Make Green Eyes Stand Out with Brown Eyeliner

An eyeliner that I have been reaching for so often lately is the Bourjois Metallise metallic eyeliner in Brun Alliage. Brun Alliage is a deep, dark brown with a very soft metallic aspect to it that reflects in light. The shimmer is barely noticeable but has a wonderful way of reflecting in my pupils and just makes my eyes sparkle with life and enhances the greenness. Take a look at the photo above to see what I mean.

I notice that when I wear this eyeliner that I get loads of compliments on my eye colour and my eyes so it is 100% worth buying..although I think it is not made anymore :( It is such a pity as this is a fabulous product, waterproof, soft to apply and rich in colour.

Ah well, I will be looking for a dupe soon!

MAC Russian Red Lipstick

I have fallen in love with a full on true red lipstick - MAC Russian Red is an intensely pigmented blue toned red. It complements my complexion so beautifully it literally lights up my face.

Although it is described as a matte shade I find it to be creamy to apply and personally I don't find it to be drying to my lips but my lips are in very good condition.

For me, confidence has come with age and I have worn red lipstick more times this year than all the other times in my life put together!

Jade's Rock It Glitter Liner - Little Mix By Collection

The item that I wanted to try out most from the Little Mix by Collection bits that I was sent was the glitter liner.. it was turquoise sparkly loveliness and that was just in the tube!

Swatched it looked very promising and the application brush was decent and didn't splay when I applied the product, which I was really impressed with given its price...

Collection say

Easy to apply precision glitter liner

Fast drying, water resistant and long lasting.

My thoughts 

It was indeed really easy to apply to my eyes and it did dry quickly to my relief.It really set off my green eyes and I loved it, will definitely be using this again and again.  For my complete look I teamed it with lashings of black mascara and peach glossed lips - first I applied Revlon's Smoked Peach Matte lipstick and topped it with L'Oreal Glam Shine in Watermelon.

My Face Of The Day - What do you think?

Jade's Rock It Glitter Liner is £2.99

*PR Sample

Little Mix By Collection Perrie's Lipstick - Purple Pout

Being in my mid 30's I am probably not the target market for the Little Mix by Collection Makeup Range, I know nothing of their music or really who each of the ladies in the group are. However, what I do have is a passion for makeup and I do like Collection Makeup's incredibly affordable products - see the Lasting Perfection Concealer and Cream Puff lip cream so when a few bits from the collection arrived on my desk, I didn't waste too long in trying them out.

Perrie's Lipstick 

When I swatched this lipstick it was quite light and sheer and I thought it was a deep plum shade so planned to wear it out on the Saturday.

I must not have applied it hard enough as I wasn't prepared for how different it looked when I applied it to my lips. A colour popping purple, there was no hiding from anyone with these statement lips.. honestly, I would have never chosen to buy a purple lipstick as I wouldn't have thought it would suit me but actually..I think it does!

What do you think?

Little Mix by Collection Perrie's Lipstick costs £2.99

*PR Sample

Face Of The Day - Easy Like Sunday

Nice simple make up for a relaxing Sunday spent with the family in the garden

I used

Primer - New CID I Prime Foundation Primer
Concealer - Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Flawless Wear Concealer SPF 10 in Light Medium
Foundation - YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation Shade BD20
Bronzer - Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Highlighter - Nars Orgasm Illuminator
Blusher - Nars Deep Throat
Eye shadow - bareMinerals READY Eyeshadow 2.0 The Inspiration (shades Muse and Passion)
Mascara - Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara & L'Oreal False Lash Architect Waterproof Mascara
Lipstick - Avon Perfect Kiss Lipstick in Pucker Up Pink

What do you think?

Face Of The Day Featuring New CID Cosmetics - The Bodyguard Collection

Absolutely loving the New CID Cosmetics The Bodyguard limited edition box set featuring 3 cream eye shadows and 2 fabulous lip gloss shades. Here I am wearing some of the products.

Full post of The Bodyguard New CID Cosmetics Collection, taking a closer look and with swatches.

Face Of The Day Featuring Nars Turkish Delight Lipgloss

Friday Night and as I decided to focus on my eyes I chose to partner my lips with a pale and creamy pink gloss in the shape of the cult Nars Turkish Delight. This lipgloss is reputed to be a favourite of reality star Kim Kardashian. I think it goes perfectly.

