L'Oreal Infallible Foundation | Review

Cooee,

I have been trailing this foundation for about a week or two now and I thought that it was about time that I wrote a review.

First Impressions

I love the packaging and the size of bottle. I also love the pump that it comes with.

The shade choice was good , however, at the stand that I went to didn't have many shades to chose from. But luckily I found what I thought was my shade.

The Shade

My shade is Vanilla and that's usually what I am in foundations normally. The shade is quite yellow toned which is perfect for my skin. I would say that looking at the range of shades that it has more yellow tones so that's something to keep in mind.

Application

You can see the brush I use in the picture, Its more of a blending brush. Its quite a thick foundation and it has a heavy coverage - maybe its too heavy for my everyday which I have been using it for. However, I think that's why it has it's 24 hour promise ( I haven't tried this yet).

I found blending it to be quite hard due to its thickness, I think that it would take some time to achieve the perfect blended finish.

Finish

Infallible

Rimmel Perfect Match

The two pictures above are a comparison of my normal every day and this one.
I found that the shade was perfect for me , however, it turns quite orange once I have finished my makeup. I think this would work better with a tan and for a night out when I can take my time applying.
The thickness puts me off from wearing it everyday but for a foundation for going out, its perfect.

Let me know if you have the foundation and what your opinions are!

Gee x

Summer Clear Out Tips

Cooee,

As much as I didn't want summer to end and that I wanted to drag it out as much as possible, I thought that it was time to clear out all my summer clothes so I that I could make room for the new season trends.

Here are the rules I followed while clearing;

1) Shorts and Strap Tops

If I couldn't wear the shorts with tights or wear the top with a jumper , it went in the pile that I was building to put away.

2) Summer Patterns

I went through a phrase of purchasing anything with floral and tropical patterns as they were one of my favourite trends of the summer. This included the cropped trousers in this *POST*.

3) Organisation

Folding all the clothes away into a suitcase ready to be put away; This is your final chance to make sure that you hadn't missed anything

4) The fun bit

This is my favourite part-- The part where you see what items that you are missing from your new season wardrobe.

So I hoped that these tips and tricks help you with your new wardrobe! Let me know the best shops to find new season clothing.

Gee x

Clean faced | Get UN Ready With Me

Cooee, 

So as the title suggests, I will be showing you how I take me make up off instead of putting on as I usually do. I have normal to combination skin and I get the old couple of blemishes every now and then.

Here is a picture of my everyday makeup which I wear to school (If you would like a get ready with me - school edition comment below). 

This is the makeup that I will be removing with the following products;

Clinique Cleansing Wash *LINK*

Boots Face Wash with Active Charcoal (Highly Recommend) *LINK*

Nivea Cleanser *LINK*

Simple Facial Toner *LINK*

Benefit Tripe Moisture Cream ( Good for spot-pron skin) *LINK*

Simple Eye Gel *LINK*

Lip Balm *LINK*

And here is the finished result;

I believe that I have found a good balance of products which work best for my skin. 

Let me know some of the best products you use for your skin as I'm willing to try some new possible. 

Gee x

100th POST

Cooee, 

So thats the hundredth time , I have written Cooee , how mad!

I thought that I would do a small post celebrating that fact that this is my 100th post.

I never thought that my blog would last this long and I have had good responses from you , the readers as well as from social media. I even wrote for one of my A levels about blogging ad my passion for it.

One of my favourite posts has to be the ...
PROM *LINK*
A week in Pictures *LINK*
Tartan Style *LINK*


I will always recommend blogging to anyone who wishes to write out their thoughts , whether it be about makeup, a sport or reviews. Its a great way to spend time for yourself and a better way to meet people.

One of the things , I look forward to every week is knowing that people are willing to read about  my tutorials or reviews on fashion , makeup or lifestyle and this is what has driven me for the past year or so.

I understand this isn't my usually post but I wanted to remember this post for the future.

Gee x 

Wedding Edition | GRWM

Cooee,

I recently went to a wedding so I thought that I would show my hair, outfit and makeup for the day. I was attending the wedding all day so my hair and makeup had to last which it did, although that might be due to the amount of hairspray I had in my hair.

The day was beautiful and the bride looked stunning. It was at a local venue to me which was beautiful and the weather made it all better.

