’s not a big loss:)
Wearable blues
Here’s the make-up I wore Monday January 12. I remember just wanting to play around with blue shades that day, and I really like how the look turned out. Blue shadows can sometimes be tricky to wear, but this look is quite subtle and very wearable in my opinion.
(Eye make-up: base – e.l.f. Eyelid Primer in Sheer, eye shadows – MUA Ever After matte eye shadow palette (shades: Fade + Fog) + Sleek Storm eye shadow palette (shade: Snow Storm) + Sleek Vintage Romance eye shadow palette (shade: Romance in Rome) + Stila All Over Shimmer Duo highlighter (lightest shade on browbone), mascara – Maybelline The Rocket Volum’ Express, eyeliner – MUA Intense Colour eyeliner in Snow White. Lips: Rimmel Moisture Renew Universal Transparent Lipliner in 001 Universal + Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in 130 Oxford St. Fuchsia)
Matte – not so matte
Will you look at that; another nail post already! This is what my nails look like this week, or almost (I’ll get back to that in a second). I usually do my nails every Sunday evening, and last Sunday I cut my nails rather short, so I felt like wearing something neutral. I pulled out one of my favourite neutral polishes (H&M nail polish in the colour Nerd), and then I remembered that I had a matte top coat (from Gosh) lying around that I hadn’t used in ages. I absolutely love the way it turned out, but already about a day after applying the nail polishes the matte effect started to disappear. I don’t know if it’s because the nail polish is rather old, or if it’s just something matte polishes do. Please let me know if you’ve had the same experience, or if you have any recommendations for matte top coats/polishes, because I love the way it looks.
Comparison: affordable eyelid primers
I mentioned when I bought the e.l.f. Eyelid Primer that I would do a comparison of it to another affordable eyelid primer, the other eyelid primer being the MUA Pro-Base Eye Primer. Both products are very affordable (the MUA one is £ 2,50 and the e.l.f. one is £1,95). I’ve had the MUA primer for quite a while and I initially didn’t like it and hadn’t used it in a while, so I thought I would compare to the e.l.f. primer. In the two pictures to the left I’m wearing the MUA primer as my base, and in the two pictures to the right I’m wearing the e.l.f. primer as my base. On top I’m wearing my The Body Shop Eye Colour in 07. When I first applied the primers and eye shadow to my eyelids they looked quite similar as you can see in the top pictures, but then after approximately 8 hours you can definitely see a difference. The MUA primer creased and the eye shadow looked uneven whereas the eye shadow on the eye where I used the e.l.f. primer looked pretty much the same as when I first applied the product. After comparing the two, I still don’t like the MUA primer, and I was very impressed by the e.l.f. one + it’s a tiny bit cheaper, so I would definitely go for that one! I got the e.l.f. eyelid primer in the colour Sheer, but it comes in three more colours as well; Pearl, Champagne, and Golden.
I really enjoyed making this type of post, so I might do some more comparisons of products in the future:)
Cranberry love
Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I’m wearing my MAC Cranberry eye shadow and I’m in love. The colour is absolutely gorgeous and so pigmented.
(Eye make-up: base – Maybelline Color Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate (70), eye shadows – MUA Ever After matte eye shadow palette (shades: Chino) + MAC Cranberry eye shadow + Sleek Vintage Romance eye shadow palette (shade: Lust in LA) + Stila All Over Shimmer Duo highlighter (lightest shade on browbone), mascara – Maybelline The Rocket Volum’ Express, eyeliner – MUA Intense Colour eyeliner in Snow White. Lips: Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate matte lipstick in 105)
A month behind
It’s February 1 and I’m posting the first outfit I took pictures of in January, so I’m still a month behind when it comes to posting outfits, but hopefully I’ll catch up at some point:) Anyways, I wore this simple outfit on Friday January 9. I actually matched my outfit to a specific eye shadow I wanted to wear that day. I’ll post the make-up look later on today or tomorrow.
(Jeans – Cheap Monday, sweater – H&M, wedges – Kayla Shoes)
Mucha-Lucha's 