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How to perfect your lipstick | Pictorial

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 Sometimes just chucking on a lipstick isn't going to cut it, especially with some formulas that like to make their way over your face, or does that just happen to me? I've found that applying my lipstick this way, using different lip liners & doing it in different layers helps it to stay put & last a lot longer, too. This is not something that I do everyday but when I have time & I'm wearing a bolder lip colour I like to spend a bit more on the lips. 1. Line just outside of your natural lip line with a lip liner that is close to your natural colour if you prefer a fuller lip. Tip: If you're going for a nude lip, use a colour slightly darker than your lipstick. 2. Apply your lipstick of choice. It doesn't matter if you don't cover up the liner completely as we'll be going over that again. Make sure to really press your lips together to work the lipstick in. Tip: Use a lip brush with the first coat which helps the lipstic

New Years Shoes; Which ones to wear?

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So for New Years I'm going to a dress up party. My costume is all sorted but I will need to get changed to go out to the pub afterwards. I present y'all with 2 shoes to pick for me :) haha & the pros and cons :P Plz ignore my feet & shoes ha I took these straight after a stinkin hot day at work so ignore them but dont ignore the shoes!  Glittery Gold Peep Toe Pumps - Pros : Comfortable on the soles of my feet -Totes appropriate for new years! -So damn pretty haha Cons : Glitter will fall off! Do not want. (I have been spraying with hair spray however-  & I'm thinkin that its working.) -Kinda uncomfortable around the heel where it rubs on my feet- may need bandaids -toes will hurt after a while Black Suede Wedges with Ankle Strap (its ok that the sides pop out) - Pros: Wedges are super comfy to wear all night without hurting your feet. -I love these ones too! ha -Easier to walk in without worrying about tripping Cons: Ankle strap may get annoying (they are on s

Futuristic Cut Crease?

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Woohoo I can finally honestly say I was happy with how this look turned out! I would definitely do this look again for clubbing or maybe even new years, I would probably add some glitter & it would be good to go. Also I think it this goes with any outfit. So I was inspired by this tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fq-lEu73GI&feature=channel_video_title, & I thought it would be harder to get my eyes even but I got it fairly quickly. It doesn't matter if it is not perfect anyway because as they say "eye's are sisters not twins." Eyes: Lid: Stila Kitten. Also a tiny bit on the middle of the lower lash line (lll) The lightest colour from Barbie <3 Stila from brow bone to crease (help with blending). Crease: Nyx JEP Black Bean with an angled eyeliner brush and on the lll. Black from 28 palette blended with a pencil brush over top of Black Bean. A little bit of the black from the same Stila palette on the lll. Maybelline Eye Allure Eyeliner. CG Lash

Christmas Look

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To be honest, I wish I was more excited about Christmas. I guess it's not the same when your all growned up :( haha :P So I did this look inspired by this blogger here . Mine wasn't meant to be christmassy but I decided that it can be since I haven't done a festive look yet. However It's a copy more than an inspiration because I didn't want to change a thing.& I got compliments at work so I was happy with that :) Ugh I could go into many things I want to improve, like mainly the eyeliner. I didn't mean to make the gold so thick & as it came out I didn't clean my brush enough so it mixed into the black but ohwells.   I also didn't want the yellow to be too outrageous so I added just a hint of it, & I wish I blended right to the eyeliner so it looked cleaner. a tiny bit edited   And most importantly, the inspiration pic Haha that's enough of me picking out everything, here's what I used Eyes: TFSI NYX Milk JEP 120 palette: see picture

Battle of the Eyelash Curlers

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In this haul post here you will see that I finally bought a new eyelash curler. I had my old one for a couple of years now & it was time for a new one since I never really liked that one haha. It dug into the corner of my eyes, leaving marks in my eyeshadow that I had to fix. Soo annoying haha. I wanted to do a quick review/ comparison of them both which I hope will be helpful to somebody, even if they are random brands haha. L-R: Models Prefer, Elite Professional. The one on the left is my new one & the one on the left is (obviously, ha) my old eyelash curler. You can see that the MP is longer but not as chunky, which I think would be better to fit in a smaller makeup bag since it wouldn't take up as much room, if you get what I mean. Sorry for the Elite one for being so gross! I had replaced the pads on it a little while ago after I finally found some hiding, so before that it was even worse. Can you see how the EP one is more curved & shorter on the curler part than

