Thursday 24 December 2015

Cocktail master class




Hi guys welcome back, so today is Christmas Eve, I am so excited to be home for the holidays and to be spending time with my crazy ass family and some very old friends!!! Today's post is going to be a little different, instead of a "how to : make up look" which Is what I usually post we are going to be doing a "How to : cocktails for Christmas"

So yeah you read it right, today I'm going to be talking you through how to make one of my favourite cocktails ever which is a Bellini!! These drinks are really easy and quick to make, their really good as a sort of welcoming drink if you are hosting this festive season...

You will need:
* drinking glasses obviously, there doesn't need to be a specific type just any glasses you have will do
* 1 lime
* a bag of sugar
* a small plate
*Prosecco (if you don't have Prosecco you can also use champagne)
*a large bottle of a flavoured smoothie
^ Now before we jump in let me just explain the smoothie.. usually when you have a Bellini its a puree that's been put into the glass not a smoothie but I was out shopping yesterday and couldn't find puree anywhere so I opted for an M&S smoothie which will work just the same!! There is usually a flavour to your Bellini and those flavours re either peach or berry, I couldn't find anything peach related in the shop but berry Bellini's are just as delicious!!

How to:
1. cut your lime up into wedges, then rub the lime wedge around the rim of your glass so its quite damp and sticky.
2. Open your sugar and pour some onto your little plate, then take your glass and dip the rim of the glass you just covered in lime into the sugar ( it should not look like this down below)



3. Measurements aren't that important if its just two ingredients so I just go with 50/50. Pour some of your smoothie into the glass so its half full
4. Pop open your Prosecco/champagne and pour it into the glass until its full
5. Give it a stir and then enjoy!!!
(P.S if there are any non drinkers in the family, you can swap the champagne/Prosecco for shloer, it will work just the same!!)




So there you have it, a quick easy cocktail recipe that will definitely impress your guests this holiday season, this recipe isn't just for Christmas it can be for new year or any upcoming event you may have on.

That's it for todays post, thank you so much for reading I hope you enjoy making these amazing cocktails, and from my family to yours have a Merry Christmas

XOXO

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Friday 18 December 2015

visit the dark side this christmas


It may be Christmas but it doesn't mean we cant visit the dark side...

Lets do the usual and jump right in!!

If I'm doing a dark eye shadow I do my foundation last, so the first thing I did was pop some primer onto my eyes, I then took my urban decay naked 3 palette and used the darkest shadow in there ( blackheart) and I just applied that to the inner and outer corners of my eye, I then took a blending brush and blended for what felt like 5 years but I'd rather have a sore arm than harsh lines... Now for the central part of my lid I took a Maybelline New York 24hr colour tattoo shadow in the colour "on and on bronze" and using my finger I just applied that onto my lid. After that I picked up my blending brush again and blended for another 5 years. This eye shadow look is a really time consuming process but the end result is so worth it. After I blended everything out I applied mascara and some false eyelashes (miss sporty studio lash instant volume and the ardell whispies)
 
 
Moving onto the foundation routine its just my usual:
 
* Olay 2 in 1 instant hydration and wrinkle blur
* Rimmel London lasting finish primer
* Maybelline New York baby lips - peach kiss
* Rimmel London match perfection concealer -010 ivory ( this is also the highlight I use for under my eyes)
*Maybelline New York super stay 24 hour foundation - 021 nude beige
*Rimmel London blush 020 pink rose
*Collection 2000 bronze matte glow
*Rimmel London brow this way gel - medium brown 002


For lipstick I decided to keep it dark also so I went for a deep purple look but if that colour isn't for you, you can totally go for a classic red lip. The colour I used on my lips was by L'Oreal Paris, it was one of the colour riche lipsticks and the colour number is 462
 
 
For my hair I just kept it very straight, I used a pair of GHD'S and VO5's heat protection spray to protect my hair. This look is great if you have any Christmas parties coming up.
 





Dress X ZARA
 
 
XOXO

Tuesday 15 December 2015

Holiday Glam Make Up : Gold shimmer & matte lips

 
 
Starting off with my usual foundation routine:
 
 
 * Olay 2 in 1 instant hydration and wrinkle blur
* Rimmel London lasting finish primer
* Maybelline New York baby lips - peach kiss
* Rimmel London match perfection concealer -010 ivory ( this is also the highlight I use for under my eyes)
*Maybelline New York super stay 24 hour foundation - 021 nude beige
*Rimmel London blush 020 pink rose
*Collection 2000 bronze matte glow
*Rimmel London brow this way gel - medium brown 002
 
 
  
 
 
 To create this look I used the Urban Decay Naked Smoky palette. ( apologies for my brows, I am trying to grow them out..) The first thing I did is take the colour "Thirteen" from the smoky palette and I applied that to my brow bone. I then took the colour "Dirtysweet" and I just applied that all over my lid, I really wanted this colour to pop so I did pack on the colour quite a bit. For the outer corners of my eyes I just applied the colour " Radar", I really love this colour its like a shimmery brown and its just so beautiful!!! so applying that lightly to the outer corners of the eyes then just using a fluffy brush to blend it out. With this look it is really important to blend blend and blend. If you feel like you've been blending for years just keep doing it, you'll really notice when its all perfect and blended out. I didn't wear liner for this look because I felt like the eye shadow was enough but of course you can apply liner if you wish. And really quickly for my under eyes I just applied a little bit of "Dirtysweet" to make my eyes pop more and make the look stand out more. Moving onto lashes and mascara I used my usual miss sporty studio lash instant volume and my false eyelashes were the ardell whispies of course!!
 
