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15 Minute Everyday Makeup Routine

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Hey Dolls,

This week I thought I would share with you my everyday makeup routine. This routine is super easy and so quick which I love for the morning when you need to get out the door.

After cleansing my face and popping some eye cream and lip balm on (updated skincare coming soon) I’m onto my makeup.

Right so let’s start with the base! Up until recently I only really used mattifying primers but the Bobbi Brow Face Base changed all that. It leaves my skin glowing and hydrated, perfect for the current weather and with Bobbi Brown tinted moisturiser I have a winning combo! I prefer a tinted moisturiser or BB cream day to day as opposed to foundation as it gives a more natural look.

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For concealer I switch between Nars Creamy Concealer and Tarte Shape Tape depending on how much coverage I want to add, these two are easily my favourite concealers. I set my under eye with Laura Mercier Loose Powder and the rest of my face with Benefit Hello Flawless.

I can’t do my makeup without bronzer, I don’t think my makeup looks complete without it and my current fave is Mac Mineralise Skin Finish. For blush I always reach for Benefit Sugarbomb, a blush I have been using for years! My final face step is highlight and at the moment I am loving Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder because it gives a beautiful natural glow.

Onto eyes and I keep it really simple and sweep one or two shades from the NYX Warm palette onto my lids, curl my lashes and pop on my L’Oreal Volume Million Lashes. I’m lucky to have quite full brows so just run Benefit Gimmie Brow through them and I’m good to go!

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A quick spritz of Smashbox Photo Finish Setting spray and whatever lip colour I’m wearing that day and I’m ready to go!

Ciao Bellas,

S

xxx

GRWM: Summer Wedding Guest

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Hey Dolls,

This week I’m going to take you through getting ready for a family friend’s wedding from hair to shoes, lets go!

First up was hair, me being me no way was I having the stress of doing it myself so the lovely stylist Maria came to my rescue! I went for a up do with on trend braiding and a few loose pieces.

Usually for an event I would have my makeup done professionally, but unfortunately my usual artist was already fully booked (she’s fab so I understand why!) so it was down to me!

As I was wearing a pink and cream outfit I wanted the makeup to compliment it so decided for a pink/champagne eye with a pink gloss (easier maintance). I started with eyes and to achieve the look I wanted had to use an array of shadows and some blushes! Here’s the shadow list not in order: Makeup Geek – peach smoothie, whimsical, MG Blush- head over heels, romance, Too Faced- Strawberry Bon Bon, Tartelette- caregiver, wanderer, Bobbi Brown blush in 41. For glitter I used Too faced glitter glue as a base with Barry M snowglobe. Liner was brown as softer and L’Oréal infallible finishing with Eyelure Luxe Lashes in Trinket!

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On my brows I used Benefit precisely brow in shade 3, ABH clear brow gel and the light shade in sleek contour palette to carve out.

For base I used my trusty old faves! Primer- Too faced hangover, Foundation- Chanel perfection lumiere velvet(50), Concealer- Nars creamy in custard and vanilla, Bake- Laura Mercier loose powder, Powder- Rimmel stay Matte, Contour- NYX powder kit, Bronzer- Nars Laguna, Blush- Makeup Geek Romance, Highlight- ABH x Nicole palette Kitty Kat and day dream, Setting spray- Urban Decay all nighter!

Onto lips: Liner- Charlotte Tilbury pink Venus, NYX butter gloss in vanilla cream pie!

Nails- The Beauty Yard (all about nails blog coming soon!)

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Finally it was outfit time! Dress- New look (alterations by The Dressmaker), Jacket- Zara, Shoes- ASOS, Facinator- The Dressmaker!

It was a great day and I had an amazing time!

Ciao Bellas

S

xxx

10 Most used Holiday Beauty Products!

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Hey Dolls,

After returning from Spain I thought I’d give you a run down of the products I used the most.

First up skincare: After a long day in the sun its important to rehydrate your skin and for the past 2 years I’ve been loving the ‘Garnier Amber Solaire After Sun with Aloe Vera’. Its super cooling and dries quickly but leaves your skin feeling hydrated and it also helps prevent peeling and prolonging your tan.

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The second product I have recently discovered has very quickly become one of my favourites. On holiday I always get dry feet due to the heat and the cream I have been loving is ‘L’Occitane Creme Pieds dry skin Foot Cream’. It has Shea butter in which helps to keep your feet soft and hydrated. I definitely think this was worth the luxury price tag.

My final most used skin care product is a cult classic that I never travel without and that is the ‘Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream’. This is the only think that stops my lips drying out and is also great for dry hands, definitely should be a staple in everyones suitcase!

Next up Makeup Face Base: Holiday or no holiday the one primer that comes with me wherever I go is of course ‘Too Faced Hangover’ you guys know how much I love this product so I’m not going to go on about it haha!

Another favourite of mine is the ‘Garnier BB Cream’, I much prefer using a BB cream on holiday than foundation as it is much lighter and foundation is just too much when its 30+ degrees! This BB cream gives just the right amount of coverage and a lovely natural finish.

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An oldie but a goodie is ‘Benefit Hello Flawless Powder’ it adds a lovely bit of extra coverage without turning your face super matte which I definitely don’t want on holiday.

Final product is a new one, ‘Rimmel Good to Glow Highlighter in Soho Glow’ this highlight gives a lovely bronze glow to the cheeks and is also great to mix into primer or my BB cream for that extra summer glow.

Finally is eyes and lips: I took the ‘Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette’ as it has a lovely range of mattes and shimmers and I always go for warm eyes on holiday and this pallette has some lovely warm browns, definitely a cult classic.

My second product in this category is ‘Tom Ford Lip Colour in 22 Patrick’. Ok I know this is definitely a luxury splurge product but oh my god I adore this colour and the formula and just everything about it! Tom Ford definitely knows how to create summer lip colours.

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My final product which has to go on holiday is ‘Urban Decay All Nighter Spray’ no make up is gonna move from your face once you’ve sprayed this all over it!

Ciao Bellas,

S

xxx

Review: Benefit Kissy Missy Kit

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Hey Dolls,

Today is a review of the Benefit Kissy Missy Kit, I was gifted this for my birthday and was super excited to see two of the new Beyond Sexy lip liner and lipsticks inside along with the classic tints.

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Let’s start with the new Beyond Sexy lip kits, in the box were shades ‘Pink Thrills’ and ‘Revved up Red’. The pigment of the product is fantastic and felt super moisturising when I swatched them (see below) and also on my lips. Like any beauty geek I love the concept of a liner and lippie in one but in practice after a few uses I feel it would be hard to accurately apply the liner after the point is not as sharp and you would probably need to use a lip brush. That being said I love the concept and the actual quality of the product as I always find it hard to find a liner and lipstick that compliment each other.

Next up is the tints and I have always loved these. This multi-purpose product is perfect for travelling as it doubles as both a lip and cheek tint. The two in the set were benetint which is a deep rose and lollitint which is a candy pink. (see swatches below)

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Pink Thrills Lipstick and Liner

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Revved Up Red Liner and Lipstick

Now on to the tints! I’ve used benetint before and love it so was very excited to try lollitint and I definitely wasn’t disappointed, the colours and pigment are brilliant and they are the perfect finish to a natural makeup look to add a pop of colour!! I haven’t swatched these as when I did the photo was just not doing the products justice so I suggest you pop into your local benefit store and give them a go for yourself! They also work perfectly as a base for under the Beyond Sexy Lipkits!

Overall I am very impressed with this product and would 100% recommend as a gift to a friend or a treat for yourself!

Ciao Bellas,

S

xxx