Make Up of the Day - What I'm Wearing Today

 First off I moisturised my face and applied my primer. I used the Superdrug Intense Moisture Cream for my face because the change in weather has really dried my skin out and it need as much moisture as I can get. The Primer I used was from the new MUA Profesional primer. It's decent for £4 and the size isnt to bad either. I like it and the price definatly helps matters.  I think the moisturiser was like £1.29 but it's on sale at the moment so it's normally more expensive.

 Next I applied some concelor to my blemishes. I have some major breakdowns around my mouth and chin at the moment so I applied the concelor before and after my foundation. I did this just to make sure they were covered. This isn't the best concelor but I do prefer ones that come in a liquid form. I only used this because it was the only one I had to hand. The stick formualtion makes it thick and hard to blend but it does have quite good coverage. I used one by Maybelline Cover Stick in the shade ivory. It's a little light for me but I really like the pale look compared to a tan look. I think this cost £4.99 but don't quote me on that.

I used this stick for spots and blemishes and I created an undereye concelor with and ELF All Over Cover Stick and MeMeMe's Beat the Blues highlighter. MeMeMe's range are great dupes for benefit cosmetics... the whole range is kinda a copy of the benefit range but much cheaper. I think it's avalible in both Superdrug and in Argos (that's weird I know but it can be found in the argos catalogue).

I applied the highlighter under my eye first and then added some of the ELF stick over the top. I used my finger to get the colour from the ELF stick and dabbed in under my eye. It covered the darkness there and made my eyes look brighter. I used the hight lighter because my normal undereye concelor containers and illuminator in it to brighten the eyes as well as get rid of the dark circles.The MeMeMe highlighter was £2.00 i think. I brought it as a damaged product because the lid was broken and the seal had been broken. It was perfectly new and I didn't wanna pay full price to try it out so I grabbed it while I could. It was a good deal and I swear it's impossible stuff to run out of. The Elf Stick was £1.50 but I got it when there was a 50% sale so it was 75p. Great deal. ELF always have coupon codes going so if you order from them search out a code.

Next up I applied my foundation. I used a Primark foundation brush from Primark (it's not to bad actually) and I used 2True Matte Foundation in Shade 1.  Both of these items are cheap. The brush (which is dual ended - one end is a concelor brush) was £1.50 and the foudation was £1.99 (cheaper in face because I work where I brought it and got a good discount.

 Next up I applied some bronzer, just to give my face some definition. I dont really wanna look tanned so I used it in moderation. I used ELF Studio Bronzer in the warm shades. You get 4 differ colours with the compact but the sections are to small to really use seperatly so I just used a brush and combined all 4. I applied it all to the areas where you would expect there to be differing colour in the skin naturally. I applied some to the hair line and just under the cheeks and chin area. I also put a little down the sides of my nose to contour it a little. The ELF bronzer was £3 orginally but again I got it when they had 50% off so it was £.1.50

 I applied a blush next. I don't really need much blush because I blush all the time naturally. I used this boxed bronzing poweder by w7 as a blush. I think it was really cheap (maybe £1.50) in savers so I snapped it up to give it a go. It's ok, not the best thing in the world but not the worst either. I used the brush that came with it but that was not so good so next time I'll use a blush brush. The shade I used was Africa. The pink tones in the shade make it okay to use as a blush. It suited me actually so I will use it as a blush again.

 Next I did my eyes. I used Loreal Color Mineral eyeshadow in shade 06. It's a nice brown and when blended well its a good all over lid colour. I used this all over the lid and then I used MUA loose shadow in brown to go in the outer corner and the crease. They two were a good combo that I used when I need a quick eye look. I took the MUA shadow underneath the eye to give a smoky liner effect. I used some liner on the water line but other than that the only thing really under my eye was the shadow. The MUA shadow was from their £1 line and is great (I mean GREAT) quality for the price. The packaging might not be the best but I don't mind when it's so cheap and such great quality.
The colour minerals shadow was £1 in poundland. That may sound weird but if you dont mind end of line stuff and discon stuff you can get some really bargins in their and the 99p shop.

