Everyday make-up

Hiya! Sorry I haven't posted in so long, but my summer holidays have been super busy, with Florida, camping, seeing friends and family etc! Todays post is about the make up I wear on a day-to-day basis. This is the make-up I tend to wear for school, but at the weekends I usually wear something a little bit different. I also included the make-up brushes I use as well, which are a bit grubby looking in the photos as they are due a wash!

I start with a tiny amount of the baby skin primer and tap it onto my nose. This makes the pores on my nose less visible and leaves my skin feeling super smooth. I then go onto my collection lasting perfection concealer, and dot it under my eyes and blend it in, either with my fingers or with a mac 190 brush.

Then, I take a small amount of this maybelline colour tattoo and blend it in with my fingers. Sometimes, if I've put a little too much on, ill put a little bit of power on my mac 275 brush and blend it into the eye shadow, just so it doesn't look way too shimmery. I then do my eye-liner, with the collection 24h felt tip liner. For school, I tend to do a thin line along my upper lashes, with a tiny flick at the side. After that, I take my eyebrow pencil and fill my brows in. At the moment I'm using one from maybelline, but I don't really recommend it as its too pale even for my literally bleach blond eyebrows! Then I do my mascara with the kiko curve tech mascara. This is almost running out, which is bad as its such a good mascara, and doesn't smudge, so no dodgy panda eyes at 4pm! After that I powder my t-zone and under eyes, with the super drug B. set sheer powder. This is a little too yellow for my skin, but I like the texture of the power as its not too chalky. I apply this with a mac 129 brush. I have a few different blushers I like to use, normally its either the rimmel stay blushed cream blush in a touch of berry or the maybelline bouncy blush in fresh pink. These two blushes I picked up in the states so I don't know if the shades/products are available in the UK. I then take my mua highlighter and place a little bit at the top of my cheek bones. Usually my lip chosie changes everyday. Sometimes I'll wear a tinted lip balm, gloss or lipstick depending on what I feel like, but I love the Vaseline rosy lip balm, the benefit dandelion lip gloss or the maybelline baby lips crystal in gleaming coral.

Issy x

The Monochrome Trouser // Day To Night

Hiya! On Saturday it was my birthday, so as a little extra present my mum took me shopping and bought me these trousers, top and sandals. I'd had my eye on these lovely trousers for a while, but my local H&M stores were sold out in size 6 for ages, luckily on my birthday I found some in the correct size! This week me and all my friends are going out for a birthday dinner and coming back to mine for cake,(I'm making a six layer rainbow cake, which I'm so excited to bake!) so I wanted an outfit I could wear in the day, as well something I could wear out at night time. The trousers are a bargain at only £12.99 and are super comfy, stretchy and well-made.  My only problem is they are quite short on me (as I'm 5'10 with 36in legs) but they are 'cigarette pant' style which make them cropped anyway.

Day  

I paired a simple white t-shirt with the trousers, as i didn't want something to fussy, as the print on the trousers is pretty full on. Its super light, however quite sheer so i put a white cami on underneath. Because its still a little cold, I added a black cardi with 3/4 length sleeves, as its not too wintry, but still adds layers of warmth. The sunglasses are a very old pair from primark, but i've seen this style of glasses in H&M, Topshop and Urban Outfitters.

I chose a big, roomy bag as it has plenty of room for everything, and it adds colour to the black and white outfit. My nails don't really match, but I am wearing Barry M gelly paint in the shade blueberry. 

I chose nude flats as they are super comfy and make the outfit look casual. These are H&M from last year but topshop do a very similar pair here

You also could wear simple patent shoes if it was a colder or rainy day.

Night

I chose the same top to go with the trousers but decided to go for a leather jacket, as it gets colder in the evening and leather looks a little more 'dressed up' than a cardi or jumper. This jacket is from H&M. I wnt for red lipsto add a pop of colour, which is something I never wear, but I really like it with this outfit.

