MY 5 MINUTE MAKEUP ROUTINE

There is just some days where we only have 5 minutes to do our makeup at maximum and let me tell you, it does be a real task for me!! I could never get the concept of applying what I needed rather than what I wanted in that small time frame. But now I think I really have grasped the whole 5 minute quick job.

Favourite Lipsticks

I'm not a major lippie girl really, the bother of reapplying through out the day. Sometimes I get in a mood where I do put in the effort, mainly for parties or events as such. BUT when I have those moments I use these lipsticks.

March Beauty Favourites 2016

I don't know about you, but March went by so quickly for me! It's as if I just blinked and it was already April. Not sure how I feel about that really. I have gained some new favourites this month so it was possible for me to post a favourites post.

Seemingly every girl has the Carmex lip-balm! It keeps my lips soft and crack free. It's very minty in taste and it can sting just a little bit but that's the price to pay for nice lips. Think about how good your lippy will look.

I could never apply the Rimmel Match Perfection concealer with a brush or sponge without it caking. Having been watching Kim K's makeup tutorials, the best thing ever, I seen that her makeup artists sometimes apply concealer with their fingers. It gave me the idea to use a little bit with my ring finger and it works!!!

My holy-grail bronzer is Benefit's Hoola Bronzer. It gives a subtle bronzed goddess look without looking muddy or orange. I like to apply this product with a fuller brush because it gives a more natural vibe to your makeup.

The Simple Eye Cream is so effective and light on your eyes but still nourishes and cares for them. I am a big Simple fan so when I picked this up, I was like yaaaassss. It helps hydrate your under eye so when you bake, you don't look all dry and ugh.

As a girl who breaks out quite often, I opt for medium to full coverage foundations rather than light coverage to cover acne and acne scars. I have been using the Rimmel 25 hour Foundation and I am impressed to say the least. It covers all unwanted accessories on my face and what not. But in saying that, do not apply too much as it will cake.. especially on dry skin and turn patchy.

Lastly, I set my makeup everyday with the Urban Decay Setting Spray! I payed €11 for this in my local Debenhams which I think is reasonable for the use it gets. Three spritz gets me through a day! Not bad.

What's your March Favourites? Comment below!

Everyday Makeup

I for one love the look of makeup and how it makes me feel, don't get me wrong, I also love being bare face and having no cares in the world. Sometimes I tend to go over the top with my makeup so lately I've been trying to tone it down. Here's what I've been wearing lately.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation 

In these winter/spring days my skin is very pale and this foundation had a foundation that matched it perfectly! The coverage is low-medium but can be built up to the coverage of your choice without caking. 

Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer

As I've stated before, it's not my favourite concealer but hey it gets the job done.

Sleek Trio Palette

I think I just repeat myself and products a lot. Beautiful shades and they blend so well. That highlight though.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade

I just the look of clean and tidy brows. With an angled brush that can be accomplished thanks to Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Maybeline Falsies Mascara

Remember when everyone through a phase that they wouldn't wear anything but this mascara? Those were the days.  It pushes up your lashes and coats every single one.

Hunting For A New Foundation

                         

Foundation is one of those products that you can either get fabulously right or completely wrong. There are so many factors that contribute to the perfect foundation such as whether it be a day-time foundation or night-time one. I'll never forget my little "phase" of when I was 12 and I would wear the completely wrong shade for me (obviously borrowed it from Mam because I wasn't as makeup savy as I am now) and just looking back on pictures makes me cringe. But hey, we all got embarrassing moments in our lives.

Luckily for you beautiful readers, I have created a list of important factors that are what you must look for in a foundation. 

Texture 

Believe me when I say that the texture of the foundation effects your skin. There are usually labels on the packaging of what skin type it's for. So if you're skin is dry.. get a foundation suitable for dry skin.Simple. You'll see the difference. It is made especially for your skin. Use it.

Shade

We'll all been there and done that, used all the shades that never match our skin tone because they cost too much money to waste. Here's some advice, get the makeup sales-assistants to test the foundations so you buy the perfect one on the first attempt! Score! 

Coverage

This totally is up to your taste and what you like. Some may prefer light, sheer coverage and others prefer a more full, opaque coverage. 

What foundations are your favourites?

Fall Makeup & Skincare Haul 2015

Brrr! I can feel the cold weather just sweeping in already! I got the chance to go shopping on Sunday with my mam and sister, so naturally enough I spent more than I should have. F.Y.I I bought more beauty items than clothing but I knew that would happen because I can't step into Boots without a basket and I can't leave without a bag full.

Fleur De Force Individual Lashes & Eylure Pro-Lash Individual Lashes

I've never worn individual lashes but I hope they're not difficult to apply. I am useless at applying fake eyelashes, although I succeeded once for my 16th birthday. 

I seen Fleur on one of the boxes and just HAD to get it. Supporting fellow beauty gurus while I have the funds hehe.

House of Holland False Nails 'Next Level Nude'

Hands up fellow nail biters... I have always bit my nails ever since I could walk, guilty as charged. I've tried growing out my nails but I end up biting my nails when I'm watching TV or in class, it's gross really. I really love the feeling of long nails..especially on a night out. These will come in quite handy one of these days.