 

 
After I applied the shaodws I liner my lids with VOV proffesional gel liner in shade 02, which is brown. It's dark and still had a dramatic effect it's just not as intense as black which I tend to avoid.
The liner was from ebay and cost £3.00 for a brown and black liner. There was  free brush with it but it was awful so it went in the bin. I used a bent liner brush to apply it. It's so much easier than using kohl and liquid liner. I then applied ELF mascara. This one was in brown but really had the same effect as black. This ELF mascara is double ended (one end is waterproof and the other is normal). It's not the best mascara out there but it's not the worst. It's only £1.50 normally so it's kinda a bargin. I pushed this right to the roots of the lashes so it applied some to the upper waterline (is that a thing?) and made my lashes look thicker. It made the liner more intense to..

 Once that mascara was dry I used a second masacra to give my lashes a second coat and the make them more dramatic. This time I used a NYX long lash mascara in Eletric Blue. It's a super super super good colour mascara in my opinion. It looks great alone or when it's applied over black masacra. I used it over other masacra for a more dramatic effect but it looks great either way. I cannot remember how much this cost but it was in a discount store and I think it was about £3 something,

Next I put some brown liner on my lower water line. The one I used was from maybelline but I brought it from pound land so, of course, it was only £1 and discon. It's a great pencil and it's really smooth and goes on really well without any horrible tug on your eyes.

 Next I went back to my face and applied some highlighter. This one is from Collection 2000. This was about £4 something but it's no longer avaliable. I think it was meant to be a blush because it's been replaced with new style blushes but it's a great highlighter and I used it down the centre of my nose on the tops of my cheeks and as a brown highlight. This look did need the brow highlight just to lessen the eye intensisty a little.

 

Ans last but by no means least it's lips. I'm not a great lips lover and normally go natural but recently I have been obsessed with lips sticks and added one to this look. The lipstick I used is purpley in shade (the picture doesn't give a true colour I dont think.  It goes on more purple than pink like it looks). The lipstick is from the £1 range and is super pigmented and a good quality for the price. The MUA line is amazing and the eye shadows are epic! TRY THEM. NOW!!! (if you want). Over the top of the lip stick I used a Sally Hasen gloss that I got from savers for about £2. That was for 2 glosses soa good deal I think. I love these glosses. I love the want because I perfer wands that have a brush rather than a sponge tip thing. The shade looks super light in the picture but it did match the lipstick really well and made the lips dark and matched the dark eyes that I created. 

 

If you read this up to here youre brave and lasted longer than I would if I read this. I'm sure it's full of mistakes but I'm sure it won't damage your soul. Thanks for reading (if you did) or thanks for looking a my pretty pictures. Good day y'all (maybe I'll never say that again. I just can't pull it off)

HAUL - Oh my... ELF!

So, when ELF had there 50% sale a week or so ago I put in an order for some bits that I wanted and was planning to order anyways. It was just a bonus that I got the items half price.


Here ELF haul for you all. They are kind of random products and don't real go together but they are super good from what I can tell so far.

1) Cream eyeshadow duo in Sugar Cookie
From my quick swatches and one use of this product it seems okay. It's not the most pigmented colour in the world but it's ont to bad. I tried to use it as a base for powder shaodws but it's not go either. It makes the powder shadows stick to it and it creases super easily. The powder doesnt spead evenly because the product is so sticky. I would say that this would be good for a quick sweep of colour but not much more than that to be compeltly honest.

 2) Studio Bronzer - Warm bronzer
I haven't used this yet on my face but I have done swatches of the individual colours and the mix of colours. They come out quite pigmented when swatched so that seems like a good sign. I can't really way much more on it than that.

 

3) Brightening Eye Colour Quad - Ethereal 

This is a good quad for the price. I really do like it and would pay more for it if it was in a different brand for a more expensive price. The four colours aren't really what I wanted and they looked a lot different on the site but I should know by now that internet swatches are never true to the colour. You get an ivory colour which I assume is a highlight colour. You get an orange and pink colour that I cant really use because they dont suit my skin tone and you get a brown colour that I love. The only problem I can think of with this is the size of the product. The eyeshadow pans are really small and an awkward shape to get a good amount of product on the brush. It probably would have been ok with the sponge applicator that came free with it but I cannot use the sponge applicators so I never tried it.

