Christmas Getting Ready | Eye Makeup

Cooee,


I find that most people make more of an effort than normal on Christmas , well I do. I thought that most people like to have nice make up to go with their outfit. I believe that I have provided an eye makeup look which can go with any outfit.

Overall, this look is a silver eye with a small amount of smokey-ness in the outer corner.

SO LETS GET STARTED :)

While I was deciding which eye look to do , I found an eye palette with no name or brand so that was a lot of help. But I believe its quite an easy colour to find a match for.

I used this Grey/ silver colour as the base for my look. I used a simple Body Shop eye shadow brush to complete this look. ( THE FIRST COLOUR IN PALETTE - FURTHEST AWAY FROM BRUSH)

Then I used my French connection eye palette , this colour have a shimmer to it. I used this colour to create a smokey look. I placed this on the dip in my eye. I created a small V shaped and because I'm waiting for new eye brushes , used a cotton bud to blend. This method works just as well.

Then from the same palette , I used the cream/ white to highlight the inner corners of my eyes. This brightens the eye up.

That was simple , however , to make a more dramatic statement I used my Umberto Giannini Panited Lady Feliner to create a small flick along the top of my lashes. This was a small line as I wanted to make my lashes look thicker than normal.

 


Next adding my Maybelline New York Volume Express mascara , I make my lashes longer and thicker. I , also, added this on my bottom lashes too.

Whilst completing this eye look , I thought of how simple this was. I love this look as it makes your eyes look massive. People will think that you have spent ages on your makeup.

Let me know If you like the look :) Also, what your makeup looks are for Christmas:)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Gee x

Christmas Look Book

Cooee,

I thought that since I usually post on Mondays , that I would do a post early due to Christmas eve eve ( yes that's an actually thing ) being on a Monday. I wanted to do a look book for Christmas and I thought that posting Christmas Eve would not be the best as I wanted to do a Christmas Getting Ready Eye Makeup. Hope that was not too confusing.

Now finding a Christmas outfit whether it be a party or family get together, finding that one perfect outfit is a challenge. I'm personally having a Family get together which will be great and I'm looking forward to it.

I want an outfit which is comfy but looks like I'm making an effort. One of the following outfits is going to be what I want to wear on Boxing day, I'm also spending that day with my family as we have like three days with my family.

Some of the following , I can't remember the price nor where I might have got it from but please ask if I don't give the information you need :)

LETS GET STARTED

The first outfit is for the classic Christmas party. There's quite a bit of tummy on show but I would match it will a black blazer, I do have one but I forget to go and get it. I matched a simply crop top with bold patterned trousers. The shoes have small detail , a gold buckle, but they are simple. I would wear bold gold coloured jewellery ,maybe a chucky necklace.

Next, is more of a dinner outfit, I matched skinny legged trousers with a gold top. This simple outfit requires no effort but looks like you have. The top is sequined only on the front and the back is plain. Its super comfortable and ideal for the Christmas dinner. Its perfect will flats and the main attraction is the bold top so no jewellery is really needed.

Daytime Christmas outfit , for me , would be this simple blue skater dress. The sleeves have a leather feel to them and comes with a black belt. I would wear this very simple shoes and maybe add some black tights.

The humble Christmas jumper, This is not actually mine because I don't own one. Well I do but its not Christmassy , I just wear it around that time. This is my mums and it has a reindeer on it ( as shown) she usually matches it will jeans and a scarf.

BOXING DAY:)

Now I have decided to wear my new skirt with thick black tights and a jumper. The scarf is from Boohoo and it arrived that day so I thought I would throw it in there. I have asked for another jumper this Christmas as the one in the photo is massive on me.

I plan on wearing this boxing day but I don't know what I'm getting for Christmas yet as I know that my parents have been in Jack Wills recently so I'm hoping that they have got me something from there:)

Well that's some of the outfits that I feel work for the Christmas period and I hope that you have gotten some ideas of Christmas outfits:)

Let me know what your outfit ideas are:)

Gee x

My Make-up Bag | Key Essentials #1

Cooee,

I thought with Christmas coming up that every make-up bag needs to have the essentials so that your favourite make-up look can be achieved.

I have said about these products before but not really reviewed them in much detail.

So to start this long Process , I am going to begin with probably my favourite makeup brand, Rimmel London and their Match Perfection foundation. This product is a great base for any makeup and there are lots of shades. I'm is in the shade of Ivory as my skin is medium. It has great coverage and blends into your skin so easy. I sometimes use a real techniques foundation brush , however , I usually use a make-up sponge to apply. You don't need a massive amount of the product. I would totally go and check the different shades of the foundation if you don't think that your personal foundation is not good enough.

