Today's Fotd (minimal eyeshadow).

Hi there, hope everyone's well and happy :)

I just thought I'd post a quick Fotd and some products I'm very much enjoying at the moment.

I was in that cheap bargain shop the other day, browsing and not planning to buy anything as I'd just bought a load of lippie from Boots, but then the word 'Stila' caught my eye.
So I walked calmly over to see if my eyes were deceiving me, and they weren't :)
I've been on the lookout for the perfect natural eyeshadow for ages, as my favourite Mac Steep eyeshadow is almost finished :(
Yes, so I picked up the little packet and it was an eyeshadow by Stila in Dune, and it is the most perfect natural eyeshadow for me.
I love wearing allover the lid and brow bone all by itself, with just a bit of brown eyeliner and L'oreal Architect Mascara in Brown.
Nice easy, peasey natural eyes :)


Next product is Givenchy's Blush in Euphoric orange. I've had this since before Christmas, and it was an impulse buy, and because it's fairly bright it's scared me a little.
However lately I've felt the courage to try it, and it's not that bad. It's more of a coral shade and it does look quite natural on me for some odd reason.
The application is smooth and just a dream to apply. It gives a lovely glow, even though it's not shimmery or frosty (which I find Mac's MSF's can be).

In Boot's I saw these L'oreal color Riche Serum Lippies and I HAD to have one, so I bought Freshly Candy.
This colour reminds me of Mac's Pink Nouveau (I need to compare, can't remember where I've put Pink Nouveau, I shall have to find it).
These lipsticks have a very cute moisturising centre (which remind me of hearts) and that is where the Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid is kept.
I find this lippie very nicely moisturising, even though it feel's a tiny bit heavy, but the nice moisturisation makes up for that.
It also lasts quite well for a lipstick too, I'd definitely purchase more of these.

This is what L'oreal say's about this product:

'L’Oréal Paris Boosting Serum Inside is our first lipstick with a serum heart, enriched with ingredients from our advanced skincare technology, Collagen and Pro- Xylane®, chosen for their moisturising properties.Lips are plumped with moisture, defined, and enveloped in voluptuous colour that doesn’t feather. Available in 8 sumptuous new shades. '

And that is what sold me,lol.
These Lipsticks are £8.99 in Boots (there is a 3 for 2 offer on at the moment though).


And so here's the whole look :)
I'm also wearing Korre's Wild Rose Foundation in WRF2 and some of Bobbi Browns creamy concealer under the eyes, and other imperfect areas.



Thanks for reading and Take Care :) x

Fave Makeup of 2009

In 2009 my love for natural makeup and sultry looks became stronger, so I liked to look as though I hadn't tried much (even though I had).
So I didn't try much in the way of colour, and I just liked to keep everything simple.


I have quite bad dark circles (it's inherited) and my nose not being the smallest casts even more of a shadow.
So I needed a concealer that covered my dark circles without masking them and making them look more noticeable and for me Macs Moisturecover concealer did just that.
It has a nice, light consistency which can be layered up, and doesn't just lie in fine lines, which as I am getting older seem to notice more :(


Next product was just a bit of a fluke, I was playing around with makeup in boots one day and I tried a bit of Bourjois 10 hour sleep effect on my hand, and it was so soft, light and smooth that I was sold.
I thought that as soon as I'd worn it over a week that I'd get bored of it, but no this one seems to come into my makeup routine quite often.
The colour really suits my skin (I bought it in rose clair 72) and it's not at all heavy and blends easily. It's worth the £8 something I paid.

For my birthday I had Bobbi Browns Skin foundation, which is a really gorgeous foundation.
It's pretty light, but I sometimes mix a little bit of moisturiser with it if I'm having a good skin day, and it still looks good.
It hides the large pores on my nose well, and creates a nice smooth, even complexion.
I know if I'm having a bad skin day I can rely on this.

I like to have a couple of concealers for different things, and I find Bobbi Browns Creamy concealer kit to be quite effective at hiding my birthmark, and the little pot of loose powder on the bottom of the little stacker helps set the concealer to give it staying power.
I do however find it a bit heavy around the eye area sometimes, but saying that it's really good at hiding the odd spot.



Next is my weak spot, BLUSHER!!
If I don't wear any blusher I feel naked, blusher awakens my complexion and makes me look alive.
I do like matching the tone of my blusher to either my lipstick for some reason, it looks more natural.

The first blusher is YSL Blsuh Variation 13, which when you look at it you think "how on earth is that going to look natural", but when you put it on it gives a lovely plum glow, which looks oddly natural.

Mac's Springsheen was a blush I'd eyed up for ages, and in the end I gave in went skint and bought it, and I'm so glad I did.
It gives a really lovely natural peach colour, it contains shimmer and instead of looking harsh the shimmer looks glowy, so you get a nice healthy glow.

The item isn't really a blusher, it's more of a blusher/bronzer. I use it as a bronzer as I have very fair skin and there's enough pink in it to make it look natural on me, and make me look less corpse'ish.
I use this most days underneath my blusher, just to set it off a bit.



My favourite eye shadows of the year were from the Bobbi Brown palettes.
I have the Shimmering nudes palette and earth metal palette.
The shimmering nudes allows you to create a glowy, smokey eye, and the earth metal palette contains golds, a silver, forest green and brown which you can create a more earthy metallic look with.

I love these palettes as they're so pigmented and easily blended, they're a dream to apply.
Plus the earth metal palettes contains lipsticks that are really handy if you can't be bothered searching for a matching lippie, or really handy when traveling.



I have a thing for lipsticks and lipglosses, they can make you look groomed and made up in a matter of seconds.
I don't like drying products on my lips as I like to keep them as moisturised and plump as possible.
I don't like products that are too gloopey or sticky either, and the products I keep in my handbag and reach out for most are the above, which are:
Macs cremesheen shy girl, Bobbi Brown's rich color gloss in dusty rose, Mac cremesheen glass in melt in your mouth, Givenchy's gloss interdit 02 and Macs Mimmy from the hello kitty collection.



My mascara of the year is L'oreal's double extension mascara.
Before this my HG mascara was Mac's Plush Lash, but after trying this I couldn't go back.
It's double ended and contains the famous renewal serum on one end, which is meant to make your lashes grow longer.
It then has a lovely black, liquidy mascara on the other end, which makes it easier to get those lashes in the place you want to.

And they're my fave products of 2009, wonder what products I will love in 2010.

Fotd, smokey brown.

I never do the smokey type of eyes, and hardly wear eyeliner, but today I fancied a change. I also wore nude lips, which is something I never wear I usually go for pinks and reds.
So here's the pics and what I used.

Chanel Looks a bit used.

I'm wearing a very casual outfit,.
I'm wearing an Urban outfitters Tshirt, I love the colours and pattern on it.
The Purple Highwaisted jeans are from ASOS.
Then the Cardigan I'm wearing is an old Topshop one, I love topshop cardigans :)

Anyway Hope you're having a lovely day :)

Ooh actually can someone recommend a pretty neutral'ish, maybe pink beige, or peach beige lippie that's quite moisturising, I want the YSL volupte one in No1 but can't afford it :(
Thanks x