So I started with my hair, I curled my hair and then pinned it so that the curl would cool before I took them out. By doing it this way, the curl will last longer as it has cooled as a curl rather than cooling and falling out. Then I pulled all my hair around to one side and then clipped it. It wasn't the look I wanted but it worked with my outfit.

My make up had to last all day as well as not looking too cakey. (I know its a lot of makeup) I used a mix of the high end and drug store. I have listed my makeup as its easier than doing it step by step;

Smashbox Primer

Benefit Primer

MAC Studio Fix Foundation

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Smashbox Brow Shadows

Benefit Gimme Brow

Rimmel Eye Shadow Primer

MAC Amber Lights (All over the lid) (Great for blue eyes)

Makeup Revolution Palette- Darkest Pink Shade In crease (The dupe for Urban Decay)

MAC Quarry (On the outer Corner)

Individual Lashes (Don't known Brand)

Benefit They're Real Mascara

Benefit Holla Bronzer

Nars Highlight

MAC Studio Fix Powder

Younique Pouty Lip Liner

Benefit Benetint

MA Crème Cup

The outfit was from a brand called Little Mistress and I had a nightmare getting this dress! Everytime I went to order it my size went out of stock. I probably needed the size below but with the amount of trouble it took to get this dress, I didn't want to risk it.

The shoes and bag are both from Kurt Geiger. The shoes were so comfortable and I stay in them right up until the last hour when I needed to change into some flat so that I could dance with family.

So that's my wedding get ready with me, I hope you liked it! Are you going to a wedding? Let me know

Gee x

Colour Pop | Eye Makeup

Cooee,

So I found an image on Facebook and it was of similar eye makeup. I loved the brown lid with the bright blue under eye. However, I wished to make it more of an everyday manageable look. I wanted the blue under liner to be noticeable however not too bold.

 I used a mix of cream and powder eye shadow to create this look which for me is a first as I usually use powder.

I used all drug store makeup for this look.

Makeup;

BASE- Rimmal Scandeleyes 006 Rich Russet *LINK*

OVER LID- Revlon Taupe (Statin) My newest addition to my collection and I love the idea of creating my own palette using all the colours which I know I will love *LINK*

BOTTOM LASH- MUA Fog ( From the Ever After Palette) *LINK SIMILAR*

Liner- Umberto Giannini

Mascara- MUA Extreme Lash *LINK*

I hoped that you liked this look and let me know what your favourite combination of colours you like to use on your eyes.

Gee x

A Week In Pictures

Cooee,

So I thought that since I was going on a mini break as well as going out with some friends that I would show you my week in pictures.

My week started off with travelling to York to visit my family. It took my roughly 5 hours of travelling on my own.  Then once I got home, I went out with my friends to the fun fair/ theme park Dreamland.

 At Kings Cross - I nearly missed my train!!!
 

This is the prettiest bus stop I have ever seen!
 

We went to watch the new film Paper Towns

 

The lanes which lead to .....

My first time eating at Bills- Would recommend!

Went on a quick shopping trip which lead to me finding a cute park

The next day (once I was home) I went to Margate's Dreamland, a fun fair/ theme park

I thought that the food court looked very old fashion with food stalls and band stands

Me and the girls enjoying fish and chips

There was lots of photo booths so we decided try and fit 5 people in the shot

Here is me with everyone's cameras and hands trying to get some good pictures of the view

Waiting for the girls to get a drink, we decided to check out the children's ride

Here are all our photo booth photos! If we are in the area, I would recommend going as the beach is one of the nicest and it was a great day out!

I understand that this was a it different from my usual posts but I wanted to remember this week as it is coming to the end of my summer holidays.

Gee x

 

 

Trans-Seasonal Make Up Look

Cooee, 

So By trans-seasonal I mean the changing between summer to autumn. In the UK , the weather ( which has not been surprisingly) rainy with little sunshine. So for my makeup , I don't want it to be too summery nor to autumnal. This is , for me, a good mix of the two. 

The dewy bronzed skin and blue eyeliner are quite summery , however, paired with a autumnal lip makes the trans-seasonal. 

Foundation- MAC Face and Body ( My go to summer foundation)  *LINK*

Powder- MUA Pro Base Powder ( I couldn't recommend this enough!!) 