My eyes are lined with Clinique's Quickliner Intense in Intense Chocolate.

What do you think?

Face Of The Day - YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation

Make up used

YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation - BD20
Burberry Warm Glow Natural Bronzer  - Summer Glow 04
MAC Semi Precious Rose Quartz Mineralize Skinfinish - outer shade as blush, inner as a highlighter

Eye Shadow - Cult GD Lazy Days, 17 Trio in Enraged (darkest shade in the crease)

Clinique Quickliner for Eyes Intense - Intense Chocolate
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Clinique Long Last Lipstick - All Heart Soft Shine

This was my make up yesterday. We were off to London to celebrate our wedding anniversary and as the sun was shining and the sky blue, I opted for a bright lip and defined eyes to take me from afternoon to evening. 

Lips Of The Day - Daniel Sandler All For Eve Red Lipstick

Absolutely love this red lipstick on my sister, to think she has only just started wearing lipstick! I think she has been missing out all these years.

This is a fab and long lasting red lipstick.

Daniel Sandler's All For Eve Red Lipstick costs £10.50 and is available tp purchase from here http://www.allforeve.co.uk/products/brands/daniel-sandler

*Lipstick was included as part of this Glossybox

Boxing Day Make Up - Face Of The Day

My Boxing Day make-up

Primer - Clarins Beauty Flash Balm
Eye Primer - Urban Decay EyeShadow Primer Potion Eden
Foundation - Airbase High Definition Airbrush Make-up Shade Medium 03
Concealer - Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light
Bronzer - Accessorize Baked Bronzer Duo - Bali Shade 2
Blusher - Accessorize Merged Baked Blusher 6 - Scandal
Eye Shadow - 17 Trio Eye Shadows in Enraged
Eye Liner - Clinique Quickliner for Eyes in Intense Plum (Ltd Edition)
Mascara - Flawless You Forever Luscious Mascara in Black
Lip gloss - Laura Mercier Nude Lip Glace in Champagne

An Autumn Make-Up Look - FOTD

My Autumn Face

I have done this makeup a few times now and think it is ideal for daytime. I find it warm and fresh.looking.

Products used 

Primer - Benefit Porefessional 
Eye Primer - Urban Decay EyeShadow Primer Potion Eden 
Foundation - Estee Lauder Double Wear in Pale Almond
Bronzer - Accessorize Baked Bronzer Duo in Bali 
Blushers - Accessorize Merged Baked Blusher in Scandal, Nars Deep Throat Blush
Skin Highlighter -MAC Semi Precious Rose Quartz Mineral Skinfinish (lightly brushed all over face).
Eye shadows - Cult GD Lazy Days, Max Factor Earth Spirits Eyeshadow in Burnt Bark
Mascara - Flawless You Forever Luscious in Black
Eyeliner - Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Chocolate Lustre
Lipstick - Lord and Berry 20100 Shining Lipstick in Intimacy


Have you adapted your makeup colours for winter?

How To Create The Illusion of Bigger Eyes

I have small eyes, there is no getting away from that fact. Whilst I can wish all I like to have bigger eyes, it will never happen so what I have to do is try my best to give the illusion of bigger eyes... I love heavy smoky eyes but the reality is my eyes look bigger and brighter the lighter I keep the shadow and liner around them. So whilst occasionally I will experiment with other looks I tend to stick to what looks best on my eyes.

A couple of tricks that I use - 

Don't over line the eyes - I rarely will line my eyes all the way around as this closes the eyes - instead I start lining from the outer corners of my eye and take the eye liner up to the start of the Iris. This prevents the eyes from looking so close set.

I briefly touched on the other tried and tested method a few months ago in my Breakfast at Tiffany's post 

This is in my opinion THE best tip I have learnt.

Apply an ivory/cream pencil on the waterline - You can use white but that can come across as too stark. I tend to do it just on my lower eye but you can do it on top too.You can can then still apply your chosen liner under it. 

I used both this methods last night when I was heading out for a party - I have attached a few pictures so you can see. What do you think? Do my eyes look bigger and brighter?