Nip&Fab Glycolic Fix Body Cream

Only know this brand from Kylie Jenner but never spotted it in my local Boots until the other day when I was rooting in the skincare. It was on the bottom shelf which I never pay attention to .. Go figure why i haven't tried this sooner. The cream states that it is a "moisturising + refining body lotion perfect for flaky or oily skin." So expect a review to come guys.

Garnier Moisture+ Nourish Daily a Rich Moisturiser 

I only ever use Garnier moisturisers, does the job and I recognise most of the ingredients. I have never tried this particular moisturiser but I'm presuming it will be alright. Keep you posted

Soap&Glory Peaches and Clean Deep Cleansing Milk & Hand Food

Soap&Glory have always had a place in my heart since the first time I tried 'Hand Food'! The scent is sweet and the results are amazing. I get dry hands quite easily from emerging them in water so much  in work. Many different products have not worked for my hands but this does and I will always love it.

'Peaches and Clean Deep Milk Cleansing Milk' is a 4-in-1 wash off product and is said to remove makeup. Now I used it last night and I liked it. Of course, I didn't  use this for washing my face, I used it for removing my makeup and then went in with my other cleanser to be on the safe side. 

Collection Sheer Loose Powder

For €3.99 I hope this works, make it or break it hunny. I can't wait to see if it is worth using because for the price you can't go wrong. I never used a loose powder before because I'm always dropping makeup on the floor, so stephanie + loose powder = disaster.

Rimmel Match Perfection Loose Powder

This was a little bit dearer than the previous powder but I purely bought this in case the Collection powder was a "bin-it" product. Gotta be safe guys, can't have my makeup melting off.( Which happened the other day..morto..)

Autumn/Fall Makeup 2015

The leaves changing colour and falling all over the ground, the evenings come earlier and most importantly the makeup gets fancier. When I say fancy I mean more is applied and the tones are quite dark. Boy if I could wear this makeup all year round I would, the only thing I like about autumn/winter!!

I love seeing others' Fall makeup routines because I might see a good product that will wind up in my shopping list sooner or later. 

Products Mentioned:

-Naked 2 Palette. I like it more for autumn/ winter because of the cool tones and I think the Naked 3 palette has more warmer tones which is perfect for  spring/summer.

-Rimmel London Kate Moss Lipstick 02. I love this lipstick! It's difficult for me to find a dark plum/red lipstick that suits my skin tone but this just fits the puzzle. 

-L'Oreal Infallible 24h Foundation 'Golden Sand'. Golden Sand is more my summer tan shade and now is starting to look a bit dark for me so I will be changing that shade, but the coverage it gives when applied with a beauty blender *content sigh* 

                                        What's in your Fall/Autumn makeup? 

                  

Soft Spring Makeup Look!

Today's post is all about how to achieve this look, to be honest it's a very simple easy look!

I was lounging around and decided "why not post about my makeup?"

I'd say this is suitable for everyday, not too much but not too little either.

I'll list the steps of how I applied my makeup and what makeup I used.

Makeup used:

-Benefit Cosmetics the POREfessional

- Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation 

-Collection Long Lasting Concealer

-Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder 

- Seventeen Define & Conquer contour kit

-Rimmel blush in the shade 

-Soap & Glory Arch brow tint & pencil

-Essence lash & brow gel

-Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette, 'Strange' and 'Dust'

-Benefit Cosmetics, 'Dandy Brandy'

- Benefit Cosmetics They're Real Mascara

-Benefit Cosmetics Boiing

Steps:

1- Apply primer to where it's needed, I applied it close to my nose because that's where I find my make up moves from.

2- Blend foundation into your skin, for this I used a Real Techniques buffing brush!

3- Apply concealer to cover spots, redness, dark circles etc...

4-To set our base, use a translucent powder!

5- next I contoured my face lightly so that it's suitable for day time and not too dramatic.

6- On top of the contour, I applied blush to my cheekbones and blended the contour and blush so there wasn't any harsh lines.

7- For the eyes I patted 'Dust' all over the lid, blended 'Dandy Brandy' into the crease and put a little bit of 'Strange' in the corner of my eyes to look more awake.

8- Then I curled my lashes and used a coat of mascara on them!

9- I filled in my brows and tidied up the ends with concealer to make them look sharp.

10- To finish off this look I applied some soft pinky lipstick!

Isn't She Precious?!

Pink Pink Pink... That's the only colour I ever buy! Just look at this colour though.
This nail polish is Rimmel London Salon Pro in the shade 'Isn't she precious?' 
It reminds me of Essie's 'Check Up', both really nice pinks.
The brush is nice and thick, really easy application too!For me(a person with really short nails) I had applied the nail polish within a minute onto all nails without any mess created,even on my right hand.
The drying time is very quick too, usually it's takes ages for nail polish to dry and for me to sit still without smudging the nail polish when I think it's dry.
Overall it's one lovely and manageable nail polish.. Way to go Rimmel! 

Review: Rimmel London Glam'Eyes Liquid liner.

(Picture not mine) 

Hello again!
Today I thought I'd tell you about the liquid liner I recently picked up, Rimmel London Glam'Eyes liquid liner (wow that's a mouth full). I bought this purely because I seen one of the girls in school using it and I though "why not?"
Not only is the applicator manageable, but it is also compact. It is very easy to create a nice cat eye with this liner.
I bought this in a pharmacy for €6.99 which I thought was reasonably inexpensive.