 
For lips I used Mac cosmetics for liner and lipstick, I first applied the liner all over my lips and this was in the colour "Redd" ( before anyone says anything, no I haven't made a spelling mistake the colour on the pencil is spelt with two D's) and then the lipstick is in the colour "Cockney" which is favourite holiday red colour ever!!!!
 
 
I of course used a little bit of fix+ on my face also...
 
 
And for my hair guys I just used a curling wand by TRESemme and please use heat protection before hand and a texture spray afterwards, I recommend V05
 

Body suit X River Island
Gold sequin skirt X H&M
 
 
So that was it for this make up look, thank you so much for reading and until next time I will talk to you guys soon!!
 
XOXO
 


 

Monday 7 December 2015

Winged eye & bold lips

Jumping in really quickly to the foundation routine, on my face I used:
* Olay 2 in 1 instant hydration and wrinkle blur
* Rimmel London lasting finish primer
* Maybelline New York baby lips - peach kiss
* Rimmel London match perfection concealer -010 ivory ( this is also the highlight I use for under my eyes)
*Maybelline New York super stay 24 hour foundation - 021 nude beige
*Rimmel London blush 020 pink rose
*Collection 2000 bronze matte glow
*Rimmel London brow this way gel - medium brown 002

Now for the eye look, today I didn't use any shadows on my eyes purely because this look is all about the lips!!
* Rimmel London Glam Eyes liquid liner (to draw right across my lid)
* L'Oreal Paris super liner perfect slim ( to draw the wing)
* Miss sporty studio lash instant volume
* False eyelashes were the ardell whispies, I like these because they look really long and natural

 
 
Now time for the lips, before applying any of the colours be sure to prep your lips, I.E. stick some lip balm on.. I used baby lips by Maybelline
 
 
 
The first lipstick is by Royal Cosmetics in the colour coral and its a nice bright colour to wear in all seasons.
 
 
The second lipstick option is by MAC cosmetics and that's in the colour cockney, its a beautiful bright red, its my go to red lip and this colour is perfect for the holiday season.
 
 
The third lipstick I have used is by Lime Crime in the colour Airborne Unicorn, I really love this lipstick its a bright pastel lilac colour perfect for anytime of the year. The other things that are great about this lipstick is that it is not been tested on animals, its 100% vegan, it smells really nice (trust me just take a sniff) and the packaging is just irresistible ( I'm such a sucker for nice packaging)
 
The final lipstick is also by lime crime and this is in the colour Styletto, this is the really black one, I originally bought this to complete a Halloween look I did a year ago and I genuinely thought that this lipstick would only make an appearance on Halloween but I was wrong. I really love this lipstick its great when you are feeling bold and adventurous, and also black lipstick isn't as hard to keep up on a night out believe it or not. As I said this lipstick is also from lime crime so everything I said about the above lipstick applies to this one also.
 
 
So that is it for our four winged eye and bold lip looks, have fun being bold and expressing yourself!!
 
XOXO
 
 
 
 

Saturday 5 December 2015

Natural cool tone make up

For this look its all about the eyes, to get this look I used my Urban Decay Naked Basics palette. I will list what foundation I used etc down below.


For this eye look I used the first four shadows in the naked basics palette firstly I mixed "foxy" and "W.O.S" together and blended that into my crease and all over my lid. Because the shades are so light you will need to pack the colour on a few times and really blend so there is no harsh lines. After that I took the lightest shade from the palette called "Venus" and applied that all over my lid, adding a bit of shimmer to the other two shadows. I then took the colour "naked 2" and applied that to the outer corners of my eyes very lightly just to make the eyes pop a little more. After that I just took a blending brush and blended out the naked 2 colour, I blended for a good five minutes because what do we not want? harsh lines. After that I just applied some mascara and some black pencil eye liner to the bottom outer corners of my eyes. I was actually going somewhere when I did this look and because I live in Scotland and we are currently in the middle of hurricane "Desmond" I didn't see a point in applying false lashes because they would just blow off the second I stepped outside the house, but if the weather wasn't so awful I would of applied lashes and I will list the lashes I would of used down below.

 

Full Face:
* Olay 2 in 1 instant hydration and wrinkle blur
* Rimmel London lasting finish primer
* Maybelline New York baby lips - peach kiss
* Rimmel London match perfection concealer -010 ivory
*Maybelline New York super stay 24 hour foundation - 021 nude beige ( this foundation is a little dark for me because right now I am at my lightest so I had to take it down to my neck, foundation was blended out using a damp beauty blender)
* NO7 stay perfect metallic eyes pencil
*Miss sporty studio lash instant volume
*Lashes (if the weather wasn't so horrible ) - Ardell whispies

XOXO