Party look 2: Cut crease with a pop of purple

Hi Beauts.

I thought I'd do another litte make up look that would be perfect for the party season. The colours in the crease and along the lower lashline can be changed up to which ever colours you'd prefer to use:

Here's what I used:

FashioistA bronzer in LA

No7 eyeshadow in Electric purple

Urban Decay eyeshadows in Verve, Pistol and Blackout

* First I applied a make up base, then ran FashionistA bronzer through the crease to warm up the look, and to help blend the following shadows

* I then used Verve, from the Urban Decay naked 2 palette, all over the lid and stopped before I got to the crease 

* Next up I took Pistol on a MAC 219 and created a subtle cut crease, then applied Blackout lightly over Pistol to deepen the look

* To add a little colour, I used No7's eyeshadow in Electric Purple along the lower lashline

* To finish off I applied a slight wing with liquid liner and 2 coats of mascara

Happy Thursday Beauts! 12 days to go ;)

Previous part look here

Stacey x

All used up in September

Hi Beauts.

Time again for my monthly empties post :)

Hair, Skin and Body:

* Herbel essence hair mask £3.99. This is probably my third tub of this and I still love using it. Other than the fact it smells amazing, it leaves my hair soft and a lot more manageable. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

* Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy £17.00. This is one of my favourite perfumes.  Not only is it always on offer, it smells good enough to eat. It's a very sweet scent and reminds me of candy. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

                        

* No7 eye make up remover £8.50. Again another product I've repurchased and another that I love. This is an oil based remover so won't be loved by all, it removes every inch of make up even waterproof mascara and liner. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

* Palmolive rose shower gel £1.99. This is probably my all time favourite shower gel. I used to hate anything rose scented but now I can't get enough.  It's very strongly scented and leaves the skin feeling super soft afterwards. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

* The Body shop seaweed clarifying toner £3.00. I bought this as I have oily/combo skin and basically it drives me insane,especially on my chin. This was great at keeping the oil at bay. It did make my skin feel a little tight but that soon disappeared as soon as I applied moisturiser. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

* The Body shop seaweed mattifying day cream £4.00. Again this really helped to control the oiliness of my skin. It was moisturising as well as oil controlling and left my skin matte looking. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

* No7 hot cloth cleanser £9.95. I bought this as I didn't really get along with the Liz Earle cleanse and polish. This however, I really enjoyed using. It can be used on the eyes so doesn't sting at all and it left my skin feeling super soft and looking pretty even REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

Make up:

* Rimmel scandal eyes flex mascara £6.99.  This has become one of my favourite high-street mascaras of all time and I'm gutted I used it all up. I bought the regular scadal eyes when it first got released and wasn't too keen. However this bad boy is amazing. It lengthens, gives volume and separates each lash. I LOVE this stuff. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

* Collection lasting perfection concealer £4.19 This is my Holy grail concealer, there ain't no way I'm straying from it! I'm pretty sure every single beauty blogger has tried this bad boy. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

* Rimmel stay matte foundation sample £5.99. After using up this sample, I had to go straight out and buy the full size. This was full coverage (I needed no concealer at all) was definitely matte and didn't stray or get shiny all day. REPURCHASE? Yes RECOMMEND? Yes

Reviews of products mentioned:

No7 eye make up remover Here

Rimmel stay matte foundation Here

Rimmel Scadal eyes flex Here

What have you been using up?

Stacey x

Products I want to use up

Hi Beauts! 

Going through my make up and skincare collection, I've noticed I have a couple of products that are half used up, or have a huge dent in them at least. Two things I have a serious problem with constantly buying are Lip balms and hand creams.

I've decided that I'd pick out the products that I've hit pan on and things that have been half used up, and concentrate on finishing off those before I decide to open/buy similar items. I also find it highly satisfying using up a whole bottle/tube/whatever of something.

Body and skincare:

Clinique Happy Body Smoother - I got this as part of a gift set a while back and I've used almost half of it up. My problem is, I have so many body lotions on the go that I forget what I have. This is one that needs to be finished, and i think it's the perfect time - it's definitely a summer scent

Soap and Glory Heel Genius - I only have a quarter of a tube left so this definitely had to be included. I bought this a while back, and recieved another tube in a gift set I got for Christmas

Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment - One of many hand creams I have in my collection, and one I'm not overly keen on. However, I was brought up never to waste anything so I shall be using the whole thing

Balance Me Rose Otto Intensive Lip Salve - I got this free in a magazine so long ago, and once again because I have so many lip balms open I forgot about it. I love this, especially the smell so I'll enjoy finishing this for sure

Make Up:

Wet and Wild eyeshadow in Cream - I hit pan on this ages ago and because I have so many neutral shades like this one I don't really use it. It's a gorgeous all over lid shade and great for highlight too 

No7 eyeshadow in Wheatsheaf - I've added this to my little hit list because I have this in a full size too and never use either. Time for some neutral eyes I think

No7 Blush in Candy Pink - I have a ridiculous amount of blushes and still keep buying more. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to finally use the rest of this one before I buy any more

Rimmel Sweet Jelly Lipgloss in Jammy - I have a few of these tubes from Rimmel in different shades and once again because I have a stupid amount of lip products I thought I'd best get cracking on using them up

I think I might do this either every month or maybe every 3 months, depending how I get on with tackling this lot. Hopefully I can get through them quickly, which means I can buy more.....mwahahahaaaaa :P

I have a lifestyle blog too if you fancy a peek

Stacey x