Schmoking FOTN Pic Heavy + Nails

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The other night I wanted to do something dramatic & smokey for going out for my mans work christmas dinner & then to hit the nighty afterwards. Of course I wanted to use this Bourjois eyehshadow which for some reason looks green... maybe it is because I don't think its quite black... hahah. It doesn't look green in swatches but maybe the JEP changed the colour of it.  Products: TFSI Nyx Black Bean JEP Bourjois Eyeshadow No.4 Fyrianne Immortality glitter ( tiny bit on center of lid for dimension) over the top of Pixie Epoxy Mac Satin Taupe in the crease ( Over the top of a brown I had for during the day) White from the 28 palette over the top of Nyx JEP Milk (also used on waterline) Nyx White pearl for highlight Omigosh I have no idea what I wore on the cheeks :/ Luckily I don't have too much of a range maybe it was Nyx Peach *edit* I think it was bourjois rose blush 34 but it looks too peachy here haha ohwell Lips are Nyx Sugar Pie lipgloss on it's own I would

Move over Bio Oil...

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..Because i've moved on to Rose Hip Oil. I know I know, its old news, & I'm sure many of you have heard of or even use it, but I had been using Bio Oil for quite some time, so when I ran out of my 2nd bottle I wanted to try something different. I'm loving it & just wanted to share my thoughts on it. As you probably know, my skin is dry/dehydrated with scars. When I wash my skin it can feel tight & gross but when I apply this, it feels greasy at first but as it sinks in it feels lovely. If you have oily skin it may feel too greasy so don't go overboard. I have been using this for about 4 weeks & can notice an improvement with the leftover scars from my peel & the texture of my skin feels nicer. You can also use it on your body if you want to. I only use it in the morning before moisturizing but you can use it day & night, especially if you have bad scarring. & you will want to apply it some time before doing your makeup so it would have sunk i

Go insane, throw some glitter make it rain

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I couldn't help the title lol, a couple of weeks ago we went to a festival that had bands & DJ's including Avicii, LMFAO (my fave! they were awesome haha), Bloody Beetroots, Pnau & many more. I wasn't sure how I wanted to do my makeup but I wanted it to be more festival-like so at the last minute I threw in some glitter & felt like Ke$ha haha. Too bad it kinda looks like dirt from afar. I actually had a spray tan done a few days before, I will post those FOTDS later but here it is quite natural, just the way I like it. that stray eyebrow hair will be the death of me ahah  Products: Eyes: UD Sin, buck, naked MAC Satin Taupe Nyx White Pearl Black Bean JEP as a base for the glitter e/l which was NYX disco glitter e/l a lil bit of UD Half Baked on the lower lash line Ebay falsies cut in half on the outer corner of the eyes Fyrianne Pixy Epoxy as a base of the glitter NYX glitter in silver, hot pink & gold Cheeks: Nyx taupe blush for contouring Nyx Peach blush L

Makeup & Hair Essentials Haul + more :)

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When going to Perth for a weekend, one thing is guaranteed: Shopping! Since I don't get to do it too often I take advantage, and it had been a good 6 months since we last went up haha. I have named this my makeup essential haul since most of the makeup i bought is what I call "practical"- no fun eyeshadow's & lipsticks, but things I need. haha if you get what I mean. I got all of this from Priceline. They have a huge section of this makeup brand called Models Prefer & I liked the look of their stuff & tested it a bit. Its reasonably priced too. 1: Models Prefer eyelash curler . I needed a new one badly, my other one didn't seem to fit the shape of my eye properly but this does. Review to come soon. I think I may just chuck all of the same brand into one big review lol. 2: Models Prefer brush cleaner . I've needed one of these for a very long time too. Unfortunately, when I got home I found the bottle didn't squirt properly :( So I have to open