My Favourite.......eye and lip products

Hi Beauts.

I've previously written post about my favourite skincare and hair , and face products, and wanted to sure the final post with you all - My favourite eye and lip products:

Eyeshadow: Soap and Glory quad in 'What's nude' and Urban Decay naked 2 and naked basics palettes. I couldn't choose just one, whoops. I love me some nude eyeshadows, and these are the palettes that I always reach for. All three have great pigmentation and. Blend like a dream.

Pencil liner: Urban Decay 24/7 liners. I can't narrow it down to just one shade, but these are the best liners in general. They're soft to apply, last all day/night and don't smudge (unless you want them to)

Liquid liner: elf waterproof liner pen and MUA extreme felt liner. Again I couldn't narrow it down, these are both super long lasting and smudge/budge proof, not to mention extremely black.

Eyebrows: MUA eyebrow kit. This is a great product for everyone, it contains three eyebrow shades and a wax to keep your blows in place.

Lip liner: Prestige in Silk. I actuall have 4 or 5 of these bad boys floating around. This shade is a nudey pink and looks amazing on its own as well as under other lipsticks.

Lipstick: MUA Shade 2 and elf 'Classy'. Both of these lipsticks are highly pigmented, last for hours and aren't in the least bit drying.

Lipgloss: NYX mega shine lipgloss in Tea Rose. These are the best glosses I've tried. They're super pigmented, super glossy, last for ages and aren't sticky at all.

Well that's them all listed. I just thought that these little posts might be helping for those of you that also use cruelty free products, as it's quite difficult to find brands that are against animal testing.

Previous post listing brands that are against animal testing Here

Stacey x

Urban Decay: Black Market 24/7 liner set

Hi Beauts.

I'm a big fan of Urban Decay after trying their De slick setting spray, and my love for their products has grown from that. I already own 2 of their 24/7 liners in 'Perversion' and 'Whiskey' which I adore, and have already reviewed, so I thought this set would be great for trying out more shades.

The set comes with 6 travel size liners, in shades that are exclusive to the Black Market kit.

These shades are ideal for any girl who likes to sport a smokey eye, or who is just a fan of pencil liners in general. As with all Urban Decay 24/7 liners, these are extremely pigmented and creamy to apply, not to mention super long lasting.

West is a browny bronze shade, with tiny bits of shimmer

Desperation is a matte mid toned grey (great if you don’t want to use black)

Black Market is a black

Riot is a gorgeous purple shade with a slight shimmer

Apathy is a metallic olive shade

Ink is a blackened blue

Each of the liners contains 0.8g of product.

What is your favourite shade of the Urban Decay 24/7 liners?

For some reason, no matter what camera I use or whether I resize my pictures, the quality is always rubbish compared to the pictures I have on my laptop/ipad. For better quality, please check out my Tumblr page too :)

Stacey x

Christmas Eve make up

Hi Beauts.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!

I have to, unfortunately, brave the mad shoppers today (I shall be home in time to watch The Grinch though!) to stock up on stuff for the little fluff balls. So I thought I'd do a quick post of my eye make up because it's a little bit Christmassy :) Enjoy

Here's what I used:

From the Naked Basics palette, I used Naked 2 and faint. From the Naked 2 I used Foxy and Half Baked

What I did:

* I took Naked 2 onto a blending brush and applied this through my crease as a transition shade

* Next up on a flat shader brush, I packed on Half Baked all over the lower part of my lid

* To deepen the look, I applied Faint into my outer V with a pencil brush, then blended out with a fluffy brush

* Last but not least, I used Foxy as a brow bone highlight

Hope you're all having a fab Christmas Eve so far!!

Stacey x

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

Review: Urban Decay 24/7 liner in perversion

Hi Beauts.

One thing that is a must in my make up bag is a black eyeliner, whether it's a liquid, gel or pencil. The only problem I have with pencil is that it always smudges and makes me look like a panda.

I'd been after the Urban Decay 24/7 glide on pencil in Perversion for so long after hearing so many great things about it. Now, after using it I don't think I'll try any other pencil liners.

Lets start with how well it worked on the tight line. If I don't want an intense eye look I apply this to my tight line to make my lashes look darker,and to add a little depth. The UD pencils are extremely pigmented and smooth to apply, and I didn't need to pull on eye (always a bonus) When I first applied it it transferred to my waterline, but that was easily removed with a cotton bud. However after around 30 seconds it didn't budge. It didnt drop at all thoughout the day and lasted until I removed my make up - around 8 hours

Now, for waterline. I only usually wear black liner on my waterline if I'm going on a night out to make my look more dramatic as it tends to make my eyes look smaller. And up until now, it always smudged. Again it was smooth and creamy to apply with no tugging. I got the same amount of wear as I did when I wore it on my tightline with no smudging or dropping under my eyes. I did apply a small amount to my lower lashline and smudged it no problem for a smokey effect - once it's set it ain't going nowhere.