Next , Its the Wake me up concealer (Rimmel London). I use this under my eyes all the time as its blends and works so well. It helps your eyes look brighter and more awake. You only need a small amount to blend around your eye. Its a great primer if you don't own one (blend over eye and use a loose powder and you have made a primer). It does have an applier but there's usually to much product to blend with , I personally use my finger or you can buy an concealer brush to blend.

For my favourite make-up brand this is the last product of theirs, its the Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder. This is a life saver and will probably be my favourite product in my makeup bag. Its great to put over your foundation to give a lasting finish on your skin. I would recommend this every time.  My shade is Peach glow.

Next is a girls best friend when in need of a tan, its a W7 Bronzer Powder. I love the appearance of this product. It has different shades of browns and pinks in the shape of leopard print. Its amazing ! The colours bend together really well and I love to use this all over my face instead of just on my cheek bones. Mine is running out so it does not really show the design as well.

 

My eye brows are the bane of my life , they need to be cared for all the time. I have got this product by Technic called Complete Brow kit. It includes two different shades of brown and a skin colour for around the brow. Also, it has a clear gel which you put over. The product is great if your brows need care. I blend the shades to get the shade I want but you can do whatever. The brush it comes with is not the best but its great for shaping the brow. I believe that using an eye shadow type for the eyebrow is so much better and makes a more natural look.

Next, the Maybelline New York Colossal Volume Express Mascara. Its great for volume and really lengthens the lashes to give a flirty eye. The only problem is that it can smudge really easy but that's the only thing I have found wrong with it.

I have different blushes for different times of the year and occasions. I previously used my Avon Blush to add a light pink blush, but today I will review the Beauty UK Blush. This is quite a bright pink on the palette but on the skin is quite a warm pink. This is a great colour for winter. The range is quite cheap compared to others and has loads of different shades.

I have recently discovered at lipstick which is an amazing shade of berry. Its the Natural Collection Berry Blush. I Love how the shade is warm on the skin and is amazing on the lips. Its from their Moisture Shine range and works so well. I have been using it for school and is amazing for the cold winter.

That's my personal essentials for my makeup bag. Hope this helped it some ways :)

What's you Key essentials for your make up bag?

Gee x

Getting Ready | Night with the Girls #1

Cooee,

I thought that since I'm going out with the girls from school , that I would do a getting ready. We are not old enough to go drinking yet but our school is known as a drama school to most and its currently holding a production called 'Back to the 80's'. Some of our friends are in the show and we are going to support them , also, some more exciting news , I actually helped with the costumes so I thought I best go and see them.

Getting ready takes me ages and I have to plan everything right down to the length of curl that I want in my hair. Yeah , I'm strange like that. Knowing my friends, they like to glam up and look amazing. I need to make an effort too.

I plan on creating a dark pink/purple lip with simple eyes. If you have not guessed I'm currently writing this before the day I'm going out so I can see personally how its going to look. Also, I plan on having loose curls down my back , hopefully. I kind of plan of using a dark rose colour lip pencil with a lighter colour on top as I have tried this before and I really liked it.

Figuring out what to wear, this is hard because as you have seen previously that I have brought a lot of clothes the last couple of weeks. But I have settled on the black A line/ Skater dress with thick black tights. This outfit is mainly due to the weather in cold Britain. I still need to decided what shoes to wear , I have two pairs of black pumps which I have to decided between but that's my plan.

THE DAY OF THE NIGHT OUT :)

So the day of the night out was a mad one. I had school first but I only had half a day because I had to go to the dentist. After the dentist , I went for a quick shopping trip due to the dentist only being up the road from town centre.

Then when I got home , I needed to get ready straight away if I was going to leave on time. The day before , I straightened my hair so it would be easy to style. I  have GHD's in red limited edition ( from previous Christmas) and I used the VO5 heat protector so my hair would not be damaged.

But I needed to curl my hair , I used my Babylis Pro Curl 210 to curl the ends of my hair. I only curled the ends of each layer so my hair would bounce down my shoulders. ( forgot to get a picture of curls)

Then I used my newly brought Bourjous happy light primer in order to make my make up stay on my face. Its a lovely product and is £11 but you only use a small amount. Next , I used my Rimmel London Match Perfection foundation , I applied using a real techniques foundation brush.