Again, I wore a white cami underneath the top, but if you were feeling daring, a white lace bra like this would look lovely with the slight sheerness of the top. The necklace is something I picked up in the urban outfitters sale, and I love it! Its a gold metal, and because of the simpleness I can wear it with pretty much everything! 

I like these heals as they are not too high and are very plain, which goes well with the trousers. These are from next last year, but pretty much every store is selling shoes like these!

If you wanted to go for flat shoes in a similar, minimal style, these sandles from topshop are perfect. They have a block heal, which is only about an inch in height, so they are easy to walk in, yet still make you look a 

little dressed up.

I dont own a bag that suits this outfit, but I am desperate to get my hands on the zara 'stressed, but well dressed' clutch! However, any big, squishy clutch bag would look great with this outfit.

I am super happy with these trousers and can't wait to wear them for my birthday meal! I enjoyed creating this post, and i might do another day to night post featuring a skort that I bought recently! I hope you all enjoy Easter weekend!

Issy x

L'Oreal colour riche lipsticks - Review

Hiya! Me and my mum are both complete suckers for lipsticks! We both buy too many than we actually need, and steal each others all the time! The other day in pinched these of her to try out, and see if a more expensive high street lipstick is any better than cheaper products! She has three, and I've been using all 3 continuously for a week, to get a general impression of what the products are like, do I want more of them, are the good for the price etc...

The lipsticks come in a lovey gold packaging which feels somewhat expensive! They are very sturdy and have the colour at the bottom and there number at the top. All three smell like Palma violets which I love, but my mum thinks they smell a little old-ladyish. The three that I have are a little battered and old looking, but they have been used a lot and been taken to many different places!

The three that I am reviewing are called: beige praline, boreal/taffeta and nude treasure!

Nude treasure is a lovely golden shade with flecks of subtle shimmer. Its perfect for everyday wear  since its a your-lips-but-better type of shade. Its not the colour of foundation, which I've found to be a problem amongst some other nude lipsticks I've tried, which is great! No body wants lips that look like they've been caked in concealer! I think it would suit most skin types since the shade is fairly shear, however the flecks of shimmer add something different to your lips!   

390 Nude Treasure on the lips

 

Sorry for the appalling camera work here! The battery's were running out and I wanted a snap of this shade before it died! The name is a bit weird on this lipstick. It says its two shades, Boreal/taffeta, so who knows which one its is! Anyway, it says its a colour which would complement blonde hair well, which I have, and I think its a lovey mauvy nude shade! My mum has dark brown hair and loves this shade as well, and It looks lovely on her, so I think you could get away with it if you had darker hair. It adds a hint of colour to your lips, without being too opaque. This shade wouldn't suit deeper skin tones since its a lighter nude, however if you have fair skin, this would look wonderful!

 

233 Boreal/taffeta on the lips

 

 



 

Last up is the deepest shade of them all, beige praline. This shade is a gorgeous dusky pink nude, with a hint of rose gold shimmer running through it. Out of all of the three I've tested, this is my favourite. It gives your lips a nudey pink shade which I adore, and its perfect for all times of the day. Its subtle enough to wear to school/work, however special enough to wear out for a meal or going to a party. I'm in love with it it and cant recommend it enough! This shade would suit fair/ medium skin, however not dark skin since its fairly pale shade.

 

102 beige praline on the lips, the camera really doesn't do it justice!

 

 

From left to right : Nude treasure, boreal/taffeta and beige praline!

 

 

The formula of all three lipsticks is very hydrating and nourishing. The last for around 4 hours without fading off the lips (this is without eating or drinking.) For me, that's pretty good, since lipsticks don't wear very well on my lips! The L'Oreal lipsticks are around the £8 mark, depending on where you buy them, which is quite expensive for me... MUA all the way! However, they wear really well and are very moistening so I'd be willing to buy some more! I know my grandma as one of these in a bright red with gold shimmer, and I love it, so I might try and find that the next time I am out! I hope you all had a good week!

 

Colour riche lipstick

 

Issy x

 

 

P.S: I am planning to go shopping next week, so look out for a haul post soon!