What I used 

Primers - Benefit Porefessional, Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion
Foundation - Estee Lauder Double Wear 2C1 Pale Almond 02
Bronzer - Accessorize Baked Bronzer Duo - Bali Shade 2
Blusher - Nars Deep Throat
Highlighter - Mac Rose Quartz Mineralize Skinfinish (MSF)
Eye Shadow - 17 Trio Eye Shadows in Enraged
Eye Liners - Clinique Cream Shaper in Chocolate Lustre, No7 Limited Edition Double-Ended Pencil in Ivory/Dark Brown
Mascara - L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes in black, Clinique High Impact Mascara in black
Lip Gloss - Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF15 - Juicy Apple

Face Of The Day - FOTD

I am really loving the new range of Elixir lipsticks from Max Factor. Here I am wearing the shade Mulberry. This is a gorgeous berry shade with a very slight frost finish to it which stops it being a flat colour.  I will be doing a full review on the Max Factor Elixir lipsticks shortly.

The rest of the makeup

Primer - L'Oréal Paris Studio Secrets Smoothing Resurfacing Primer
Foundation - Airbase High Definition Airbrush Makeup - Medium 03
Bronzer - Accessorize Baked Bronzer Duo - Bali Shade 2
Highlighter - Nars Orgasm Illuminator 
Blusher - Accessorize Merged Baked Blusher 6 in Scandal
Eye Shadow - Max Factor Earth Spirit Eye shadow - 107 Burnt Bark
Mascara - Clinique High Impact Mascara in Black

Remaining fresh looking and flawless all day, I was very pleased with this combination.

What do you think?

Make Up For The School Run - Just 2 minutes!

My little boy has recently started nursery school, whereas before we could pretty much be anywhere at anytime we are now battling against the dreaded clock..

I like to take my time applying my makeup, nothing excessive like Joan Collins (a rumoured three hours) but around 10- 15 minutes usually and more if required.

I have quickly learnt that in order to get myself and him ready in the morning the one thing that I don't have much of is time. Most of my morning is battling with him to eat his breakfast and chasing him around the house to get ready!

I like to wear makeup and am not the kind of person that will pop to the shops without my makeup.

So I have perfected the it takes less than 2 minutes ready for the day look.. I know it takes this as I timed it!

Two minutes, four products.


Base - Liz Earle Skin Tint in shade Beige 02 
Blusher - Flawless You Forever Cheeky in Country Fresh - I love how natural this is.
Mascara - Max Factor Xperience Volumising Mascara in brown/black - My go to everyday mascara
Lipstick - Revlon Colourburst Lipstick in Raspberry 045 - An instant pop of colour is a guaranteed face brightener, I LOVE this shade.

Here you go - a picture of me on the school run

Outfit/Face Of The Day - A Wedding Guest

On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of a University friend of mine.

Both the wedding and reception were held at the Sheraton Park Lane, London. This is a wonderfully grand venue, just perfect for the occasion. It was a stunning wedding, the setting, food and service were outstanding.

I don't often do an outfit post but I wanted to share the outfit that I wore for the wedding :-)


Nails - Butter London 'Toff'.
Bag - Mulberry Shoulder Bag in black leather

Dress - Coast 'Nikita' Ruched Dress in Black

Purple satin shoes purchased in Italy

Coast Nikita Ruched Dress

Nikita from Coast is a fabulous choice for a dress as it really enhanced my figure, coming in beautifully to show off the waist and sits not clings on to the hips and thighs. The scooped neckline is flattering and not low which I find with so many dresses that I like (too much on show!)

A shot from the front and back!

On my eyes I included a hint of purple eye shadow and on my lips I kept it nude topped with a gloss, on my cheeks my favourite blusher - Nars Deepthroat. The base had to be Estee Lauder's Double Wear Foundation. This really does provide THE perfect, flawless and long lasting base to work with. I love it.

What do you think?

Face Of The Day - FOTD - Pink

Today's post is a face of the day - FOTD

Every so often I like to wear a real pink blusher and pink lips.

A few years ago I would never have chosen to wear pink shades, I tended to opt for browner toned blushers and darker shades of lipsticks but I think I was definitely limiting myself, now I find myself drawn to pink shades quite often.

