Lighten Up

Tools :

Foundation - Dainty Doll by Nicola Roberts in '002' 

Blush - MUA 'Shade two'

Lips - Topshop 'Ooh La La'

Eyeliner - Barry M 'wink' 

Mascara - Rimmel London 'Volume flash'

Oh wow. This is unusual. A look that doesn't involve blood red lips and chalk white cheeks!

Sometimes (very rarely) I like to bring a little colour into my life and cheeks and play around with a little bit of blusher. Topped off ironically by good old TOPshop and 'ooh la la' - an absolute favourite lipsick of mine. So vibrant and fun and equally gorgeous on olive skin as well as fair.

Today I've said goodbye to one of the best <3 and am saying goodbye (slowly) to the last day of the holidays. I'm going back to work tomorrow. Big girl style. 

I'd much rather stay home and blog and play with the cat.

Hold me while I cry? 

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!

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.