never fully dressed without a SMILE!

recreate my look - natural day wear 

I have been wearing this look on a daily basis for the last few weeks, it's quite natural and really quick for the dark and early mornings that greet me Monday-Friday.  I've listed below all of the items I use to create this look, mostly all are drugstore/high street brands and really quite inexpensive.

• Rimmel Match Perfection foundation (in 103 true ivory) 
• Use a Real Techniques expert face brush, to apply your foundation for a flawless look!   
• Touch up any dark areas/imperfections with Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch highlighting concealer, I also put a spot of this on my eyelids to neutralise my lids and create a flawless tone, I don't use eye shadow day to day.
• Powder all of your face with Maybelline Fit Me face powder (in 125) for maximum foundation staying power!
• Apply Sephora Creme (gel) Eyeliner (in smoky, actually black, but any gel eye liner will suffice) across your lids with a small flick at the sides.  I also Use a little bit of the Avon Glimmer Stick (in blackest black) in the corners for extra coverage
• Next up coat the lashes in Rimmel Scandaleyes Mascara. 
• Using MAC Cream Colour Base (in pearl frost) to highlight your cheek bones, nose and cupids bow.
• Blush your cheeks with SLEEK Blush BY 3 palette (in sugar 364)
• Finish off by puckering up and lathering those lips in MAC lipstick (in Up the Amp)

VIOLA!

*Please note that the shades above are a match for my skin, and you should change these to suit your own tones*

LOVE FOR THESE LIPS!

Lipstick: MAC in "Up the Amp"

Like Annie said, your never fully dressed without a smile! True fact, smiling is contagious and infectious, so SMILE!.

As I already mention in a previous post MAC was never a go to brand for me until recently. Whilst in LA I took some time to visit the MAC counter in Bloomingdale's , I was instantly drawn to a lipstick on the stand in a colour that I would never normally consider wearing, a neutral girl at heart, I was looking for something more subtle, however when I spotted the gorgeous purpley pink colour, I instantly wanted to put it on my lips.  Without thinking and before I knew it, I asked the guy behind the counter to get me one, within minutes I was the proud new owner of "Up the Amp". I set off with my little black MAC bag feeling rather pleased with myself.

I looked at the pretty lip colour for days and it wasn't until I returned back to Scotland that it touched my lips, it was however instant love.  Its soft and creamy texture is just divine, when on the lips it almost feels like a lip balm, it is so moisturising and it's staying power is unreal.  On Wednesday I had it on to work, I applied it first thing in the morning around 8am, and I only touched it up after lunch, about 1pm, even then it was still showing a lot of colour.  I am now totally addicted to MAC lipstick.  I have several now stocking up on my Christmas list, and with a wee trip to London planned for February i'm saving my pennies for a mass MAC stock up.

If there are any other must have colours you know of, please leave me a comment below letting me know which ones and I will check them out for sure!

Much love 

.x KP .X

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When Bobbi B met Claire

On Saturday one of my best friends asked me to do her makeup for a wedding she was attending. Claire usually wears Estee Lauder Double Wear but on Saturday I gave her pretty little face a splash of something new to wear.  I used the latest Bobbi Brown long wear even finish foundation.  I can definitely say after wearing it for the last several weeks myself, its definitely my favorite at the minute (a full review to come soon)

My beautiful friend Claire after having her makeup done (forgot to take before pics)

 

Having your makeup done in daylight is a total must, as you can see these pictures were taken in a full stream of day light and it really shows the true effects of how your face will look when you step outside.  Claire's look was fairly natural with a slightly purpley/gold smokey eye and pink lips.  Clair doesn't have noticeable eyelids when here eyes are open so I took the colour on the lids up a little higher so that you could still see a hint of colour when her eyes were open.

Ingredients for Claire's look:

I also added a little bit of lipgloss and some Sephora setting powder to her face after her face was finished and then sprayed a little Urban Decay "All Nighter" on her face to keep her makeup in place for longer.  Claire said her makeup stayed on all day and night and she only needed to touch up her lips #excellent.

I am still a newbie to professional makeup application so any tips or tricks are always welcome!

Until next time beauties, Much Love

.x. KP .x.