Before I used my rimmel London wake up concealer , I used my French connection eye palette to create a simple smokey eye. ( I have marked what colours I used) I used number 1 as a base and number 2 on the outer corner of my eye.

 

After to create more of a smokey effect , I outlined my whole eye used No7 stay precise eye liner. This has a very thin nib and is amazing to use close to the lashes.

 

To help the eye look fuller, I used my Bourjous Volume glamour max holidays mascara. This was my trail for the product as I had only just got it that day , I would totally recommend it as you can see it helps your lashes look amazing.

 

After adding under eye concealer and filling in my eyebrows, I added Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder all over and added the Little mix bronzer under my cheek bones. This bronzer is quite a mixture of light and dark tones and works with all make up looks. Then to end , I added a blush by Avon on my cheeks.

  

Now to finish the look , I used a No7 Precision Lip pencil to fill in my lips. I done this to help enhance my colour. Then I used my Rimmel London Kate lipstick to go over my lips.

  

You can see the lip colour, The lighting was really bad so the makeup look does not look as well as I hoped it would on camera. But hopefully you can see it clearly.

 

Now .... the outfit!

I have said about this before , my little black dress from new look. I thought I would wear this with thick black tights and a pair of black pumps. I wore mostly black apart from my jewellery.

  

I love my jewellery and how it can transform an outfit. I wore a gold theme , wearing mid rings and necklace.

 

Now no outfit can completed without a selfie! So here's mine :)

Hope this was okay for my first getting ready :)

Gee x

November Favourites

Cooee,

Well I thought that I would round off November with my monthly favourites which will include fashion , media and beauty. I have tried to find a range of items which I have purchased this month.

So that was a short introduction without me going on and on , so lets start with Beauty. I recently went shopping with both my Mum and Nan. Our first stop was Boots which lucky for me had a 3 for 2 sale. Picking Christmas presents, we only had two items and I was allowed to keep an item for myself. I have been searching for a eye palette which has many different warm winter colours and I found one in the form of the French connection eye palette. I had spotted this before and was waiting until I had found more options , however, I decided that I would take advanced and buy it. This was £12 and I found a great purchase. The brushes are not the best so I brought one out of another drug store. I tried out the palette when I got home and designed a smokey eye which worked well. The colours are easy to mix and blend. I would totally recommend this purchase for friends at Christmas or even for your self.

Next beauty favourite would the Rimmel London Kate Moss lipstick range. I love her range of lipsticks and already have a nude colour which I used to put on for school or if I want my make up to focus on another area then my lips. Recommending this to my mum , she went out and brought one for herself but in a pink/red colour in the shade 101. She did not like the colour on her and said that I should try it , so I did and I feel in love with it. Now I use this colour for school as they are quite strict on makeup rules. If your school is the same then I would totally have a look into the Kate Moss range. I don't know how much it cost but Rimmel London is good value for money.



Moving on to Media, now I love music and always have headphones or music around me. If you have not heard then I'm sorry but you must have been hiding under a rock because the new One Direction Album , Midnight Memories has arrived. It did get leaked but I stopped myself from listening to it ( don't judge ). Now I love Pop music but I do adore lots of different types. My favourites are probably You & I and Little Black Dress. This album is a big difference to their previous songs and I love the change. Even if you don't like them , have a listen you may change your mind.

From music to Fashion, my fashion favourites are favourites for different reasons. Firstly I have brought a coat for school mainly but I pretty much wear it every where. Its from select and is a Navy Parka toggle coat. I love Parka's at the moment and have wanted to get one all year but was waiting until winter to buy one. It was £30 and a great buy , it has a faux fur hood which is lined with a faux fur. It is so warm but the hood is too big for my head so when I'm walking I cant see a great deal. Some of my friends have also brought similar coats from the same store and have said the same thing. I would recommend the coat but test the hood first.

Last item on the list s a skater skirt, now I love a good skater skirt and the one from Matalan is lovely. It has white/cream love heart over it. I have had a look online and can not find the same skirt. The material is not stretchy and ends high thigh. I brought it for Boxing day as I plan on wearing a over sized fluffy jumper and maybe thick black tights. I usually change my outfit about 5 times before I finally decided what I'm actually wearing. It was a great buy and at only £14 , it was a missed have.

Sorry that you cant really see the design but I did not want too many pictures.

Well they were just some of my favourites from this month and leave a comment of yours too :)

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Gee x

Ps. I'm sorry that the font colour is all mixed up I don't know what's happened.