NOTD: Neutral Elegance

Nail of the Day: Nails inc. in Basil Street & VoV in Gold. 

(Taken with Flash)

Basil Street is a great nude nail polish for those days where you want something very natural and classy. If you have trouble finding a nude that compliments your skin tone, then I'd definitely recommend checking out this particular shade. The consistency is a little runny so you do have to be careful when applying it, otherwise you do get streaks but the end results are well worth the effort.

 I bought the VoV nail polish while overseas, and I don't think it's a readily available brand in most countries. Nonetheless its a good basic gold nail polish to have because it compliments so many other colours, it's also very easy to work with and dries pretty fast. 

NOTD Holiday Nails

Hi everyone, 
I recently purchased a new nail polish kit from Chi Chi; I was just playing around with a few of the colours, and I randomly came up with this festive design.

Looking back I wish I would have done a silver accents rather than gold, that way I could have called it "Candy Canes and Silver" - a line from the song: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas :) 

Happy Holidays!

Eye Makeup Tutorial: Mystic Blue Night

What I used:

Sleek Storm Palette

Blue Heaven Kajal

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Models Own Angled Brush

Models Own Blending Brush  

1. Using an angled brush, dip the end into a gold eyeshadow and line the top lash line.

2. Using the same bush, pick up some light blue eyeshadow and create a line above the gold.

3. Continue the previous step using a slightly darker blue.

4. Next take a black eyeshadow- I used the standard matte black that comes in the Sleek Palettes and again create another line above the previous one.

Note: The width of the lines depends on your eye shape, ideally the black should be place somewhat near the crease.

5. Wing out each of the shadows slightly, and line your water line and tight line. 

6. If you want a less drastic look, then blend out and harsh edges to create a more subtle look.

Apply mascara and finish of your face makeup.

And this is the finished look... 

Thanks for reading :)

Pink Rocker

Hi everyone :)

This is my attempt at a dramatic girly makeup look that I created a few months ago. It's extremely bold and not very wearable for a normal day. However I think it would be a beautiful, unique party look. So I hope you all like the look.

Start off by applying your foundation and concealer (I used my usual Revlon Colourstay foundation/concealer)

Apply a base/ or primer onto your eyelids, this will help the colours pop.

Use a flat eyeshadow brush and apply a bright pink matte eyeshadow onto your entire eye lid, extend it into the crease and take some onto your lower lash line. 

Using another flat eyeshadow brush, take Barry M's dazzle dust in 44 Bronze and pat it around the edge of the pink eyeshadow, Blend the two colours together ever so slightly

Using a blending brush, apply a black eyeshadow into the outer "v", again blend the black into the pink.

  Line your waterline and tight line with a black eyeliner, I used Blue Heaven Kajal. Go on to line your top lash line with a black liquid eyeliner (You can also use a felt tip or gel liner, basically anything that will create a solid black line), I used the Beauty UK liquid liner (I hate this product but I don't have the heart to throw it away without using it up). Finally for the eyes, put on your false lashes, I used the false lashes from Wilkinsons- they were only £1 :)

Next apply a pink toned blush onto the apples of your cheeks.

Finally, apply a pink toned lipstick, I used Barry M's lip paint in 145 Punky Pink 

And your done :)