Someday Summary - Wednesday

Hello!

I had no idea of what to post today, I just knew that I wanted to post something. Enter another someday summary! 

FOTD

♥ Today for eyeshadow I used 'half baked' from Urban Decay but I also put a bit of 'Rose Gold' blush by Sleek on top... I have no idea why but I kind of love it. 

♥ It's not too obvious but it adds a bit of colour to the eye without just the gold. Does that make any sense? It also made my eyes look more green!

♥ I've been procrastinating like crazy recently - I should be revising for my A level exams. What am I actually doing? Playing sims 3. (no regrets)

♥ Current favourite song is 'Find my way' by The Gabe Dixon Band

♥ I think I may FINALLY have gotten the hang of winged liner. It takes practice but once it's done it looks so good. It's my go-to look! 

♥ I'm still obsessed with Sherlock... I just bought series three on DVD and it's all i've been watching.

♥ I recently tried out the Maybelline Baby Skin 'Instant pore eraser' Primer and I've got to say that I really love it! I only apply it on my cheeks because that's where I find that my pores are most noticeable, and it does a really good job of blurring them!

♥ The weather has been so amazing in the UK recently. Sunny weather makes me happy! Spring is finally here!

The eye look with a red lip

I know this post was boring and I apologize, but I wanted to post something but I had no idea what. 

If you've read this far, thankyou! It means the world!

Love Sophie

xox

Favourite lip combo of the moment!

Howdy!

I think I mentioned before that I recently bought myself the MUA velvet lip laquer in 'Reckless' and how obsessed with it I am. 
Recently I've been into wearing a dark lip with every kind of eye look I do. I've had quite a few compliments when I've worn this particular lip combo so I thought I'd share it!

I've been using the Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 'Starry Eyed' first. Just because that color is what gives me the vampy red as opposed to a bright red, like the laquer. The reason I put the laquer on top is just because it's matte and I find that means it makes the lipstick last longer.. that could just be me, I'm not sure. 

Left: Rimmel
Right: MUA

As you can see, the Rimmel lipstick is much more glossy than the MUA one but that's a given - the MUA one is matte. They don't look like much here individually but trust me - together they are amazing!

Do excuse the picture quality - I stole this from my instagram (link above) 

The other day I went out shopping with some friends (Including Sally who's beauty blog is great. *hint hint*) and I wore the combo then. As you can see I wore quite a neutral eye. I think I used half baked and buck from the naked palette. Doing that meant more emphasis on the lips. I found that the products lasted ages on my lips, I only had to touch-up once and that was just because we went to KFC (i got too excited there, the lipstick went everywhere!). 

From this picture you can see that the two of them together create a much darker lip that the swatches individually. 

Just for comparison, here is a picture from the other night when I was wearing just the MUA laquer on it's own:

The laquer is very bright, which is not normally my thing

I have been loving this lip combo and I'm sure I'll continue to love it until something else comes along. I hope that's not too soon.... I'm not over this one yet! 

Thankyou for reading!

Sophie 

xox

FOTD: MUA luxe palette smokey eye!

Hello!

Recently I made a cheeky purchase on the MUA website. I picked up the 'Pretty Edgy' palette from the Luxe collection and one of the velvet lip laquers in 'Reckless'. 

The laquer is incredibly pigmented but one thing I will say is that it takes ages to get off! I was scrubbing away at my lips trying to get it off, nothing was happening! If you want a long lasting lip product - this is for you!

The actual colour is beautiful and I think i'm in love. 

As soon as the palette arrived in the post I couldn't wait to start playing with it! The shadows themselves are very pigmented, as usual for MUA, for the price (the palette was £8) and the packaging makes it feel so much more luxurious. The packaging floats my boat immensely - the gold studs are sophisticated and beautiful and the black means it's easy to keep clean. Lovely!

As I was so excited, I decided to go and create a look straight away! 

This is what I came up with:

I fancied something dramatic, with a red lip. I'm not normally one for bright red lips, so a dark vampy one suits me perfectly. I had recently treatd myself to a new rimmel lipstick too - might as well put it to use!

As for the actual look, heres what I used!

♥ Rimmel 'Wake me up' Foundation

♥ Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

♥ MUA brow kit

♥ Maybelline Color Tattoo in 'Metallic Pomegranate' as a base

♥ 'Lace' all over the lid

♥ 'Wrath' in the crease

♥ 'Envy' in the outer V

♥ Loreal Super Liner

♥ Benefit 'they're real' mascara

♥ Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

♥ Sleek Contour Kit

♥ Benefit Rockateur Blush

♥ Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in '128 Starry Eyed'

There you have it! I cannot rave about this palette enough. Even though it is expensive for MUA, it is totally worth it. The actual shadows are huge so they wont run out quickly and the packaging is so much nicer than the regular MUA palettes. 

Thanks for reading!♥

Sophie

xx