Dainty Doll

Dainty Doll By Nicola Roberts. Available at Boots

I'm sure you're all aware from my previous makeup posts that I am very much a woman of the fair-skinned variety. I'm so pale, infact, that even my Irish grandmother - hailing from a land where everyone is pale - frequently enquires as to wether or not I'm 'a little under the weather' as a result of my persistant pallor. Over the years I've come to adore having fair skin - especially as it enhances the drama of my love affair with red lipstick! However, the downside to being so pale is that the quest to find a foundtion to match my skintone and not render me a strange hue of orange has been difficult to say the least.

Step forward the 'Dainty Doll' range created by the Ivory skinned Nicole Roberts. Stocked in all large Boots stores and availabe online this little range has proved to be somewhat of a lifesaver for me. There are four shades within the collection and for the first time in known history the fairest was actually too fair for me!

As a result I wear shade '002' and I've found it's the closest (by a long shot) to the perfect match for me. The foundation itself has a lovely consistency and a little goes a long way (good job too - at £22 it is a little pricey!) It requires a little blending but once sunken offers flawless coverage that lasts all day. It can cling a little to dry areas so I would reccommend doubling up on pre application moisturisation if you're prone to dry patches but other than that I can't find much fault with it.

Although like I say it's a little on the pricier side it's well worth the investment in my eyes, especially if like me you've been searching for that lighter shade for a long time. To see the foundation 'in action' on myself click here or here for my previous makeup looks.

The eyes have it

Tools Used:

Foundation - Dainty Doll By Nicole Roberts in Shade '002'

Lipstick - MUA in '5'

Eyes - Barry M 'wink' 

Channelling my inner Avril Lavinge / Taylor Momsen here I think. Usually I go for a much more subtle cat eye flick seen, for example, here. However, occasionally the inner emo kid that's been buried a little in the last few years want's to rear it's sweeping fringe and heavy lined eyed little head. Eye-liner without a doubt will always be my favourite product to play around with (if also my nemesis - even eyes = argh!) 

If you have any tips please feel free to leave below!

Lips like morphine

Tools used :

Primer - MUA / Foundation : Dainty Doll by Nicole Roberts Shade '002' 

Upper Liner - Barry M 'wink' felt liner / Lower liner - Rimmel London soft Kahl in '061 Jet' 

Mascara - Rimmel London Volume Mascara flash in '001black'

Lips - Sleek 'Mulberry'

Nails - Bourjois So Laque in 'Noir De Chine' / Ring - Llymlrs

As I mentioned in my previous make-up post - a bold red lip is my true beauty love.

However, sometimes I'm a great believer in stepping outside your comfort zone and trying something new. Sleek's 'Mulberry' lipstick is definitely one of those products that push boundaries just a little. Enough to make me feel a little bold and daring when I wear it anyway (admittedly this does not take much!) It's a grand colour and I'm glad to have added it to my collection curtsey of the lovely Amy and her blog sale. 

The rest of the look is reassuringly Sarah-typical - wouldn't want to go too far now would we?!

Face Value

Tools used :

Primer - MUA / Foundation : Dainty Doll by Nicole Roberts Shade '002' 

Upper Liner - Barry M 'wink' felt liner / Lower liner - Rimmel London soft Kahl in '061 Jet' 

Mascara - Rimmel London Volume Mascara flash in '001black'

Lips - MUA 'shade 1 red' 

What could be more fitting for a début post than a close up zoomed in feature on my face? It seemed rather rude to jump straight into the inner musings of my mind without at least introducing my aesthetics to you all. The above look is definitely one that I favour, in fact I'm almost notorious (albeit in a disappointingly none scandalous way) for my love of a good red lip. I personally blame icons such as Gwen Stefani and Rose McGowan for my affliction with slashes of scarlett and am resolutely confident that it won't be disappearing any-time soon. Cat-eyes are my other 'trademark' many a morning battle for eye equality has been waged in my bedroom, with a range of endlessly frustrated loved ones preying that I become bored of this look and appear on time for once. Alas that too seems unlikely and my only bone of contention here is that the photographs above fail to do my miraculously even flicks justice - always the way! 

Enough rambling about me though, I'd love to know what your trademark look is : are you known for a  perfect smoky eye? A nude lip? Or, are you in fact, a bare faced beauty, championing what mother nature gave you? 

Let me know below.

You can find links to all products used in the look above in the list.