FOTD: Smokey Purple Makeup Look

Hey guys! I thought I would just share a quick face of the day with you. Here is a purple smokey eye done using the Naked 3 palette! This looks is really easy to create and it's lovely and natural looking for everyday wear. 

Products Used:

Face:

Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation

Essence Sun Club matte bronzing powder

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer 

Eyes:

Colours from the Naked 3 palette:

Dust (all across the lid)

Nooner (through the crease)

Darkside (in the outer corner and under the eye)

Limit (to fill in brows)

Strange (to highlight) 

Maybelline The Falsies mascara

Lips:

Soap & Glory's super colour fabu-lipstick (The Missing Pink)

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Essence Sun Club Matt Bronzing Powder Review

Hey guys! Today I am reviewing Essence's Sun Club Matt Bronzing Powder. Essence is one of my favourite inexpensive brands. Their products are super cheap and a lot of them are just as good as any other dear drug store alternative. This bronzer is less than five euro and I have to say that it is pretty good. It's a matte bronzer which I love because I have no time for a shimmery bronzer.

I originally liked the scent of this bronzer but now I'm not so sure, it's a bit strong smelling (but maybe that's because I'm practically putting my nose into the pan try to decide what scent it has :P) So although I wouldn't recommend sniffing this product too deeply, I was pretty happy with the scent when I was testing it on my skin over the past week. Something in my mind is saying that it has a slight orangey scent- but that may be completely wrong because I'm not the best at determining scents. However, if the scent of a product is important to you, and you don't want to trust my sniffer, you can always check if it's a scent you like before you buy it in the shop.

I like that this product is very buildable so you can choose to put on only a light layer or  to build it up to make it a lot darker depending on what you prefer. The only thing that I didn't like about it is that when I swatched it, it had a slight orange tone to it but I didn't notice it as much when I spread it out on my arms or applied it to my face. You can see for yourself from the pictures below how it came out.

Overall, I really like this product and think that it is well worth the money. If you don't have that much to spend on a bronzer then I would definitely suggest this product because it's quite good quality for such a great price. Have you ever bought this bronzer? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments below :)

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner (Black Ink) Review

Hey guys, today's post is a review of the Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in the colour (Black Ink). I got this Eyeliner a few months ago in my duty free haul on the way to France and because I got it duty free, I got it for €19.10 whereas it retails at about €27. This is very expensive for an eyeliner but I'd heard great things about Bobbi Brown products so I thought I would see if it was worth the hype. This eyeliner is easy to put on, I usually put it on using my Sigma E65 small angle brush and it glides along my lid without tugging. It lasts all day long and by the time I go to bed that night it still looks the same as when I put it on, but it's also pretty easy to remove and doesn't feel like you've got cement stuck to your eyelids. The one thing that I don't like about this product other than the cost is that I feel the colour doesn't come out that Black and it's the blackest one they have. I feel like I have to keep going over it to get it as Black as I want otherwise I feel that it appears slightly grey but I do still like wearing it.

Although I do like this eyeliner and will keep using it until it's gone, I don't think that I would repurchase it because I don't feel that it is worth the price. I have used a lot of much cheaper eyeliners that are way more pigmented and I just don't think I would spend the money on this again. Some of my favourite cheap eyeliners are the Essence gel eyeliner which is only €3.99 and the Essence eyeliner pen which is only €2.99 (Click Here to see my review of the Essence eyeliner pen). Even though I didn't love this product, I haven't given up hope on all Bobbi Brown products because their concealer is my absolute favourite at the moment. You can click here to read my review on Bobbi Brown Concealer. If you haven't been put off by this review, you can buy this Bobbi Brown gel liner here on Amazon.

I hope you liked this post and that it helped you if you were considering buying this product. If you have this product already, what do you think of it? Let me know in the comments below :)

NOTD: Pink and White Polka-Dot Nails

Hey Guys! Today's post is a nail of the day. I decided to do polka-dot nails because I love polka- dots and think they're really cute (as you might be able to tell from my blog :P ) To achieve these nails I first put on two coats of O.P.I's nail lacquer in the colour not so bora bora-ing pink and then used Essence's colour and go in the colour 02 white secret to do the dots. You could use any white nail varnish to do the dots. I did them using the brush, just wiping the excess of the side of the bottle and then using the corner of the brush to dot to colour on. I would also recommend a good clear top coat over the finished look to help to keep it from chipping.

Hope you liked this post! Make sure to leave a comment below if you did :)

                                                         

Bright Summery Makeup Look and OOTD

Makeup Products to achieve this look:

Wake me up foundation by Rimmel

Charcoal Brown eye shadow by Mac (to fill in eyebrows)

Brule eye shadow by MAC (all over the lid and up to the brow)

Coppering eye shadow by MAC (blended through the crease)

Essence eyeliner pen extra longlasting (to line the upper lashline)

Maybelline Expression Kajal Eye Liner in 33 black (to line the waterline + tightline)

Carbon eye shadow by MAC (to line halfway under the eye from the outer corner)

Sugarbomb blush by Benefit (on the cheeks)

Shy Girl lipstick by MAC (on the lips)

OOTD 

Top- €14.95 Zara

Highwaisted Jeans - €35 River Island 

Shoes - €40 River Island

Bag - Primark (Pennys)

Hope you like this post :) Please leave a comment below if you liked the look. 

Friday Favourite #5: Essence Eyeliner Pen (Extra LongLasting)

Hey Guys! This weeks Friday Favourite is the Essence Eyeliner Pen (Extra LongLasting). It comes in black and its great if your doing a dramatic makeup look. Although it's only €2.99, it comes out jet black, doesn't smudge and lasts the whole day. It is a good as eyeliners three or four times the price. Another thing I like about this eyeliner is that it comes off easily with a makeup wipe so you don't have to tug on your eye like you might with some other eyeliners that seem like you've got cement on your eyes when it comes to taking them off. Its really easy to put on because its in a pen form but it does create quite a thick line (this is why it's better for dramatic looks).For a finer line however, Essence also do a Super Fine Eyeliner Pen which I haven't tried yet but for the price (and if it's anything as good as the Extra LongLasting) it's worth a try. Whichever type of line you want, Essence liners are well worth the money and I'd recommend trying them :)

Hope you liked this post :) If there is anything specific you want me to review leave a comment below.