 

 4) Daily Brush Cleanser: 

I have yet to try this product so comments about how well it works cannot be made yet but I must say that I was shocked with the size when it turned up. I was expecting something much smaller considering all the other elf products that I've brought. Normally the items turn up much smaller in size than I expected but then again for £1.50 or £3.00 you cant really expect to get the biggest products. You get 250 ml of prodcut and I was expecting the bottle to be the size of the setting mist that ELF sell which is 60 ml.

 5) ELF professional fan brush
I haven't used this brush to apply make up yet but it feels nice when you feel it. (if that makes sense). It's clearly synthetic but it's still soft and I'd be happy to use it on the face without hesitation. I'm not entirly sure what I would use the brush for but the packages say that the unique shape blends away mistakes, and that it dusts, wipes and contours powders. It also says that it can be used to create a soft wash of colour over the cheeks and to apply a touch of loose powder to cover shine. It's also states that it's a blending aid. The packaging makes it sound very diverse but the jury is still out on this brush.

 6) ELF professional Blending Eye Brush
I brought this as a replacement for my old blending brush (the same brush from ELF) because the top metal section broken off the end. I had planned to glue it back together but ditzy me lost the handle.  The first brush I had was brilliant and that's why I brought the same brush again but, having not used it yet, I can say that this one is not as good as the other one. It's sheading like mad and the other one didn't and I can already feel the top losening so glueing will occur very soon. The packaging says that the brush "expertly" blends multiple eye shades while softening dramatic and fine lines. It says that it can also be used to set powder or with liquid concealer.

 7) Therapeutic Conditioning Balm - Orange Creme
I've tired this once and it felt soooo good on my lips. It smells amazing and the colour doesnt transfer so it looks good too. If you have some driness under the lips you won't look like a complete idiot with a colour under you lips. It suggests using it at bed time for the best results so I will try that and see if it makes a difference but I will definatly be keeping this in my bag to use in the day. And I have to mention  it again but the smell is soo good. It kinda makes my mouth water.

 8) ELF Kabuki Brush
The box doesn't state what kabuki brush this is but I think it's the mineral brush and the face edition rather than the body one. I haven't used this yet so I can't say much but it is sheding a little and the top is uneven. It feels okay on the skin and I'm sure it will do it's job. It's said that it can provide light to full coverage. The compact size is meant to be helpful for precise and controlled application for blush, bronzer, powder and highlighter.

 9) Studio Cream Eyeliner - Ivory
The pot for this is oversized for the amount of prodcut that you get but from what I've read many ELF products are like that. The colour it's self is good. It wasn't what I expected but it's nice and I can definatly work with it. It's more shimmery than I expected but I like it and I'm glad it's got a shimmer. You do get a small brush with it and the brush is good. I almost never use the free brushes but I will definatly keep the brush and use it with the liner.

 

The above pictures are the liner and you can see the oversized packaging and the picture below is the free angled brush that you get with the liner. It's good. The only problem I can foresee with this would be that it might be awkward to use because it's so small (short). 

10) ELF professional smudge eye sponge
I haven't used this but i can't see much going wrong with it because it's not got bristles or anything like that. I got this because i used to have an eye liner that had one of these sponges on the end and it was a great tool to have. W wanted something more permenant and i can finally through the stubby little eye liner away now. Whoop!

 11) Natural Eyeshadow Palette
This palette looked amazing on the site. It had all the colour that I wear everyday and it came true to the colour, I think. It was what I expected anyways. The packaging is hard (I mean epically hard) to open. For that reason i may not reach for it as much as the other palette that I brought this week. I would so swatches but my camera is awful and wouldn't give you a true idea of the colours. You do get a free brush and I will keep it because it's finally not a sponge. Its not the best, nor is it the worse.

12) Zit Zapper
I haven't used it and there isn't much to say about it but I have high hopes just because it seems to always be out of stock and that must mean that it's popular.