MUA Glam Days Palette

I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this palette, and it hasn’t disappointed. I picked this up in Superdrug on Friday ( hopefully they will start stocking the Glam Nights palette soon!) and have been playing around with the shades all weekend.

Glam Days contains a great mix of neutrals, with a few pops of colour to make it suitable for work and days-out, or nights if you prefer a more subtle look.

Glam Days and Nights are the first of MUA’s £4.00 palettes to include matte shades, containing 3 matte shades and 5 shimmer. The Immaculate Collection also included some matte shades, but I found they were a little dry, and hard to work with. The 3 matte neutrals in this palette however, are great, they are as creamy and easy to blend as the shimmer shades. It’s great to see high-street matte shades finally being equal in quality to shimmery eye shadows.

This is another great offering from MUA, I always look forward to they’re new releases and I can’t wait to see what else they’re going to come up with!

MUA is available in selected Superdrug stores and on their website.

Muted Monday

Todays Face: Carmine

Slightly wishing I’d put a bit of liner on with this but nevermind, my lashes look rubbish they’ve all snapped in half *sad face*. Any way moaning over. As I said in my previous post, my Carmine box came today, and I couldn’t wait to get the make-up on my face! I’m not wearing the Dainty Doll pencil as a liner, Im wearing it in the crease/outer v as a base, and works brilliantly for this purpose. I also love how my brows look with the Cosmetics a la Carte Brow, completely converted!

If you want to know what else I’m wearing hit me up in the comments!

Carmine November: I’m in Love!

I’ve kept pretty quiet about the whole beauty box concept since they started launching, mainly to see what each one was offering and whether I felt any of them were right for me. When posts started popping up about the second Carmine box I knew I had to order it.

My box came today and this is what I received:

Lulu’s Time Bomb Flashback Night Cream: I feel like this product is maybe a little misplaced in this box, and doesn’t really fit the market it’s aimed at. I’ll probably passing this onto my Mum, as wrinkles aren’t really a concern of mine (yet!)

Neom Organic Body Lotion: This is a really nice body lotion, it absorbs quickly and my skin feels a lot less dehydrated. The smell is quite floral, and probably won’t be to everyone's taste, but I’m willing to ignore it as it works so well!

Dainty Doll Eyeliner in Goody Two Shoes: I’m a big fan of Dainty Doll products and I love this rich brown shade, I’ve read a loto f complaints that the blue shades were badly pigmented and hard textured, but this shade is soft and applies really well.

New CID i-Pout in Very Cherry: I think I lucked out with the shade that I was sent, a lovely deep cherry red, perfect for the festive seasons. This lipstick has a beautiful texture and feels like you’re not wearing anything, but is still very pigmented. This shade would suit most skin tones, and I’ll definitely be looking at some more shades.

Cosmetics a la Carte Brow Ink in Taupe: I love this! It gives a really precise line, and adds great definition.  A definite repurchase!

I’m so impressed with this box, 3 full size products all of which I would repurchase without a doubt, I would consider repurchasing the Neom body lotio and the only product I didn’t like was the Lulu Night Cream, but thats because I feel I’m too young for it, someone older might love it!

Carmine costs £10 a month (+ £2.75 postage) and you can subscribe on their website.

NOTD: Models Own Purple Grey & Barry M Lavender

It’s that time of year, where a glitter packed polish is pretty much a necessity. I picked this polish up along with Hologram from a shop in Loughborough that sells discontinued cosmetics. IT cost £2.99, and you should be able to pick one up on eBay. 

True Blood Series : FOTD Pam

I’ve been think about doing this for a while, I love the make-up on True Blood, it references a lot of different eras but keeps it interesting for a modern audience. Pam is one of the lead characters and for me her make-up is the most impressive. She tends to vary between two looks, but they’re both based on the same idea a smoky eye, and a red lip, she’ll sometimes wear a soft version of this look, with more of a lip stain, and sometimes a heavier look with a much bolder darker lip.

I’ve recreated the softer version for you all to enjoy, I’ll try to knock out one of these posts a week, let me know what character you want to see next, or any other TV series make-up your interested in!

FACE

Pam wears quite a heavy, high coverage base so I started by buffing in 17’s BB Cream in Light as a primer. I then buffed Estee Lauder Double Wear in Shell all over with my MAC 187. The skin is kept very pale, and I don’t see a paticular blush colour, so I used Stila Highlight Duo in Kitten on the tops of my cheekbones.

EYES

Pam normally wears a soft, warm smokey eye, so I used Benefit Creaseless Cream in Strut as a base, I then used some of the warm shimmery browns in the NYX Nude Palette, and MUA’s Heaven and Earth Palette, to buff along the socket up to the crease. I used a matte beige from the Nude Palette under the brow bone. Pam doesn’t wear a dark brow, but they are defined and lightly drawn in, I used the lightest shade from VIVO’s Ultimate Brow and Eye Kit. I finished by eyes by curling my lashes and applying a couple of coats of 17’s Wild Curl Mascara.

LIPS

To keep the lips looking stained and not to defined, I began by applying Models Own Lip Balm in Blackberry, I then applied Dainty Doll Lipstick in Couture to the centre of my lips and blended it out with my index finger to give a soft ‘just bitten’ effect.

Christmas Gift-Guide: Mothers!

I love treating my Mum to something special at Christmas; I think the key is to keep it classic and you won’t go wrong. Here’s a few of my suggestions…

1. Nars Doceur de Paris Palette £37.00

2. Cowshed Wild Cow Invigorating Body Butter £16.95

3.Gorgeous by Gok Vanity Case £22.00*

4. Chanel Lumiere Sculptee De Chanel Highlighting Powder £46.00

5. Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Limited Edition £18.50

 

*currently on offer, normal price £45.00