Bronzer- Lipsy *LINK*

Eyebrows- MUA Brow Define (Found at Superdrug)

Eyeshadow ( over whole lid) - Taupe (Statin) Revlon *LINK*

Eye Liner- Blue by Umberto Giannini (Found at Boots)

Mascara- MUA Extreme Curl *LINK*

Lipstick- NYX Lip Smacking Fun Colours B52 *LINK*

I hope that you liked this look , let me know what your favourite look for summer/autumn is as I'm always looking for new looks to try:) 

Gee x

OOTD- Foxes

Cooee,

 

So if you saw last weeks post, I went to study at London College of Fashion for a week which was amazing. This was one of my favourite outfits for the week and its apart of the artist Foxes collection with H & M. The weather was lovely and due to the materials being light , it was perfect.

 

Foxes collection is beautiful and I want to buy it all. It is all her style and she is defiantly one of my girl crushes. Sadly, it wont let me search for her collection but I would recommend to check it out especially if your in need of holiday clothing or festival.

 

I haven't been very lucky with finding the links to the items but I have tried to find similar

 

 

 

Top- H&M

Jeans- Tesco Similar

Hat- H&M LINK

Shoes- Office  SIMILAR

Fashion Design at London College of Fashion

Cooee,

 

So I was lucky enough to study for a week at LCF. I took part in a short summer course studying fashion design. I thought that I would talk about what I did and my experiences in case anyone is interested in studying fashion in London. LINK TO THE UNIVERSITY

 

 

 

DAY 1

 

 

 

 

Travelling with all my equipment was very interesting to say the least on the train and tube. But once I arrived, I met some lovely people who were all interested in fashion. Although I do talk to my friends who like fashion , it was lovely to speak to people about the latest trends and all that fashion textile stuff which my friends might not understand.

 

The idea of the week was to explore the process of creating a portfolio which we could show to our chosen universities and build upon after the course.

 

We started by exploring different magazines and finding what we liked and create a core mood board. My chosen theme for the week was print and pattern. I am currently exploring print in my a levels and I thought that I could use my teacher for help. My teacher for the week was Eve Lin who has studied at the university as well as has her own label which is highly successful. She is the most down to earth person I have ever met and her fashion garments are beautiful. (LINK)

 

DAY 2

 

 

 

We visited the Victoria and Albert Museum which I have visited plenty of times and I will ever get tired of visiting. We had a couple of international students who hadn't been before and I believe that enjoyed it as much as I did. I got to look around and make sketches of things which linked with our theme.

 

 

 

In the afternoon, once we had lunch in South Kensington and Eve gave us some over seas pineapple cake, we went back to the college to add to our mod boards.

 

DAY 3

 

 

 

We continued with our mood boards developing the colours. Then we were put into groups in order to create a  new board with a different theme. Then we had to find a line ( the line is the masking tape) then using this line, we created a square (each side was the line). Our task was to create a garment. We decided to create a top with a low back on our model ( who we named Meryl).

 

We also did some speed drawing ; drawing the human figure at different angles in two minutes. I personally hated this as I was rubbish but it was a great skill to develop. It was to prepare us if we were to visit a fashion show as the garments would not be in front of you for no more than 30 seconds.

 

We then used our mood boards to create garments using magazine clippings. At first, I didn't like mine so I decided that I would find resources at home which I could use to improve them. The idea wasn't to make something wearable but something which could be developed. I found this technique every interesting and I wish to carry on this.

 

DAY 4

 

McQueen Coat and Belt-- Coat Goals!

 

 

Due to a tube strike (IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!) we decided to walk around London exploring different areas which we , as a group, had not visited before. This included Soho (during the day ) , New Bond Street and so on. Also we visited an interesting market ( cant remember the name) of different high end fashion designers , personally I didn't like the atmosphere but the garments were beautiful.

 

DAY 5

 

 

 

It was our last day and we were all sad as it went past so quickly but we finished off our magazine garments. We spend the morning finishing six different garments ready to present them to each other. We had to explain the process of how we got to our six garments. Everyone in the class had a completely different theme so it was interesting to learn about how they got to where they did.

 

Eve brought us some snacks and we had a talk about the week as well as followed each other on social media. The people who were in the class were lovely and we all wanted to stay for longer.

 

I would 100% recommend the course and I have learnt techniques which I didn't know as well as I now know where some of the best fabric shops are. It has also confirmed my plan to study there for my university course.

 

Let me know if you are interested in the course or any of the other courses which the university offers.

 

Also any questions , don't hesitate to comment below

Also check out my Instagram to see some more pictures from the week - @Gee_Grain

 

Gee x