What do you think ?

Do let me know if you would like to know more information on what products I am wearing here.

Face Of The Day - Breakfast At Tiffany's, My Interpretation

Some of you may know I recently attended a Breakfast At Tiffany's themed Hen Do.

Dress code was a black dress and pearls. Now I am the first to admit I don't have Audrey Hepburn's figure or facial looks in any way,shape or form but I was willing to embrace her 'look' and after watching Lisa Eldridge's video tutorial I set to work on my own interpretation of Holly Golightly's make-up....

The key things I learnt and followed from Lisa's video -

Use a flesh coloured pencil in the waterline to give more of a wide-eyed look - I used Une Skin Glow Pencil Q01 . Honestly this is one of the best tips I have ever learnt and I now do this quite often, it instantly wakes the eyes up. I used to use a white pencil in the inner corners of my eyes but I love this far more, it looks really natural.

I used a black liquid pen liner to create the girly flick which seems to disappear when I put my eyes in normal position!

Lisa said not to use any bronzer or gloss, the look was to be fresh and flawless so I just used a foundation (Estee Lauder Double Wear) and blush (Nars Deep Throat) and used the centre of Mac Semi Precious Rose Quartz MSF to highlight.

The lips

I lined my lips with a nude coloured pencil and then mixed two lipsticks - MeMeMe Ava a dusty rose shade (review coming soon) and Lancome's Rouge Mars peachy/pink tone to get a really nice, pretty shade.

What do you think ?

New Hair And Face Of The Day

Yesterday I went to the Fabulous Hair Company to get my hair highlighted and trimmed. I have been going to Fabulous since I was 19 years old. I met Kiri when he came to purchase a mobile phone from where I was working, my hair was needing a cut so I paid him a visit and never looked back. I really do think that Kiri (the owner) does the best hair cuts. I am quite fussy but have always come out of Fabulous feeling wonderful, like a new woman, and I feel that this is so important!

The team at Fabulous are friendly and attentive - regularly asking if you would like a tea or coffee and bringing with it a nice biscuit too. The magazines are all the latest and they stock and use Paul Mitchell products.

Readers will know that my roots were crying out for attention, I have been guilty of neglecting my colour. I was concerned that having left it so long it would cause problems but Kiri assured me he could sort it. He is one of those rare hairdressers, that listens to what you have in mind but also makes suggestions.  I had 3 shades put into my hair, the highlights are lovely and natural and exactly what I was imagining when I went in.  I think that he did an incredible job and you would never know that I had two tone hair (major dark roots) when I entered his premises at 9am!

 I promised Kiri I would not leave it so long next time and this time I meant it.

Fabulous are in North London, for more details visit the website by clicking here http://www.fabuloushaircompany.com/

Here is a picture of me in the Salon, unfortunately I was suffering really badly from hay fever all morning so by the time this was taken I was feeling really quite ill, my eyes were puffy and my makeup virtually wiped off!

I usually have my hair blow dried straight but this time I went for something a little different.

Face Of The Day

My hair still looks great today so I thought I would share with you a FOTD of how I looked when I went  in to London this morning.

Clarins - Beauty Flash Balm
Estee Lauder - Double Wear Foundation in 2C1 Pale Almond
New CID - i-Bronzer in Rio 
Nars Blush - Deep Throat
Clinique - Colour Surge Eye Shadow Duo in Strawberry Fudge
Max Factor - Xperience Volume Mascara in Black/Brown
Clinique - Cream Shaper for Eyes in Chocolate Lustre
L'Oreal Paris - Glamshine Reflexion in Sheer Watermelon 

Face Of The Day - FOTD

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FOTD - My Bank Holiday Monday Make-up

As you all know I have been going peachy crazy these past few weeks so for a change I went all Pretty in Pink!

This picture was taken inside the house

And this one was in the car on the motorway on the way to Lakeside - No I am not driving...

On my cheeks I have Benefit's Posietint and on my lips I am wearing the gloss I wore on my wedding day - Clinique's Colour Surge Impossibly Glossy in Sure Thing (very apt don't you think ?)

The gloss is no longer available which is a real shame as I was going to say how lovely it is, great colour and not at all sticky...