My make up kit essentials!

Primer

This is a must have! I am so in love with this product and use it all the time! It is by PIXI and is called 'flawless beauty primer', £20. I got mine in Boots, southampton. It glides on the skin effortlessly. It neutralises and smoothes the skin giving you a perfect base to apply your foundation! The bonus is it contains powerful anti ageing ingredients and other vitamins and minerals which are great for maintaining healthy skin!

Foundation

This is my favourite foundation at the moment! It is called 'photo ready' foundation and is by Revlon. Mine is in caramel but comes in a variety of different shades. It is totally blendable and gives great coverage. It is £9.99 and mine is from superdrug. The great thing with this foundation is it leaves the skin with a sheer finish and gives you totally airbrushed looking skin!

Concealer

This is my new purchase and it is totally brilliant! It is by Jillian Dempsey and is a corrector palette, £6 from avon! It has 4 shades which suit a range of skin problems. The lilac colour, top left is to help brighten dull looking skin. The pink shade, top right is to hide imperfections such as blemishes etc. The apricot colour, bottom left gives warmth to areas such as cheek and brow bones and the yellow, bottom right counteracts any redness that may be caused by rosacea etc. Great palette to own as it does numerous jobs and is all compact in one item!

Blusher

I use this blusher in 'candy shop' by beauty uk. What a gorgeous name and colour! It suits everyones skintone! I have used it on my asian skintone to paler skintones and it just looks soo beautiful on everybody. It really brings a sheer pinky tint to the skin whilst highlighting at the same time! Trust me it looks soo pretty!

Eyeliner

This is the best product i have ever picked up! I was in manchester and i think it was a savers shop i was in  at the time when i spotted this!I got this gel liner for about £3. I have never looked back since! It comes with a little brush which you just load up with product and it is so so easy to just 'paint the line'!! Appropriate name eh!?!! I love it more than the liquid liners you get because you can be so precise and get an even line everytime!!

Eyebrow pencil

I currently switch betwen my eyebrow box by urban decay and this eyebrow pencil by rimmel! I buy mine in dark brown but it comes in hazel and black also! I love the little brush it comes with on the lid so you can groom your eyebrows into a perfect shape before filling in any gaps! I think mine was from superdrug for about £3.99!...dont quote me on that though! It is highly pigmented and lasts a long long time! Brilliant for a touch of grooming on the go!!!

Highlighter

This is a highlighter by urban decay called sin! It is a gorgeous creamy consistency and is just so perfect for brightening up the face! I dab a little on my brow and cheek bones and down the bridge of my nose! Also i will just dab a little in the middle of my lip for a chic pout! It works wonders and just illuminates the skin! It is £18...a small price to pay for a best friend..heheheh!!

Lipgloss

This 3D lipgloss range by Boujoirs, £6.99 each is fantastic! I have a small collection of these as they are so fab! They moisturise your lips for up to 8 hours and give you the most amazing pout ever!  My favourites are the nude colours from the 'les nudes' range. In particular i slather on the no.33 beige!


So there was a peek into some of what i call essential make up products which i literally cannot live without now!! I love trying out new brands and new products but these are the things i cant get enough of!!!

Mali x

Mummy's wedding make up trial!

My lovely mummy is getting married and i wanted to create a lovely look for her so she looks extra gorgeous on her special day! When doing make up for a special occassion it is always best to have a trial run so you get an idea on the look beforehand and can make any tweaks if necessary!



BEFORE!





 

AFTER!....gorgeous!!!

Wow, this is a very good look for a wedding as it uses neutral and natural colour tones so will acentuate the best features without looking too cakey and heavy. I aplied a primer to the whole face to give me a smooth base. I then applied foundation over the whole face and going slightly down onto the neck, not forgetting to blend into areas such as the jaw line, ears and hair line! This makes the whole look seamless. I then added a shimmery pink blusher to the apples of the cheeks and went upwards to create added definition on the cheek bones. I then dabbed a little highlighter along the brown bone, down the bridge of the nose and just over the blusher i applied before. This will reflect light and make the wedding pics come out fantastic. On the eyes i applied a white shimmery eyeshadow to the whole lid right up to the highlighter on the brow bone. Then to give the eyes more definition i added a bronzey brown shade on the lower part of the lid going slightly above the crease line to make the eyes really stand out! Next i used a grey eyeliner to line the lash line. Again, black will look too harsh on a older woman so a grey or brown liner will look more subtle. I used grey as my mum has green eyes and the contrast seems to look really effective. For the lips i stayed safe and applied a nude lip liner and went with a gorgeous nude/beige colour called 'iced tea'. This looked amazing and because it was a light natural colour it added more youth and warmth to the face. When i showed her the end result, after adding a couple of coats of mascara to the top and bottom lashes she absolutely loved it and was so happy with her wedding look! She said she looked so different, (in a good way..hehehe), which is always nice and it really is the best part of being in the make up industry! Showing someone a few make up hints and tips which they can go home, get excited about and achieve by themselves is a great feeling! Thankyou mum for being a great model today and a great role model in general!! Love you lots!! xx

Mali xxx