Quick round up:

These pencils are extremely pigmented, creamy to apply, smudge proof and last all day with no smudging. If like me, you usually have black rings under your eyes from liner dropping, you won't have that problem anymore.

Price - £14.00

Product - 1.13g

Shades - 52 (according to Debenhams) 50 (according to H.O.F)

Have you tried these pencils? What's your favourite shade? 

Stacey x 

High end lust list

Hi Beauts.

I shan't lie, I'm a bit of a sucker for high end make up goodies. However I very rarely buy myself anything because I have other things I need to spend my hard earned cash on. There are so many things that I'm lusting after so I've decided that I'm going to treat myself each payday with one thing from my wishlist. I thought I'd share with you said wishlist, if you've tried any of the products please let me know your thoughts:

* Nars blush in Crazed

* Nars blush in Sin

* Nars highlighter in Albatross

* MAC lipstick in Rebel

* MAC lipstick in up the amp
* MAC Paint pot in Soft Ocre 

* MAC 224 Brush

* Urban Decay primer potion in Greed

* Stila Kitten highlighter duo

* Stila smudge pot in Kitten

* Benefit box blush in Dallas

* Benefit box blush in Sugarbomb

* Too Faced highlight in Candlelight

* The Balm Mary-Lou manizer

* The Balm Nude 'tude eyeshadow palette
 

I'm pretty sure there'll soon be more added to the list :P

I'm thinking my first little treat shall be something from the MAC holiday collection. I have my beady little eyes on the Nocturnals mini lip gloss set.......

What's on your wish list?

Stacey x

What I'm taking to NYC

Hi Beauts.

SO, very soon I will be boarding a plane and heading to the big apple. I can't even explain how excited I am! I think I could probably throw up if I'm honest...but I won't, I promise. Anywhoo I wanted to do a quick post of what beauty things I shall be taking with me, I'll also be posting my outfits over on my second blog too.

So lets get into it:

*Dove soap* *The Body Shop mango shower gel* *Nivea Soft Moisturiser* *shampoo and conditioner* *Suncream (Boots own, SPF 20)* and *wilkinsons suncare after sun* 

*Facial buffer from Superdrug*  *Simple moisturising face wash* *small Bioderma* *Clinique 'Happy' perfume* *Nivea fresh deodorant* *Insette cooling face mist* *Clean and Clear dual action moisturiser* and *tropical batiste*

'First aid bag' *plasters* *Virasorb cold sore cream* *Germolene* *Nivea Chapstick* and *L'Occitane hand cream*

Make up - Face: *Garnier BB cream for oily/combination skin* *Smashbox photo finish primer* *SEVENTEEN Miracle matte pressed powder* *Collection lasting perfection concealer* *Topshop 'Innocence' lipstick* and *Clinique lipgloss* (I also have e.l.f blush - pictured below)*

Make up - Eyes: *Naked basics palette* *Smashbox photo ready eye primer* *MUA eyebrow kit* *(elf blush in 'mellow mauve) *MUA extreme felt liner* and *Smashbox full exposure mascara*

I'm actually quite proud that I managed to narrow down my male up to the above! It took some doing and some tough decisions were made :P

Do you usually over pack too? 

Stacey x

Battle of the Black shadows

Hi Beauts.

One shade of matte eyeshadow that I find hard that has got great pigmentation and easy to blend is black. Shimmery blacks are easy to find in most brands, but never a matte shadow. 

I now have three in my collection and wanted to test them all out to see if expensive really does mean better quality.

Lets start with MAC Carbon £12.50 - I got this in a CCO in York, it's from the venomice villains collection. I was really excited when I got it as almost everyone raves about the pigmentation, and say that it's super blendable. This has no pigmentation at all and isn't blendable at all. Not worth the hype or price in my opinion.

Next is Urban Decay Blackout £14.00 - This shade is from my Smoked palette and is like all other UD shadows - smooth, pigmented, creamy and easy to blend out. I absolutely love this eyeshadow and I'd highly recommend it.

Last but not least is a highstreet shadow and is MUA Shade 20 £1.00 - This is hands down AMAZING!  It costs £1.00 and had the quality of what you'd expect from a high end eyeshadow. One swipeof this and you have pure black, no patchiness and full of pigmentation. Again easy to blend, and if for some unknown reason all of my black eyeshadows went missing, this is the one I'd rush out to buy

Have you tried any other matte black shadows?

My second blog :)

Stacey x